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• After their last Super Bowl appearance, Steelers owner Dan Rooney took time to write to a Seattle explaining why the Seahawks weren’t screwed.
• Joe Torre backtracks on his Yankees-bashing book.
• Attending monster truck shows can be hazardous to your health.
• Players & fans get wild in a West Virginia girls high school basket-brawl.
Hey, readers! Time for another sensational SbB Clever Caption Contest!
Today we check out the NHL All-Star Game from Montreal, where we catch Evgeni Malkin (L) so happy to see Alexei Kovalev (R):
What ever could Evgeni be all excited about? Submit your suggestions into the comments section linked below. Winner will be announced in the end-of-the-day recap, and be treated to a celebratory bowl of poutine dumped on their head.
Good luck and good writing! (And in compliance with Canadian bilingual laws, bonne chance et bonne écriture!)
(*Editor’s note*: Yes, I realize I had the two guys mixed up earlier. See what happens when your sport isn’t televised on ESPN? And he who is without sin, cast the first puck.)
Bruce Garrioch of the TORONTO SUN has what we hope is an erroneous report. Apparently the NHL is considering completely cancelling the league’s all-star game.
Excerpt:”Though cancelling the game seems a little harsh, there are proponents of that route in the NHL headquarters. At the very least, it would appear the skills competition is going to become a victim of the changes once the league figures out what direction it wants to take.”
Next year’s game in Montreal is definitely a go, but future games after that are up in the air. One option would be to cancel the skills competition and have a “headliner concert” the night before the game. That certainly would create a dilemma on which act would be chosen. Read more…
