Category: SPORTS & TORONTO
Jamie McLennan Joins Jonah in Bleav, In the Pressrow ! Overdrive co-host talks about his playing days, adjusting to the media, a deadly battle, Mike Babcock and more
by TSM
TSN's Jamie McLennan spent an hour with me talking about his career, life in the media and the changes in what is acceptable today vs. when h [...]
Shanahan Shows Babcock The Door Brendan Shanahan Fires Toronto Maple Leafs Head Coach Mike Babcock MSM Takes:
By TSM
Well, here we are again. It's been a long time since we have had a large enough sports news issue that required a tour around the MSM to see w [...]
Happy Thanksgiving Turkey
by TSM
Greetings and salutations from The Land! Brought the boy here to see the Seahawks take on the Brownies. Impressed again by the city and espec [...]
Was Auston Matthews Charged With Disorderly Conduct?
By TSM
Hat tip to tweeter @mouradab who found this information online: The potential new captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs is to appear in an AZ cou [...]
Devlin & Grange Get Their Due; Small Change At TSN Radio
By TSM
Congratulations to @michaelgrange and @Matt__Devlin, who have been named @SportsMediaCA 2019 Achievement Award recipients in sportswriting and [...]
Mitch Marner Saga Ends, Dreger Issues, Rosie Goes Rosie, Blue Jays Swan Song & More
By TSM
Things I have been pondering while I contemplate how the Ontario government blew $42 million dollars selling weed:
I am not sure you can watc [...]
TSM Pressbox, James Cybulski EA Sports NHL 2020
On this edition of the TSM Pressbox, James Cybulski and I talk about his career, moving from Toronto to Vancouver, the differences in the markets and [...]
Toronto Sports Media Summer Update
Is it true that as we get older summers seem to fly by faster or is it just the calendar is so full that we blink and it's gone?
This is going to be [...]
Maple Leafs, Raptors, Blue Jays, Podcasts Oh My So much to talk about post hibernation
By TSM
Monday Monday...
All I can tell you is that I know, it has been a long while. Too long to be honest. No excuses.
Right now, all I will say i [...]
Toronto Sports Media Musings & A Week In The ICU
by TSM
Been a crazy couple of weeks- year here in the TSM household capped off with my son's week long stay in the ICU here in Seattle. Thank yo [...]
Longreads: the ethics of writing about tragedy
by mike in boston / @mikeinboston / email
Good morning sports media fans. Since we spend so much time talking about journalism here I like [...]
Lots Going To Change In Toronto Sports Media World
It's been too long.
I could tell you why, but let's just say it's been an adventure and a personal struggle but I am happy to report it looks like [...]
Saturday Toronto Sports Media Open Forum
By TSM
Happy Saturday!
I find myself this am in Merritt BC.. I've never been here and it's cool little town. Population 7100!! Little TSM has a ho [...]
Gibbons, Simmons and more
By TSM
Ummmmm, excuse me! Where the @!#!@#!@ did Septemeber go???
I mean really, from a sports perspective always happy this time of year, and yes t [...]
Could This Be A Sports Media Rebirth?
By TSM
Some random summer thouhts from 30,000 feet....
It was a year ago this past month that Rogers Sportsnet had its last bloodletting. With Darre [...]
The John Tavares Effect
By TSM
The dog days of summer- clearly in the thick of it wouldn't you agree?
First, an apology. Apathy and life have gotten in between me and the k [...]
Is The Toronto Sports Media World Ripping Apart? Recent events feel like the industry is deeply divided, is age the number one factor?
By TSM
I’ve been meaning to write this article for some time. I have to admit, life has gotten complicated and, in many ways, I have lost my way. I [...]
On Bob Cole, Marc Savard & Maple Leafs & Raptors Playoffs
By TSM
Amazing how the playoffs get your mind of a lot of different things.
As is always the case this time of year, but things are happening so let [...]
OK, Blue Jays : Recapping the baseball media stories from a busy off-season
by mike in boston / @mikeinboston / email
Good morning sports media fans and industry watchers. Spring is here and the Jays are playing meani [...]
Maple Leafs, Habs – Always EH Beauty, Blue Jays Radio & Grange and the King Are you going to be the one to call Blue Jays Radio? Will MLSE do the right thing?
By TSM
Quick Saturday post. I am working on something more spectacular so here's a quick hits roundup from the last couple of weeks..
While Richard [...]