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Via local news connoisseur Jimmy Traina comes this breaking post-Halloween news out of Phoenix. A group of young men had been stealing candy from grocery stores to the tune of hundreds of dollars, until police pulled them over. One man ran, hiding on the rooftops. Then: pepper spray, a slippery car hood, pancake. [MyFOXPhoenix] More »
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The refs slapped Niklas Kronwall with a 5-minute major and game misconduct, but lordy, lordy did Martin Havlat skate into a wall. The CBC crew called it a "great, great hit," and Havlat "looked better" after the game. Of relative pertinence: Chicago won 4-3 in overtime. [Detroit Free Press] More »
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One U.S. team in Beijing came into these Games with all the pressure in the world on them to succeed after an embarrassing bronze medal in a sport the United States normally dominates. Yes, they laid the wood to the Chinese team in their first match, but they have a long way to go towards the mythical redemption we lay at their feet. We speak, of course, of the U.S. wheelchair rugby team at these 2008 Paralympic Games. Or, as you might know them better, the Murderball team. More »
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