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With the success of the Winter Classic in Buffalo, and the New York Rangers attempting to bid Yankee Stadium a fond farewell, the NHL is examining other locations to host an outdoor game. And Pennsylvania’s governor has proposed a new place to drop the puck - Penn State.
FOOTBALL STADIUM DIGEST skates over news that Gov. Ed Rendell has recommended giving the Nittany Lions’ Beaver Stadium the old college try. The plan would be to have the Pittsburgh Penguins & Philadelphia Flyers meet in the middle of the state to face off in the 108,000-seat stadium.
But right now, that’s all it is - a plan. Plus, the Pens & Flyers are both more concerned about their playoff battle at the moment. But support for the proposal is growing. (There’s even a Facebook group created for it!) And the game could be a record-breaker. Read more…
• Bill Williamson of ESPN’s HASHMARKS tokes up word that Ricky Williams could have joined in on the fun of Cedric Benson’s big boating adventure.
• THE SIDNEY CROSBY SHOW skates over video of the Pittsburgh Penguins having some post-game fun with Flyers fans.
• HOME RUN DERBY knows how heated the Cubs-Cardinals rivalry can be, especially when it comes to rigging a jalapeno-eating contest.
• Did your mom sleep with Wilt Chamberlain? THE WORLD OF ISAAC offers this helpful quiz to find out.
A couple of Montreal Canadiens fans have been caught committing some blasphemy by blanketing Rocky in a Habs jersey.
THE 700 LEVEL shoots over pics & video of some neighbors to the north having fun with Philadelphia’s favorite fictional character. The desecration comes as Les Habitantes face the Flyers in the Eastern Conference semis. Read more…
WASHINGTON POST columnist Mike Wise (aka The WaPo Columnist Without a Show) threw a beatdown on Philadelphia Flyers fans and players in his Wednesday column, even declaring that the women and children “looked as if they could work security for Megadeth”.
(Mike Wise, posing)
The Flyers organization decided to pass this bit of ‘news’ along to its fans by printing out the column and handing it out to fans before the game against the Washington Capitals Thursday night. Unfortunate, as the rumor goes, Mike Wise got wind of this and demanded his paper prevent this for his personal safety. WaPo lawyers laid down a threat; the Flyers’ flyers were pocketed.
Instead, the Flyers put snippets of the column on the JumboTron during the game. Fair use this, WASHINGTON POST.
Read more…
• MOVE THE NEEDLE believes the new Philadelphia Flyers logo will be a big hit:
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• SPORTS REVIEW MAGAZINE is just an old softie when honoring 30 years of Nerf football.• SPORTS GONE SOUTH knows it’s not an honor just to be nominated for their Mornhinweggie coaching awards.
• RUMORS AND RANTS compares which Indiana alum has it worse - Isiah Thomas or Cam Cameron:
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• I’M WRITING SPORTS isn’t so pumped up about the upcoming Mitchell Report.• However, STEROID NATION gets juiced up about some of the names injected into the report.
WHY NBA PLAYERS ARE CLAMORING FOR A SECOND ASSIST: The PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS notes that much like prolific NHL point producers like Gretzky and Lemieux, Philadelphia Flyer Scottie Upshall is a big fan of the second assist - but in a slightly different way.
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Excerpt: “Don’t believe anything you hear about hockey being on the wane. At least chicks are still into it. Flyers right winger Scottie Upshall indicated the answer was yes when Preston Elliot asked Friday morning on 93.3 WMMR’s Preston & Steve show whether he’d ever scored with two girls at once.“Upshall: “Let me just say that life is good.”
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While Upshall offered no details, we’re assuming he never finds himself in a short-handed situation off the ice.
