Is there such thing as a lost cause when it comes to player behavior in the NHL? Is there ever a point in time where the risks associated with a particular individual outweigh the contributions he could even possibly provide the league and the team he represents? The questions beg to be answered. You may […]

I almost wish that Ryan Callahan never blew the lid off of Madison Square Garden last Sunday, it’s bringing out the worst in me. Part of me wishes that the most criminally-underrated forward in the NHL didn’t obliterate the Philadelphia Flyers for four goals in a 7-0 Rangers win and even applauds Marian Gaborik for […]

Are the Baltimore Orioles the most intriguing team in the American League East? It’s a nonchalant question with what feels like an obvious answer, but before rejecting the concept altogether, consider the actual definition of the word. Do the Baltimore Orioles inspire the most curiosity of any team in the American League East? Absolutely. Whether […]

To say that fantasy baseball has developed a cult following would be an understatement. In fact, it’s more than that, frighteningly more than that if you think about it long enough, cults don’t generate billions of dollars. Whereas player pools and teams have extended beyond the diamond and into sports venues around the globe for […]

Last June baseball fans from San Diego to D.C. had the privilege of watching the Major League Baseball debut of Washington Nationals stud pitcher Stephen Strasburg. The nation-wide pandemonium of his highly-anticipated first start was rewarded in kind, with 14 strikeouts and a win. The years of hype, speculation and mystery, had started to pay […]

Ray Emery landed a spot back in the NHL this week, on a one-year, two-way contract that costs the Anaheim Ducks virtually nothing. It’s an investment, of course, an affordable risk that has the potential to turn the franchise from a good team to a great one. The Ducks don’t need Emery, they don’t need […]

Sean Couturier managed to do what no other Canadian prospect managed to do last December, and it put him in a league of his own when all of the draft eligible players from throughout the CHL met at the 2011 Home Hardware NHL Top Prospects Game in January. Though Couturier far from stole the show […]

Amar’e Stoudemire adds a sense of grace to an otherwise violent low-post game these days, an unexpected elegance especially noticeable considering the commanding physical frame with which he punishes his defenders and creates his own space. His shoulders, like battering rams, pound through unassuming opponents while the rest of his body pounces, springs and leaps like […]

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is the type of player that makes you reconsider what you stand for. The hockey prospect that makes midseason misfortune and sub-.500 seasons in general that much more bearable. Like few before him, he’s a future pro capable of turning fans against their very own team; of convincing life-long devotees to openly root […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat have a lot in common, but when the Los Angeles Clippers put an end to the former’s seven-game win streak on Sunday, the two found yet another, slightly more embarrassing, similarity. Though each team sits second in their respective conference – trailing notable opponents that three months ago seemed […]