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- 07/06/08
No one ever talks about the assistant coaches. A head coach is always important, but what about the support staff? For every great coach, there is a Defensive Coordinator, a Goaltending Consultant, or a Pitching Coach who goes largely unrecognized. Here's a list of the top 10 second fiddles in sports.
posted on Aug 21, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
National Geographic article about a beautiful game.
posted on May 31, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
You can win $1000 for defeating Lennox Lewis. In a game of chess. Huh?
posted on May 17, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
Soccer Flash Friday I thought I had World Cup Fever but it turns out it was just syphilis. Again. Here's a neat little flash volley-kicking soccer game anyway. Enjoy.
posted on May 12, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
Something Awful weighs in on Kromwell and ESPN. As cool as the other side of the other side of Stewart Scott.
posted on Nov 5, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
From Start to Finish , you need to hurdle, play soccer, swim, dribble a basketball, and keep your motorcycle going as fast as possible. Crap gameplay, but beautiful graphics. Some sort of prize is available, but only to those of you who live in the UK.
posted on Aug 9, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
Chris Chelios, a possible future Hall of Famer, just made the worst blunder of his career, and it wasn't even on the ice. According to TSN, Chelios said that NHL commissioner Gary Bettman (who is Jewish) should "get the gas" for his treatment of the players. Poor choice of words? Taken out of context? Just being a jackass? No matter what, Chelios just F-ed himself in the B.
posted on Jul 12, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
College Hockey goalie Jordan Sigalet has been nominated for an ESPY as "Best Comeback Athlete" for 2004-05. Why? He's been diagnosed with Multiple Schlerosis, and still went on to become Bowling Green's all-time leader in SV%, as well posting the second-best ever GAA. New England Hockey Journal has a nice little article on him here.
I wish the best for the guy, and it would make a great story if he ever made it to the NHL. How many athletes have managed to make it to the pros while battling a degenerative disease like this?
posted on Jun 29, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
Five a side football. A nice little timewaster.
posted on Apr 13, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
Think you're Eddy O'Sullivan? Think you're Irish? Think you're a rugby player? Think you know anything about kicking anything other than a keg, you dirty micks? If so, try Patrick O' Something's Kicking a Thing across another Thing Game.
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
posted on Mar 17, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
Play-by-play of classic sports rivalries if the team names actually represented the combatants. And also, instead of playing the sport, they're fighting to the death
Yeah, I know, but just read it.
posted on Feb 9, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
It's the IIHF World Juniors! Finally something for hockey fans to be excited about. (more inside)
posted on Dec 26, 2004 - Go to the detail view for this result
Boston Globe writer Kevin Paul Dupont said Joe Thornton should relinquish the "C" just before game seven against the Habs. Kind of a dick move, right? Here's the thing, though: he explained his reasons on a public messageboard a few days ago.
I was pissed about his column when it was published, but he makes some sense here.
Kudos to the dude for addressing the issues people had with his article. I love that a writer realizes that talking straight to internet nerds is important.
posted on Apr 24, 2004 - Go to the detail view for this result
Al Secord is interviewed on his career as a hockey pugilist. Whether you like the rougher parts of the game or not, his comments show the human side of the enforcer's role and bring to light some of the weird set of rules that hockey fighters live by.
A good read for non-hockey fans who wonder about the people who are involved int the uglier parts of the sport.
posted on Apr 1, 2004 - Go to the detail view for this result
USA! USA! USA!
Yeah, I know it was a weird goal that won the World Juniors, but hey - take that Canada!
posted on Jan 5, 2004 - Go to the detail view for this result
If you're like most NFL fans, you're passionate about your team. You own caps, jerseys and pennants. You may even dye your hair or paint your face in team colors. But whether you're heading to the stadium or just your favorite chair in front of the TV, you're not truly geared up for the game until you suit up your eyes with NFL Crazy Lenses®!
Whoa.
posted on Nov 19, 2003 - Go to the detail view for this result
Divealanche.com. Hey, I repect the Avs and all, but this is funny stuff. Be sure to check out the player profiles and the comics.
posted on Nov 17, 2003 - Go to the detail view for this result
It looks like Dany Heatley is going to be charged with vehicular homicide now that teammate Dan Snyder has passed away as a result of injuries suffered while catching a ride in Heatley's car. Sad news all around.
posted on Oct 6, 2003 - Go to the detail view for this result
Theo Fleury just vowed to return to the NHL. Mario’s almost definitely playing for the Pens next year. And now there’s talk of Mark Messier playing out the rest of his days in Edmonton. Sort of reads like a "Where are they Now?" list for former all-stars, except for some reason they’re still here. For God’s sake guys, just hang ‘em up!
posted on Jul 29, 2003 - Go to the detail view for this result
Colorado is signing both Paul Kariya and Teemu Selanne. Should we even bother playing next year, or just give them the cup and start negotiating the CBA?
posted on Jul 3, 2003 - Go to the detail view for this result
A freaking monkey is apparently smarter most of us here on Spofi. Not all that surprising, really. Maggie the monkey has been on a tear with her playoff predictions, and she's picked the Devils to beat Ottawa in the Eastern conference finals. I think Maggie is dead wrong. Who's right - me or that banana loving poo-flinger?
posted on May 22, 2003 - Go to the detail view for this result
Intermittent NHL Report
It's playoff preview time! I know it's a bit early and there could be some changes before the second season starts, but I wanted to get this posted before the big websites steal my thunder. (Disclaimer: before the season started, I picked San Jose to win the cup.)
(Preview inside)
posted on Apr 3, 2003 - Go to the detail view for this result
Remember a few years ago when that clown who was taunting Tie Domi and ended up falling into the penalty box where Domi was waiting for him? Well, he's suing everybody for damages. Everybody except the Flyers, that is.
posted on Apr 2, 2003 - Go to the detail view for this result
While looking for an annual report for a company profile I'm working on, I stumbled upon a bizarre shockwave game that's supposed to combine the fun of bowling with the pressure of a hockey penalty shot. You play the part of a tiger on ice skates.
Somebody at Kellogg's smokes a lot of pot.
posted on Mar 27, 2003 - Go to the detail view for this result
Well, Amonte is gone to the Flyers, but I'm sure there's a few big trades left before today's 3pm NHL Trade Deadline. Who's improved the most so far? (My vote is for the Leafs.) And is Selanne really on the block?
posted on Mar 11, 2003 - Go to the detail view for this result
Man, squealy was right.
When I was just a little boy
I asked my mother what sould I be
Should I be Arsenal, should I be Spurs?
Here's what she said to me:
Wash your mouth out son
And go get your father's gun
We'll shoot the Arsenal scum
Shoot the Arsenal scum !
That beats the bag out of "Here we go defense, here we go". Hundreds of soccer songs and chants can be found here.
posted on Feb 28, 2003 - Go to the detail view for this result
NHL Intermittent beat report
Inside: Officials get a site of their own and the state of the once sort of mighty Hurricanes
posted on Feb 10, 2003 - Go to the detail view for this result
Intermittent NHL Beat Report
(inside)
posted on Jan 30, 2003 - Go to the detail view for this result
Man loses control of his cock, dies. Be careful how you handle your cock. It could save your life.
posted on Jan 28, 2003 - Go to the detail view for this result
NHL intermittent beat report
(Three quick links inside)
posted on Jan 24, 2003 - Go to the detail view for this result
Intermittent NHL Beat Report
(inside)
posted on Jan 15, 2003 - Go to the detail view for this result
Mike Danton is taking legal action against Devils GM Lou Lamoriello, apparently because he's unhappy with his ice time. He wants to be traded, released, or placed with an AHL team for two weeks so another organization can take a look at him. Isn't this the same guy who was suspended last month for not reporting to the Devil's own AHL affiliate, the River Rats? I just don't see how this is justifiable.
posted on Jan 13, 2003 - Go to the detail view for this result
The 2003 World Junior Championship is down to four teams. The Fins smoked the Slovaks (behind the play of Atlanta's Kari Lehtonen) and will face the as yet unstoppable Russians in the semifinals. Team USA eked out a 4-3 win against the Czechs and will face Canada. Both games take place today.
In other news, USA!USA!USA!
posted on Jan 3, 2003 - Go to the detail view for this result
Xtreme Quarterback Challenge is a flash game. If you enjoy it, there's a good chance you're going to hell.
posted on Dec 30, 2002 - Go to the detail view for this result
(More inside)
posted on Dec 24, 2002 - Go to the detail view for this result
The 42 year-old equipment manager for the IHL's Fort Wayne Komets had eaten two hot dogs and drank four Mountain Dews during the first two periods, but that didn't stop him from playing the last half of the third period in goal. He stopped 3 out of 4 shots in an overtime shootout to win the game. Rock on, old man. Rock on.
posted on Dec 17, 2002 - Go to the detail view for this result
NHL Weekly Beat Report
This week, the Leafs show signs of a late bloom (maybe). Also, we'll take a look at a few young players to watch this year. (More inside)
posted on Nov 27, 2002 - Go to the detail view for this result
Beat Report: NHL
This year’s NHL looks a lot different from the league you knew last year. The hurry-up faceoffs and the crackdown on obstruction and interference have made the game a faster, more wide-open, and higher scoring affair.
Many people seem to enjoy the new flow of the game, with the notable and vocal exception of Canada’s answer to Archie Bunker, Don Cherry. Of course, Don may just be upset because some of his favorite guys aren’t going to make the cut in the new NHL. If you’re interested in the day-to-day live of a few of the enforcers that have enough skill to keep playing in today’s NHL, check out the online journals of Matt Barnaby or PJ Stock . Stock, along with being a passably entertaining writer, is also of the league’s 12 dirtiest players. Good for him.
But before you worry that the way that the game is being played now will mean that the NHL of the future will be overrun with non-physical little guys like surprising new star Martin St. Louis (23 points, 19 games) and the rest of Darren Pang’s All-Short Team, take heart in the fact that in one game in the minor leagues last week, 23 players were ejected in what could have been billed as QMJHL Smackdown ‘02.
It seems like the refs can’t do anything right this year. While Don Cherry complains that obstruction calls are ruining the game, others complain that the the crackdown is already fading. And speaking of complaining, the Maple Leaf’s are taking heat for being "whiny divers". It’s hard to respect a team with a winger whose name is an anagram of this.
When it comes down to it, instead of complaining about the differences in this year’s game, maybe we should be thankful for the rule changes that the NHL didn’t make. Well, maybe except the last one.
posted on Nov 21, 2002 - Go to the detail view for this result
Who's hotter: Larry Bird or Rod Brind'amour? The answer, of course, is neither. But for my money the ugliest man in sports in my lifetime was Patrick Ewing.
posted on Nov 4, 2002 - Go to the detail view for this result