Marian Hossa has signed a mind-boggling deal with the Detroit Red Wings. What could his decision making process have been, and where do the Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins go from here?
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There is a lot of talk around the State of Hockey about the upcoming draft. With the 24th pick, the Wild's biggest need in my opinion is at defense, particularly in the offensive defenseman department. Two names on the list of prospects for this year's draft jump out at me more than others.   more...

The Minnesota Wild selected Tyler Cuma with the 21st selection in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.Cuma, a Bowmanville, Ontario native, was the 19th rated North American skater in the draft and many had him going sooner than he did at 21. He will bring a physical game to the Wild blue line and will most   more...

Why wait until July 1st? Read now where Marian Hossa, Brian Campbell, Jaromir Jagr, Mats Sundin, Ryan Malone, Sean Avery and all the other big free agents are going to sign when free agency kicks off in less than a week.
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Last week I was given the task to come up with my ultimate sports doubleheader. The only requirements were that the two sporting events could actually happen, and you had to be able to attend them in the same day. For example, attending a Red Sox home game against the Yankees on an afternoon in   more...
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Write it down, the Tampa Bay Lightning will be the 2008-2009 Southwest Division champions and will make a serious run at the cup. After acquiring the rights to negotiate with Ryan Malone and Gary Roberts from Pittsburgh, the Lightning went out and acquired the rights to another All-Star caliber   more...
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A look into the free agency futures of the teams in the NHL's Northwest Division. What are the decisions facing the Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, Edmonton Oilers, Minnesota Wild, and Vancouver Canucks? Will Calgary bring back their familiar pivots or begin a youth movement? Can the new   more...
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Maybe it's because I'm just in a complete pissed off mood right now, but do we need shitty stories about how any NBA draftee dreamed about playing in the NBA. Wow a kid always hoped and dreamed that he could play professional basketball, what a heartfelt story it happened for him. No shit, what   more...
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Sure, the Jays have lost four in a row.Yes, they currently reside in the cellar of the hardest division in baseball.We know they're ten games out of first place and eight games shy of the Wild Card.But people, be patient - there is a lot of baseball left to be played.And… scene!I hope you've   more...
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Nashville Predators GM David Poile finally made the big trade today to clear up a logjam on defense, by trading Marek Zidlicky...
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Tueday morning, TBS announced (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2318 Itemid=1)that former MLBers Harold Reynolds and Dennis Eckersley would be joining Ernie Johnson and Cal Ripken, Jr. as part of the TBS MLB All-Star Game Selection Show which will air Sunday, July 6th at 2 p.m. ET. At   more...
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Big Ben: too cool for socksFor all of you concerned, the Steelers' softball extravaganza went off as planned on Saturday. The "early" game at North Allegheny High School featured big names such as Hines Ward, Ben Roethlisberger, Charlie Batch, Nate Washington, Deshea Townsend, James Harrison, Max   more...
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No touch icing is a rule that needs to come into effect as soon as possible. The risk vs. reward for someone breaking up an icing call is too large for a play that really only lets the team who iced the puck get a change. Very few times have I seen that play result in a scoring chance let alone a   more...
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Last week, as the NHL trade deadline was approaching, I noticed the name Chris Simon headed from New York to Minnesota. My first reaction was "why hasn't this guy been kicked out of the league yet?" Simon is a 36-year-old hockey player, who possibly added something to the NHL a decade ago, but now   more...

This is the best I could do for a "Steelers Softball" photoFor anyone interested in watching football players play softball, tomorrow is your lucky day. At 1 PM at North Allegheny HS, several Steelers take to the diamond for a celebrity game to benefit the Pittsburgh Foundation. Hines Ward, Deshea   more...
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