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Canadian Newspapers: Where Are the Strong Female Voices in the Sports Sections?
On March - 12 - 2012
As I gaze across the sports writing landscape in Canada, I am troubled. Not so much for what I see as what I don't see.
A female presence. A female voice.
It is as rare a species as a virgin at the Playboy Mansion. As scarce a sighting as Brian Burke and Donald S. Cherry sharing a cozy corner table for two in a French cafe.
And that's sad.
No, I don't mean it's sad that Burke and Cherry, Canada's two most noted blowhards (non-political division), don't make nice and break bread anymore. After all, those of us who live out in the colonies get our ...