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Three fascinating cases for the NHL amnesty clause buyout
The amnesty buyout clause is back on the table in the NHL's CBA negotiations, according to Larry Brooks of the NY Post. Which is interesting on several levels. The NHL was never exactly in favor of the...
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Auburn uses a private firm to enforce a nightly curfew
Auburn coach Gene Chizik has spent most of the year trying to figure out what's wrong with his Tigers and perhaps one of the things that's been wrong is that his players weren't getting proper rest....
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Meet the skydiver who played the Queen’s role during the Opening Ceremony
Parachuting out of a helicopter is tough enough. Parachuting out of a helicopter with the entire planet watching? With just 500 feet to spare? Wearing a dress? Yeah, it takes a special kind of fellow...
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Bobby Petrino is interested in Kentucky. Why would anyone be interested in him?
The Courier-Journal talked to Bobby Petrino's father who (surprise!) said that his son would be interested in the Kentucky job. Of course, that supposes that Auburn or Tennessee or whoever doesn't hire...
View ArticleThomas Robinson ejected for elbow to Jonas Jerebko’s throat late in Kings win...
With the Sacramento Kings holding a five-point lead over the winless and visiting Detroit Pistons early in the fourth quarter on Wednesday night, Kings guard Jimmer Fredette drove into the teeth of the...
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Luongo trolls Tim Thomas; NHL against sports gambling bill; remembering Sakic...
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. • From the @Strombone1...
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Shortly after horrific amputation from football injury, teen inspires area...
Tragedy struck a Montana high school football player in October, when Koni Dole suffered a gruesome compound fracture in a football game that eventually required the amputation of the lower portion of...
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Navy player’s unique name lands on Jeopardy
When your name is Wave Ryder, you're bound to get a little bit of attention. When your name is Wave Ryder and you play for the Naval Academy, that's gets you on Jeopardy. During Wednesday's evening's...
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Los Angeles Lakers fan pepper sprays Utah Jazz fan following Wednesday night...
Sounds like Kobe Bryant wasn't the only one who was angry in Salt Lake City on Wednesday night. Apparently, a pair of Los Angeles Lakers fans — hoppin' mad and super sad at their team's early season...
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Kentucky helped raise nearly $1 million for those affected by Sandy
Any neutral New York fans who attend Friday night's matchup between Kentucky and Maryland in Brooklyn now have good reason to root for the Wildcats. That's because Kentucky coach John Calipari will...
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Ilya Bryzgalov chides Russian reporters for writing ‘filth’, asks them to...
Philadelphia Flyers goalie and cosmonaut Ilya Bryzgalov is playing for CSKA Moscow of the KHL during the NHL lockout, although "playing" might be generous. Bryz has appeared in six of the team's 23...
View ArticleDTotD: Roberto Soldado punches opponent in the stomach
Valencia captain Roberto Soldado's week of inflicting pain continues. First, he scored a wonderful goal and stepped on Falcao's head in Atletico Madrid's first loss of the season last weekend. Then,...
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Christian Ponder denies relationship with ESPN reporter is behind Vikings’...
Call it the Curse of Jessica Simpson: High-profile quarterback starts dating high-profile woman, and boom, the season goes straight into the toilet. Is it happening again in Minnesota, where QB...
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The Miami Heat’s effortless, ‘ego-less’ offense
Over a week into the 2012-13 season, and the defending champs are being treated like the mid-market bores that they are. The Miami Heat has won three of four, their lone loss came in a nationally...
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For the love of hockey; letters to NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman (The Vent)
(THE VENT is a forum for rants, raves, pleas and laments from hockey fans across the world about the NHL lockout. It runs every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. If you've got a take on the lockout and...
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Shane Battier challenges the NBA’s power forwards to ‘Jeopardy!’
Since his days at Duke, Miami Heat forward Shane Battier has been seen as one of the smartest players in basketball. His approach was outlined in an instantly definitive New York Times profile, in...
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Marcus Lattimore has successful surgery
South Carolina announced Thursday that running back Marcus Lattimore had successful surgery last Friday. Perhaps the best news is that there are no plans for further surgery. The news release said...
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Mid-season free-agent busts: Mario Williams, Pierre Garcon headline the list
As we've hit the midway point of the 2012 regular season, Shutdown Corner thought it would be a good time to take a look at the free agent additions (or retentions) that have turned out to be...
View ArticleCrazy volleyball spike takes out foe, then richochets to drop a fan, too
Occasionally balls take odd bounces in sporting contests. Sometimes they even strike people awkwardly, either on the field or in the stands. The resulting videos are nearly always both wince-inducing...
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Houston cornerback suffered near fatal injury in practice after tearing large...
A routine play in a normal football practice this week at the University of Houston quickly turned into a life-and-death situation. Houston released information concerning an injury suffered by...
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