Does new CEO Don Pyke have too much past baggage to lead the Eagles back to glory?

0 Comments

When it comes to leadership in the world of sports, we often expect those at the helm to be not only competent but also principled role models. Recent events have put the spotlight on Don Pyke, the former Adelaide Crows senior coach, who is set to take on the CEO role for the West Coast […]

Anything but a snorefest: Revisiting one of the most fascinating RWC finals ever

0 Comments

So many predictions, so many expectations. The game’s greatest stage, to be graced by perhaps the greatest golden generations of its two greatest nations. Battle-hardened warriors who knew well how to win rugby’s greatest prize, full of quiet determination to experience that addictive feeling one more time. The ultimate heavyweight contest, the ultimate clash of […]

The (dis)union of Australian rugby: Does it really get any worse than this?

0 Comments

In 1992, after a year of press scandals and other misfortunes that plagued the royal family, the late Queen Elizabeth II would come to describe that tumultuous year as her annus horribilis (her horrible year for those of us not versed in Latin). Australian rugby fans would be inclined to borrow Her Majesty’s terminology to […]

Bears Updated Outlook: ED Montez Sweat Extended

0 Comments

Chicago Bears updated Team Outlook after newly-acquired Edge Rusher Montez Sweat was extended on a 4-year, $98 million deal. The Bears traded for Sweat at the deadline and will now give their new lineman a contract that will keep him in Chicago for four more years. View the Chicago Bears Team Outlook The post Bears […]

Kiwis ‘gutted’ as Black Caps gun ruled out of remainder of World Cup

0 Comments

New Zealand’s Matt Henry has been ruled out of the World Cup in India with a torn right hamstring and replaced in the squad by fellow paceman Kyle Jamieson. Henry sustained the injury during Wednesday’s match against South Africa in Pune, with a scan confirming a lower tear which will require up to four weeks’ […]