Articles by Simon Sharkey-Gotlieb


Leafs fans in Maple Leaf Square

Two decades of misery: A guide to Toronto’s losing generation

In many ways Toronto is a great city. But for all of its merits there is one way Toronto is a cesspool and arguably the worst city in North America: the quality of its professional sports teams. Over the last two decades this town has put on a clinic in sporting ineptitude, leaving an entire generation with no recollection of a major North American championship.






Auburn’s Will Long uses golf to bond with his father

DADE CITY, Fla. — Will Long didn’t look nervous playing the final round of the USF Invitational tournament. The 19-year-old freshman golfer from Auburn University had no reason to fret, shooting a 68 on Tuesday, and an Auburn-best minus-8 under par for the tournament to finish 10th. So if Long was doing just fine on the course then how was his dad, Alec, holding up?