James Loewen

Sports fans of a certain vintage will remember the iconic opening of ABC Television’s “Wide World of Sports.” It featured legendary broadcaster and journalist Jim McKay narrating as we see video clips...

On Sunday’s broadcast of the Scotties, did you see the emotional setup package of a beautiful 9-month-old boy whose life was saved thanks to the Sandra Schmirler Foundation? As soon as the video ended...

Sports fans of a certain age from Steinbach are very familiar with Vic Peters, the late local legend whose smile would light up every room he entered and who was one of the best curlers in the world.

Editor’s note: This column was first published in the April 25 edition of The Carillon By the time you see this the Winnipeg Jets will either have a formidable two games to zero advantage over t...

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After writing about sports here for 40 years there isn’t much that surprises me, but I was beyond gob smacked when I saw Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck assess his play after the Jets once again failed...

A lot of ink has been used in this column over the years lamenting the obscene amount of money in modern day professional sport. The amount of money spent on player salaries, to build new stadiums, an...

So our beloved Blue and Gold will be playing in their fifth consecutive Grey Cup. If my friend’s research is correct, only Edmonton has played in more consecutive CFL championship games (six). It’s a...

BIGGEST NATIONAL PUNCH TO THE GUT Wayne Gretzky used to stand for decency and all things good about Canada, but that no longer is the case after images of him and his family were published standing ar...

The recent world juniors didn’t go the way Canadian hockey fans wanted it to go. Here are some thoughts after seeing the tournament in person for the first time in many years. IT’S A BEAUTIFUL GAME Th...