Calgary Stampeders coach Tom Higgins says he hated letting quarterback Akili Smith go as he was a complete player who just couldn’t complete a pass.
After playing his first two NHL games with a broken foot and scoring a goal and registering an assist St. Louis Blues defenseman Erik Johnson will be listed as day to day to give the rest of the league a chance to catch up. In a related story the Toronto Maple Leafs are said to be interested in acquiring him to add to their injured reserve team.
Chris Chelios of the Detroit Red Wings says a TV deal is the reason the Red Wings are no longer selling out the Joe Louis Arena. Chelios says when he broke into the league there was no TV which helped to get people to the games.
Calgay Flames star Jerome Iginla is one of the new owners of the Kamloops Blazers of the WHL. Iginla says he can now look foreword to playoff hockey even if the Flames fail to win a game this year.
An Alberta company has invented a hockey skate that has a built in heater to warm up the skate making it glide over the ice easier. The heat is generated from a battery which conveniently allows them to hook up their I-Pod.
Cyclist Floyd Landis is appealing his conviction on steroid use to the Circuit Court but might not be up on the whole process saying he would like to take a spin around it.
Aging athletes have to make a living and so I guess it would be no surprise to see Evander Holyfield being sponsored by Depends.
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