The Fights Are Back in Newfoundland
With amateur boxing back on the docket for the 2019 Canada Winter Games, Newfoundland is out to assemble a team of National contenders for the first time in over a decade.
Category Archives: Sports
The Edge are a Success, but are They Here to Stay?
St. John’s Edge have kept asses in seats with a strong first NBL Canada season. But can a basketball team survive in a city where countless hockey teams have fled?
45 Glove-Drops in Memory of Greg “Bird Dog” Smyth
The former NHL/AHL defenceman Greg “Bird Dog” Smyth passed away on Friday, February 16th at the age of 51.
Newfoundland’s Sailor White Wrestles 30 Minutes with Austrian Strongman Otto Wanz (1981)
As a Secret East salute to the recent passing of the Austrian strongman and wrestling icon Otto Wanz, we dug up some footage of him going belly-to-belly with Newfoundland wrestling legend Sailor White in 1981.
The Faces & Heels of Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling 1977-1987
Most Viewed of 2017: Take an airplane spin into the regional glory days of the Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling territory. Take in hours of found footage, some historic visits by legendary performers, and a profile on some of the faces and heels that were stronger than waffle house coffee.
London Lightning Strike Down Halifax Hurricanes for Third NBL Championship
It may not have been the ending that the NBL Atlantic Division champions were looking for, but the Halifax Hurricanes certainly have nothing to be ashamed of with their hard fought best-of-seven series loss to the London Lightning in the NBL Championship finals.
NBL Atlantic Division Finals Now Best-Of-Seven, Commissioner Gives Update on St. John’s Expansion
As the National Basketball League of Canada Atlantic Division finals heats up into a best-of-seven series, we reached out to NBL Commissioner Dave Magley for an update on the potential league expansion to St. John’s, NL in 2018.