The Greatest Hockey Story For People Who Don’t Know Many Hockey Stories

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The newly retired, 8-time all-star Brendan Shanahan told a story about growing up a Toronto Maple Leafs fan in the early 80s and getting a chance to meet the team’s captain at the time Rick Vaive.

The Horror That Comes With Signing Omar Vizquel (UPDATED)

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The White Sox signed veteran Omar Vizquel to a 1-year $1.38 million deal on Monday. And now all you White Sox fans are in deep, deep trouble.

President Obama Doesn’t Care About Athletic People

APTOPIX Obama Detroit ShockHave you ever been asleep, only to be subconsciously jarred awake by a loud noise? Then while you’re lying there, dazed and still half-slumbering, it occurs to you that you may have dreamed the loud noise that supposedly woke you up in the first place?

That weary, displaced emotion is what I’ve been feeling about our president ever since the baseball All-Star Game. Something ain’t quite right. It’s unsettling. And it’s only getting worse.

I’m beginning to think that he isn’t really all that into sports.

Week Sauce: Where Maybe There’s Hope For Soccer After All

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Here’s a recap of the weirdest or most overlooked sports stories on the Interweb this week. Plus, as you’ve come to expect, definitive proof of what happens when you let futbol-ers have it their way.

So I Hear Mark Buehrle Had A Nice Little Outing

85137023SB004_RAY_WHITESOXFor as few people who talked about Jonathan Sanchez’s near-perfect no-hitter 13 days ago, the crush of baseball fans discussing Mark Buehrle’s perfect game evens things out a bit.

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