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Anniversary of first black player in NHL
Posted on January 19 2011 by J. Donetelli.
On January 18, 1956, Willie O’Ree laced up his skates as a member of the Boston Bruins to become the first African-American player to compete on an NHL sheet of ice but much has changed since then.
NFL players get extra cash for playoff wins
Posted on January 19 2011 by J. Donetelli.
NFL fans often wonder how much NFL players earn during the playoffs. The pay scale is based on number of wins and here it is.
Brett Favre is retiring from NFL, we think
Posted on January 18 2011 by Brett Kettyle.
For most of us, Favre’s retirement is a welcome sign after we waffled over whether or not he would return following each of the past three seasons.
BCS Bowls – What We Learned
Posted on January 14 2011 by Tom Ferda.
Christian Ponder has perfected the bounce pass, Jake Locker is only one step away from becoming the next Ryan Leaf and the Heisman academy has already invited Andrew Luck to next year’s ceremony.
Michael Vick takes home CPOY
Posted on January 14 2011 by Brett Kettyle.
In his second season back in the NFL after going to prison on dogfighting charges, Michael Vick has won the Sporting News’ Comeback Player of the Year Award, receiving over 70% of the vote.
Fox goes to Broncos, Shurmur to Browns
Posted on January 13 2011 by Tom Ferda.
After guiding Carolina to an NFL worst 2-14 record, head coach John Fox was hired by the Broncos. What happened to the days when a guy would be relegated to a coordinator position at best after a FAIL year?
Jets, Patriots and their Hatfields vs. McCoys routine
Posted on January 12 2011 by Chris Lardieri.
The NFL’s version of the Hatfields and McCoys are at it again. The Patriots and Jets meet up on Sunday for a third time in the AFC Divisional Playoffs and the trash-talking has. . .
Kobe admits knee is “almost bone on bone”
Posted on January 08 2011 by Paula Duffy.
Kobe said he hasn’t practiced with the Lakers most of the season, “Because I have very little cartilage under my right knee cap, it’s almost bone on bone.”
Blyleven enters Cooperstown after 14 tries
Posted on January 07 2011 by Brett Kettyle.
Bert Blyleven and Roberto Alomar were elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame on Monday, each getting more than the 75% of votes required for admission.