As the snow falls today here in Worcester out in Kalamazoo the weather is clear and it's a supposed to be balmy day of 36°F. But for hockey fans in central Massachusetts it's not the weather out in southern Michigan that's important, it's the results of the ECHL Board of Governors' vote to admit Cliff... Continue Reading →
Wideman incident not as cut and dried as some think
If you're a hockey fan odds are good you've already heard of the incident Wednesday night in Calgary where former Worcester IceCats and Boston Bruins defenseman Dennis Wideman crosschecked linesman Don Henderson as Wideman was heading toward the Flames bench after being checked by Nashville Predators Miikka Salomaki. Wideman has been suspended indefinitely by the... Continue Reading →
Danny Amendola hit was a total cheap shot, but not against the rules
New England Patriots' Danny Amendola (80) hits Kansas City Chiefs' Jamell Fleming (30) in the firsthalf of an NFL divisional playoff football game, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, in Foxborough, Mass.(AP Photo/Steven Senne) (Steven Senne) Football is a violent game. Men that weigh 300 pounds or more running full speed into each other generating huge hits... Continue Reading →
St Louis Rams fans get the shaft from team, NFL
Ask any sports fan what the worst thing that can happen to their team and most will say losing some big game to a hated rival, or maybe a star player getting hurt and ending your team's season before it really even starts. But fans of the St Louis Rams know once again what the... Continue Reading →
My 2016 Baseball Hall of Fame vote, if I had one
In what appears to now be a tradition, if two years in a row can be called a tradition, I offer my completely unofficial Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. To be eligible to cast a real ballot a person must be a Baseball Writer's Association of America member for at least 10 years and cover... Continue Reading →
Pro hockey’s earliest return to Worcester is 2017
Now that the usual suspects have posted articles about the situation surrounding the ECHL placing an expansion franchise here in Worcester I'm going to toss my two cents in. I was hesitant before because while I didn't know a whole lot of what was going on behind the scenes I did know some, and not... Continue Reading →
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