Before meeting my current wife, I spent almost 20 years going through one date after another. In all that time I didn't get to first base half as often as Shohei Ohtani did in Game 3 of the World Series.

A Hallowe'en cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers.

A Hallowe'en cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers.

Canadians Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapavalov made it into the Basel quarterfinals where both had to retire with injury. Just like that we went from O Canada to Oh-Oh Canada.

Minnesota's quarterback tonight, Carson Wentz, has an NFL record: he's played for six different teams in six straight seasons. He's changed playmates almost as often as Liz Taylor.

I'm not going to say the Bombers' 17-16 home win over the Riders wasn't pretty. I believe TSN panellist Milt Stegall summed it up best: This win was so ugly the scoreboard tried to look away.

A cheerleader video (1:12) from Sports Deke. Cheers!

Great camera shot of Bengals' QB Joe Flacco staring with mouth agape disbelief after Ja'Marr Chase dropped a perfect pass. I haven't seen that look since my wife caught me vacuuming our living room.

An ice crew pic from Sports Deke. Cheers.

The Blue Jays went to the Northwest coast trailing two games to none, got a pair of big wins, and now their series is tied 2-2. Sorry Mariners: you're sweepless in Seattle.

A cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers.

I hear police in Canada doubled radar patrols from Thanksgiving Monday to Thursday. No surprise — many folks exceeded the feed limit.

A cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers.

  Happy Thanksgiving

  to all my friends in Canada.

The Ottawa Redblacks sat out quarterback Dru Brown for today's game against Montreal. So he'll have Thanksgiving dinner without dressing.

A cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers.

A question for friends celebrating Thanksgiving: What’s the difference between cranberry farmers and pirates? The latter bury treasures; the former treasure berries.

A Thanksgiving cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers.

Even for fans of the Yankees, there's some good news in the Blue Jays taking the ALDS in four games. It'll be a while before reporters or broadcasters have to pronounce Cam Schlittler.

A cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers.

A cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers.

What can the Bills say after their shocking, last-minute loss to the Patriots? How about: Maye day! Maye day! Maye day!

A cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers.

At the PointsBet Invitational, I'm not going to say Rachel Homan has made winning curling look boring. Still, how long before we start calling her foursome Team Ho-hum?

A cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers.