Truth is, most folks in western Canada don't hate Toronto's NHL team. It's just that should the Buds ever make it to the Stanley Cup final, nobody could stand how much TSN would slurp the Leafs.

A cheerleader video (1:48) from Sports Deke. Cheers!

A cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers.

Instead of a calendar girl, I once dated a colander girl. Our relationship was strained.

A Canadian caught smuggling 38 turtles in his pants was fined $3,500 and banned from owning reptiles for 10 years. Apparently the experience left him a shell.

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Surfer Erica Hosseini, 28, who the Bleacher Report called one of sport’s hottest women, grew up playing roller hockey. Either way, it’s no penalty watching her boarding.

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Day after day since their elimination, the talk has felt endless about the Leafs needing to break up their "core four." In short, Toronto management needs to keep doing what they seem so good at — being rotten to the core.

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Contrary to what some believe, the 2023 Blue Moon will occur on August 30th. It wasn’t on May 23rd, when the Blue Jays won a game, scored more than three runs and beat the Rays 20-1.

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According to Ipsos Reid, nearly half of Canadians are within $200 a month of being unable to pay their bills. And that's just CFL players.

A cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers.

Jason Day once phoned Tiger Woods for advice on backing up a physical game with mental toughness. Not discussed: backing up an SUV.

A cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers!

A cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers.

Reuters reports a German robber rigged a condom machine to explode. This puts a new spin on blowing up safes.

According to yumsugar.com, the average size of a Super Bowl party is 17 people. No, wait — that’s the average crowd at a Phoenix Coyotes game.

A cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers.

A cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers.

The Phoenix Coyotes recently had a local bank manager for their emergency backup goaltender. Don’t laugh: the guy knew how to save.

Metro UK reports scientists have found a way to delete painful memories. Finally, some good news for Maple Leafs fans.

An ice crew pic from Sports Deke. Cheers.