Hockey

Twin brother's winning charity shot creates a $50,000 dilemma

Seeded on Tue Aug 16, 2011 3:41 PM EDT (ESPN.com)

The rules of the contest were simple: The winning $10 raffle ticket drawn at random earned one lucky contestant the right to shoot a puck through a tiny target from half a rink away for $50,000. But what if it was your twin brother who took the shot? And what if he actually made …

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Sources: Winnipeg to go with former nickname of Jets

Seeded on Fri Jun 24, 2011 3:02 PM EDT (ESPN.com)

Seeded by sahyder1

I had no doubt in my mind that they would be called the Jets. Good to see common sense prevail.

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Boston's domination of the sports landcape

Wed Jun 15, 2011 11:00 PM EDT

By sahyder1

Congratulations to the Boston Bruins on ending their three decade long drought for the Stanley Cup. Remarkably the teams representing the Boston area have won championships in each of the four major sports in the last 7 years.

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A fan says Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Marty Turco made a bet during game

Seeded on Wed Apr 6, 2011 1:36 PM EDT (ESPN.com)

Seeded by sahyder1

An NHL spokesman on Wednesday refused to comment on a story that Chicago Blackhawks backup goaltender Marty Turco placed a wager with a fan during Tuesday's game against the Canadiens in Montreal. Is Marty Turco really that stupid? Why on earth would you put yourself in a positi …

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