The Corner (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Arguments offered from Democrats on the Senate floor this morning: Sen. Patrick Leahy (D., Vt.) -- Cites the late Teddy Kennedy, speaks about his legacy, calls this a "moral" issue Sen. Michael Bennet (D., Col.) -- Says this cloture vote is about finishing the dream of the Baby Boom generation Sen. Ron Wyden (D., Ore.) -- Calls our private health system “inhumane,” says we need...
Sharkspage (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
2009-10 FORBES NHL VALUATIONS 1 Toronto Maple $470M 2 New York Rangers $416M 3 Montreal Canadiens $339M 4 Detroit Red Wings $337M 5 Philadelphia Flyers $273M 19 San Jose Sharks $184M 26 Florida Panthers $159M 27 Nashville Predators $156M 28 New York Islanders $149M 29 Atlanta Thrashers $143M 30 Phoenix Coyotes $138M source: Forbes Forbes released its annual franchise valuations earlier this month ranking...
Full Comment (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Stephen Harper has now served longer as a minority prime minister than any of his predecessors except Lester B. Pearson, a PM who was only three or four seats short of a majority. Pearson left office in 1968. And times have changed since then. While Harper is dealing with the venomous hedgehog of the separatist Bloc Québécois, Pearson had to contend with the bizarre, but crypto-federalist,...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
from Vicki Hall of the Calgary Herald, So Brent Sutter finds the corporate culture inside the Calgary Flames locker-room too casual for his liking. Craig Conroy respectfully takes exception with that contention. “I have a big problem with that,” the Flames alternate captain told reporters Friday before the team boarded a charter flight for Los Angeles to prepare for an afternoon clash today...
DCist (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Young Capitals goalie Michal Neuvirth found himself looking into the back of his net one too many times Friday night in a 3-2 loss. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez) The Washington Capitals scored first, but the Montreal Canadiens scored more and won 3-2 on Friday night at the Verizon Center. The Caps' Eric Fehr netted the only goal of the first period for either team, but the Canadiens had twice as many...
Sharkspage (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
The Worcester Sharks dropped their seventh game in a row after a 3-1 loss to the Portland Pirates Friday night at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, Maine in front of an announced crowd of 3,822. Despite Worcester controlling large parts of the opening period it was the Pirates that would grab the first goal of the contest while on the first power play of the game. Nathan Gerbe fired a...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Penguins -Dan Bylsma ( above ) and Senators defenseman Matt Carkner are BFFs (PG+). -The Penguins presented public address announcer John Barbero, who is dealing with brain cancer, with a Stanley Cup ring . Barbero is away from the team while he deals with his illness (PG+). -The Penguins are good people: -Chris Davis' overtime goal gave the Wheeling Nailers a 3-2 win against the Elmira Jackals ....
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
via George Richards of the Miami Herald, The one negative out of Florida’s 2-1 overtime victory over the Red Wings on Friday was that Stillman—who had goals in six of eight games coming in—sustained a left knee injury. Stillman was driven into the boards midway through the second period, and coach Pete DeBoer said he will be out for some time.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
from Damien Cox of the Toronto Star, So if the water keeps rising, and it’s rising very quickly around the Leaf enterprise right now, Burke may ultimately get pushed into doing something he is dead set against. The guess here is that Wilson has 10 more games to show some noticeably positive results. The team is healthy, particularly the key players, Wilson was lucky enough to have a pure scorer...
OTB Sports (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
The last time Florida won in Detroit was December 1st 1996. From AP- Scott Clemmensen kept the Florida Panthers in the game until the rest of his teammates got their act together. Bryan McCabe’s goal 40 seconds into overtime gave Florida a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night. Clemmensen made 39 saves for the [...]
Ace of Spades (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Finally. The fourth fastest fall below majority support of any president, coming in just days after Reagan fell below 50%, for similar reasons. Reagan of course became very popular, but he had an advantage Obama doesn't: Reagan installed a low-tax...
thejetsblog.com (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
The Jaguars Reggie Nelson was fined for his helmet-to-helmet hit on Sanchez. Dustin Keller is eager to break hearts again in New England. The Giants and Jets have to defend themselves against a breach-of-contract claim. Cimini catches up with former Jet, Pat Leahy Randy is adding more wood to the fire … or something along those lines. Kerry Rhodes is just [...]
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
An opportunistic foe and a punchless offense led to only the second regulation loss at Verizon Center this season for the Washington Capitals. The Montreal Canadiens scored three times in a seven-shot stretch and Carey Price made 32 saves Friday night to fend off the Caps 3-2. Washington goaltender Michal Neuvirth stopped all 14 shots he faced in the opening period of his first start this season, but...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
Dany Heatley thought he could have scored a few more goals, but he wasn't about to complain. He was having too much fun. Heatley scored three times, Joe Thornton recorded his 600th NHL assist, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 on Friday...
Bostonist (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
AP Photo/Don Heupel For the second straight game, the Boston Bruins needed overtime to secure a road victory. For the second straight game, Patrice Bergeron delivered with a game-winning score. Bergeron, who buried a shootout chance and Atlanta on Thursday, beat Buffalo's Ryan Miller 0:47 into overtime, thanks to Zdeno Chara and Marco Sturm, to lift the Bruins to a 2-1 win. Milan Lucic tied the game...
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habser | 11/12/2009
According to Crysler’s five year plan , the upcoming Jeep small SUVs will be using Fiat-supplied platforms starting in 2013. Jeep brand CEO Mike Manley said that the legendary American brand will drop the Patriot and Compass crossovers after 2012 and will be replacing them with a single C-segment vehicle whose platform will originate with Fiat Group.
carrigan37x1d | 11/07/2009
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) –New Zealand comedian Jemaine Clement is best known as one-half of musical duo Flight of the Conchords, but in the movie "Gentlemen Broncos" he takes wing on his own playing an ego-driven science fiction author. Clement has already made his mark in television and music, earning an Emmy nomination this year for outstanding lead actor in a comedy series for his role in cable network...
kiran0990q | 11/07/2009
MINNEAPOLIS – LeBron James scored 24 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to their first victory of the season, 104-87 over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night. James took most of the fourth quarter off, finishing with nine rebounds and six assists in 34 minutes and avoiding his first 0-3 start in five years. He shot 10 for 18 from the field while the Cavaliers used the renovated Timberwolves...
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