The progression, says the man relinquishing a familiar post, is entirely logical; a part of the natural order of things.
“There’s just a lot going on in the CFL right now and it’s a challenge to ...
At the outset, anyway, the atmosphere in one specific, smallish space of a large dressing room seemed as stretched, as taut, as an overtightened violin string.
Curt nods. Strained smiles.
“Oh ...
Looking back over a decade’s worth of work, from the arrival of a raw, slightly chubby prospect with a jackhammer for a right leg fresh off the University of Guelph campus to the finished-product ...
There are certain moments of visceral impact, says Nate Holley, when the sensation rivals Christmas, New Year’s Eve, a 10th birthday bash and high-school prom night all rolled into one.
“One ...
Nate Holley tenaciously hunting down a ball carrier as if the guy had just lifted his wallet. Cory Greenwood, same.
Reggie Begelton’s laser-light breakout show. An often-changing offensive front ...
As one man made the rounds of a room that he’s come to regard as a second home, going player-to-player to offer thanks and support, a hand-clasp or a hug, that end-of-an-era feeling reverberated ...
Forgive Kamar Jorden if he looks and sounds like a guy who’s just realized the winning lottery ticket is tucked away in his jeans, landed a date with the high-school prom queen and has some ...
Creator of chaos. Harbinger of havoc. Disrupter of dreams.
“Willie Jefferson? He’s a freak of nature, man,’’ the Bonecrusher, Derek Dennis, whistles admiringly. “A force. A good friend of mine ...
A best-of-one coin flip. Cut the deck, high card wins.
The entire stack of chips, all in, one number, riding on a single spin of the roulette wheel.
Broken bank. Or broken hearts.
Over three ...
The nickname dates back to his first year trying out for the Manchester High School Lancers in Midlothian, Va.
“The ritual is, when you’re a new guy coming in and nobody knows you, they put your ...