Surviving winter with Specialized
By Frankie Andreu
Riding when it’s chilly out compared to riding when it’s below freezing is like comparing apples to oranges.  They are sort of similar but very different. In riding in either type of cold weather layering is important. It’s every layer that makes a difference between remaining comfortable and freezing your tush off.  We all know that Specialized make great bikes but they also make plenty of high performance ...more

WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson Preview and Predictions
By Ariel Helwani
Below are my predictions for this Saturday's "WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson" card. Feel free to disagree with all of them in the comments section below. Of course, the action kicks off on VERSUS beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 7 p.m PT....more

Young Captains a Trend
By Chuck Gormley
What do Jonathan Toews, Sidney Crosby, Dustin Brown, Mike Richards, Rick Nash and now, Alex Ovechkin, all have in ‘C’ommon? They have all been named team captains before the age of 25. It is a trend that will continue to grow in the NHL, a league dominated by youth.
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Five Truly Putrid Teams
By Adrian Dater
There probably won’t be any team on this kind of list that played in the NHL beyond 1994 or so. The days of truly awful teams are pretty much over. Yes, some of the reason is evolution. But it’s hard to fathom any team now or in the future being as bad as these five.
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Interview with Alberto Contador of Team Astana
Alberto Contador is saying a fond farewell to 2009, a great year, while already beginning to lay the groundwork for 2010, a year in which he only asks for peace and to suffer no mishaps during preparation. Impatient to get back to competition in the Volta a Algarve, the leader of Astana is very happy with his “new” team, has total faith in his teammates and says confidently that they will soon prove that they ...more

Mass Exodus Leaves Team Astana in Shambles
By Bob Roll
In 2010 Team Astana will bear very little resemblance to the 2009 Team Astana. Every rider from the 2009 Tour de France team except Alberto Contador will no longer will be on the Team. Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer, Andreas Kloden, Sergio Paulino, Gregory Rast, Dimitri Muriev, Yaroslav Popyvych and Haimer Zubeldia will all be on Team Radio Shack....more

Daily Drop: Devils Deadly With The Lead
By Bill Meltzer
If your team is going to beat the Eastern Conference leading New Jersey Devils, you'd better get the jump on Jacques Lemaire's team early in the game. Even when an opponent scores first against New Jersey, the Devils still win more often than they lose (an NHL-best .579 winning percentage)....more