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Nathan Kotylak is a Canadian water polo star who was caught in the act of trying to blow up a cop car during the Vancouver riots following the Boston Bruins Stanley Cup win. continue reading...
The death of NY Ranger enforcer Derek Boogaard has been ruled as an accidental combination of alcohol and oxycodone that proved lethal. Oxycodone is a prescription pain medication used to treat severe pain. Read more about the unfortunate death of the 28 year old from TSN.ca: continue reading...
Hockey’s Image and Brand: One Step Forward, a Dozen Steps Backwards continue reading...
In last night’s highly anticipated matchup between the Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins things took an ugly turn when Boston’s monstrous defenceman Zdeno Chara drove Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty’s head into the turn-buckle between the two teams’ benches. Pacioretty was immediately knocked unconscious and lay face first on the ice for mutiple minutes without any movement. It was a dirty hit with ambiguous intentions and Chara should be punished by the league. It will be intersting to see how they deal with this. As of now the word on Pacioretty is that he was awake and responsive on the way to the hospital and had full movement in all his extremities. We wish him a speedy and healthy recovery. continue reading...
The goalie fight is quite a rarity in the NHL where it seems that almost every game features some sort of fisticuffs, but when it happens its always a fan favorite. This one between Brent Johnson and Rick DiPietro is pretty anticlimactic, but it does feature a serious knockout punch and still gets everyone riled up, including the play-by-play guy and players. Look how jacked up Fleury is when Johnson gets back to the bench! continue reading...
I’m not an expert, but I’m pretty sure BASE jumping is the very last sport that you should be attempting whilst drunk. Steve Jester, a well known California BASE jumper, manages to resist arrest and safely execute an incredibly dangerous jump all while obviously hammered. This easily could have been a Darwin Award winner… continue reading...
Man, this Randy Moss saga is taking some interesting turns… After turning in a performance yesterday that included 1 catch and 8 total yards, Moss was let go to waivers by the Minnesota Vikings organization. It should be interesting to see what happens next. Read more at SportsIllustrated.com, continue reading...
Is it just me or is this punishment not enough: continue reading...
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Josh Luchs was a professional sports agent for 20-odd years and represented more than 60 NFL players… He also gave his players cash, meals and concert tickets and now he wants to set the record straight. Did he have a Jerry Maguire moment or what? It’s a very interseting and revealing read that blatantly names names and calls people out. Read a quick excerpt below and be sure to click through to read the whole story at SportsIllustrated.com: continue reading...
NHL’s uber bad boy Sean Avery has had rumors that he is gay follow him around for some time - not that there is anything wrong with that, of course. But the prevailing wisdom is that he’s not gay. The explanation for that whole Vogue internship thing was that he’s be around babes. continue reading...
