The Boston Red Sox were at the Rogers Centre in early August. I left the batting cage area, heading for the first base dugout and the elevator when I heard my name being called. It was the Blue Jays' genial manager, John Gibbons, hooting at me as he has done before. We'd already spoken that […]
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Humboldt Broncos honoured as late coach wins Willie O'Ree Award
Surviving members of the Humboldt Broncos were honoured at the National Hockey League's awards night in Las Vegas, accepting the inaugural Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award on behalf of their late head coach, Darcy Haugan. Haugan was one of 16 people killed when the team's bus collided with a truck while en route to a Saskatchewan […]
Snooker fans outraged as BBC axes star Willie Thorne after 30 years
Shocked Thorne, 63, was dumped after more than 30 years with the broadcaster. Yesterday fellow stars hit out as snooker fans called for a boycott of BBC coverage of the sport, branding the decision “a disgrace”. Willie, a former Strictly Come Dancing star, said he was now facing a bleak festive season. He had been […]