NHL Trade Deadline 2016 Live Blog: Hour 1 The NHL Trade Deadline is Feb. 29, at 3 p.m. ET. We're live-blogging this bad boy every hour with constant commentary and updates from Puck Daddy writers Greg Wyshynski, Sean Leahy, Josh Cooper and Jen Neale, as well as Sam McCaig of Yahoo Sports NHL coverage.  Here's the Hour 1 live blog! Follow all the deals on the Yahoo Sports trade tracker!  And … [Read more...]

Aaron Rodgers photobombs the Oscars red carpet When you're an MVP quarterback in the NFL, you're an American god, a legitimate Big Dog, the most compelling person in any room ... except in Hollywood, where you're arm candy. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers accompanied girlfriend Olivia Munn to the Oscars on Sunday night, and did what pretty much the rest of us would do: goofed … [Read more...]

NHL Trade Deadline Chatterbox, where all breaking news and rumors live The NHL Trade Deadline is 3 p.m. EST on Monday, Feb. 29, a.k.a. today.  And despite some big moves already happening over the weekend, there are plenty of other deals to be made. Mostly by the Chicago Blackhawks and their endless cap space, we imagine. So why not spend some time following the Puck Daddy NHL Trade Deadline … [Read more...]

Capitals send Brooks Laich to Maple Leafs for Daniel Winnik For the second straight February, Daniel Winnik has been traded by the Toronto Maple Leafs to a team heading to the postseason. Late Sunday night, the Leafs and Washinton Capitals executed a deal that sends Winnik and a 2016 fifth-round pick to Toronto for the recently-waived Brooks Laich, defenseman Connor Carrick and a 2016 … [Read more...]

Hurricanes GM: Staal trade part of bigger picture for Carolina Carolina Hurricanes GM Ron Francis said that Eric Staal’s contract demands were fair, but with the plan he has for the organization, he wasn’t comfortable going with a long-term deal for the 31-year old forward. Staal’s future in Carolina was in question once the off-season arrived and talk about whether the long-time Hurricanes … [Read more...]

Jason Bohn had stent inserted after heart attack for major blockage When Jason Bohn suffered a heart attack on Friday after the second round of The Honda Classic, it was initially reported that the 42-year-old had a minor episode. However, Bohn told NBC Sports on Saturday that was not the case. Doctors found Bohn had a 99 percent blockage of the left anterior descending artery -- known as … [Read more...]

Watch Clint Bowyer wipe out on a Supercross bike (Video) Clint Bowyer can say that he won the NASCAR Holeshot Challenge at the Supercross race in Atlanta on Saturday night. But no one will remember his ride for his win. Bowyer wiped out after the race as he accelerated towards the finish line. Yes, he's OK. Which is why we can all laugh at his wreck. Bowyer raced against Greg Biffle, Ty … [Read more...]

NHL says Ilya Kovalchuk return ‘complicated’ but Devils hold rights DENVER – Ilya Kovalchuk missed his third straight playoff game on Saturday after SKA coach Sergei Zubov basically booted him from the team earlier in their Gagarin Cup series. SKA has won all three games he’s missed.  Speculation has raged that this battle between the Russian star and his KHL team will ultimately result in … [Read more...]

Michael Bisping beats Anderson Silva in controversial, bloody five-round battle Since winning the third season of "The Ultimate Fighter" in 2006 as an undersized light heavyweight, Michael “The Count” Bisping told anyone who would listen that he was the man to beat Anderson Silva. Well, it took a decade, and some unforeseen bumps in the road, but on Saturday, in front of his hometown … [Read more...]

James Reimer remembers ‘just the good times’ with Maple Leafs James Reimer was about to tuck in for a nap when his phone rang. It was a New Jersey area code. He knew what it concerned.  Seconds later, Toronto Maple Leafs GM Lou Lamoriello was telling Reimer that he was now a member of the San Jose Sharks. “It’s sports. It’s hockey. It’s a forever-changing thing. I had a lot of good years … [Read more...]