March 28th
It's my Parting Shot for the second and final installment of The Fearless Predictor's W-H-L Playoffs Preview and picks..... After working through the Western Conference first round plus one Eastern Conference series yesterday, there is a blanket statement that applies to the other three Eastern quarter-finals. The so-c...
Mar 28, 2024
March 27th
It's my Parting Shot for Part 1 of my W-H-L Playoffs Preview..... On Monday, I said this preview would run today, tomorrow and Friday - forgetting entirely that Friday is "Good Friday" and a day off for me so we are squeezing this into two days! And, I mean squeeze!! We'll start with a quick look at the four ...
Mar 27, 2024
March 25th
It's my Parting Shot for my Monday Musings..... All hail the Homan Empire!! LOL! Good one Vic Rauter, although I'm sure his use of "Homan Empire" following yesterday's World Women's Curling Championship victory wasn't the first time it's been used! Thank you Rachel Homan and squad for returning Canada to its ...
Mar 25, 2024
March 22nd
It's my Parting Shot for some Weekend Short Shots..... What an amazing run for Rachel Homan and her Ottawa foursome going into the weekend at the World Women's Curling Championship in Sydney, Nova Scotia! Not only were they a perfect 10 - as in wins in as many games in this competition - but Canada's representatives ha...
Mar 22, 2024
March 21st
It's my Parting Shot to analyze the results of yesterday's Have Your Say/internet news poll question - and to reveal my vote and rationale for it..... The question posed yesterday, as something different from all the provincial budget and no Hoopla and teacher's job action news, was Which major curling championship wou...
Mar 21, 2024
March 19th
It's my Parting Shot for some Tuesday Tidbits..... I have a suggestion for a "Have Tour Say" question, as it is called on the CJWW website, or the "internet newspoll question" as it is referred to as on the radio by us CJWW newsroom types - they're one and the same! My question to you folks out ther...
Mar 19, 2024
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March 18th
it's my Parting Shot for my Monday Musings..... I'm wearing my white Winnipeg Jets' jersey today - to celebrate the fact that my favourite N-H-L team won their last game yesterday. I do it this way, as opposed to some of my work colleagues who wear their jerseys to signify that their team is playing that night. So, wha...
Mar 18, 2024
March 15th
It's my Parting Shot to substitute some Weekend Short Shots for my take on something that I didn't have any skin involved with, until yesterday..... Since my wife and I weren't able to have children, the labour dispute between the province's teachers and the Sask Party Government has been something that I haven't paid ...
Mar 15, 2024
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March 14th
It's my Parting Shot to discuss what's left for the Saskatoon Blades to do over the final 10 days of the 2023-24 W-H-L regular-season..... The Bridge City Bunch have clinched first place finishes in the East Division and the Eastern Conference, thanks to Tuesday's win at home over Brandon. This is just my opinion becau...
Mar 14, 2024
March 13th
It's my Parting Shot for my reactions to the headlines in today's Star-Phoenix Sports Section..... First headline...You can bet on roof opening. My reaction...Yes, the sports gambling craze, if there still is one, is full of ridiculous prop bets and weird things to bet on. Whatever, a fool and his or her money can and ...
Mar 13, 2024