Matt Skube is a sports anchor and reporter at Thunder Bay Television. Before you ask - yes, he's heard just about every variation of a "Skube" nickname. A graduate of the College of Sports Media in Toronto, Matt was the play-by-play voice for the St. Francis Xavier University Athletics' webcasts for two years. He was also the sports editor for the school's newspaper, the Xaverian Weekly. Matt has done colour commentary and been an analyst for Ontario Hockey League broadcasts on Rogers TV (Mississauga St. Michael's Majors and Oshawa Generals). Despite his isolation in Northwestern Ontario, he's excited to be a part of the Sports UpFront team. You can reach him at matt.skube@sportsupfront.comor on Twitter, @mattskube.
If, 10 years ago, there was the possibility of an Olympic sport that saw four guys on skates racing down a glorified bobsled track, you might’ve thought you were crazy.
That’s a funny word, crazy. In fact, it accurately describes the mentality of most athletes competing in Red Bull Crashed Ice. But the truth is, crazy has caused a worldwide explosion in the extreme sport, and those involved are hoping it’ll reach the pinnacle of athletics. …
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