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NHL MAKES WRONG DECISION ON COOKE

By Beaker Senior Vice President (what, there’s more than one VP?) and Director of Hockey Operations (now that’s a title) Colin Campbell has decided to not suspend Matt Cooke’s hit to the head on Marc Savard. Savard was taken off the ice on a stretcher. Count me in as one of those sports fans who felt...

STATS CORNER: HOW IS THE CLASS OF 2003 NHL DRAFT DOING?

By Alex, The 2003 NHL draft was a deep one so I wanted to see how selected 1st round forwards were doing. Without further a-doo-adoo: Where they were drafted in brackets with their current teams. Stats right up to March 10, 2010. 2) Eric Staal – Carolina – 184 goals/410 points/ 463 games. High pick panned...

CARL EDWARDS UNFORTUNATE ACT COULD HAVE COST LIVES

By Bob Ellis NASCAR Ranting and Raving There is no mistaken what Carl Edwards did today to Brad Keselowski was a big no no in the eyes of anyone watching the race including NASCAR but what kind of penalty is he going to face as a result? Well Keselowski wants Edwards parked for at least one race, which seems possible...

SOMETIMES SPORTS COMMENTATORS SAY THE STRANGEST THINGS

By Beaker I generally steer clear of pointing out logical fallacies and other incoherent comments from our masters in the print and broadcasting arena because I would have to quit my day job just to keep up. One local writer alone keeps all nodding in quiet disbelief on a regular basis. So I let it go. Besides, the...

PLANE SAILING: HOW TO CHOOSE ENGLAND’S WORLD CUP SQUAD

By Leigh Sanders After the latest round of international friendlies last week the time has come where around thirty men from thirty-two nations (nine hundred and sixty in total) begin to feel those pre-World Cup jitters. Every tackle in training becomes frightening, every tweak you feel getting out of bed or up off...

NHL SHOULD ONCE AND FOR ALL GET TOUGH ON HEAD SHOTS

A lot of people and pundits alike are pounding the NHL for its weak-kneed approach to dealing with dirty head shots. For the most part, the criticism is warranted. Before we lace into the Big Kahunas running the tavern known as the NHL, in fairness, they’re aware of the problem and are waiting for a report investigating...

DREAM MATCH UPS IN SOUTH AFRICA

Nothing beats a heated rivalry in sports. And so it is with soccer. With this thought firmly entrenched deep within our empty minds, we offer our dream match ups: 1) England vs. Italy -  Possibly the two greatest footballing societies in Europe and among the most passionate in the world. That most of the success has...