The complicated life of Pete Rose is presented in great detail by author Keith O’Brien in his recently-released book, Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball. O’Brien crafts a compelling narrative through extensive research, using decades of newspaper articles, federal court documents, FBI files, MLB’s 1989 […]
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Seasoned Kings players defy aging stereotypes, leading with skill and experience on and off the ice.
With graying hair and slight hints of wrinkles around their eyes and smiles, a few LA Kings players are beginning to show their age off the ice. On the ice, there’s little sign that their 30+ year old bodies have been through the ringer throughout their careers.
At 36 years old, Anze Kopitar is still highly productive in all areas of the ice. He may not be a corsi god (that honor...
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After an excellent start, the Arizona Coyotes’ season’s final road trip hit a snag. The Coyotes ran into a hot netminder in Philipp Grubauer last night and fell 5-0 to the Seattle Kraken.
The first two times the Kraken and Coyotes met, they were tight games that needed overtime or a shoot-out to settle things. That was not the case last night, as the Kraken got two early goals and then kept going for a full 60 minutes.
Giving up two early goals is enough to shake an...
As the Los Angeles Kings' rising stars shine, their impact is felt not just in California, but across the NHL.
Between a stoic Swede and a young Canadian hailed to be the “next Anze Kopitar”, Adrian Kempe and Quinton Byfield are hitting their strides at the exact right time for the Los Angeles Kings. Both first round draft picks (Kempe 29th overall in 2014; Byfield 2nd overall in 2020), the two forwards have become critical components to a Kings team trying its best to not only make the p...
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The Arizona Coyotes’ road trip continues with a trip to the Northwest. The Coyotes will play a back-to-back, with a match against the Seattle Kraken tonight and a trip to Vancouver tomorrow.
The Coyotes have all of the momentum going into tonight’s game. They followed up a comeback win against the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday with a 5-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday.
Saturday’s game featured another strong period for the Yotes. Both teams had lit th...
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The Arizona Coyotes must feel good about themselves as they head out on the road. The Yotes have all the momentum as they head out on their final road trip, starting with a matinee matchup against the San Jose Sharks today.
The Coyotes ended their previous seven-game homestand with one of the most impressive comebacks in franchise history. After giving up four unanswered goals in the second period, it looked like the Vegas Golden Knights were just 20 minutes away f...
Akil Thomas, drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the second round of the 2018 draft, made his NHL debut this week. The forward has seen limited ice time so far, but made a big impact in his time against the Sharks.
Thomas’s first NHL goal, and first career point, came at 11:13 in the first period. Thomas and PL Dubois came down the ice together, with Thomas using other players as a screen to find the back of the net. His goal also stands as the game-winner, a feat which he has accomplishe...
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The Arizona Coyotes’ homestand ends tonight with a match against the Vegas Golden Knights. The Coyotes fell 2-1 to the Vancouver Canucks in their last game and are running out of chances to put on a show for the home crowd this season.
While the game may not have ended the way the Coyotes would have hoped, it wasn’t a complete loss. The Canucks are one of the top teams in the NHL this season, and the Coyotes did a good job of keeping the game close.
That isn’t to sa...
Chics - and wins - dig the long ball.
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Larry Lucchino, the former president of the Red Sox (2002-15), died on Tuesday at age 78. Lucchino, who once said he hoped his legacy would be that he “made a difference in the cities he lived in,” certainly lived up the claim. Across baseball tributes flowed in for the hard-charging baseball executive. So significant, it […]
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When I visited Winter Weekend at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass. back in January, several fans I talked to said different versions of the same thing: the Boston Red Sox need to stop acting like a small market team. Since that weekend, the walls have been closing in on management. It’s not just the […]
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The Red Sox opened the 2024 regular season with a 10-game, west coast road trip starting with four games at the Seattle Mariners. After a win on Opening Day, they lost the next two games, but managed an Easter Sunday victory for a series split. Boston starting pitching was the highlight of the opening series. […]
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UConn has brought in a bunch of new players and has new coordinators on both sides of the ball. How do we feel about all of this?
The Huskies are going internal to fill their latest coordinator opening.
UConn will have new coordinators on both sides of the ball this season.
The Anaheim Ducks may boast the most consistent elite goalie play in NHL history. With the trade deadline past, multiple contending teams have a clear hole in net, and almost none of them filled it. Whether you want to look at how Carolina is an extremely well rounded team except goaltending, how the LA Kings haven’t won a playoff series since prime Johnathan Quick graced them, or how the Devils quite literally took themselves out of playoff contention by not addressing goaltending. Goalies ma...
December brought with it its usual slate of chilly challenges and the team often struggled to rise to the occasion. With 20 games left, can they do it?
Mar 7, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Kings left wing Kevin Fiala (22, center) celebrates a goal with center Phillip Danault (24) and defenseman Matt Roy (3) during the overtime against the Ottawa Senators at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports
February was frosty to the Los Angeles Kings ...
Coming off an eighth consecutive losing season, plus the loss of Shohei Ohtani to free agency, the Los Angeles Angels have become an afterthought in Major League Baseball. They’re projected to win 78 games by FanGraphs, which would be a ninth straight season finishing with a losing record and a tenth straight season without making […]
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It’s silly season right now with the trade deadline little over a week away. In that spirit I have decided to write a beautiful work of science-fiction in which I am handed the reigns of this franchise for the time between now and the March 8 deadline. I have, as all good and benevolent overlords do, tried to be reasonable in terms of what the trades look like on balance. I am sure that every fan of the teams involved will say that I’m a moron and a fool who has suffered some kind of head trau...
So, the Anaheim Ducks just got pants’d on live TV with hockey night in Canada 9-2 to the Toronto Maple Leafs. In what can only be seen as the bottoming out of this season so far, we saw the variance between two ends of the hockey spectrum in almost every way.
At one end, the Toronto Maple Leafs. A team between 2007 – 2016 that had been consistently at the bottom of the Northeast/Atlantic Division, now reaping the rewards of their full rebuild. A team with high draft picks demanding high c...
Penn State is currently tied for the best start in program history with a 7-0 overall record, matching the starts set by the 1974 and 2023 teams. PSU returns to action next weekend, Feb. 23-25, at the Liberty Softball Classic, with games scheduled against Saint Francis, host-Liberty, a pair of contests against Morgan State and … Continue reading "Week Two Softball News"
The Huskies are looking at a scheme change as Jim Mora filled one of the glaring holes on this team.
I like YouTube. I was tested for ADHD, twice actually, as a kid at the behest of one of my elementary schools because I had a bit of a habit of checking out mentally multiple times throughout the day. One test came back inconclusive and another came back as negative. That was over 20 years ago at this point but I still wonder sometimes if maybe I just got lucky or something on those tests. I mean, I can’t focus for shit.
Anyways, I like YouTube, as I said. One of my favorite things to do ...
2024 Opening Week Softball Season Happenings Here’s a few opening week highlights. Florida State’s season got off to a rough start when Charlotte gained its biggest win in program history after defeating Florida State during day one of the JoAnne Graf Classic. The 49ers were able to escape Tallahassee with an come from behind upset … Continue reading "2024 College Softball Opening Week"
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Preparations continue in Tampa Bay Following Wednesday’s victory in a two hour battle with CF Montreal, the Five Stripes pick up where they left off against their preseason hosts, the Tampa Bay Rowdies.
The second closed-door friendly in a row is also the last of the preseason slate to be live streamed, and will be the last glimpse we can get of the Atlanta United squad until the season kicks off in Columbus on February 24th. Giorgo...