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Honoured to share that my feature on the deportation of Canucks star Elias Pettersson's childhood friends has been nominated for an @RTDNA_Canada award in the Excellence in Sports Reporting category.
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David Singh
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David Singh
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Senior writer @Sportsnet, covering Blue Jays | BBWAA member | Former Journalism Instructor @TorontoMet
- Ernie Clement: “No matter how tonight goes, this is the most fun I've ever had playing baseball. It's the tightest group I've ever been a part of. “You get to play with 30 of your best friends, and I don't think that happens every year.”
- Elias Pettersson’s closest friends are a trio of Armenian brothers who were deported from Sweden eight years ago. Here is my feature on that traumatic event, the fight to get them back, and how it all shaped the @Canucks star. sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/eli…
- Imagine this: Manny Malhotra becomes the first NHL Head Coach of South Asian descent and the only visible minority bench boss in the league. My feature on the @Canucks assistant and why the above sentence is more of an inevitability than possibility: sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/man…
- It’s not hyperbole to say Shannon Curley is among the most influential people in the Blue Jays organization. Why is that? And who is Shannon and what does she do? My latest feature takes you into her world: sportsnet.ca/longform/how-s…
- The 2025 Blue Jays player banners are up outside Rogers Centre
- Blue Jays rookie Spencer Horwitz dealt with severe panic attacks when he was in college. The episodes could've pushed him out of baseball, but he chose to "jump in with both feet" and learn how to prioritize his mental health. My feature: sportsnet.ca/mlb/longform/w…
- I asked Kevin Gausman about this moment when he met Ichiro. Here is his answer:
- Chatted with Jays scout Dean Decillis, who's in town to help with MLB Draft prep. He was smiling from ear to ear today. The reason? Two of his greatest scouting finds — Alejandro Kirk & Santiago Espinal — are now All-Stars. "It's exciting because both guys were undervalued."
- Why is Mike Babcock coaching in Saskatchewan and what has he learned over the past two years? I travelled to the province to find out sportsnet.ca/nhl/longform/i…
- Herb Carnegie was supposed to be hockey’s Jackie Robinson. He was denied entry to the NHL because he was Black. This is the story of his grandson, who's trying to right the wrongs of systemic racism by getting Carnegie inducted into the Hall of Fame: sportsnet.ca/longform/insid…
- “Literally, I’ve seen my mom not eat dinner for me and my brother. A bad outing compared to that? It’s nothing.” This is the heart-rending, yet also inspiring story of Alek Manoah and his mother, Susana Lluch. sportsnet.ca/mlb/longform/m…
- Canadian pitcher Phillippe Aumont had a potential opportunity with the Blue Jays this year. He gave up that, and his pro baseball career, to become a farmer. I travelled to his farm in Gatineau, Quebec, to find out why: sportsnet.ca/mlb/longform/p…
- Blue Jays starter José Berríos is the best Puerto Rican pitcher of his generation. On the eve of Roberto Clemente Day, here is my feature on what that means and the lasting impact it could have on the island. sportsnet.ca/mlb/longform/j…
