Rod Black

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2025 CEBL on TSN Broadcast Team Announced

2 months ago | oursportscentral.com | Chuck Swirsky |Rod Black |Mitch Peacock

April 22, 2025 - Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) News ReleaseThe Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) announced Tuesday its 2025 CEBL on TSN broadcast team that will cover the 17 nationally televised games this upcoming season.
2024 CEBL on TSN Broadcast Team Announced

May 8, 2024 | oursportscentral.com | Chuck Swirsky |Rod Black

May 8, 2024 - Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) News ReleaseThe Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) announced Wednesday its 2024 CEBL on TSN broadcast team that will cover the 20 nationally televised games announced in March, beginning with the first game of the season Tuesday, May 21 at 7 p.m. MT / 9 p.m. ET when the Calgary Surge host provincial rival the Edmonton Stingers at Scotiabank Saddledome.
ICYMI, Rod Black: May I have the Player of the Year envelope ... please — Canadian Baseball Network

May 1, 2024 | canadianbaseballnetwork.com | Rod Black

In honour of Tyler Black (Stouffville, Ont.) being called up by the Milwaukee Brewers, we went back into our archives to find this article that his father, Rod Black, wrote for our site when Tyler was named the 2021 Canadian Baseball Network College Player of the Year. (Originally posted Nov. 12, 2021)By Rod BlackCanadian Baseball NetworkThis is not something I would normally do.
THURSDAY COMMENTARY: ONE FOR THE OLD GUYS

Nov 2, 2023 | rodpedersen.com | Rod Pedersen |MOREBy Rod Pedersen |Rod Black

(Listen daily for the RP Commentary on Cat Country 98, Rock 98.5 FM & LTD Radio)Some random thoughts on this Thursday …#1 – I heard it once that hockey was invented to give Canadians something to do in the winter. But when your team sucks, it can make the cold unbearable. Cue what’s going on in Calgary now as the Flames lost their sixth in a row Wednesday night, 4-3 to the visiting Dallas Stars. Rookie coach Ryan Huska had a big mess to clean up and it was never going to happen overnight.
WEDNESDAY RUNDOWN: O’TOOLE, LANG & MORE

Nov 1, 2023 | rodpedersen.com | MOREBy Rod Pedersen |Rod Pedersen |Rod Black

Daytime sportstalk is great because it gives us a chance to cover the breaking news but also still chat with our best sports buddies! We had all of that on Wednesday’s Episode #1,111. Famed sportscaster Dan O’Toole joined us from Toronto where he discussed not cutting his hair since last February, the beauty of the podcast world, and his biggest takeaway from Jay & Dan’s U.S. experience at Fox Sports.
CFL MOST OUTSTANDING FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

Nov 1, 2023 | rodpedersen.com | Rod Pedersen |Rod Black |MOREBy Rod Pedersen

TORONTO – Rushing leader Brady Oliveira and record-setting quarterback Chad Kelly are the finalists for the CFL’s outstanding player award. The CFL unveiled its individual finalists Wednesday in voting conducted by the Football Reporters of Canada and nine head coaches. Kelly was one of six Argos to earn East Division nominations.
COMMENTARY: YA THAT’S RIGHT

Nov 1, 2023 | rodpedersen.com | Rod Pedersen |Rod Black |MOREBy Rod Pedersen

(Listen daily for the RP Commentary on Cat Country 98, Rock 98.5 FM & LTD Radio)I’ve gotta say, in this instance, the CFL won. While deliberating on what to discuss on today’s commentary, I looked down and saw an email from CFL headquarters promoting this Saturday’s Division Semifinal games. It was entitled, “Primer #1”. In a sports world clamouring for our attention every minute of every day – with endless content from the NFL, NHL, MLB and more – the CFL got mine today.
TUESDAY RUNDOWN: FLAMES TALK, ROD BLACK & MORE

Oct 31, 2023 | rodpedersen.com | Rod Black |MOREBy Rod Pedersen |Rod Pedersen

It was a spooky edition of The RP Show for Episode #1,110 on Hallowe’en! Co-host Moose Dupont dressed up in costume, as has been his tradition, and wore an overalls & cowboy hat get-up just like the Flames wore to the Heritage Classic!Flames 1989 Stanley Cup champ Colin Patterson joined the show from Calgary and said the mood is “tight” in Cowtown these days. Colin said the Flames “didn’t play very well” in Sunday’s 5-2 loss at Edmonton, their fifth loss in a row.