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John Hayden: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #66

Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the daily column that brings you the next crop of professional hockey players. Each day I will bring you a new player profile or topical...
Brett Pesce: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #62

Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the daily column that brings you the next crop of professional hockey players. Each day I will bring you a new player profile or topical...
Dallas Stars Prospect Scott Winkler Passes Away

More sad news coming out from the hockey world today. Dallas Stars assistant GM Les Jackson has confirmed that prospect Scott Winkler has passed away. Said Jackson to Dallas Morning News,...
Mike McCarron: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #60

Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the daily column that brings you the next crop of professional hockey players. Each day I will bring you a new player profile or topical...
Judge Throws out Penn Gov. Corbett’s Suit Against the NCAA

As we all know, the NCAA came down with harsh penalties on Penn State University and their football program in the wake of Jerry Sandusky scandal. Those penalties included reduction of...
Everett Golson No Longer Enrolled at Notre Dame

Last season, as a redshirt freshman Everett Golson led the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on an undefeated run in the regular season, and finished with the #1 ranking before losing to...
Reports: Mike Krzyzewski will coach Team USA in 2016 Olympics

Following Team USA 2012 Gold Medal victory in the London Olympics, it was widely assumed that Coach Mike Krzyewski would not be returning to coach the program in Rio. He had...
Battling Leukemia, Derrick Nash Vows to Play Again

In February, it was considered a major addition for the Central Michigan football team when they signed the state’s best running back in Derrick Nash, who led all Michigan high school...
Steven Santini: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #39

Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the daily column that brings you the next crop of professional hockey players. Each day I will bring you a new player profile or topical...
Ian McCoshen: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #37

Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the daily column that brings you the next crop of professional hockey players. Each day I will bring you a new player profile or topical...
College Spotlight: West Coast Conference

Welcome back to another College Spotlight. This time we take a quick peak at the West Coast Conference. If you missed last week’s installment on the Mountain West Conference, or my...
NFL Week 12 Top and Bottom Power Rankings

Week 12, Turkey week in U.S.A, is complete and was definitely enjoyed with a bunch of beers, turkey and most of all, NFL football! There weren’t many upsets this week, therefore...
NFL week 11 Top and Bottom Power Rankings

Week 11 is over, and teams are actually becoming increasingly harder to rank. After starting off the season with the most equal start ever, having 20 teams at 1-1 after week two, the...
Jack’d Off: College Football Coaches

Okay, you know what really jacks me off? Terrible coaching. Really is there anything worse? Anyone catch the college football games this weekend? I’m a huge Notre Dame fan so obviously...
Game of The Week: #18 USC at #17 UCLA

It’s a win-and-you’re-in game for the Pac-12 South and a spot in the conference championship. The USC Offense: QB Matt Barkley isn’t the Heisman candidate he was in September, and he...
Top and Bottom NFL Power Rankings

Well, usually when we cross the half way mark of the NFL season the teams have established themselves and you get a very good idea of what the playoff picture might...
Game Of The Week, #11 Oregon State at #14 Stanford

Another week with a good game in the Pac-12. Here we go: The Stanford Offense: As of Wednesday morning, redshirt freshman Kevin Hogan is Stanford’s starting QB. Josh Nunes was benched...
Top and Bottom NFL Power Rankings

The hump week is over, and it’s now just past half way through the season. Week nine gave us many good moments, and story lines. For a second week in a...
Last Word Week 8 NFL Top and Bottom Power Rankings

Its Just about halfway through the NFL season and the teams are starting to settle into their spots. As such, there aren’t wholesale changes from my rankings last week, but certainly...
Game Of The Week: #4 Kansas State at #13 West Virginia

Kansas State is the last unbeaten team in the Big 12, and the first team this year to have any kind of blueprint as far as beating West Virginia. The Mountaineers were dominating...