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Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'stargame'

February 6, 2008

Chris Bosh is at it again. Although his innovative video pitch to fans wasn't enough to push him past Kevin Garnett and Lebron James for a starting spot in the NBA All-Star Game, it has made him a media player. Sports Illustrated's Chris Mannix details how the video's popularity has raised Bosh's profile to new heights and how it prompted CB4 to start his own Chris Bosh TV channel on YouTube. To ring in......

Continue Reading "Chris Bosh, Thespian"

January 4, 2008

In the best campaign commercial since HuckChuckFacts, Chris Bosh has assumed the identity of a Texas used car salesman in order to try to drum up votes to make it to this year's NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans. Bosh has appeared in the All-Star game for the last two years. Last season he was voted into the starting lineup for the first time, but achieving that feat again became nearly impossible when Kevin Garnett......

Continue Reading "Vote Early, Vote Often, Vote Bosh"

January 26, 2007

Ottawa reaches $10 million settlement with Maher Arar. Meanwhile, Arar is still on the American no-fly list, so the next time some American asks you why us Canadians are so smug and self-superior as regards them, just point them to this and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh. One in four Canadians lists the environment as their chief issue of concern. Twenty percent say they are very likely or somewhat likely to vote Green......

Continue Reading "Arar Gets Paid, Greens' Day Is Made, And Chris Bosh Is Totally Awesome"

July 3, 2006

Despite prior controversy, this news is too good to let pass. Sunday was a sad day for The Jays as they capped a nice winning streak with a 11-6 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. Ouch. But it's not all bad news for the boys in blue. Five Jays have been chosen to play in the Midsummer Classic... better known as the All-Star Game, played in Pittsburgh this month. That's more than the Yanks and......

Continue Reading "Jays Fly to the Stars"

June 29, 2006

This Torontoist is slowly becoming a sports fan (as if.) After watching 1.5 Stanley Cup games, (my first hockey games ever,) and with plans to go to a baseball game, I'm a changed man. The plans are to see at least one game of each sport... Yes, even the CFL. But now to the NBA. They had their draft on Wednesday and our cuddly Raptors had the number one pick! Who did they choose.........

Continue Reading "NBA Picks... MLB Picks 'Em Off"

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