In a Thursday night game against the LA Kings, San Jose Sharks player Ryane Clowe was sitting on the bench when he reached over the wall with his stick and tapped the puck. The illegal move was not caught by officials at the time and after reviewing the play the NHL has decided not to fine Clowe. The reasoning is that if it had been caught during the game it would only have been a minor infraction. Watch the action after the break. Continue reading
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Welcome to the real football season. The one in which a clash of bodies results in a roar of approval rather than a whistle and a lot of theatrical rolling around. The one in which shoulder pads are reserved for the corporate boxes. Continue reading
On March 2, 1962, Wilt Chamberlain became the only player in NBA history to score 100 points in a game. He actually set eight individual game records that night: Continue reading
In twenty total games this season, the New York Giants defense faced a total of 1,072 plays including 637 pass plays. 48 of those plays were ended with a thunderous sack of which thrice-first-named Jason Pierre-Paul had 16. 20 of those 637 pass plays ended with New York interceptions – Corey Webster paced with six while Kenny Phillips and Aaron Ross each grabbed four. A sack or an interception can change the course of a game and a season. But a defensed pass play in Week 14 that was far more innocuous-looking on the play-by-play was the one that allowed the Giants to even get in the tournament, much less win the Super Bowl:
| 3rd and 5 at DAL 25 | (Shotgun) T.Romo pass incomplete deep right to M.Austin. Pass incomplete on a “go” route. |
Today is America’s greatest day of the year. This year’s game pits the New York Giants against the New England Patriots. It should be a good game, with plenty of opportunities for trash talk. For a summary of the contest please see Ross’ excellent preview or Marty’s hater’s guide. Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmHvfkDZjgA
Steven Tyler keeps getting shit for singing the National Anthem.
You didn’t ask Justin Beiber to sing the National Anthem. You asked Steven Tyler, from legendary Boston band Aerosmith. Continue reading
http://youtu.be/Nsc8OX_vICs
Merry Christmas me, er, NBA fans everywhere! After a 5 month lockout the owners and players came to their senses and realized no one makes money if basketball isn’t being played. Now we have a healthy five game menu for our usual Christmas day games. Continue reading
The NBA is back on Christmas Day and you can go to hell if you don’t care. With a condensed 66 game schedule, there figures to be a lot of random upsets, blowouts and overall very sloppy play. But everyone who likes college basketball should feel right at home. Continue reading
During winters when I was a kid, my Dad insisted we wear real, proper shoes to school. I have no memory what type of shoes these were. Desert boots? Penny loafers, complete with shiny penny? Wee, child-sized Oxfords? No clue. I do vividly remember, however, the footwear I was desperate to wear to school instead. The footwear my father thought too flimsy to keep our feet warm through a New Jersey winter. The footwear I put in my bag and a few blocks from home, changed into, so desperate was I to have them on my feet, always. Sneakers. Continue reading
Last month Runner’s World magazine did its “reader’s issue.” A lot of the stories were about the readers of the magazine instead of the running superstars that are normally featured in the magazine. One reader pointed out that it’s very rare to see a black runner on the cover of the magazine.
The editor talked about this in his monthly address at the beginning of the magazine. Lo and behold, there are mostly white runners featured on the magazine because that’s who is reading the magazine. Nearly 90% of readers are Caucasian, 5.2% are Hispanic and a very low 1.2% are African-American. With 13% of the United State population being African-American, one might hope that might be reflected in running demographics, but it is not. Continue reading