NHL 14: The Blast review

If you’re going to make fighting a focal point of your hockey game, you’re going to want to get someone who knows how to throw a punch and EA got some of the best – they got the Fight Night guys. NHL 14 is e...
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2009 Stanley Cup finals schedule

In a rematch of last year's finals, the Detroit Red Wings and the Pittsburgh Penguins are slated to face off for the Stanley Cup. Last week, the NHL said the Cup finals wouldn't begin until June 5, but the seri...
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Another Beanpot for BU

Reported live from the TD Banknorth Garden Fans trickled out of the Garden. They were either elated or in the dumps -- justified or mortified. A Boston University 5-2 win over Northeastern left many frust...
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Live from the Beanpot!

Reporting from the TD Banknorth Garden The players are warming up and the fans are crowding the Garden for the 57th annual Beanpot Championship. "Execute our game plan and come up high, there's no more pr...
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Worst drubbing in history

I don't know what the actual record is for biggest good ol' fashioned ass whooping in sports history, but this has to be close. I would have thought the biggest stomping may have been when the Washington Redski...
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Sarah Palin the sports anchor

I usually keep this stuff in the OTR blog, but considering the heightened political climate, and the fact that Sarah Palin has made big news over the weekend, I'm going to put it in the main magazine. Dead...
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Philadelphia’s Spectrum to be demolished

There has been speculation for some time, but now it seems official, the Spectrum in Philly will close at the end of this year and be demolished. The arena is 42-years old. "This has been one of the ha...
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Ice hockey at Wrigley

According to Comcast SportsNet, the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings are scheduled to play in next year's NHL Winter Classic at Wrigley Field. Yep, outdoor hockey. Last year, a league-record 71,217 f...
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Philadelphia: 100 Seasons without a winner

In case you missed, and judging by the amount of people that have sent me the link to the Cnnsi.com story you haven't, Philadelphia is officially a town that hasn't had a pro sports championship in 100 seasons....
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2008 top NHL prospects

There is no doubt that the NHL has gotten better and better the last couple years with the emergence of the young superstars, Sidney Crosby, Alexander Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin. But it doesn't end there. The l...