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Leafs offer Tavares contract in effort to circumvent NHL draft With the Toronto Sun calling for JFJ's head this morning, could this be a ploy to save his job, or might it actually work out?
posted on Oct 25, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
HGH + The Clear = HR(50%) A Tufts physicist and baseball fan will publish an article in the upcoming issue of the American Journal of Physics detailing how a small increase in muscle mass could increase the amount of home runs a professional-baseball-level player would hit by over 50 percent.
posted on Sep 26, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
"I prefer the whore that is your sister" = Headbutt
posted on Aug 18, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
Bettman Buggers Up Balsillie's Bid Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie has accused NHL commissioner Gary Bettman of forcing the owner of the Nashville Predators to break off discussions about the sale of the team to Balsillie
posted on Jul 20, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
Yashin Laughin' all the way to the bank The four years left on the deal are worth $26.45 million, according to Newsday. Under the NHL collective bargaining agreement, the Islanders can buy Yashin out by paying two-thirds of the remaining amount ($17.63 million) over the next eight years. The salary-cap hit will be some $2.2 million per season over that time.
posted on Jun 6, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
Dallas Stars Sign Sean Avery The NHL's infamous agitator, fresh off a playoff stunt that inspired a new no-mimes rule, signed a four-year, $15.5 million deal shortly after the league's free agent signing period began.
posted to Hockey at 2:18 PM CDT
As the Apple turns... Willie Randolph is out as manager of the New York Mets, fired in the middle of the night 2 1/2 months into a disappointing season that has followed the team's colossal collapse last September. In the middle of the night? Seems pretty cold.
posted to Baseball at 4:25 AM CDT
rcade, you nailed it. This hoopla is about some senior writers getting scooped by the night shift intern on the news desk. These writers have been sniffing around the soon to be corpse and are mad they didn't get the first bite.
For a myriad of reasons, isn't it common for these types of personnel decisions to be exercised on the road, or do I have a distorted memory of how professional sports franchises work?
posted at 1:41 PM CDT on June 17
Game 2
Detroit Red Wings v Pittsburgh Penguins.
posted to Hockey at 10:42 AM CDT
Seems to me the Wings attack the puck carrier more effectively than earlier Pens' opponents, negating the advantages of Malkin and Crosby in open ice. (I've even started to think the weaker Central allows the Wings to experiment throughout the regular season with more game tactics, molding them into a more flexible and opportunistic team.)
But the same rule applies to these Wings that applied to the Devils' dynastic teams: you must get the lead first to make them chase you, or else game over.
posted at 8:41 AM CDT on May 27
A Fight to the Death CBC program The Fifth Estate investigates the effects of undiagnosed concussions in WWE wrestler Chris Benoit's tragic demise. Also relevant to other SpoFi threads about NFL disability pensions, etc.
posted to General at 9:13 PM CDT
somewhat related - New aggressive treatment of concussions [via]
posted at 10:29 AM CDT on February 8
Colorado wouldn't mind having Peter the Great back. According to ESPN, Forsberg will not play for Modo next season and is training for a Feb. 26 return to the NHL.
posted to Hockey at 11:58 PM CDT
Smart money is on the Flyers landing him. And Holmgren could've won GM of the year even before a Forsberg signing, if his team hadn't developed a collective case of suspendmeitus.
posted at 11:53 AM CDT on February 4
Peter doesn't want to come back and lead a team. He wants to be the piece of the puzzle that puts a team over the top. With all the Avs injuries, Forsberg would be front and center without the top flite supporting cast he would prefer. If Sakic were healthy and having a great season, it would be different. But he isn't. And somehow Forsberg really respects the club that traded him away all those years ago, and again last year. Whatever floats your bat.
posted at 2:07 PM CDT on February 4
Biron/Tiittykaka tandem could get hot. And I don't think anyone wants to play Philly in the first round. There will be a physical toll paid against Philly higher than other clubs.
posted at 2:29 PM CDT on February 4
posted to Football at 9:07 PM CDT
Petty was the best halftime act ever.
posted at 9:16 AM CDT on February 4
Dude, prince opened with Queen. I admit, the symbolled one was pretty rockin, but he wasn't no Petty. They managed to create a tripped out concert experience at the sanitized Superbowl. Impressive.
posted at 12:17 PM CDT on February 4
I'd be shocked if he lip synched. He was behind on the lyrics for a bit of the first song. The anthem on the otherhand was way over mastered to be live. And maybe I'm old, or appreciate a lack of dancers or medleys, or prefer the tightness of Petty, but Prince last year pales in my mind. Or maybe its because Petty is underrated in general and Prince is overrated.
posted at 12:51 PM CDT on February 4
I've had a thing for maryjane for fifteen years now.
posted at 1:38 PM CDT on February 5
NBA players' financial security no slam dunk A statistic was cited during the meeting that startled some of the hoopsters. It was said that 60% of retired N.B.A. players go broke 5 years after their cheques stop arriving.
posted to Business and Law at 2:04 PM CDT
two words: bud get
posted at 4:32 PM CDT on January 31
Steve Yzerman Duped. How an 11-year-old (and his dirtbag father) fooled the Selke, Conn Smythe and treble Stanley Cup winner, and future Hall of Famer.
posted to Hockey at 11:31 AM CDT
Thems fightin' words. I'll let a Wings' fan do the fightin' though. But I will say he is pretty much a lock for first ballot admittance.
posted at 12:20 PM CDT on January 31
Embrace All-Star weekend for what it's supposed to be -- fun If you read every media account of the happenings in and around All-Star weekend here, you would swear the event was some twisted hybrid of being repeatedly poked in the eye with a sharp object and being trapped in a tiny, airless room listening to an endless tape loop of Joe Sakic interviews.
posted to Hockey at 8:25 AM CDT
The hardest shot and accuracy comps are always my favorite. I missed the team relay and quickest lap around the rink. The team obstacle course has potential, but needs some tweaking.
The shoot-out sudden death elimination also was a cool addition. The fancy pants show off session could be shelved, and I wouldn't mind. Or, maybe adjust the dumb ass judges so that scoring a goal was heavily weighted. And Dominique Wilkins? "Well, skating looks tough, so I give that an 8." "But Dominique, he just turned around?"
posted at 3:18 PM CDT on January 29
Bo, cart before the horse.
Players are still getting used to taking penalty shots all the time. The circus tricks will come. I would prefer the theatrics to come during an elimination shoot out challenge, or something similar. Maybe give bonus points after goals are scored to break a tie or something.
But points for a spin-o-rama swing and a miss was pretty lame.
posted at 4:04 PM CDT on January 29
Holland explains himself here. [via]
I'd take Avery on my team in a heartbeat. The guy is effective during the regular season against division rivals, and can win you a playoff series by distraction. He's worth every penny, even if you don't agree with his means.