It was an impressive ball control game between Saskatchewan and Edmonton with both teams finishing off 8 commercial drives.
A group led by the NHLPA has petitioned the Federal Government to remove the mandatory retirement age.
If the NHL played injury time like in soccer then the Edmonton Oilers season would just be concluding.
Spain winning at Euro 2008 is a good omen for the Toronto Maple Leafs because of the eerie similarities. Neither team had won the big one since the 1960`s, both teams have managers that are in their seventies and they both take an average of 13 shots on goal a game.
Hollywood director Oren Koules the new owner of the Tampa Bay Lightening has spent like crazy to turn his team around. Signing big name stars could either give him a blockbuster return or a version of Isthar on Ice.
Lubomir Visnosky says there was a misquote attributed to him as being shocked, dismayed and hysterical upon hearing he was traded from the Los Angeles Kings to the Edmonton Oilers. Lubomir says the quote should have been attributed to Mrs. Visnosky.
The Vancouver Canucks have made a $20 million offer for the services of free agent Mats Sundin. Terms are 2 years at $7.5 million per year and $ 5 million to the Toronto Sports Network to shut up about him.
NY Islanders owner Charles Wang asked GM Mike Millbury after he bought the team when halftime would start. Thus explains the mystery of Mike`s employment.
After referee Tim Donaghy made allegations the league fixed playoff games NBA officials have hired a Major General of the Army to the post of senior vice-president of referee operations and hope he will bring to his job the military tradition of shooting traitors.
What do you get when you cross George Clooney with Mickey Mouse? A European Football Goalkeeper.
Agents for NHL puck stoppers were so busy during the free agent frenzy they had to use initials during discussions with GM’s, with TGIF meaning “That Goalie is 50 mil.”
A lot of future NBA players decided not to attend the draft saying they didn’t want to spend their bonus money all on the gas to get there.
NFL players were supportive of Prince Charles when he announced he uses wine as a fuel for driving. Players were disappointed to learn however that the Prince pours it into his tank.
There was an awkward silence at a press conference when Toronto Maple Leafs aging GM Cliff Fletcher defended his free agent signings saying “there’s no tomorrow for us”.
There are troubling signs NY Yankee Alex Rodriguez has stopped swinging for the fence as he declined to be in the home run derby at the MLB All Star Game and later when it was rumoured he was having an affair with Madonna.
Chinese Olympic officials have begun mobilizing hundreds of thousands of troops to prevent any terrorist attacks during the competition. Spokesmen for Olympic athletes say participants are happy not to worry about being shot full of lead and can concentrate on finding a way to avoid breathing it in.
Zimbabwe Dictator Elect Robert Mugabe says a report of people fleeing for their lives in the face of armed gangs is ridiculous and what the media saw was an advanced training method for the Olympic Marathon.
Officials with the Beijing Olympics are confident a swarm of locus invading the City will have no affect on the competition as they are positive none of the grasshoppers will be able to survive once they breathe the air.
Chinese officials are livid at the locust plague demanding Kung Fu teachers keep more control over their grasshoppers.
Mike Commodore getting $18 million should raise the hair on every NHL owner.
By signing a defenseman with 24 points in 94 career games to a 4 year contract worth $14 million, the Toronto Maple Leafs have literally given their fans the Finger.
A new feature from Sports Select has an over –under bet on which side of the goalpost Toronto Argonauts kicker Mike Vanderjagt puts it.
Bret Favre says he has an “itch” to play football again which is unusual because most players don’t get an “itch” until after the first road trip.
Aaron Rogers the new quarterback of the Green Bay Packers has been sympathetic to Bret Favres “itch” to play again and has sent him some calamine lotion, aloe cream and a case of Goldbon powder.
Fans are rushing to see the movie Hancock while NHL GM’s tripped over each other to get a mediocre players Hancock on a 5 year $22 million contract.
