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Claude Giroux will be leaving Philly soon unadorned, as their best tend to doRarely do you get the symmetry of a player playing his 1,000th game in the NHL, all with the same team, at home, while it also serves as their last game in that uniform before he’s traded to a contender. It’s hard to not see the diverging stories. A player giving his entire career to an organization...

What is, 'Aaron Rodgers is stunned you whiffed on this <i>Jeopardy! </i>question?'Aaron Rodgers continues to bring it as Jeopardy! guest host. And last night, he had another viral moment. ...

Report: Mike Richards Stopped At Canadian Border With Oxycodone According to TMZ, former Kings center Mike Richards was stopped at the Canadian border two weeks ago and “questioned about oxycodone pills,” but has not been charged with any crime. (Update: According to the Winnipeg Sun, Richards was arrested at the border.) Rumors and allegations of substance abus...

Kings Terminate Mike Richards's Contract Under Mysterious Circumstances

The offseason hits are piling up for the Los Angeles Kings. Four days after center Jarret Stoll pleaded out his case after being arrested in Vegas for possession of ecstasy and coke, the Kings have terminated center Mike Richards’s contract for a “material breach.” Here’s the full, terse, statement:...

Rick Reilly Got Fooled By A Satirical Blog Post (Again)

Remember when Rick Reilly wrote a column that included a line about LeBron James punching Juwan Howard’s cane, and it turned out that he got that anecdote from a satirical post on The Basketball Jones? Boy, that was a silly mistake, and one that you wouldn’t expect Rick Reilly to make again.[jump]...

Bobby Holik, Now A Blogger, Blasts The Flyers For Trading Mike Richards And Jeff Carter

Bobby Holik: he's one of us now! He blogs. Maybe from his parents' basement. The man knows his hockey, but his real value is in how unafraid he is to give strong opinions, even unpopular ones. Like today's entry, on Flyers West and Flyers Original Recipe....

This Year, Ryan Howard's Season-Ending At-Bat Resulted In Physical Injury

Your morning roundup for Oct. 8, the day we learn that it's best just to plead guilty when caught handing out semen-tainted yogurt at the market. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....

A Belated Farewell To Jeff Carter And Mike Richards: The Legion Of Poon

Thanks to a report from Philadelphia Daily News's intrepid Mighty Dan Gross on Monday, two former Flyers are being torched for their excessive nightlife adventures when they were both members of the team. The implication is, subtly, that their reluctance to curb their Jäger-bombing escapades through...