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Puck Headlines: No suspension for Marchand; Eco-friendly Ference; McPhee...
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. • Via @LadyByngsLoveChild...
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Online March Madness coverage will include a pay option
Fans who have grown accustomed to watching every NCAA tournament game online for free the past few years may not be pleased with Thursday's announcement that Turner Sports is introducing a fee-based...
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J.R. Smith is a Knick, and he might actually work out there
Former Hornets, Nuggets and Chinese Basketball Association scoring guard J.R. Smith has apparently chosen the New York Knicks to play with once the CBA's season ends and his free agency allows him. And...
View ArticleDunk of the Year Candidate: Hampton’s Derrion Pellum
Whereas most players who attempt an off-the-backboard dunk in a game are accused of favoring style over substance, Hampton's Derrion Pellum managed to pull off the risky move at a time when it wasn't...
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Puck Daddy Reader Art Contest: Create a cheesy 1990s-style NHL Player Poster
How does an NHL player know that he's "made it" as a professional? When he holds his first hockey card? When he wins the Stanley Cup? When he gets his first no-trade clause? For many years, success...
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From Cam to RGIII, and the weird psychology of draft analysis
If there's one undeniable fact people hopefully learned from Cam Newton's rookie season, it's that the NFL has morphed into something that will allow a quarterback who played nothing but two-digit...
View ArticleMarek Vs. Wyshynski Radio: Debating no-trade clauses; beer in the shower;...
It's a (gettin' down on) Friday edition of Marek vs. Wyshynski beginning at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT, and we're talking about the following and more: Special Guest Star: It's GAME SHOW FRIDAY, as one...
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Newcastle remove St. James Park lettering, man arrest for painting it back on
On Thursday, Newcastle took a crowbar to the St. James' Park lettering outside their stadium to make way for the Sports Direct Arena moniker they gave it back in November (free of charge!). A name...
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Fernando Valenzuela, late of ‘Fernandomania,’ reflects on the Jeremy Lin...
Jeremy Lin was born in Los Angeles. He went to Palo Alto High School, the same institution that educated James Franco, Jim Harbaugh and Ugly Kid Joe singer Whitfield Crane. He's an all-American dude...
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Tim Wakefield calls it a career after 19 seasons
Without a big-league contract for the upcoming season, Tim Wakefield has decided that his famed knuckleball will no longer flutter at Fenway Park. Or any other ballpark for that matter. The 45-year-old...
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James Franklin denies Danny O’Brien tampering allegations
Danny O'Brien might not be able to transfer to Vanderbilt, but Vandy coach James Franklin wants to make sure we all know it's not because he tampered with the former Maryland quarterback. When O'Brien...
View ArticleVideo: Determining exactly who turned the lights out in Indianapolis
As you can see above, during the second quarter of Indiana's 93-88 win over the New Jersey Nets on Thursday, the lights went out. Darren Collison was attempting to make an entry pass to center Jeff...
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Deaf swim coach teaching students strokes and life lessons
Michael Dobner is a lot like most swimming coaches. He interacts with his swimmers in expressive swoops, teaching them how to tweak individual strokes and getting good starts off the blocks. In the...
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Support for Instigator Penalty drops sharply in NHLPA/HNIC poll
Last month, GM Brian Burke of the Toronto Maple Leafs lamented the decline of the enforcer in the NHL, wondering where the notions of accountability and player protection were headed in today's NHL....
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Who’s the most successful Sports Illustrated swimsuit model?
Kate Upton is the biggest thing going in modeling. With her appearance on the cover of this year's Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition, countless television appearances and a burgeoning acting career,...
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Mark Cuban is half-kidding/wrong when he says ‘no one would know’ Jeremy Lin...
It's a Mark Cuban staple. We know what he's getting at. We know what he means. He's not exactly completely dismissive or rude, and he's not exactly wrong when he says about Jeremy Lin or most other...
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At least Burnett’s time in the Bronx was interesting
The New York Yankees aren't likely to agree, but that was a really fun three years they just spent with A.J. Burnett. Yes, it was a disaster from a baseball perspective. The best you can say about...
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Bubba Watson won’t be driving the General Lee at a NASCAR track
The Confederate flag dots every NASCAR infield, but at least in one location, it's not welcome on the track. Bubba Watson owns one of the original General Lee cars, which he won at auction last month....
View ArticleWatch Jon Jones get attacked by police dogs
Before winning the UFC light heavyweight championship, Jon Jones dreamed of working in law enforcement. He got a taste of what his alternate timeline would look like when he went through a sampling of...
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The USS Hal Gill docks in Nashville, as Montreal gets a Geoffrion
We're 10 days away from the NHL's trade deadline and the movement is starting to pick up. A day after the Philadelphia Flyers acquired Nicklas Grossman from the Dallas Stars and Dominic Moore walked...
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