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The Briggs Blog Returns 25 Jul 2012 | 05:28 am
So I have taken a long hiatus from blogging for the last year or so partly because of my day job and partly because I felt like there was no point in blogging anymore. I’ve had the itch numerous times...
Dos Santos and Florian Move Closer To Titles 13 Jun 2011 | 09:27 am
UFC 131 invaded Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Saturday and it was another epic night in the history of the world’s largest and most successful MMA promotion. The buzz around the city had been solely fo...
UFC 131 Live Blogging 12 Jun 2011 | 10:27 am
Having some issues connecting to the Vancity Sports Blog server so coverage will be carried here. Darren Elkins vs. Michihiro Omigawa 1st Round – Elkins came out forcing the tempo of the round throw...
Winnipeg Vindicated 3 Jun 2011 | 04:57 am
Today was the day that Winnipegers have waited the last 15 years for. The NHL is returning to the city it left behind for a brave new world in 1996. And as a native Winnipeger I’ve suffered through so...
Stanley Cup & NBA Finals Picks 30 May 2011 | 01:05 pm
Sorry I haven’t been updating the blog as often as I used to or as much as I’d like but things have been very busy. I’m 10 for 14 in the NHL and I’m glad to see the Stanley Cup Final I predicted came...
NHL Conference Finals Picks 13 May 2011 | 03:44 pm
I was 3 for 4 in the last round bringing me to 8 for 12 in these playoffs. Western Conference: Vancouver over San Jose in 7 Eastern Conference: Boston over Tampa Bay in 5
NBA 2nd Round Playoff Picks 1 May 2011 | 07:27 am
The first round is over and I went a disappointing 5 for 8 considering the NBA 1st Round has been as easy a bet as anything in sports in recent years I should have done better. A quick op-ed to my pi...
NHL Playoff Predictions – Round 2 28 Apr 2011 | 03:34 pm
After an excellent 1st round of action in the NHL Playoffs here are my picks for Round 2. By the way I was 5 for 8, not great but better than my picking last year. Let’s how I do on the next 4 match u...
Baseball Talking About Expanding Playoffs 23 Apr 2011 | 06:10 am
A flurry of articles came out last night on various sports sites regarding MLB Commissioner Bud Selig’s comments regarding a possible expansion of the playoffs from 8 to 10 teams in 2012. “I would say...
NBA 1st Round Playoff Picks 15 Apr 2011 | 06:55 am
For the sake of giving the NBA a little bit of love, I don’t know why I should considering that leagues lack of love for its fans, but here are my 1st round playoff picks. Now keep in mind I’ve probab...