Sunday, 15 February 2026

This weekend, the top three Canadian tennis pros — Victoria Mboko, Felix Auger Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov — all lost: two in a final and one in a semi-final. O Canada! No Canada! Oh no Canada!

A cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers!

Friday, 13 February 2026

Today, some people will be hit with paraskevidekatriaphobia: fear of Friday the 13th. A more common ailment in Canada is parkasevidekatriaphobia — fear of still wearing a winter coat.
A cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers!

Thursday, 12 February 2026

The East's last place Rangers lost to Carolina 2-0 — a whopping 19th home ice loss (including OT) this season. Madison Square Garden might be the worst place for a Ranger this side of Jellystone Park.

An ice crew pic from Sports Deke. Cheers.

Wednesday, 11 February 2026

Paraskevidekatriaphobia is which of the following?
a) Fear of Friday the 13th;
b) A Russian women’s tennis star.

Tuesday, 10 February 2026

So far his week I opened an umbrella indoors, broke a mirror and followed a black cat under a ladder. Still think I had more luck than the Patriots did against the Seahawks on Super Bowl Sunday.

A cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers.

Monday, 9 February 2026

What's the difference between a paraskevidekatriaphobe and an ortographobe? The former fears Friday the 13th; the latter fears having to pronounce the former.
A cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers.

Saturday, 7 February 2026

Olympics controversy has male ski jumpers injecting hyaluronic acid into their penises to increase size, which reportedly allows them to fly farther. Hey: someone sticks a needle in my junk, I'm jumping far too.

A cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers.

Friday, 6 February 2026

The opening game of Canada's women's hockey team was postponed when over half of the opposition from Finland contracted norovirus. So before Canada's first game, their opponent was Finnish.

A cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers.

Thursday, 5 February 2026

Three reasons why a Quebec fisher reeled in a record-breaking 244-pound flatfish yesterday.
3. He felt he was floundering;
2. It was time he cod something;
1. Just for the halibut.
A cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers.

Wednesday, 4 February 2026

 Sorry followers. I was away for a few days. But I'm back and will be posting again soon.

Friday, 30 January 2026

With the Jets losing 4-1 to the Lightning, I'll spare them the electrical puns — like lacking a spark, feeling re-volted or Tampa being amped up. I will say this: Watt happened?

A cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers.

Thursday, 29 January 2026

The U.S. Checkers Championship will take place starting July 1 in Vidor, Texas. I was never any good at checkers – my opponents always got the jump on me.
An ice crew pic from Sports Deke. Cheers.

Wednesday, 28 January 2026

At home I usually sleep downstairs, so my first goal each day is to climb out of the basement. These days, it's the same story for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

A cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers.

Tuesday, 27 January 2026

British company ThinkGeek sells a onesie with a beanbag chair sewn into the butt so you always have a place to sit. They got the idea years ago watching Serena Williams play.