4TheRcrd Mag.

Something real exciting is coming to our Vancouver turf very very soon.  The UFC [Ultimate Fighting Championship] is the world’s leading mixed martial arts sports association, formed in January, 2001 by Zuffa, LLC. The UFC features a strong ownership and a depth of management experience across a spectrum of live event sports, television production and [...]

With the holiday season nigh and my gift shopping finished, I get to truly enjoy the lead up to Christmas with virtually no worries. I’m probably not going to brave the elements and lineups for any Boxing Day sales but I will be looking forward to boxing of the pugilistic variety. The local boxing scene [...]

Photo courtesy of Flickr user Curtis Miller. Much like George Costanza, when things are going well, I don’t tend to focus on the positives but rather on what could be potentially negative. Vancouver Canucks GM Dave Nonis pulled what many consider one of the most lopsided deals in NHL history when he acquired Roberto Luongo, [...]

I had the honor of first watching Sidney Crosby play when he was with the Rimouski Oceanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) and he managed to score 10-points in the game I attended. A lot of time has passed since then and Sid “The Kid” has made it to the big leagues, [...]

Photo courtesy of Flickr user Tanner Volz. Of all the silly excuses I heard about why the Grizzlies failed in Vancouver, the one about the city not having a rich basketball history took the proverbial cake. I don’t remember the name of the degenerate who made that baseless claim, but he certainly didn’t consider hoops [...]

One of my most memorable moments in high school was being part of a Provincial High School Football championship team with the Notre Dame Regional Secondary School Jugglers. I didn’t carry the ball for 100 + yards; I didn’t pass for 3 TDs and heck, I never made any key defensive plays. I merely handed [...]

After a couple of false starts, former Vancouver Canuck power forward Todd Bertuzzi makes his return to GM Place as a member of the Anaheim Ducks. Ever since a blockbuster trade sent Alex Auld Bryan Allen and Bert to Florida for Roberto Luongo, Lukas Krajicek and a draft pick (Sergei Shirokov), the Canucks’ former No. [...]

Photo courtesy of the BCLC. I don’t buy the school of thought that says poker isn’t a sport. Of course the definition of sport means different things to different people but as long as there is some semblance of competition, in my opinion, it qualifes. Further adding to my theory is the fact that the [...]

The things that endear hockey to me the most are the speed, the grace and the aggression. I love the fast paced action, I love the goals, I love the body checks and of course, the fights. Vancouver’s game against the Minnesota Wild last Friday saw a few of, with all due respect to Julie [...]

Photo courtesy of the B.C. Lions. I remember the Vancouver Canucks’ playoff run of 1994 vividly. The team captured the imagination of the entire Lower Mainland with some exciting games and since the run lasted pretty much all of the spring, the team was able to grow some fabulous playoff beards. Trevor Linden’s was thick [...]