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Sports Scope

The SportsCage's Benny Walchuk shares his views on sports in Saskatchewan, Canada and around the globe. 

SPORTS SCOPE: reinstatement of Shoeless Joe and Pete Rose

SPORTS SCOPE: reinstatement of Shoeless Joe and Pete Rose

In a landmark decision announced this week Major League Baseball has lifted the lifetime bans on Pete Rose and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, along with 15 other previously ineligible players.
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SPORTS SCOPE: when your NHL team's out, loyalty turns national

SPORTS SCOPE: when your NHL team's out, loyalty turns national

The Stanley Cup playoffs are well underway and the energy across Canada has been electric —unless, of course, your team didn’t make the cut, like me and my Vancouver Canucks For many Canadian hockey fans, this moment brings a familiar cro
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SPORTS SCOPE: women's tackle football emergence continues

SPORTS SCOPE: women's tackle football emergence continues

In recent years, the landscape of Canadian sports has seen a quiet but powerful revolution: the rise of women's tackle football.
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SPORTS SCOPE: Coaching Spring Football, Building More Than Just a Team

SPORTS SCOPE: Coaching Spring Football, Building More Than Just a Team

There’s something special about spring football in my hometown.
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Sports Scope: The Draft Set to Redefine the Regina Pats' Future

Sports Scope: The Draft Set to Redefine the Regina Pats' Future

The Regina Pats' selection of Maddox Schultz with the first overall pick in the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft is more than a strategic acquisition—it's a homegrown triumph that could redefine the franchise's future.
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Sports Scope: Another chance at glory for the Melfort Mustangs

Sports Scope: Another chance at glory for the Melfort Mustangs

It's been 11 years since Yorkton Terriers forward Derek Falloon's overtime heroics in Vernon, BC, which was the last time a Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League team won a National Junior Hockey Championship.
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SPORTS SCOPE: WHL Prospects Draft an exciting time for many

SPORTS SCOPE: WHL Prospects Draft an exciting time for many

For any 14-year-old hockey player, the season leading up to the Western Hockey League Prospects Draft is both exciting and nerve-wracking.
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