January 2011
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Jan 31st
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Stuck Between Stations →
drew-f: Pinning down exactly what Vernon Wells is and means is, as it turns out, quite difficult. Writing about the Vernon Wells trade without mention money is nearly impossible. Writing about the Vernon… “He did the thing too many people claim to want but actually detest from professional athletes. A certain segment of the fanbase loves railing against hot dogs one minute then bemoaning...
Jan 26th
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HBO's 24/7 - Back next year?  →
nhl-offseason: HBO was so enamored with its groundbreaking experiment with the NHL and vice versa, it seems certain the relationship will continue with a follow-up next season. Don’t worry, because it has to work out,” HBO Sports president Ross Greenburg told ESPN.com on Friday. The reaction to “24/7 Penguins/Capitals: Road to the Winter Classic” — the four-part series that provided viewers...
Jan 25th
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“I like to bake, so sometimes I do the desserts. I don’t eat too much...”
– Caroline Wozniacki, serving aces and stealing hearts
Jan 22nd
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Jan 22nd
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Jan 20th
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Jan 18th
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“He’s got the big, big legs, a big ass and a strong enough upper body to take a...”
– Toronto Maple Leafs Assistant Coach Tim Hunter vividly describing Nikolai Kulemin’s starring role in “Hey, That’s my Five-Hole!” (quote via The Globe & Mail)
Jan 14th
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Jan 14th
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Jan 14th
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“I know I’ll sit around when my family is around sometimes and I’m in...”
– ~ Ron Wilson, Head Coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs There is a jarring, depressing truth about the life of a coach in sports. What is often assumed as a glamourous position through the biased eyes of the fan, it is somewhat difficult to separate my dislike for Ron Wilson as a hockey coach and my...
Jan 10th
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Jan 8th
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Jan 8th
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Jan 7th
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Jan 7th
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Jan 6th
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Jan 6th
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WatchWatch
destructionintheendzone: ESPN, a horse is not a woman! Our friend over at From A Left Wing brought this story to our attention: “ESPN recently launched a website for women sports fans, espnW. Today the site listed its top ten stories in women’s sports. In cooking up this list, ESPN adopted a flexible definition of the category “woman” by including Zenyatta, the horse, as #4.” I wonder...
Jan 6th
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Jan 3rd
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Jan 3rd
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