Olympics loom as the NHL season nears - The biggest impact on this NHL season won't be made by a breakout player or an upstart team. It's going to come from the Olympic tournament in Vancouver. I think some players are more pumped for the 2010 games than the 2010 NHL season.

New-look Raptors ready to compete - The Toronto Raptors filed in one by one for the team's annual meet-and-greet with reporters Monday - but before they could meet with the media, they had to meet each other. Word is that the new squad will be much tougher to play - which I assume means they'll be throwing elbows in the paint non-stop.

Canucks send promising back-up goalie down to the AHL - Schneider, 23, the AHL goaltender of the year last season with the Moose, had battled with veteran Andrew Raycroft for the backup job behind Roberto Luongo. Andrew Raycroft feels a lot like Felix Potvin to me. Lots of promise, a few good seasons, but ultimately vanishes from the league.

Did the PGA Tour's playoffs deliver? - PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem camped out behind the first tee as the final round of the Tour Championship got under way at East Lake. From any direction, he couldn't complain about the view. Phil wins the tourney, Tiger wins the money. PGA wins the TV ratings.

Kimbo Slice ready to fight on UFC show - Kimbo Slice's long-awaited debut in the UFC cage airs Wednesday night on TV and the former street fighter says mixed martial arts fans can expect a "good matchup" with former IFL heavyweight champion Roy (Big Country) Nelson. Kimbo Slice could beat up a horse and grizzly bear at the same time, but then again, neither of those animals have a good ground game.