Hull of a Career: On Monday, November 9th, The Golden Brett joined his father in the NHL Hall of Fame. His career included 741 goals - only two players have more, Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe - and 1391 points over 20 NHL seasons ranking Hull 21st on the all time points list. In the early 1990's Brett Hull was one of the most feared snipers in the league tallying 86 goals in the 1990-91 season. He is one of five players on the 50-50 list, an 8 time all star and an Olympian. He has won the Hart Memorial Trophy (MVP), the Lady Byng and scored a Stanley Cup clinching goal in 1999.

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Mark McGwire to rejoin Cardinals?: "We're getting closer," La Russa told ESPN.com on Sunday. "But nothing has been decided yet. I can't tell you anything yet."

posted by BoKnows to baseball at 08:08 PM - 49 comments

4-year-old performs Miracle speech: Josh Sacco has seen the movie Miracle nearly 150 times. Apparently, the movie has made quite an impression on the young fan.

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Top 7 Underrated Baseball Moments since 1990: A short summary of baseball moments since 1990 that have kind of slid under the radar and really should have gotten or should continue to get some pub as some of the greatest performances and records of this era.

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Zambrano thinking retirement?: "It's been a disappointing season," he replied. "People say, 'Why can't you pitch like that all the time?' It's not all the time I feel like that."

posted by BoKnows to baseball at 01:00 PM - 4 comments

"Achievement is not a gift.": A player takes an unchallenged lead off first base, dashes to second and makes it safely without a throw. The runner has advanced, but because there was no attempt to thwart him, he does not receive a stolen base. Instead, an official scorer bellows "defensive indifference" in the press box.

posted by BoKnows to baseball at 01:52 PM - 18 comments

The Real Cost of the Ball Game: Take me out to the ball game ... but you can keep your luxury seats and $11 burgers. A rant by Sean Elder via Reader's Digest.

posted by BoKnows to baseball at 08:40 PM - 6 comments

Defending a 83-0 rout.: "We did not go into the game looking to score that many points,'' Chaminade-Madonna football coach Tim Tyrrell said, "and a lot of them came in bunches and off big plays."

posted by BoKnows to football at 08:49 PM - 19 comments

Ichiro breaks 108 year old record: With another 200 in the hit bank, Ichiro surpasses a Hall of Famer who has one of the more famous nicknames in baseball history, "Wee" Willie Keeler, who did it from 1894-1901 for the Brooklyn Dodgers franchise.

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Need Revenue? Sell Beer.: Memphis may have lost its football opener to Mississippi, but the city won big thanks to huge beer sales.

posted by BoKnows to football at 11:01 PM - 9 comments

Four Letter Stress Relief: One of the more outstanding and often overlooked aspects of the sports viewing experience is the art of the curse word. A good use of a 4 letter word can relieve many a stresses, and when executed properly, always makes for some good old fashioned laughter. Some of our favorite sporting luminaries have become synonymous with their choice dialect, and so today, we salute and celebrate those sons of batches of cookies via everyone's online friend, Youtube. (NSFW)

posted by BoKnows to culture at 04:45 PM - 8 comments

Theo Fleury is coming back?: At 41 years young, Theo Fleury says he is fit enough to play in the NHL and has hired a personal trainer. He last played in 2003. Six years ago, Fleury was suspended by the NHL for violating the substance abuse program. So now, after playing in Europe, pitching Reality TV shows, playing baseball and a clothing line, Theo plans on returning to the NHL. Right now, his life has never been better.

posted by BoKnows to hockey at 07:03 PM - 5 comments

Spectator killed during Tour de France: One woman was killed and two others injured after being hit by a Republican Guardsman driving a motorcycle. It was the first fatal accident on the Tour since 2002, when a child died after being hit by a car from the publicity caravan.

posted by BoKnows to other at 01:34 AM - 7 comments

Phil Mickelson hits backwards better than you hit forwards: Phil Mickelson demonstrates how much better at golf he is, compared to the rest of us.

posted by BoKnows to golf at 11:04 PM - 10 comments

You're all out!: High school umpire Don Briggs made the most of the classic ejection call - "Yer outta here" - by ejecting the entire crowd last Thursday in West Burlington, Iowa. Eventually, the crowd was allowed to return, but only under the agreement that "anyone making a negative comment toward the officials would be ejected from the premises and could be charged with disorderly conduct..."

posted by BoKnows to baseball at 11:13 PM - 18 comments

Pujols' two-run sacrifice fly: St. Louis Cardinal Albert Pujols drives in two runs with a sacrifice fly ball. How often does this happen? (Video only)

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Shin Kicking: During the Cotswold "Olimpick" games, there are many rural events such as tug-of war and sledgehammer throwing, but Shin Kicking is the main event. The games date back to the 17th century and were outlawed in the 1850's. Resurrected in the 1950s, the games have increased in popularity and support. In an excerpt from his book 'True Brits', author JR Daeschner gives a first hand (or leg) view of the event. Video of event here. (ESPN)

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Will the Rams leave St. Louis?: Decisions have not been made as of yet, but an online petition is asking the new owners to keep the Rams in the Gateway City. Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill has signed the petition which pleads "Please, whoever buys the Rams, keep them here and don't move them away." The contract between the Rams and the Edward Jones Dome states that the facility must be "top-tier", and rank in the top eight stadiums in terms of quality. If that standard isn't met, the owners could opt out of the lease agreement.

posted by BoKnows to football at 10:08 PM - 15 comments

7-foot-9 center Sun Mingming: While his lack of speed may prevent an NBA career, the 25 year old is hoping to take his game to the next level.

posted by BoKnows to basketball at 12:25 AM - 6 comments

Mike Tyson's Daughter Dies After Home Accident: Exodus Tyson, the four-year-old daughter of boxer Mike Tyson, died a day after being accidentally strangled by the cord of a treadmill at her home.

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Why Are Rich People So Bad at Sports?: Does wealth = superb athletes? It used to. But now, having access to state-of-the-art training facilities and world-class coaches, is not always an advantage.

posted by BoKnows to general at 06:18 PM - 5 comments

Top 10 Weirdest Mascots: They're big, fuzzy and bring joy to thousands of people. Kids love them, and you can admit it, you like them a little bit, too (it's because they can't change expression on their face, no matter how much pain they're in on the inside). They do goofy dances, fire t-shirts and hot dogs into the stands and help to embarrass the other team.

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Exposed: Buffalo Bills fullback Corey McIntyre has been arrested and chraged with exposing sexual organs. This happened outside a Port St. Lucie (FL) woman's home. McIntyre's agent, Brett Tessler, was quoted saying "Corey McIntyre is one of the highest character people around and the last guy who would do what he is being accused of." McIntyre himself, denies the incident.

posted by BoKnows to football at 01:51 PM - 18 comments

Thievery: Jayson Werth is a klepto. (Video here)

posted by BoKnows to baseball at 09:44 PM - 13 comments

'Massachusetts Rules': Last week, Amherst College took on their arch rival, Williams College, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first collegiate baseball game. The teams will use equipment and wear uniforms from the 19th century, and they will play 'Massachusetts Rules'. The 1859 game ended with Amherst winning with a final score of 73-32 after 25 innings. (Photos from the event - via NPR)

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