Gordie Howe

Hockey legend Gordie Howe was a surprise runner in the Olympic torch relay on Wednesday through southwestern Ontario. The 81-year-old Hall of Famer’s name was not on the list of torchbearers released in advance by organizers. Read Full Story

I got somethin’ that makes me wanna shout. I got somethin’ that tells me what it’s all about. Huh, I got soul and I’m super bad! -James brown Public Service Announcement : Ok, here we go! For one game, is there a more badass accomplishment in sports? For one game, is the more badass player in hockey? I love the Gordie Howe hat trick. I love Milan Lucic. Gordie Howe had skills. Skills to pay the bills. He had grit. True grit. He had intimidation. The man checked, passed, scored, and yes, even fought. Sound like anyone else we know. Huh? Does it? You ... Read Full Story

Colleen Howe, the wife of hockey great Gordie Howe and one of the first female sports agents, died Friday. She was 76. She died at her home in suburban of Bloomfield Hills after battling Pick's disease, a rare form of dementia similar to Alzheimer's, the Detroit Red Wings said. She was 70 when stricken with Pick's, which alters personality and character and whose progression cannot be slowed. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman called her a "formidable woman, the wife and partner of our iconic player, the matriarch of a remarkable hockey family." Known as "Mrs. Hockey," Colleen Howe promoted the sport in her own right ... Read Full Story

When days go by, there’s room for you, room for me, for gentle hearts an opportunity. As days go by, it’s the bigger love of the family. -Family Matters Public Service Announcement : Ok, here we go! Oh brother. O Brother where art thou? At the All Star Game, that’s where. For the first time in the history of the NFL’s annual all-star game in Hawaii, two brothers will be playing quarterback in the game. Now that’s pretty cool. Not to be left out, their father, Archie Manning, was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1978 and 1979. That’s even cooler. If there’s a ... Read Full Story

March 7 (Reuters) - Sports news in brief from around the world: Athletics - Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt will run at the inaugural Toronto Festival of Excellence in Toronto on June 11, his representative told the IAAF website (iaaf.org). "This is a new meeting and we are very happy to participate and give the many Jamaicans living in Canada the opportunity to see Usain compete," Bolt's representative Ricky Simms said. Bolt, who has been preparing for the sprint season with a mixture of workouts and 400 metres and relay races, will run his first 100 of the season at a meeting on March ... Read Full Story