Farrell, Burke and Bountiful Deception
By HOWARD BERGER TORONTO (Oct. 23) – In the public arena, there is nothing so humdrum as denial. Whether in sports, politics, entertainment – any community, in fact, with widespread acclaim – denial is almost always affirmation. A stark reminder of this occurred over the weekend when the worst-kept secret in baseball unfolded. John Farrell, [...]
October Vanishes Late This Week
By HOWARD BERGER TORONTO (Oct. 15) – By Friday afternoon at the latest, the National Hockey League will announce it has cancelled a second block of regular-season games – wiping out the remainder of October and the first week of November. It is anticipated the league will eliminate 89 additional games – from Oct. 25 through Nov. 7 – [...]
Phaneuf Could Power the Leafs, If…
By HOWARD BERGER TORONTO (Oct. 13) – The magnificent colors of autumn are in peak form right now here in southern Ontario – normally a sign that the National Hockey League is open for business. Sadly, the prevailing color in the NHL is black, synonymous with dark arenas from coast to coast in Canada and [...]
The Essence of Maple Leaf Gardens
By HOWARD BERGER TORONTO (Oct. 12) – The novelty will prevail for as long as they live. It is forever a thrill and privilege to be in the company of my boyhood heroes – doubly so when the backdrop is the shrine in which they garnered fame. Eight former members of the Toronto Maple Leafs [...]
Toronto/Buffalo Culture of Losing
By HOWARD BERGER TORONTO (Oct. 9) – Belated happy Thanksgiving, my fellow Canadians. How many of you watched that football turkey in San Francisco on Sunday? If you live in these parts, could you not instantly identify with the Buffalo Bills? Did you then see the Argonauts in their “gobble-gobble” rollover at Rogers Centre on Monday – [...]
Myriad of Friday Sporting Thoughts
By HOWARD BERGER TORONTO (Oct. 5) – Given what I’ve been reading, I believe there’s a lot of wishful thinking about the NHL’s lockout strategy. Many people are still convinced the league will permit stalled negotiations to extend into February – as in 2005 – before pulling the plug on the season. I vehemently disagree. [...]
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