Slaney still yearns to run – Yahoo! News.
Nice article on Mary Slaney.  Refreshing change to hear an athlete talk in honest terms about themselves and their sport and the reality of being forced to retire due to injury.

Armstrong-Contador rivalry takes a break on Tour – Yahoo! News.
Me thinks the rivalry is much adieu about nothing.  In fact, I would be willing to bet it is part of Astana’s strategy.  Johan, et. al are way too experienced to not know this kind of storm was coming.

I’ve always wondered why the Tour and other cycling events allow earpieces.  Now, I see they have banned them from today’s stage of the Tour.  Pretty good idea, I think.  Let the riders figure out what’s happening on their own.

Puck Daddy’s Stanley Cup Round 3 staff prognostications – Puck Daddy – NHL – Yahoo! Sports.
More Canes doubters…  I love it.  I think the Canes could ride this whole “The Canes can only win if the other team plays bad” mentality all the way to the Cup.
At least we know Puck Daddy and his prognosticators [...]

A few thoughts on the Hurricanes vs. Bruins playoff series.

My absolute favorite part, besides the win, is how everyone continues to discredit the ‘Canes.  To hear Julien and pretty much all writers other then ‘Canes beat reporters, you’d think the ‘Canes had the talent of a Pewee team and that the only reason Boston lost [...]

Will Brodeur Theatrics Affect Future of Series? – Canes Country.
Nice post over on “Canes Country” about Marty Brodeur’s theatrics after game 3 the other night.  Now, I’ve been a big fan of Brodeur for a long time, but the stick throwing at the end of the game was a bit much.  Sorry to say, Marty, but [...]