- Mike Tyson to fight a shark for Shark Week??
- Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees announced tomorrow
- TSN to unveil All-Saskatchewan Roughrider team on Friday
- Bruce Cassidy (Bruins), John Tortorella (Blue Jackets) and Alain Vigneault (Flyers) named finalists for the Jack Adams Trophy (Coach of the Year)
- Quinn Hughes (Canucks), Dominik Kubalik (Blackhawks) and Cale Makar (Avalanche) named finalists for the Calder Trophy (Rookie of the Year)
- Edmonton Eskimos survey…. Ummmm what??
- Tennessee Titans to sign RB Derrick Henry to 4 year extension worth $50 million
- The Toronto Maple Leafs are no longer allowed to use refs in their scrimmages because other teams across the NHL don’t have access to refs - CHEATERS!!
The Fan Takeover:
Henry Burris is a lock to get into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame tomorrow when inductees are announced… what Saskatchewan Roughrider SHOULD be in the Hall of Fame that isn’t already? Wayne Shaw? Reggie Hunt? Darian Durant?
COVID FAN RULES - Do these options put a damper on your desire to attend sports?
This Day in Sports History:
- 1876 - Baseball's first official no-hitter: George Bradley of the St Louis Brown Stockings no-hits the Hartford Dark Blues, 2-0
- 1973 - Nolan Ryan throws his 2nd no-hitter - California Angels beat Detroit Tigers 6-0
- 1988 - Die Hard released in theatres (odd that a Christmas movie would be released in July…)
- 1998 - Goalie Curtis Joseph signs with the Toronto Maple Leafs
- 2007 - The Philadelphia Phillies become the first franchise in any major American sport to hit 10,000 losses
- 2019 - Tampa Bay catcher Travis d'Arnaud becomes first player in MLB history to hit 3 homers while catching and batting leadoff in the Rays' 5-4 win over the NY Yankees