Welcome To Sports Slant (sSl)

A big shout-out to everybody! My name is Sonya Ewan and I'm a freelance sports and outdoor adventure writer. The spirit of this site is to highlight both professional and amateur athletes in their challenges, accomplishments, and victories. I strive to explore the human experience through writing that aims to be humorous and exciting with some wicked sensibility, speaking my mind at times with tongue firmly planted in cheek (lofty goals, i know). I hope to tease out enthusiasm for the discovery of a range of sports dynamics in full-fledged and dabbling fanatics alike, much as i was lured several years ago....

On this site you'll find a blog, CHbLog, (okay, so it's more of a column) for fans of the professional, Double-A Central Hockey League during the winter months. In warmer months, the column will turn toward outdoor sports coverage - primarily cycling. I'll be using the same letters (CHL) but they'll stand for Cycling High (elevation, people) bLog. Who'da thunk Versus would also cover my two very favorite, very different sports?! There's a portfolio of my published features. And i've included a reader Q&A for amateur athletes and wannabes (go for it!) who've asked questions related to various training issues. The fantastic sports photo gallery will continue to grow, so check it out every month or so.

In the meantime, rock on, stay solid, go play, have fun, Enjoy! sonya@sportsSlant.com

Latest Blog entry

Looking for the phat 411 on the happenings of the Central Hockey League and musings on the vast world of hockey... and cycling? How about the “inside edge” on whatever strikes me? You got it!

Tour De France - cycling through sunflowers After Phelps won medal No. 8, his teammate, Brendan Hansen said Phelps is "one of the best athletes of sports in general.... What he did today and what he did this entire week... beats the Tour de France, beats the pressure at the US Open, it beats every part of what sport is."

Oh, snap! We’re gonna give the guy a break for speaking in the passion of the moment, but I gotta ask, when was the last time Hansen sat on a bike for 5 hours a day, 19 days in three weeks, riding up both the Alps and Pyrenees?

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Latest Q&A

Q: Not so much a question this time. My more-active buddies and i commonly discuss the benefits of cross training, so here's a quote i pulled from an interview with NHL Edmonton Oilers defenseman, Matt Greene, in USA Hockey Magazine... Read More