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Top 10 Sports Movies

Monday, June 11th, 2007 by Jon

Previously, I listed my top six sports themed songs. With CBC‘s annual airing of Happy Gilmore upcoming on June 17 I thought I would try to list my top 10 sports movies. Unfortunately, I have seen very few of the many sports movies made, so this will be a top 10 list of what I’ve seen.
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Top 6 Sports Themed Songs

Saturday, December 9th, 2006 by Jon

Songs that deal with sports in some way are not as plentiful as love songs, but there have been a few. I thought it would be a good idea to list our top 6 sports themed songs here.
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OC Jottings

No jottings in the last 7 days. Here is a random jotting.

  • May 23, 2007
    Argos Make $4 Million Donation to SickKids → $4 million over 5 years. To my knowledge. no similar contribution from any Canadian team in more prosperous leagues has ever been made. CFL owners really are a different breed. While the corporations running other teams in other leagues look to maximise ticket prices, here’s some owners giving back to the community. Sure, the press release doesn’t reveal the real accounting around this donation, but $800,000 a year, even after tax benefits, is pretty good for a team that can only be breaking even at best according to the Toronto media. #
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