During the Florida Panthers’ introductory press conference last week newly-acquired forwardKris Versteeg was asked if he noticed any similarities between his time with Dale Tallon in Chicago and his current experience with the general manager now in Florida. “It was pretty crazy. When I was 21, we were all in the room [in Chicago] and this team [was] in […]

Last season, NBA fans quickly fell in love with the explosive athleticism and dunking ability of Los Angeles Clippers rookie Blake Griffin. This season, look for Wizards lottery pick Jan Vesely from the Czech Republic to dazzle crowds in Washington, DC – wearing his familiar red, white and blue. The Wizards, after years of mediocrity, will become a team […]

At the beginning of July, when final voting results came in for yesterday’s MLB All-Star Game, legendary New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter held a 450,000-vote edge over Asdrubal Cabrera at the position, despite a less than legendary 2011 season. Jeter, who would eventually log his 3,000th hit but little else, was set to take […]

Since bringing the beloved sport of puck back to the State of Hockey, the Minnesota Wild have consistently been labeled a conservative team – and for good reason. They played the trap under Jacques Lemaire, rarely made blockbuster trades and had, or so it seemed, settled into a routine of making predictable offseason moves. In an effort […]

Week 3 of the NBA lockout begins just as the last, with mudslinging back and forth while zero negotiations actually take place. David Stern is a lawyer by trade, and this is important information to remember as the proceedings of this lockout are played out slowly, methodically and painfully. While the NBA squabbled with a New York Times report that doubted […]

Before Bobby Ryan was known as the dynamic power forward for the Anaheim Ducks capable of pulling off mystifying dekes, he was considered an equally dangerous inline hockey player — one that turned heads across the United States. Inline hockey, often referred to as roller hockey, is a growing sport that is very popular in certain […]

Compared to Ohio State’s tattoos, cover-ups and firings and Oregon’s scouting, recruiting and sneaker issues, Nebraska’s self-reported textbook violations haven’t received much attention by comparison. From a perspective of what they’ll mean to the program, that’s fair; these don’t seem likely to cause much harm to the Huskers, and their fans have more important things to worry about this […]

For the first time in three years, Philadelphia Phillies slugger Ryan Howard will have the option of watching the MLB All-Star Game from the comfort of his own living room. Instead of representing his club in the Midsummer Classic he will, as any professional would, take the opportunity to rest up and prepare for the second half of the […]

The salary cap era has added a new dimension to roster management in the NHL and, as a result, fans and journalists have never been as eager to crunch numbers as they are today. Over the course of the past half decade, general managers have discovered clever ways to circumvent the predetermined limit and ease cap hits […]

Almost four years ago, Novak Djokovic began his ascent to the zenith of the men’s tour in earnest, in a few short days climbing over each player above him in the rankings like rungs on a ladder. Showing the magnificent force and dominance of a future No. 1 player, he beat the world’s top three […]