The Toronto Observer

Sacrifice is a word commonly tossed around in the world of professional sports. Athletes can sacrifice their bodies to make a play, block a shot or protect a teammate. It’s safe to say that sacrifice is something that most professional athletes know well. But few can say they recognize sacrifice the way Denver Bronco’s offensive [...]

Back in 2010, Diane Clemons predicted that Argos receiver Chad Owens would break the CFL record her husband Michael set in 1997 for most all-purpose yards in a single season. And when that happened, he would be the first one there to congratulate him. On Thursday night, both of her predictions rang true. With a [...]

Before we get to the Week 7 picks, I would like to send out my condolences to anyone who had the 49ers on Thursday night and lost because of the declined safety. An important lesson can be learned here, locking in on a game prior to the line moving can end up being the difference [...]

Stefan Anderson reviews the latest players to add and drop in fantasy football. Week 6 in the National Football League provided a bit of clarity for fantasy owners. We know Robert Griffin III is this year’s Cam Newton. We know A.J. Green is the new Megatron. And after Green Bay’s lopsided victory over Houston, we [...]

The Buffalo Bills have allowed 90 points and given up 979 yards in the last six quarters, as the much advertised improved defence at the start of the season has been abysmal at best.

I have been handicapping NFL games for over 10 years, and can say that I have never had a perfect week. That changed last week as I went 5-0. Now let's move on to Week 6 and keep the hot streak going.

It’s still early in the high school football season but the Martingrove Bears aren’t going to let one loss get in the way of their championship aspirations. On Thursday, the Bears dropped an 18-13 contest to Thistletown Collegiate Black Scots in a tightly contested and often sloppy affair. With swirling winds at the Martingrove field, both [...]

Tom Brady, Derrick Rose, Mariano Rivera, Adrian Peterson and Evgeni Malkin all have something in common. Aside from the fact each of these men have dominated their respective sport, they have all went through a potentially career-threatening injury. The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is located inside the knee joint connecting the femur (thigh bone) and [...]

This off-season, the Buffalo Bills uncharacteristically pulled out their chequebook as the front office handed out a whopping $224-million dollars in contracts in hopes of a return to the playoffs.

Prior to the 2012 season, the Buffalo Bills defence was lauded as one of the reasons why the team would contend for its first playoff appearance since 1999.