CBC’s year-end montage is a fitting conclusion to the 2011-12 season (VIDEO)
The Los Angeles Kings lifted the Stanley Cup Monday night, bringing an end to the 2011-12 NHL season. It was a great year, and even if the postseason was a little more defensive-minded than some of us...
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Andrei Arshavin didn’t even want to talk to his official website after losing...
A footballer's official website is usually a place where even the most embarrassing defeat can be given some semblance of a positive spin. But in the wonderfully odd corner of the Internet maintained...
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Teeing Off: Was this U.S. Open a classic?
Welcome to Teeing Off, where Devil Ball editor Jay Busbee and head writer Jonathan Wall take a day's topic and smack it all over the course. Suggest a future topic by writing jay.busbee@yahoo.com, or...
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NHL approves two rules changes, targeting gloved pucks and delay of game
The NHL Board of Governors approved two minor rules changes at its annual meeting in Las Vegas, making it pretty clear that it frowns upon creative use of the gloves. The first rules change tweaks...
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Cristiano Ronaldo and his agent are paying for a 9-year-old’s cancer treatment
Nuhazet, a 9-year-old boy from Las Palmas, Spain, has been battling cancer since before his second birthday. When he met Cristiano Ronaldo before Real Madrid's final match of the season last month, it...
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Behind the Box Score, where the Miami Heat are one win away from a title
Miami Heat 104, Oklahoma City Thunder 98 (Miami leads series, 3-1) Of course Russell Westbrook drops 43 brilliant points in Oklahoma City's Game 4 loss, keeping his team from getting blown out by...
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Could Glendale voters derail Greg Jamison’s bid for Phoenix Coyotes?
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Dean Fink has yet to rule on the validity of Glendale's $325 million, 20-year arena lease deal with Greg Jamison's ownership group, which is seeking to purchase...
View ArticleRussell Westbrook commits dumb foul in final seconds of Game 4 loss (VIDEO)
One of the weird things about sports is that a player can become a scapegoat after a close loss even if he's the one who puts his team in a position to win in the first place. LeBron James has dealt...
View ArticleGolf coach arrested for hosting beer party hours after team’s one-stroke...
One can sympathize with Hermantown (Minn.) High assistant golf coach Kyle Ernst for wanting to go home and drink a cold one after his team fell short of a state title by a single, heartbreaking...
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The Juice: Blue Jays home runs complicate John Axford’s day, Asdrubal Cabrera...
Your browser does not support iframes. The Juice is back for its fifth season of fun! Stop by each weekday for an ample serving of news from the action, plus great photos, stats and video highlights....
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Noise: Tim Lincecum’s season-long fog is about to lift
One week ago at AT&T Park, the second-most dominating pitching performance in big league history occurred. 'Stros whiffed often. Cheers roared. Perfection was achieved. For the Giants zealots in...
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MMA Marketplace: Rich Franklin’s not-awful UFC 147 Affliction walkout shirt
Among the companies who sponsor fighters and make MMA clothing, Affliction is at the bottom of the ladder. Its clothes are usually badly designed and overpriced, but with their shirt for Rich Franklin...
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Joel Peralta caught with pine tar by Nationals, but it’s the Rays crying foul
Apparently using inside information, Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson asked umpires to inspect Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Joel Peralta for a foreign substance Tuesday night. Sure enough,...
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Closing Time: Blue Jays get their ya-yas out (sorry about that, Axman)
I'm not around the Blue Jays when they have their workouts, but you know this team goes at it hard. Batting practice, fielding practice, work on the mound. Oh, and celebration practice. Strike a pose....
View ArticleLeBron James cramps up in 4th quarter, returns to make huge 3-pointer in Heat...
It looked like the worst possible timing for LeBron James and the Miami Heat. Tied in the fourth quarter of Game 4, with Russell Westbrook in the midst of an 11-straight-points onslaught and just under...
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Who should win, and who will win, at the 2012 NHL Awards? Puck Daddy Staff...
The NHL Awards are Wednesday night, and a good number of them are seemingly unpredictable. Luckily, your friends at Puck Daddy and Marek Vs. Wyshynski are here to offer somewhat informed but ultimately...
View ArticleBird Man at the U.S. Open: Turns out he had a reason after all
Turns out that the loon who clucked like a bird, interrupting Webb Simpson's U.S. Open trophy presentation, had a method to his madness: he's a deforestation activist, protesting the loss of pristine...
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Starlin Castro’s circus catch highlights Cubs win
Starlin Castro's defense at shortstop thus far can be best described as "adventurous." On one hand, the young Chicago Cub has 12 errors this season, the second-most at the position. On the other, he...
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Fab Melo’s comments on NCAA tourney suspension don’t strike the right notes
Fab Melo finally spoke publicly Tuesday about the suspension that kept him from playing in the NCAA tournament last March, but the former Syracuse center's responses probably didn't win over any of...
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Shotgun Start: Previewing the Travelers Championship
It's tournament time! The PGA Tour heads east for the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn.. Here's a tournament primer to get you prepared for the week. The course: At 6,841...
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