An ice crew loop from Sports Deke. Cheers.

According to Statista.com, the average price to attend an MLB game in 2021 will rise to over $35.00 US. In Canadian dollars, that's roughly equivalent to a generous CFL signing bonus.

According to a recent British study, people surrounded by happy, smiling faces tend to lose their feelings of aggression and anger. In a related story, Maple Leafs fans fight a lot.

A cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers.

MLB hired former WWE "sizzle planner" Brian Stedman for league strategy and development. Soon, instead of a manager sitting a pitcher down, he'll come out and hit him with a chair.

A cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers!

A nod to Patrick Marleau for tying Gordie Howe's record for most NHL names. The not so good news comparatively: Marleau has but 8 points in 44 games this season; Howe's last season he had 41 points including 15 goals in 80 games. Oh, and Howe did that at 52 years old.

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Floyd Mayweather once said having multiple girlfriends is acceptable, just like maintaining a fleet of cars. I said something similar to my wife; suddenly I was sleeping in the garage.


FLOYD MAYWEATHER LOVES HIS WOMEN LIKE HIS CARS

A cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers!

On a bet, an Australian fisherman rode a log naked down a crocodile-infested river. Win — two cases of Jack Daniels; lose — one case of a reptile dysfunction.

A cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers.

A cheerleader video (2:00) from Sports Deke. Cheers!

Eight years ago, WTA great Jennifer Capriati faced stalking and battery charges after an altercation with an ex-boyfriend on Valentine’s Day. Talk about losing at love.

Thack Moor Hill in England was declared a mountain after surveyors measured it at 610 metres tall instead of 609. So it isn't just TSN's Maple Leafs reporters who make mountains out of moor hills.

An ice crew pic from Sports Deke. Cheers.

A Missouri girls basketball team unwittingly drank diluted urine after players from a rival school poured pee into their water cooler. Admittedly, this smacks of yellow journalism.

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My wife asked me for a seven-letter N.Y. Times Crossword answer for "sound of heartbreak." All I could think of was "Go Leafs."

A cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers.

A German study found that habitually staring at women's breasts can add five years to a man's life. Or shorten it by ten if his wife catches him.

A cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers.

 If basketball players were confections, I'm thinking Kevin Durant would be brittle.

A cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers.

Researchers at Berkeley found developments in brainwave-sensing technology may mean most university students could soon be typing assignments using the power of thought. The rest have athletic scholarships.