Two Cent Tuesday

-- The picture above is the ice being installed at Spectra Place with the Fleck's Hockey School starting next week.

-- Congrats to former Estevan Bruin and Estevan native Brant Harris on attending the Washington Capitals Development Camp this week.

-- I attended the Rider game on Sunday and was happy with a win over the Eskies. I know a lot of people said it was a boring game, but I thought the Riders defence was very entertaining as they terrorized Steven Jyles and Kerry Joseph all game. If Odell Willis and Brent Hawkins can keep providing a consistent pass rush then the defence should be one of the leagues best.

-- Some people were disappointed with the teams offence but the stat I'm would point out in that game was 0 turnovers from the Riders offence. They are far from mid season form. In order for that to happen the Riders need Chris Best and Brendon LaBatte to be healthy, and big contributions at receiver from  someone other than Chris Getzlaf and Weston Dressler,

-- The BC Lions are the perfect opponent for the Riders this week. They will provide the proper gauge on far the Riders have come early this season.

-- I went 4-0 on my CFL picks. I'm going with this week Montreal, Winnipeg, Sask, Hamilton

-- Hopefully Alex Anthopoulos listens to Jose Bautista's interview today where he said the Jays need to trade more starting pitching. The Blue Jays are in position to trade a prospect or two for a pitcher at the deadline.

-- The MLB All Star Game is my favorite all star game to watch in sports. Of  course it has the Home Run Derby and also there isn't a big drop off in the quality of a regular season game and the All-Star Game in baseball. I think the home field advantage in the World Series stipulation is really dumb and should be removed.

-- Anderson Silva proved why he's one of the greatest of all time with his win over Chael Sonnen. Sonnen dominated the first round, but the "Spider" came back in the 2nd round and recorded the TKO. I really hope within the next year we see Silva face Jon "Bones" Jones in a super fight

-- What the heck was Forrest Griffin thinking after his fight with Tito Ortiz? I almost want to see Tito come back for one fight after that lack of respect after his final fight.

Enjoy the heat, but enjoy the AC even more.