Women's Hockey Notebook: Making dollars and sense of the NHL's lack of involvement [Ed. Note: Welcome to the first Women's Hockey Notebook featuring the NWHL and CWHL. Every week we’ll feature a main story on one or both of the leagues, followed by a round up of the top news and notes in the women’s hockey universe and preview the weekend games. I fully admit the layout is borrowed from … [Read more...]

Smart plays and guys to avoid for Saturday's Daily Fantasy Hockey slate By Benjamin Zweiman RotoWire Hockey Writer Saturday features a couple of big rivalry games and one of the most anticipated rematches early in the season. The top team in the NHL, the Canadiens, plays host to the Maple Leafs. Mike Condon was in net Friday for the Habs, so that means Carey Price will take the Hockey Night … [Read more...]

Jersey Fouls of the Week: The Mystic Lion LA King; Lightning strikes John Lynch Mike Bossy didn’t play for the New York Islanders in their “third jersey” era.  Which is why the above photo of his name on an Islanders third jersey just looks … weird. It’s like the Jack Eichel Buffalo Sabres ‘Turd Burger’ submissions we keep getting. (S/t Jason Greenberg) This was quite a week of … [Read more...]

Does UCLA QB Josh Rosen have a hot tub in his dorm? (Photo) Does Josh Rosen have a hot tub in his dorm room? Rosen, UCLA’s star freshman quarterback, posted this video on his Instagram account that appears to show him enjoying a nice meal while relaxing in one of those cool inflatable hot tubs. Rosen seems to be putting the hot tub to good use, too. An Arizona student posted a photo of … [Read more...]

College football's top 10 breakout players at midseason With the first half of the 2015 college football season completed, it’s time to take a look back at the first seven weeks and examine some of the new stars across the nation. Breakout players are hard to predict in the preseason, but the emergence of new stars are a huge boost for a team’s win total or the opportunity to compete for a … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Carter busts loose; Lundqvist rules Coyotes; Ellis downs Ducks No. 1 Star: Jeff Carter, Los Angeles Kings Carter was a big part of the Kings’ offensive outbreak with two goals and two assists in a 4-1 win over the San Jose Sharks. The four-goal output doubled LA’s previous high  for the 2015-16 season. Also, did Carter call 'bank' on this goal? No. 2 Star: Henrik Lundqvist, … [Read more...]

Marek Vs. Wyshynski Podcast: Mike Heika on Tyler Seguin, Dallas Stars; Rinaldo hit It's a Thursday edition of Marek vs. Wyshynski podcast, in which we discussed: - The Zac Rinaldo hit vs. Flyers, which Marek doesn't even think was a penalty.  - Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News brings the smarts on the Dallas Stars and the Western Conference. - A bit more Tortorella  - News about our … [Read more...]

NFL draft: Prospects who could boost their stocks most down the stretch It's the midpoint of the college football season, and the NFL draft picture is starting to come into better focus. But by no means is anything set in stone, and there are several volatile player stocks still out there. With that in mind, and being the positive-thinking folks we are, here are the 10 college players we … [Read more...]

Steve Smith Sr. might still retire but not likely to be traded to contender Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith Sr. said Wednesday that he’s “still on schedule” to retire at season’s end, which has led some people to wonder if the 1-5 Ravens might opt to deal Smith to a contender. Don’t count on it. A source told Shutdown Corner that trading Smith is not at all likely and that the … [Read more...]

Rex Ryan shuts down Tyrod Taylor this week, EJ Manuel to start again Unlike last week, when the Buffalo Bills kept up the charade that Tyrod Taylor might play all the way up until Sunday, Rex Ryan admitted on Thursday morning that Taylor won't play this week. Taylor suffered an MCL sprain that was supposed to keep him out multiple weeks, and that has turned out to be accurate. EJ Manuel … [Read more...]