Scott Stinson
Toronto Sun
Toronto, ON, Canada
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STINSON: Drug scandals weren't enough to keep Russians from the Olympics. A war might not be, either
The IOC always finds an excuse to not be too harsh on Russia — a big, wealthy country that is a major part of the Olympic movement → Read More
Scott Stinson: Big money is sloshing around sports betting. A look at the odds in Canada
Ontario is an outlier in Canada for sports gambling and it's booming, with $11.5B in wagers last quarter. And that's before Super Bowl. → Read More
STINSON: Toronto Raptors stick with their core
The patience thing has worked for Ujiri and the Raptors before — maybe that’s why he’s determined to try it again → Read More
STINSON: Major League Soccer leaps into streaming wars with Apple partnership
The marriage has implications for the future of MLS, the growth of soccer in North America, and the entire televised sports business model. → Read More
Scott Stinson: How Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney turned around a struggling Welsh soccer team
Wrexham was a distressed asset, having languished in the National League since 2008, alongside teams like Scunthorpe and Dorking Wanderers → Read More
Scott Stinson: The Slams begin, with Canadians looking to make more tennis history
There are seven Canadians at the Australian Open. The question is no longer about breakthroughs, but what the season’s milestones will be. → Read More
Scott Stinson: With relatively small signing, Toronto Blue Jays show intent to spend big
Brandon Belt's reported US$9.3-million salary is the kind of deal that a team being cautious about its payroll just doesn’t make → Read More
STINSON: A scary scene in Cincinnati, and the NFL waits and hopes
What happened to Damar Hamlin was all so routine and then suddenly it was not. And the massive machinery of the NFL came thudding to a halt. → Read More
STINSON: As Qatar's World Cup comes to an end, how long before FIFA does it again?
And so, the Year of Sportswashing comes to an end. → Read More
STINSON: One last symphony for Lionel Messi, the maestro
The casual Canadian soccer fan could be forgiven for not entirely understanding the fuss about Lionel Messi. → Read More
STINSON: Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup story takes a shocking turn, to the bench
That Cristiano Ronaldo was benched for Portugal’s World Cup knockout game against Switzerland, and that his replacement, a 21-year-old making just his fourth… → Read More
STINSON: For stars like Messi and Neymar, the World Cup knockout games will define their legacies
Robert Lewandowski has won everything there is to win in a club soccer career. → Read More
STINSON: A disappointing World Cup shows Canada how far it is from the soccer elite
Here is an incomplete list of positive thoughts about the Canadian men's teams' trip to the World Cup which was their first in 36 years. → Read More
STINSON: England's Gareth Southgate has the rare problem of too many good options
John Herdman wishes he had Gareth Southgate’s problems. → Read More
STINSON: Canada had bigger problems against Croatia than John Herdman's salty language
On the matter of Canada’s Great Effing Controversy, I keep coming back to the counterfactuals. → Read More
STINSON: The minute-by-minute breakdown of Canada's return to the World Cup stage
It has been, yes, 36 years since the Canadian men’s national team played in a World Cup. → Read More
STINSON: Saudi Arabia's stunning victory and thing of sportswashing in itself
After two days of the World Cup, there was an undeniable grimness about the thing. → Read More
STINSON: Will focus on soccer narratives remain as World Cup set to begin?
As with large sporting events in countries with appalling records on human rights, second-guessing will give way to the games themselves → Read More
Scott Stinson: Hockey fans can look to Wales to see what a Ryan Reynolds ownership looks like
Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds hase discovered a passion for sports ownership that now extends to a potential bid for the Ottawa Senators. → Read More
Scott Stinson: Canadian tennis is having a moment, again, as big guns head to tournament finals
Fernandez and Andreescu give Canada never-before-seen depth at the Billie Jean King Cup, especially when backstopped by the doubles talent of Dabrowski. → Read More