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Alomar misses call to Hall by eight votes
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, Editorial, MLB,
The 2010 MLB Hall of Fame voting took place on Wednesday, and once all the votes were counted, only Andre “The Hawk” Dawson got the call. For the first time in history, two other players came within 10 votes of induction. Pitcher Bert Blyleven was five votes shy, while second baseman Roberto Alomar was eight short. With 397 votes out of a possible 539, Alomar landed 73.7 percent of the vote, but required 75 percent to make it into the Hall.
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Braves add Glaus to fill first base hole
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, Editorial, Front Office, MLB,
Troy Glaus can add another of baseball’s divisions to the list he’s called home. The Atlanta Braves have finally made the official announcement that Glaus has been added to the roster as their new power-packed first baseman. The announcement has been a long-time coming due to a physical that had to be delayed while the Braves’ physicians celebrated the holiday season. Now that they’re back in the office, Glaus has passed his physical and will begin to collect on his guaranteed $2 million salary with incentives. He will move from third to first base and despite having almost no experience at the other end of the field, he is expected to fill in nicely.
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Team USA wins gold in unbalanced tournament
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Championship, Editorial,
Despite Team USA dethroning the Canadians in the World Junior Hockey Championships with their 6-5 overtime victory, Canada is still the top team on the world junior stage. The 2010 WJHC concluded last night with an exciting conclusion capping a rather disappointing tournament – as least as far as competitive balance goes. 16 out of 31 games in the tournament saw the victorious team win by four goals or more. The two first place teams in round robin play, Canada and Sweden, outscored their opponents by a combined score of 63-12, while the two last place teams, Latvia and Austria, were outscored 16-73. Is this really the best product that the International Ice Hockey Federation can offer?
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Canada-USA match at World Juniors set to explode
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Championship, Editorial,
The finals of the 2010 World Junior Hockey Championship is set, and it’s going to be a rematch of last Thursday’s tournament-highlight match between Team USA and Team Canada. The Canucks are defending champions on home ice for the second year in a row, while the last time Team USA was in the gold medal game was against Canada in 2004, when they won their one and only gold. Since then, Canada has won gold every year; the first three against Russia, the last two against Sweden.
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Lots of people have good luck charms. Some have socks, others coins; charms come in every shape and size. For the Philadelphia Flyers, their good luck charm comes from the voice of Kathryn Elizabeth Smith. Born in Greenville, Virginia on May 1, 1909, Smith was a Broadway performer and recording artist most affectionately remembered for her performance of “God Bless America,” which she first performed on Armistice Day in 1938. That performance would stay with her for the rest of her life.
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Olympic rosters set, now bring on Vancouver
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, Editorial, NHL, Olympics,
Let the media frenzy begin! The 2010 Winter Olympics inched closer this week with the announcements of Team Canada and Team USA’s hockey rosters. Canadian GM Steve Yzerman unveiled his team in a massive conference on Wednesday, while Brian Burke gave his USA selections following the Winter Classic in Boston. Perhaps the most prestigious event of the Games, the men’s hockey teams have been unveiled and fans and media alike are weighing in on the choices, debating whether or not the chosen players will be good enough to compete for gold in February.
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Bay moving to New York, but not the good New York
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, Editorial, MLB,
It seems as if the New York Mets have certainly lucked out. After holding out against the Red Sox for the last half year, Jason Bay has signed with the Mets. This deal is hopefully what will be the first in what the Mets want to be a series of moves to improve their on-field product. The Mets had what appears to be the best offer on the table monitarily, and Bay will be heading to New York with a four-year, $66-million contract in his back pocket.
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True Predictions: Steelers, Eagles, Ravens and Jets Have Something to Play For
Posted by Frank Nevarez Categories: Editorial, NFL,
The San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers held true last week. The New York Giants and Miami Dolphins proved disappointing. The Giants completely tanked and will miss the playoffs. I went 3-2 for the week. The season mark runs to 44-34. Selections for Week 17 are based on games in which both teams have something to play for (as best we can assess).
So who’s watching Atlanta against Buffalo on Friday night? What was the National Hockey League thinking when they scheduled this game? The fact that the heavily-promoted Winter Classic between Philadelphia and Boston at Fenway Park takes place during the day not only completely overshadows the nightcap, but there is even going to be about three hours between the games. Just enough time to forget that Atlanta and Buffalo even exist once the new New Year’s tradition ends.
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Brodeur doesn’t have all the records yet
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, Editorial, NHL,
In honor of Brodeur’s latest goaltending achievement; breaking Terry Sawchuk’s record of 103 shutouts, let’s take a look at one of the other most impressive shutouts in NHL history. The 1930s saw one of the longest playoff games ever played, and amazingly it was a 0-0 affair until the lone goal was scored. While neither of the goaltenders who played in that game are held to the same level of esteem as Brodeur and his shutouts, both will always be remembered for the heroic effort they put in for the benefit of their respective team. That, and the fact that combined they faced 207 shots while not wearing masks.
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