St. Louis Blues 'strongly considered' to host 2017 Winter Classic (Report) It's been just over a month since the last Winter Classic... SO WHY DON'T WE KNOW WHERE THE NEXT ONE IS GOING TO BE YET?! Speculation is rampant. The Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins are out of the running with the report earlier this week of their Stadium Series game. Others thought the game would be in … [Read more...]
Brett Favre leads the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2016
Brett Favre leads the Pro Football Hall of Fame's class of 2016 SAN FRANCISCO — The Pro Football Hall of Fame voters meet the day before the Super Bowl, hear presentations for each of the finalists, then vote. Pete Dougherty of the Green Bay Press-Gazette presented former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre. Dougherty's presentation took six seconds. Because, really, nothing more … [Read more...]
NHL Three Stars: Habs finally win; Karlsson kills penalties; Marchand’s OT penalty shot
NHL Three Stars: Habs finally win; Karlsson kills penalties; Marchand's OT penalty shot Hi Lou pic.twitter.com/7w5qcsWJSm— Jack A. Wilson (@JACKaWILSON) February 6, 2016 No. 1 Star: Artem Anisimov, Chicago Blackhawks In a big Central Division matchup against the Dallas Stars, the Blackhawks came away with a convincing 5-1 win; increasing their lead over the Stars to five points. Anisimov … [Read more...]
Korean skier earns applause at 2018 Olympics test event (The Associated Press)
Korean skier earns applause at 2018 Olympics test event (The Associated Press) JEONGSEON, South Korea (AP) -- South Korean skier Kim Hyeon-tae had a modest goal in his World Cup debut: to finish within five seconds of the winner. … [Read more...]
Connor McDavid, the boy wizard, creates magic with deke (Video)
Connor McDavid, the boy wizard, creates magic with deke (Video) FACT: Connor McDavid poops rainbows and farts glitter. He comes to the rink on a unicorn. The boy is magic. Straight up magic as evidenced on a play against the Alexei Emelin and the rest of the Montreal Canadiens. In his third game back from injury, the boy wizard effortlessly moves the puck up the ice, dekes around Emelin, and … [Read more...]
Janka wins super-G at 2018 Olympics test by large margin (The Associated Press)
Janka wins super-G at 2018 Olympics test by large margin (The Associated Press) JEONGSEON, South Korea (AP) -- Former overall World Cup champion Carlo Janka won the super-G test event for the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics by a large margin Sunday, while several pre-race favorites failed to finish their runs. … [Read more...]
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Jeongseon men’s super g results (Reuters)
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Jeongseon men's super g results (Reuters) Feb 7 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the World Cup Jeongseon Men's Super G on Sunday 1. Carlo Janka (Switzerland) 1:26.16 2. Christof Innerhofer (Italy) 1:26.98 3. Vincent Kriechmayr (Austria) 1:27.22 4. Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (Norway) 1:27.37 5. Peter Fill (Italy) 1:27.42 6. Romed Baumann (Austria) 1:27.46 7. Marcel … [Read more...]
Watch Patrick Roy nearly explode after losing coach’s challenge (Video)
Watch Patrick Roy nearly explode after losing coach's challenge (Video) Patrick Roy started to twitch after the Winnipeg Jets scored. Andrew Ladd was positioned in front of the net when his butt makes contact with the mask of Semyon Varlamov. The goaltender is unable to recover from contact and make a save on Drew Stafford's shot. Roy challenges the goal on the grounds of goaltender … [Read more...]
Waiver Wired: Wired: Top NBA Pickups Week 16
Waiver Wired: Wired: Top NBA Pickups Week 16 Games Played Week 16 3 Games: NOP 2 Games: ATL, BOS, BRK, CHA, CHI, CLE, DEN, DET, GSW, HOU, IND, LAC, LAL, MEM, MIL, MIN, OKC, ORL, PHI, PHX, POR, SAC, SAN, TOR, UTA, WAS 1 Game: DAL, MIA, NYK Guards seem to be the most abundant fantasy position this season on the waiver wire, while centers are becoming increasingly harder to come by. Week 16 is the … [Read more...]
Sunday Daily Dose: Dose: The Young Wolfpack
Sunday Daily Dose: Dose: The Young Wolfpack After it was looking like Saturday night’s marquee matchup was set to disappoint, the NBA world got the game it deserved in an exciting showdown between Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry as the Warriors took down the Thunder. Unexpectedly, the Lakers gave the Spurs a wire-to-wire battle that nobody was expecting, the Hornets have strung together a couple … [Read more...]