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Ian Carey is a former Little League All-Star game MVP. He once hit two key free throws during the dying seconds of an important rec league basketball game while at least 8 onlookers were in the gym.

Most recently Ian won the World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays on MLB 2K11, and frequently watches at least four football games on Sundays.

His book "When Boxing was, like, Ridiculously Racist" is available on Itunes, Amazon, and other places Ebooks are sold

Blog Entries by Ian Carey

UFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez and the History of the UFC Heavyweight Title

(1) Comments | Posted December 28, 2012 | 2:49 PM

There is not the hype around the Dos Santos vs. Velasquez fight that there was around Sonnen vs. Silva II, or that there is around the upcoming GSP vs. Nick Diaz fight in March, but you could argue that there should be.

The UFC heavyweight title has been marred with...

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How to Smell Nice Without All the Nasty Stuff

(0) Comments | Posted December 23, 2012 | 8:13 AM

Recently, I decided to conduct a mini-survey with my male friends over beers while watching Thursday Night Football. I pretty much just asked my guy friends if they cared about what types of ingredients were in their personal care products.

For the most part, my guy friends said they...

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When Will We See Openly Gay Players in the MLB, NFL, NBA and NHL?

(53) Comments | Posted September 26, 2012 | 4:12 PM

"TU ERES MARICON" was the phrase printed on Yunel Escobar's eye black that has upset so many, resulted in a three game suspension for the Blue Jays shortstop, and opened up discussion about the acceptance of gays in sports.

If you wanted to count on your fingers how...

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An Open Letter to Steve Nash

(25) Comments | Posted July 3, 2012 | 9:19 PM

Dear Steve Nash,

Being a free agent is difficult, isn't it? All this pressure, all these teams making offers, must be tough. Don't worry though Steve, I have gone over all your possible suitors and have found that there is only one team that makes the absolute best possible match...

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Players You Should Hate More Than Lebron James

(88) Comments | Posted June 20, 2012 | 12:35 PM

On Monday the New York Daily News decided to coin Lebron James as the NBA's #1 "Villain". Last week Alex Rodriguez announced that he is cheering for Miami in the NBA Finals because he understands how it feels to be labelled a "villain", just like Lebron...

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The American/Canadian Soccer Revolution Is Coming: No, Really, This Time I'm Totally Serious

(10) Comments | Posted June 4, 2012 | 4:11 PM

Remember when the New York Cosmos signed Pele and it was going to kick start America's love affair with the domination of soccer? Me neither, but I'm told it was pretty cool.

To be fair you would have to be over 50 to remember Pele's stint in...

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What is so "Public" About the Enbridge Hearings?!

(9) Comments | Posted May 29, 2012 | 1:36 PM

Public hearings are rarely closed to the public.

But that's exactly what happened on Wednesday at the National Energy Board (NEB) hearings in London, Ontario to review Enbridge's Line 9 proposal -- the first part of Enbridge's plan to construct a route to transport tar sands oil through...

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A Manchester United Supporter Reflects on Man City's Dramatic Win

(9) Comments | Posted May 13, 2012 | 10:38 PM

It may have been the most dramatic moment ever in the history of sports...

After it happened I just stared at the screen. My emotions were stuck somewhere between shock, disappointment and sheer amazement. The combination of the three emotions resulted in a sort of apathetic numbness, I didn't know...

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What's With All the Racist Tweets Sports Fans?

(7) Comments | Posted April 27, 2012 | 1:05 PM

The obscenely racist tweets (which will not be re-posted here) aimed at Washington Capitals forward Joel Ward is the most disgusting behavior by sports fans in my lifetime. Dozens of hockey fans upset at Ward's Game 7 overtime winner against the Bruins Wednesday night took to Twitter and...

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The Great Economy Versus Environment Myth

(17) Comments | Posted April 5, 2012 | 1:03 PM

To many people the most prominent debate of the day is seemingly between the economy and the environment, and in today's economic climate the health of the economy is often deemed more important.

Environmentalism, in some circles, is still thought to be only about protecting trees and cuddly animals...

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What Can Fabrice Muamba's Cardiac Arrest Teach Us?

(2) Comments | Posted March 26, 2012 | 4:29 PM

Midfielder Fabrice Muamba collapsed and went into cardiac arrest on the soccer pitch this weekend in front of tens of thousands of horrified onlookers during a British Premier League match between Muamba's Bolton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur.

Athletes leave the field because of injury all the time,...

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Oil Spills Happen

(3) Comments | Posted January 31, 2012 | 11:17 AM

Canada has one of the best backyards on the planet. Our Boreal Forest is the largest intact forest in the world and spans 1.3 billion acres. In addition to providing a carbon sink for CO2 emissions, the Boreal is home to many species of wolves, caribou, and bears, as well...

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How Do You Bring Up Climate Change at the Dinner Table?

(20) Comments | Posted January 5, 2012 | 6:57 AM

Recently, Russell McLendon published a great article titled "How to Talk to your Uncle about Climate
Change." The article was handy enough that instead of jotting down talking points to prepare myself for the inevitable holiday dinner table discussion last month, I just emailed the article to...

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