Charlie Rose with Pete Sampras & Tom Gullikson; Gilbert Kaplan; Normal Mailer (December 19, 1996)
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Ryan Potulny and Dustin Penner scored two of Edmonton's four power-play goals and also had assists, and the Oilers beat the Avalanche 5-3 on Sunday night. It was the first home loss of the season for Colorado. Patrick O'Sullivan and Tom Gilbert added power-...
A DC Birding Blog (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The ballot question to approve borrowing for public lands preservation passed. With 98 percent of the state's precincts reporting as of 11:35 p.m., the ballot question was narrowly ahead - 792,336 votes for the question, or 52 percent, and 729,557 votes against it, or 48 percent. Such a narrow margin (a little over 60,000 votes) illustrates the problem I mentioned in my last post on the issue. Leaving...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
via David Staples of The Cult Of Hockey, I like Ryan Kesler, as a player. In fact, if I was on the selection committee for various Olympic teams, I’d be adding the like names Kesler, Rene Bourque and Dustin Penner to the list of contenders (Kesler is American, Bourque and Penner are Canadians). But the way Kesler broke his stick in a hissy fit after Tom Gilbert stopped him on a scoring chance,...
EatFeats (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
The OC Register reports that Thomas Gilbert, listed as a Las Vegas resident, won $1000 at the West Coast Hot Dog Eating Contest at the Derby Deli & Dueling Piano Bar in Mission Viejo by eating 25 hot dogs in 15 minutes. Greg “The Floss” Moss also competed.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Tom Gilbert Cholmondeley, a British aristocrat jailed for the killing of stone mason Robert Njoya has been released from prison.
Black Dog Hates Skunks (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
I left work today and I took a longcut, which I often do, through the Eatons' Centre. I can get to the subway in about a minute from my work but I like to unwind a little some days and so I walk up to Queen Street and then I cut through the mall up to Dundas station, through the crowds of teenagers and tourists. Its the only time I spend in a mall. This afternoon I was making my way and I ran into...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) -- Tom Gilbert scored 1:57 into overtime and the Edmonton Oilers snapped a four-game winless skid with a 5-4 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in the final preseason contest for both teams Sunday.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
Tom Gilbert scored 1:57 into overtime and the Edmonton Oilers snapped a four-game winless skid with a 5-4 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in the final preseason contest for both teams Sunday.
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
Tom Gilbert blasted a shot from the point over the shoulder of goalie Cory Schneider to give the Edmonton Oilers a 5-4 overtime victory over the Vancouver Canucks in the pre-season finale for both clubs.
EatFeats (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
Full results for Saturday’s finals of the Battle of the Bone wing eating contest have been posted. Tom Gilbert is not listed, but Chillin Peng (#2), Gus Beisel (#3) and David Cohn (#8) were allowed to compete even though they have competed in IFOCE contests.
EatFeats (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
The 72 ounce steak finishers list on the Big Texan website has been updated and now lists Ben Monson’s time of 9:40 and Tom Gilbert’s time of 13:15.
AFL-CIO Weblog (Free subscription) | 08/30/2009
The next time Kent Erickson, a member of Electrical Workers ( IBEW ) Local 26 in Washington, D.C., heads out for fishing on the Chesapeake Bay or deer hunting in the Maryland mountains, he can haul his gear in a brand new Chevy Silverado. Erickson is the winner of a drawing for all members of the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance ( USA ) held earlier this summer. The truck giveaway was one of several...
mc79hockey.com (Free subscription) | 08/25/2009
One of the constant media lines surrounding the Oilers during 2008-09 seemed to be that they suffered from slow starts, not getting into games until they were down a goal or two. This quote, from Tom Gilbert, is pretty typical: “Slow starts plagued us a little bit throughout the year,” defenceman Tom Gilbert said. [...]
Sharkspage (Free subscription) | 08/18/2009
USA HOCKEY MENS OLYMPIC ICE HOCKEY ORIENTATION CAMP USA HOCKEY MENS OLYMPIC ICE HOCKEY ORIENTATION CAMP Sharkspage.com was at the Seven Bridges Ice Arena in Woodridge, Ill., where Monday and Tuesday San Jose Sharks' center Joe Pavelski participated in the U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Orientation Camp. The camp was designed to assist in the preparation of the 2010 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 08/12/2009
from Todd Kimberely at NHL.com, The Heatley affair sullied what otherwise has been a solid offseason for the Oilers, who are trying to find their way back to the Stanley Cup Playoffs after three years out. After parting ways with veteran coach Craig MacTavish after eight seasons, Tambellini delivered a master stroke—drawing on his old Vancouver Canucks connections by bringing on board the tandem...
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