Ian Hyde-Lay
Longshot
Victoria, late April 1979. University exams finish. A glorious summer stretches out in front of me. Money in the bank thanks to a not...
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GENERAL SPORT
Ian Hyde-Lay
- Mar 22
- 4 min
Ain't As Good As I Once Was
Bed beckons, but I take a last, quick surf of the Internet. Suddenly, a Youtube video pops up on Facebook. It leads me back down memory...
Ian Hyde-Lay
- Mar 14
- 3 min
Contradiction
March 10, 2023. A birthday slips quietly by. Debbie Brill turns seventy. An awfully long time ago, back in 1970 and her barely seventeen...
Ian Hyde-Lay
- Jan 28
- 4 min
My President
1978, the middle of June. My father and I agree to disagree. He remains unconvinced that a teen aged Canadian ice hockey sensation named...
Ian Hyde-Lay
- Dec 23, 2022
- 7 min
Dial "M" for Magic
FIFA. The international governing body for association football (soccer). Its membership totaling 211 nations, its mission to grow the...
Ian Hyde-Lay
- Nov 24, 2022
- 3 min
Sweep The Sheds
Russia. July 2, 2018. The Rostov Arena comes alive, the business end of the FIFA World Cup at hand. A commanding Belgium side, loaded...
Ian Hyde-Lay
- Oct 18, 2022
- 4 min
Waiting For Coach
Years ago. A somewhat pretentious friend provides advice. You need to broaden your academic horizons, he tells me. And with that, he...
Ian Hyde-Lay
- Oct 10, 2022
- 4 min
Curtain Call
It seems an odd comparison, but then comparisons often are. It is the middle of June. 1985. The Canadian Men’s Rugby team arrives in...
Ian Hyde-Lay
- Oct 1, 2022
- 4 min
Too Much Pudding
Steve Nash promotes “it”. Wayne Gretzky concurs. As does Gareth Edwards. Roger Federer, Derek Jeter, Babe Zaharias, Ash Barty also....
Ian Hyde-Lay
- Aug 17, 2022
- 4 min
Home Comfort
July 23. My son takes his place on the sideline at an electric Melbourne Cricket Ground. The iconic “MCG” is one of the most famous...
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