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Off with his finger!

Off with his finger!

Can you imagine! An athlete flipping the finger at some pissed up and abusive fans!!! Be still my beating heart. I have to go lie down. When did we all become so sensitive all of a sudden huh? Well, apparently Canada has become a very politically correct, kinder gentler place than ever before. And that’s saying something! Upon soliciting responses to a question asking if Theo Fleury should be dumped from the Olympic roster after he was fined and issued…

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It’s all in the name…

It’s all in the name…

The District of Columbia Council is trying to urge team owner Dan Snyder to abandon his NFL football team’s name because they consider it as racist and “morally unacceptable.”  Have you ever wondered where the term “Redskin” came from in the first place? I always assumed it was the colour of native American’s skin. I guess that would make me a “pinkskin”. However, that semi-racist assumption on my part turns out not to be so. The redskin part that is. I…

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I used to host a live chat at TSN.ca

I used to host a live chat at TSN.ca

The following is a transcript of an online chat from January 10th, 1998 with one of our brighter users asking to be unbanned and to be made an op…… Guest294> Can you unbann me and make me an op George> No Guest294> Ok but can you tell me how you got the op George> I host the tsn internet site – I work for tsn George> I’m the CouchMaster Guest294> Is it possible I can get an op maybe some…

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TSN on its 15th Birthday

TSN on its 15th Birthday

September 1st 1984 – That is our birthday confirmed to me by the guy who manned the anchor desk that first day, Jim Van Horne. Fifteen years ago today – Canada’s sports network was born. The Sports Network – TSN. 1st Promo And thinking back to that day – (nice hair there Jim) – it’s like telling kids that once upon a time there wasn’t any colour television and even worse, no remote control. There was a life before TSN….

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