The Riser

The Riser

Join veteran sports scribes Ted Wyman and Greg Strong for candid perspectives on sporting news from across Canada and around the world. Mike Traikos of the Hockey News joins the podcast for Episode 1.

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April 11, 2024 100 mins

Canadian Press sports reporter Greg Strong and Winnipeg Sun sports editor Ted Wyman are joined by Winnipeg Free Press reporter Jeff Hamilton


0:00 - Intro

2:28 - Interview with Jeff Hamilton  

44:37 - Curling World Championship 

47:47 - The Curling Group

54:30 - NHL Playoffs  

01:03:46 - Blue Jays Home Opener

01:08:41 - March Madness

01:13:41 - UFC 300

01:19:45 - Women's Hockey World Cup 

01:22:56 - Golf Masters

01:29:07 - ...

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Canadian Press sports reporter Greg Strong and Winnipeg Sun sports editor Ted Wyman are joined by veteran Toronto Sun baseball scribe Rob Longley, who also covers the Olympics for Postmedia


0:00 - Intro

1:43 - Interview with Rob Longley  

42:00 - PWHL 

44:30 - Women's Sports

47:50 - Kim Mulkey  

50:43 - Bobby Ryan Comments

54:39 - NHL Stretch to Playoffs

01:04:18 - All Timers

01:13:15 - Special Guest

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Greg Strong of the Canadian Press and Ted Wyman of Postmedia are joined by curling legend and longtime CBC personality Colleen Jones.

0:00 - Intro

1:22 - Interview with Colleen Jones  

33:04 - The Brier Finish

36:38 - World Women's Curling Championship

38:21 - John Tortorella sits Sean Couturier 

42:20 - Shohei Ohtani Fires Interpreter

48:02 - NHL Players Sudden Passing

54:52 - All Timers

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Greg Strong of the Canadian Press and Ted Wyman of Postmedia are joined by long-time Toronto Sun and Postmedia sports columnist Steve Simmons, whose career has spanned over 40 years and taken him to many of the biggest events around the world

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Greg Strong of the Canadian Press and Ted Wyman of Postmedia are joined by Melissa Martin, a multi-award winning journalist from the Winnipeg Free Press, who is currently living in Kyiv, Ukraine

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Greg Strong of the Canadian Press and Ted Wyman of Postmedia are joined by Sportsnet’s Arash Madani, who has been with the network since 2009 and has covered many big events, including the World Series, NBA Finals, Super Bowl, major tennis tournaments and Olympics. And, as always, Ted and Greg dig into the hot topics of the day in sports.

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Greg Strong of The Canadian Press and Postmedia's Ted Wyman are joined by James Cybulski, play by play commentator for EA's NHL video game franchise.

00:01 - Intro

01:50 - Interview with James Cybulski

25:50 - Curling Nationals 

30:14 - Blue Jays Acquisition 

33:04 - Super Bowl Countdown

36:48 - NHL Back Half Season 

38:53 - CFL Free Agency

42:19 - What Makes Sports Interviews Special

47:45 - NHL in the Olympics

50:48 - Al...

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In this episode Greg Strong of the Canadian Press, and Ted Wyman of Postmedia bring on TSN sideline reporter Claire Hanna for some PWHL talk along with much more!

2:11 - Interview with Claire Hanna

21:19 - Super Bowl Matchup 

25:53 - World Juniors Investigation

31:11 - Scotties Tournament of Hearts

36:30 - Twitter (X) Sport News

39:41 - All-Star Games

43:46 - All Timers



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Greg Strong of the Canadian Press and Ted Wyman of Postmedia are joined by Globe and Mail sports columnist and author Cathal Kelly, who has been covering some of the world’s biggest sporting events for the last 20 years, then dive into the hottest topics of the week in sports. 

03:40 - Interview with Cathal Kelly

30:56 - Corey Perry Signing

34:26 - Patrick Roy/Keefe Future

39:09 - NFL Divisional Matchups

41:32 - Curling Storylines

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Greg Strong of the Canadian Press and Ted Wyman of Postmedia are joined by veteran sports writer Vicki Hall, who recently became the first woman inducted into the media wing of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, then tackle the hot topics of the week in Canadian sports.

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Greg Strong and Ted Wyman welcome special guest Shi Davidi of Sportsnet to talk about the Toronto Blue Jays and the wild baseball off-season before getting after the hot sports topics of the day.

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Join veteran sports scribes Ted Wyman and Greg Strong for candid perspectives on sporting news from across Canada and around the world. Mike Traikos of the Hockey News joins the podcast for Episode 1. 

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