§ Hockey
In a surprising move, play-by-play announcer Chris Cuthbert has been axed by CBC sports. The Globe and Mail suggests the firing may be related to a simmering feud within the normally boring CBC hierarchy: Nancy Lee, the head of CBC Sports, terminated Cuthbert’s contract on Tuesday, citing budget cuts caused by the cancellation of the NHL season. She described her... more
§ Rugby
It seems that it really does take balls to be a rugby fanatic: A Welsh rugby fan cut off his own testicles to celebrate Wales beating England at rugby, the Daily Mirror reported Tuesday. Geoff Huish, 26, was so convinced England would win Saturday’s match he told fellow drinkers at a social club, “If Wales win I’ll cut my balls... more