A response to Burke’s becoming an embarassment by Steve Simmons - Published in the Toronto Sun on 12/05/2011. Wow! Between a goaltender swap and Burke’s scandalous crossover into “tweeting”, I’d say you have quite a juicy scoop!  That’s the kind of hard-hitting investigatory journalism that wins awards and brings tyrants like Burke to their knees! It’s not...

In the wake of a barrage of headlines that exposed the tragic passing of Wade Belak, now the third NHL tough guy to die under somewhat mysterious circumstances in one year, a friend of mine, who isn’t exactly immersed in the modern sports media juggernaut, asked me if there is more than meets the eye...