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Raffi Torres decision on Saturday, as NHL mulls ‘whether to assess further...
Raffi Torres of the Phoenix Coyotes had his hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety on Friday. The arguments having been made, the punitive stage will wait until Saturday according to the...
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Blackhawks’ Quenneville considers turning to Ray Emery in goal for must-win...
You can understand why Joel Quenneville would be at his wit's end with Corey Crawford. The Chicago Blackhawks backstop has been the wrong kind of difference-maker in this series. Two nights after...
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Eddie Alvarez vs. Shinya Aoki dominates the Friday Talkback Thread
To kick off a full weekend of MMA, Eddie Alvarez will try to avenge one of the three losses in his career as he takes on Shinya Aoki at Bellator 66 in Cleveland tonight. Aoki beat the former Bellator...
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Derrick Rose doesn’t like how the Bulls have treated his hurt ankle, report says
Despite Thursday's disappointing loss, the Chicago Bulls are in solid shape heading into the postseason. They seem likely to lock up the top seed in the East before the regular season ends next week,...
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The Minnesota Timberwolves won an April game for the first time in three years
Due to the lockout-compressed schedule, the NBA is playing a full slate of regular-season games in April for one of the only times in its history. In a typical year, we'd be gearing up for the playoffs...
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Playoff Puck Previews: Red Wings, Penguins on brink; Bettman sour on Brooklyn...
Back by popular demand, here are your Puck Previews: Spotlighting the key games in NHL action, news and views as well as general frivolity. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when...
View ArticleFlyers’ Giroux punks Penguins fans, fakes a puck toss in warmup (VIDEO)
Prior to Game 5 versus the Pittsburgh Penguins, Philadelphia Flyers' star Claude Giroux got candid about his feelings for the Pittsburgh fanbase, admitting, unsurprisingly, he didn't much care for...
View ArticlePenguins’ Evgeni Malkin smashes Sean Couturier and … Sidney Crosby? (VIDEO)
Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins was playing like a man possessed in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals … which may or may not always be a good thing. After taking a roughing...
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Fracas breaks out after Bellator bout
Andreas Spang had an exciting win at Bellator on Friday night, but what will be remembered is how he acted afterwards. Spang was rocked in the second round by Brian Rogers in the Bellator middleweight...
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With Red Wings elimination, Nashville Predators make their Stanley Cup statement
A heavyweight champion sometimes isn't measured by how hard he hits, but rather how he handles his opponent's best punch. The Detroit Red Wings didn't deliver a haymaker in their Western Conference...
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Frank Mir will now face Junior dos Santos for the belt at UFC 146
After Alistair Overeem's license was called into question by the Nevada Athletic Commission because of results of a testosterone screening, the UFC has changed the heavyweight bout at UFC 146 on May...
View ArticleWitness Marc-Andre Fleury’s ‘superhuman’ penalty kill in Penguins’ Game 5 win...
Game 5 between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers didn't resemble the previous four, in that it didn't finish with an NFL score or anyone getting a game misconduct. Most of all, it...
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Friday’s Three Stars: Legwand, Preds eliminate Wings; Fleury rallies Penguins
No. 1 Star: David Legwand, Nashville Predators The 13-year veteran Predator set up Alex Radulov's first-period goal with an aggressive forecheck and then scored the game-winner 13 seconds into the...
View ArticleValencia giving away Europa League semifinal tickets for free
The Europa League has been very entertaining at times this season, but it is still an overpriced consolation tournament. And so Valencia have decided to give season ticket holders free entry to the...
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The Shutdown Corner Interview: DeMarcus Ware
As we recently did with Wes Welker (parts one and two of the interview if you haven't seen it), and with Clay Matthews (podcast soon), it was our pleasure to talk with Dallas Cowboys...
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Closing Time: Bruce Bochy does the committee conga; Lance Lynn keeps rolling...
As much as fantasy owners appreciate an orderly bullpen with clearly-defined roles, Bruce Bochy was content to play the matchups in Friday's series opener in New York. Looks like we're not done...
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The 10 most disappointing players in 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs (non-goalie...
Fortunes in the Stanley Cup Playoffs can change in heartbeat. (Ask the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers about that.) So the following 10 players could easily turn their postseasons...
View ArticleVideo: Catch up on Round 2 of the Valero Texas Open
Ben Curtis hasn't hoisted a trophy since the now-defunct 84 Lumber Classic in 2006, but the major champion is back in contention at the Valero Texas Open following a second straight 5-under 67. He'll...
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The Shutdown 50 — #17: Michael Floyd, WR, Notre Dame
With the 2011 NFL season in the books, it's time to turn our eyes to the NFL draft, and the pre-draft evaluation process. Before and after the 2012 scouting combine, we'll be taking a closer look at...
View ArticleBlue Jays turn first triple play since 1979 (VIDEO)
Despite turning three triple plays in the first three years of their existence, the Toronto Blue Jays had not turned one since a Sept. 21, 1979 game against the New York Yankees. But their 33-year...
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