BY ROB REATH Philadelphia Flyers GM Paul Holmgren had indicated he wasn’t happy with the number of draft picks the Flyers had so he did what a GM does best in such a situation and he dealt a slew of picks for other picks and players and, at the end of the day the Philadelphia […]
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Grant Balfour is fighting for a job in the Rays’ bullpen. (AP Photo/Al Behrman) The good folks over at DRaysBay, a Tampa Bay Devil Rays’ site, have put together their first annual Season Preview Guide, and it’s quite the comprehensive tome! And free! Check it out here. Can Grant Balfour carve out a niche in
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As evidenced by an exciting first half, rumours of the NBA’s demise in the wake of the Tim Donaghy scandal were greatly exaggerated. BY JORDAN FRANK As the focus of the NBA landscape shifts to the Big Easy for this weekend’s All-Star Break festivities, the break in league play gives us a chance to reflect
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BY ROB REATH Let Steve Downie play! It was a question Gil Stein had put before the league. It was a question that at least temporarily caused the National Hockey League to consider what its fans wanted. Rather than to serve its own purposes in terms of image, revenue, and political correctness, the league took
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It all comes down to this weekend’s action to determine if the Diamondbacks can slither into the playoffs for the first time in five years. The good news is that the D-Backs went 50-31 at home this season ” their best home record since the last playoff team. The bad news is the rest of
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Yusmiero Petit could be losing his starting gig real soon. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) It’s been under two weeks since the gang at azsportshub.com checked in with their latest D-Backs report, and man, how things can change in a fortnight. When we last filed our Arizona report, the D-Backs enjoyed a comfortable four-game bulge with a
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