• DEUCE OF DAVENPORT discovers one Bengals fan taking creative license with his plates.
• WITH LEATHER ropes in the goings on at the Houston Texans cheerleader tryouts.
• MJD of YAHOO’S SHUTDOWN CORNER tunes in tonight, as Herschel Walker talks to “Nightline” about his personality disorder.
• DEADSPIN needs their heads examined, as Mike Tyson is offering psychological help to scatterbrained soccer players.
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• 100% INJURY RATE doesn’t believe it’s awesome, baby, to see Dick Vitale dressed as Cinderella.
• BULLZEYE puts together an all-star pro football team without football players.
• RANDBALL cuts to the chase, as some Minnesota wrestlers were penalized in the NCAA championships for not shaving properly.
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This could be the week to price some new scoreboards. On Monday night, Kansas crushed Texas Tech 109-51, giving the Red Raiders their most lopsided loss in school history. In the same evening, the Capitals buried the Bruins 10-2, with Washington star Alexander Ovechkin netting a hat trick - in the first period.
These two blowouts follow a pair of poundings from Sunday - the East Kentucky Miners mauled the Atlanta Krunk 194-113, while the West Chester softball squad slaughtered Lincoln in a doubleheader by a combined 78-0.
What’s with all these pumped-up scores in such a short amount of time? Read more…
Just a few days after Richard Zednik’s gruesome neck slash, another NHL player has suffered a painful throat injury.
The BOSTON GLOBE reports that the Bruins’ Aaron Ward was sent to the hospital Wednesday night after getting hit in the throat by a glove & stick (video after the jump). Read more…
RED-HOT SHINE DULLED ON NJ DEVILS’ NEW PLAYGROUND: A new arena always brings new excitement and sellout crowds. At least that’s what the New Jersey Devils thought.
The CALGARY HERALD ices news that only a week after opening it’s doors, the Prudential Center has lost its luster. Although the season opener against the Ottawa Senators sold out, the following home game against the Tampa Bay Lightning had an announced crowd of just over 13,000.Better yet, those at the game said they saw no more than 8,000 fannies in the furbished seats. And futher witnesses say that claims of 14,000 fans at Friday’s contest against the Maple Leafs were “wildly inflated.”
(Typical Attendance at Devils Home Games)
Guess Newark isn’t such a prize destination, after all.Jersey’s home numbers aren’t the only tallies that are on thin ice. The Boston Bruins haven’t had a sellout at TD Banknorth Garden at all this year.
Last Sunday’s game hit a new low. Although attendance was officially claimed at 10,087, only 5,000 folks bothered to show up to see Boston battle Ottawa.
However, there were unforeseen factors contributing to the paltry crowd. For one, the Patriots were playing the Colts at the same time. (TD Banknorth could have used some of that fake RCA Dome noise.)And for another, the Bruins were playing.
