damien cox (born august 23, 1961 in hamilton, ontario) is a journalist, broadcaster and author based in toronto. currently, he writes two columns a week for the toronto star, who he has written for since 1985, and was the co-host of prime time sports with bob mccown on sportsnet the fan 590. cox also writes for sportsnet.ca on hockey. he has covered the nhl and the toronto maple leafs as a reporter and columnist for over 28 years, as well as the 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010 winter olympics, and many other international hockey events.