In the new Versus series Sports Jobs with Junior Seau we’re taking on the coolest, dirtiest and most fascinating jobs in sports. Our host, NFL legend Junior Seau, will get beat up, worn down and well schooled… all in an effort to find out just how tough you have to be to work in sports.
Kansas State: Win Or Go Home By Keith Whitmire
They’ve brought back Beverly Hills 90210 and Melrose Place. How about another 1990s throwback with the Huskers and Wildcats at the top of the standings? Of course, it’s merely the Big 12 North standings, not the entire league standings....more
Power Now Full-time With Penske Naming Will Power to a full-time ride at Team Penske was a not only a tremendous move for the team but also for the IZOD IndyCar Series as a whole because it adds another quality car to the starting lineup...more
Daily Drop: Calgary got stampeded By Bill Meltzer
It's no secret that the Chicago Blackhawks have given the Calgary Flames fits of late, especially at the Saddledome. Last night, the Flames eventually stopped competing.
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Cal-Stanford: It Really is Big By Art Thompson III
The Stanford Axe returns having been tampered with each time it leaves the possession of Stanford and once again becomes the property of the Cal athletic department. That is the biased opinion of Cal supporters. ...more
'Cats Chasing Ducks By Art Thompson
Oregon and Arizona have been headed for this collision for several weeks now, but perhaps the Wildcats might have been looking too far ahead because they were declawed last Saturday at Cal. All the Wildcats have to do is to beat Oregon, Arizona State and finally USC in a three-week span. Whew!...more
Mumbles and Grumbles By Chuck Gormley
Have you heard Peter Forsberg and Markus Naslund will be playing together for the first time since the 2006 Olympics? No, not for the Vancouver Canucks, but for Modo of the Swedish Elite League. While Forsberg’s latest comeback comes as no great surprise, Naslund’s return after his retirement in May is a bit of a shocker....more
By Mike Heika
While the leading Calder Trophy hopefuls are in the East with James van Riemsdyk (Philadelphia), John Tavares (Islanders) and Michael Del Zotto (Rangers), don’t discount Ryan O’Reilly in Colorado or Jason Demers in San Jose as dark horses. Both seem to be very comfortable in their moves up to the NHL....more