SocietyFrom ordinary poker players to big-league prosJeffrey Pollack’s newly created poker league aims to turn players into pampered sports celebrities
WorldRupert Murdoch’s day of reckoningFor Murdoch, the benefits of being highly successful outweighed the costs of being deeply unloved
GeneralIn conversation: Gary BettmanWhat he thinks of future franchise relocation, the Aaron Rome hit and the culture of the game
SocietyThe return of NHL hockey to WinnipegIt took a new arena, US$170 million, and Mark Chipman’s persistence
SocietyJoey Votto: baseball’s anonymous superstarHe won the National League’s MVP and led the Cincinnati Reds to the playoffs. Still, he’s working even harder on his game.
SocietyDust-up in the Phoenix desertDeath threats, hate mail, conspiracy theories. Welcome to hockey night in Phoenix.
GeneralIn conversation: Gail AsperOn overcoming indifference, why it isn’t a museum of genocide, and Winnipeg’s windfall
CanadaKathy Dunderdale: the one to beatDunderdale has Danny Williams’s old job. And she’s as feisty as he was.