Matthews tops scouting list; RNH out 6-8 weeks; Toronto's rooftop rink (Puck Headlines) Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at [email protected].   Today In 1931: The Iron Horse On Ice ~ Lou Gehrig skates for … [Read more...]

USC reportedly adds another former Trojan assistant as RB coach USC has reportedly hired Texas running backs coach Tommie Robinson to the same position. The news was reported by USCFootball.com and Orangebloods.com. Robinson has been with Texas since 2013 when Texas coach Charlie Strong replaced Mack Brown as the Longhorns' head coach. Robinson was with USC before he moved to Texas. His … [Read more...]

Venus Williams sent home in first round at Australian Open MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – When Australian Open newcomer Johanna Konta saw that she'd be playing Venus Williams in the first round, the 24-year-old Brit assumed her debut would be a short one. "When the draw came out and I saw who I was playing, I was like 'Well, I hope to stay out there for more than an hour'," she said after her match. … [Read more...]

Rafa Nadal loses in first round, only second time in a Grand Slam MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – The days of an entire stadium backing Rafael Nadal are over. The crowd at the packed Rod Laver Arena was heavily in favor of underdog Fernando Verdasco as he charged through a deciding fifth set on Tuesday. Many stood as Verdasco and Nadal took their places for what proved to be the final game, cheering … [Read more...]

Andy Murray responds to BBC/Buzzfeed match-fixing report MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – Play continued on Day Two at the Australian Open, but the biggest story remained the one happening off the courts as players continued to react to the Buzzfeed and BBC investigation into match-fixing in men's tennis.  The report found that 16 players, some of them currently playing in Australia, have participated … [Read more...]

Rams leave St. Louis with $16 million bill for stadium studies The Rams may be gone, but they've left the city of St. Louis with a parting gift: a $16.2 million bill. The city is on the hook for the money after its failed attempt to build a riverfront stadium to entice the Rams to remain in St. Louis. The fees will go to architects, attorneys, and other associated consultants, as well as … [Read more...]

New report charges major match-fixing scandal at highest levels The major talk at the first day of the Australian Open was not the play on the court, but the scandal swirling above it. A new report by BuzzFeed and the BBC charges "widespread match-fixing by players at the upper level of world tennis." The report charges that a collection of 16 players, all of whom have reached the world Top … [Read more...]

NFL Winners and Losers: Oh, those poor Green Bay Packers fans Green Bay Packers fans won’t get any sympathy from Cleveland Browns, Buffalo Bills or Detroit Lions fans, or any fan base that hasn’t won a Super Bowl this decade like Green Bay has. But unless you’re from Illinois or Minnesota, you have to at least feel a little bad for the brutal nature of the Packers' playoff losses lately. A … [Read more...]

Peyton Manning's best play? Fall down, get up, complete pass DENVER —Peyton Manning gave himself up when it looked like he would get sacked by a Pittsburgh Steelers edge rusher, falling to the ground to avoid the hit. But, he sat on the ground for a while, didn’t hear a whistle, so he got up and completed a long pass to Emmanuel Sanders. Just another weird play in a crazy weekend of the NFL … [Read more...]

Coin-troversy! Cardinals win in OT after first flip doesn't flip It's perhaps only fitting that in a playoff game that went off the rails, the coin flip for overtime was ... a knuckleball? The Green Bay Packers and Arizona Cardinals flipped the switch on their divisional-round game in the final 10 minutes, trading blows back and forth with a miracle Cardinals deflected touchdown and a … [Read more...]