Working out the bugs

TSN spent a lot of the West final discussing Roughrider QB Darian Durant talking to his father at half time during the Riders last game with BC. Calgary Stampeders DB Brendan Browner tried the same thing but he must have been put on hold.

Ajax Amsterdam suspended striker Luis Suarez for two matches for biting an opponent. With the way soccer players like to embellish he was probably just pretending to take a bite.

Oprah gave everyone in her audience a Volkswagen Beetle which is the most free bugs given to an audience since the last NBA All star game

The union head for the NBA says he is 99% certain the league will lock out the players for next year and is advising his clients to save their money. So it looks like LeBron James will just have to settle for taking his towel to South Beach.

The Pope has changed years of Catholic doctrine by saying there is some groups that should be allowed to use condoms. The Pope says condoms should be available for prostitutes, sex trade workers and NFL players.

The Alberta Government is using some athletes in their campaign to try and reduce bullying among school children. The ads focus on kids being told that just because someone says or does something they don’t agree with does not give them the right to bully or exclude them from groups. The ads will be given air time on TV once the government has finished ejecting members from cabinet who complain about the health care system.

A report to the Federal Government shows 82 first nation’s leaders make more money than the PM. In exceptional cases some native leaders make almost as much as a 4th line centre for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Ontario is on edge as a judge is set to rule on a prostitution law that could make the sale of sex legal and uncontrolled in the Province. Finally some good news for the Toronto Raptors as this could help in the signing of big name free agents.

The new book by Sarah Palin in which she promotes good old fashioned US values has her wearing a US flag bracelet that looks suspiciously like one made in China.

Edmonton Eskimos DE Adam Braidwood was charged with unlawful confinement after it was alleged he kept a man in the trunk of his car. The incident is unusual as it is one of the rare times a defensive lineman gets charged with holding.

Tennessee Titans QB Vince Young has apologized to his coach after having a meltdown by sending him a text. Asked what he thought Brett Favre said he thought the method was revealing.

Canada will apply to host the 2015 FIFA World Cup of soccer or as the MLS call it a smorgasbroad.

What is with the Toronto Raptors? They are winning, playing entertaining basketball and all without Chris Bosh videos showing fans how to vote for in for the All Star team.

A new survey shows Canadians are in favour of healthier options in fast food restaurants. The survey says it will improve health for those that mostly eat the food including the poor, people on fixed incomes and CFL teams on road trips trying to stretch their per diems.