John "Chud" Chidley-Hill
@jchidleyhill
Your favourite sports reporter's favourite sports reporter. I cover basketball, golf and baseball for The Canadian Press. The No. 1 advocate for midtown Toronto, Cinnabons everywhere, and embracing your nerdiest passions. Reach me: jch@cp.org
There's a nice little tribute to former Toronto Blue Jays reliever Duane Ward set up in the media centre here at Rogers Centre. It may have been up for a few days but I was off
I've covered maybe a dozen soccer or football matches at Toronto Stadium nee BMO Field, and I'm not sure it's ever looked better. A beautiful day for Germany vs Ivory Coast
I'm going to be mourning the loss of the Imperial Pub for some time but I'm heartened to see that @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social is opening up a pub not too far from it. Might be too classy for the likes of me, but that's always been the vibe between us
Big last week of school vibes here at OVO Athletic Centre as the Toronto Raptors have their locker clean out day
There are more players in street clothes on the Toronto Raptors' bench than actual players on the bench.
I went to the monthly Leaside card show on Sunday and one of the dealers had this incredible piece of Raptors memorabilia: a branded briefcase that has a Mitchell and Ness jersey signed by Vince Carter. When you open the briefcase a video of Carter's Raptors highlights plays on loop
I didn't really like the Raptors NBA Cup court but for some reason this purple flooring with the jagged pinstripes is doing it for me. Scratching an itch I didn't know I had