issue 19// vol 47

Sex and
Sports

>» Homeruns everywhere!

Brandon Yip
Senior Columnist

 

ince Valentine’s Day is approaching, I
thought it would be apropos for this
sports article to have a sex theme. So, here

is a look back at some rather “naughty”
moments that have occurred in the world
of sports.

Getting way past first base!
In May 1990, during a Toronto Blow Jobs
game—sorry—I mean Blue Jays game, a
couple was seen having sex in one of the
hotel suites at the SkyDome (now called
Rogers Centre). Those who had binoculars
had a great view of an older man and a
very buxom, blonde woman doing the
horizontal “hokey-pokey” in their suite.
Even though the lights were off in the
couple's suite, their room was illuminated
by numerous television lights in the
SkyDome. It makes you wonder if their
count was two balls and no strikes!

I guess the game was not that exciting,
and rest assured the older man made
it home safely. The incident ignited a
euphoric climax of funny nicknames for
the stadium; among a few were “Exhibition
Stadium” and the “SexDome.” The last
reported incident of sexy times at the
SkyDome occurred in May 1996. Alfredo
Griffin, who was then the Jays’ first-base
coach, offered his thoughts on the “hot
and heavy” action taking place outside the
baseball diamond: “It’s a good thing they
finished before the game ended. I don’t
think anyone would have seen the game.”

We're goin’ streaking!

On February 2, 1974, a group of streakers
interrupted a Vancouver Canuck home
game against the New York Islanders.
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on Hockey Night in Canada on CBC
Television. The streakers, who were three
young women, made their way onto the
ice—showing big smiles and wearing
nothing else. They by-passed the entire
Islander and Canuck benches. Former
Canucks Public Relations Director Greg
Douglas recalls Islander coach, Al Arbour,
not amused with the three women
interrupting the hockey game. “Al Arbour,
who is coaching the Islanders, went crazy,’
Douglas said to Global News in January
2017. “The game ended ina 2 to 2 tie and
I'm surprised he didn't put that game
under protest because of the stoppage of
play while the streakers were on the ice.”
Douglas said that he did not receive much
criticism after the stunt occurred: “There
werent that many complaints from fans
or parents. In those days it was sort of

the thing. But it was on national TV ona
Saturday afternoon. That was not in very
good taste.” As well, legendary Hall of Fame
broadcaster, Jim Robson in the same Global
News article still has the notebook he used
during that Islander and Canuck game.

But in his notes, he omitted the streaker
incident: “Nowhere does it say anything
about streakers. I’m so dull, if it wasn’t
hockey-related, I didn’t write it down.”

Go get ’em Tiger!

Tiger Woods’ sex scandal rocked the
sporting world in early 2010. He proved

to the world that yes, he sure was good at
getting it into 18 holes and more—on and
off the golf course! There was the incident
where his then wife, Elin Nordegren,
smashed his vehicle with a golf club,

and later Tiger crashed the car into a fire
hydrant. Next was the plethora of women

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Mo Hussain
Sports Reporter

 

hile the Kansas City Chiefs continue to try and

build on last year’s Super Bow] victory on the
gridiron, one player associated with the franchise is
looking to build on that success on the front lines of
battling the coronavirus pandemic.

Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, a Canadian-born
football player who last played for the Chiefs when
they won the Super Bowl in 2020, is also a medical
school graduate from McGill University. Earlier this
year, months after he won the Super Bowl and the
pandemic hit, Laurent decided to opt out of the 2020
NFL season and use his medical experience to work
in the front lines. “Five years from now, I don’t want
to be looking back at this year and saying, ‘well I
could’ve helped, I could’ve done something about it?
I really felt like I needed to be here and to try to help
to the best of my ability,” said Laurent in an interview

with Sports Illustrated after named the 2020
Sports Illustrated sportsperson of the year.

Laurent worked in a long-term care facility in
Montreal as an orderly, where he is “doing nursing
tasks and handling medications on a day-to-day
basis with patients.” He also says that his job
requires him to see the same patients repeatedly
and “feed them, change them, wash them, give
them their medication.” He came to realize that
his job is also about “taking the time to embrace
the role of trying to be the patient's closest friend
in this challenging time because they don't see

anybody else.”

Laurent still has to complete his residency in
order to become a fully licensed doctor but the fact
that he is using his platform and contributing to
help those in need at such a crucial time is truly

remarkable.

 

Screenshot of Toronto Blue Jay's game footage via Deadspin.com

coming forward claiming they had affairs
with Tiger. There were many other women,
including a stripper, a porn star, and evena
diner waitress!

After the scandal broke, Woods held
a press conference apologizing for his
transgressions: “I knew my actions were
wrong, but I convinced myself that normal
rules didn’t apply. I never thought about
who I was hurting, instead I thought only
about myself. J ran straight through the
boundaries a married couple should live by.
I thought I could get away with whatever
I wanted to. I felt that I had worked hard
my entire life and deserved to enjoy all
the temptations around me. | felt I was
entitled, and thanks to money and fame, I
didn't have to go far to find them.” Gee, no
wonder Tiger had to have back surgery!

Illustration by Athena Little