April 18, 2007
by Dan Bilicki In: Baseball
It looks like the Toronto Blue Jays are going to have to look towards their bench to fill in for some big names over the next while. With starting 3B Troy Glaus, LF Reed Johnson and closer B.J. Ryan all going on the disabled list over the course of two days, the Jays might be [...]
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April 16, 2007
by Dan Bilicki In: Basketball
Sunday was quite a peculiar day in the NBA. First off you have Tim Duncan accumulating 2 technical fouls while sitting on the bench and secondly you have Eddy Curry going a whole 43 minutes without committing a single foul. As I am sitting here typing this I am still having a hard time believing [...]
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by Dan Bilicki In: Baseball
Mother Nature apparently didn’t like the fact that players were being allowed to sport the universally retired number 42 in a tribute Jackie Robinson yesterday. Six games were postponed due to rain in the northeastern US to put a damper on the ceremonies. Some entire teams were planning to don the number to honor the [...]
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April 13, 2007
by Dan Bilicki In: Ice Hockey
Thank God there wasn’t another quadruple overtime game; I’m not sure if I would have been able to take it.
Kari Lehtonen dyes hair blue, lets in four goals. The thing is that his opponents, the Rangers, also wear blue; the Thrashers goalie should’ve done a little bit more homework on his opponent before updating his [...]
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April 12, 2007
by Dan Bilicki In: Football
Dallas Cowboys back up quarterback Drew Bledsoe retired yesterday after playing 14 seasons in the NFL; he made the Pro Bowl in four of them. Bledsoe was drafted by the New England Patriots in 1993 with the first overall pick and led the Pats to the Super Bowl in 1996 but lost to the Green [...]
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by Dan Bilicki In: Ice Hockey
While some may consider this update a bit late today, one should take into consideration what happened in the sporting world last night; namely, the Vancouver Canucks vs. the Dallas Stars. The game started at roughly 10 p.m. eastern standard time which equates to 7 p.m. pacific standard time as the game was played in [...]
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April 11, 2007
by Dan Bilicki In: Ice Hockey
Yes, it’s that time of year, when flowers begin to blossom and the Toronto Maple Leafs begin to work on their golf game; it’s the NHL playoffs. Here is your favourite blogger’s (and his lazy intern’s finals) picks for the NHL’s postseason.
Buffalo Sabres vs. New York Islanders: It’s tough to go against the President’s Trophy [...]
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by Dan Bilicki In: Football
Commissioner Roger Goodell came down on Adam “Pacman” Jones and Chris Henry yesterday with seismic force. Pacman will be forced to sit out the entire upcoming season while Henry got away with an eight-game suspension. Both players were involved in multiple off-field incidents with the law that were widely publicized.
Pacman Jones, who plays for the [...]
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by Dan Bilicki In: Basketball
Kevin Durant ended the speculation that he would return to Texas for at least another year by declaring for the NBA draft. Durant, who won the John R. Wooden award that is given to the NCAA’s best player, will either be drafted first or second depending on whom you talk to. The biggest factor, one [...]
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April 10, 2007
by Dan Bilicki In: Basketball, Ice Hockey
Not one, not two but three athletes based out of Miami were arrested yesterday for having too much to drink. First, it was reported that Florida Panthers goaltender Ed Belfour and forward Ville Peltonen were arrested after a scuffle with some cops on South Beach. Belfour, who has been known as a drinker in the [...]
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