The Toronto Observer

Phyllis Allen remembers it as if it were yesterday. “The whole city was abuzz and in celebration,” she said. “I have never seen anything like it. The streets were packed.” In 1967 the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup. The victory brought the entire city to a standstill. Long-time Maple Leaf fan Phyllis Allen joined others along Yonge Street for the victory parade. Toronto has not experienced a celebration of that magnitude in the intervening 46 years.

  BRAMPTON, Ont.– Regular visitors to the Powerade Centre may be in for a surprise. Starting in November, the 5,000 seat facility, one that boasts four NHL-sized hockey rinks, will play host to a professional basketball team. At a press conference in their home-to-be on Wednesday, the Brampton A’s were unveiled as the 10th team to [...]

Losing 7-1 in the semi-finals is a tough way to go out and West Hill Golden Hawks coach John Beatt says he’s already looking to avenge the loss next season.

Glenn Howard made a double in the last end to win the Players’ Championship curling title, 4-3, over Mike McEwen at the Mattamy Athletic Centre on Sunday afternoon. After making the shot, Howard faced the crowd and showed off his patented double fist pump celebration at the venue formerly know as Maple Leaf Gardens. Lead [...]

It was nothing out of the ordinary at the finals of the women’s’ Players’ Championship, as Eve Muirhead’s Scottish rink defeated Margaretha Sigfridsson from Sweden, 8-5, on Sunday. This is the second time Muirhead has beaten Sigfridsson in a final this season, the other being the World Championships last month in Latvia. “I think the [...]

A rematch of the women’s world championship and a battle between the week’s best two men’s teams will be on tap when the Players’ Championship moves to the Sunday finals in Toronto. Glenn Howard, who came in with a perfect record, defeated Brad Jacobs 6-3 in seven ends to face Mike McEwen in the finals. McEwen beat [...]

The fourth night of the Players’ Championship featured a couple of tiebreakers on the women’s side and the last draw of preliminaries for the men. Jennifer Jones from Manitoba took care of the Swiss club led by Michele Jaeggi, 6-3, in a tiebreaker to make it to the quarterfinals. Jones took three in the third to [...]

There’s something intriguing about the Players’ Championship that differs from most highly touted curling events. Gone is the provincial and national pride of the Brier or the Scotties Tournament of Hearts or even the Winter Olympics. This is curling competition at its finest with the best 15 men’s and women’s rinks on the planet vying [...]

The second night of the Players’ Championship at the Mattamy Athletic Centre, featured victories for some big curling names as well as tough luck for others.

The most recent numbers from Stats Canada suggest, albeit from 2005, that baseball is a declining sport when it comes to participation by Canadian youth. However, when it comes to Scarborough, it may be time to knock those stats out of the park.