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Official NHL Combine Heights and Weights Preview The Year of the Injury Review: NHL Draft Weekend Winners and Losers Mock Draft Part 1 – Picks 1-14 Mock Draft Part 2 –...
French Open: The Most Interesting Major of the Year

On Sunday, the second major of the tennis season began and, in my opinion, is also the most interesting. What makes the French Open the most interesting major of the year?...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #53: Trevor Carrick

Drafted 115th Overall by the Carolina Hurricanes. Trevor Carrick graduated from the OJHL to play in the OHL for the Mississauga St. Mike’s Majors this year. As a rookie he needed...
Please, Don’t Suck the Life from Baseball!

A recent announcement has slowly been trickling through baseball circles that the league is set to follow suit with the rest of the major professional sports in North America and implement...
England’s Set-back for Euro 2012

For every tournament involving the national teams, I scroll the Internet, trying to find some positivity concerning England’s chances. Just this morning I did the same, and was disheartened to hear...
Can the NHL Expect to Cash-in on this Year’s Stanley Cup?

Last year’s Stanley Cup had the Boston Bruins beat the Vancouver Canucks in a thrilling seven-game series. It also saw some of the highest television ratings of all-time for a Stanley...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #52: Mike Winther

Drafted 54th Overall by the Dallas Stars. From a team standpoint, it was a disappointing year for Mike Winther, as he spent the year playing for one of the WHL’s basement...
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Nicklas Lidstrom: The Best Defenceman Since Bobby Orr, Set to Retire?

“And with the 53rd pick in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, the Detroit Red Wings select, from Vestaras, Sweden, Nicklas Lidstrom.” I was going back and forth on how to do...
The “Alistair Overeem Dilemma”

For years there were whispers of steroids, but no proof. His tests either came back clean, or he was fighting for a promotion in a country that doesn’t require testing. He went from...
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Will Zach Parise be a Devil Next Season?

With the Stanley Cup Finals starting up this Wednesday night in Newark, the last two teams standing are ready to give everything they’ve got left in tank in what I believe...
Chelsea Makes the Most of Its Champions League Money

Big news for Chelsea FC fans, as Eden Hazard, the attacking midfielder for Lille in French Ligue 1, has decided to join their side. Hazard, born on January 7, 1991 in...
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England Took on the World in Friendly Soccer Match for UNICEF

Soccer Aid is a charity event that was started in 2006 and has raised over $6.5 million for UNICEF over that time. The event is held every two years and is...
NFL QB’s War of Words!

The title may be a bit dramatic, but Cam Newton and Alex Smith are definitely involved in a spat. And, to make matters worth, a bunch of NFL players are involved...
NHL Mock Draft Part II – Picks 15 – 29

Yesterday I brought you the first half of our NHL Mock Draft. You can read Part 1 (picks 1-14) here and Part 3 (picks 31-48) here and Part 4 (Picks 49-65)...
NHL Mock Draft – 1st Round (Part 1: Picks 1-14)

Instead of our normal draft profiles today I begin the first round of my NHL mock draft. Today I bring you picks 1-14, or the selections that belonged to teams that...
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What is the NHL Thinking?

The Los Angeles Kings booked their ticket to the 2012 Stanley Cup Final last Tuesday and the New Jersey Devils last Friday. Now the last NHL playoff round isn’t scheduled to...
What you need to know after UFC 146

One thing is always guaranteed after an exciting UFC event; there are going to be at least a few bombs dropped at the event and during the post-fight press conference. Last...
Juventus: Is it Scudetto 28 or 30?

It has been two weeks since the 2011-2012 Serie A season has ended, but ever since Week 37 when Juventus defeated Cagliari 2-0 to mathematically secure the Scudetto, there has been a lot of...
Conn Smythe Trophy Contenders

So here we are, the Stanley Cup Finals are upon us. On Wednesday the Los Angeles Kings will travel to Newark to take on the New Jersey Devils in Game 1...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #51: Brady Vail

Drafted 94th Overall by the Montreal Canadiens. Brady Vail has improved by leaps and bounds this year, after a disappointing rookie season. A Centre for the Windsor Spitfires of the OHL,...