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Video: Boston Bruins Offer New England Patriots One Last Good-Luck Salute

Posted 02/04/2012 - 18:09 by HockeyPolls

Odds are Saturday afternoon’s congregation at TD Garden would select a scoreboard sideshow as the highlight of their experience while watching the Bruins’ 2-1 falter to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

With 10:21 gone in the first period, the towering black bear of “Boston Bruins Hockey Rules” fame delivered a crisp, cut-and-dry dish of good wishes to the New England Patriots. And if only for a minute, the spirit of Super Bowl Sunday Eve enveloped the hockey atmosphere.

Which All-Star Weekend Is the Best?

Posted 02/04/2012 - 17:46 by HockeyPolls

The NHL All-Star Game was a blast this season; however, the NFL All-Star Game was not amusing at all. Now, the NBA All-Star Game is coming up.

Which All-Star Game would you prefer to watch if you had to choose just one?

In order, I break down the worst to the best All-Star weekends in the major four sports. Needless to say, the NFL needs to do some studying.

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The 20 Greatest Individual Seasons in Sports History

Brady and Moss both had great 2007 seasons, but were they good enough to crack the top 20?

The athletes on this list had absolutely amazing and dominant seasons. There are some names you know will be on this list and there may be some you did not expect.

NFL Lockout Through the Eyes of an NHL Fan, and What It Means for Hockey

Posted 04/22/2011 - 20:16 by HockeyPolls

The overused saying goes that all press is good press.

Whoever said that must not have been a sports fan—at least not a fan of the numerous Leagues that have locked out in recent memory.  Perhaps the guy was more into horse racing.  Because this is bad for business, and it is worse on a league's image.

No one knows that better than NHL hockey fans.

NFL Lockout Should Unlock Potential for NHL to Expand Its Fanbase

Posted 03/12/2011 - 13:03 by HockeyPolls

NFL Fans, we feel your pain.

The same frustration, disgust and anger currently sweeping through the NFL's fan base worked it's way through the NHL over six years ago.

It's a special kind of fury.

It's the fury that is produced when people who spend what little disposable cash they have to support a sport they love have that sport yanked away from them because a bunch of millionaires and billionaires can't find a way to work together.

Chicago Bears: Can They Follow the Blackhawks' Lead To a Title?

Posted 01/18/2011 - 01:42 by HockeyPolls

Nothing brought the people of Chicago together more than the Blackhawks finally ending their Stanley Cup drought.

The Taste of Chicago, World Cup or even the prospect of an Olympic Games being held in Chicago do not compare to the bliss that was shared last June. No one could deny that the Blackhawks captured a city's heart and imagination in a way no one could measure.

The Daily Fives for November 9th, 2010 From the Sports Mac

Top Five Stories From Yesterday

 

1.  The first coaching move of the NFL season occurs when the Cowboys fired Wade Phillips after the team’s 1-7 start to the 2010 season.

2.  Pittsburgh jumped out to a big lead, but had to hold on to defeat Cincinnati to improve to 6-2 on Monday Night Football.

3.  There are multiple reports that Dan Hawkins will be fired from the head coaching position at the University of Colorado.

The Daily Fives For November 2nd, 2010 From The Sports Mac

Top Five Stories From Yesterday

 

1.  The San Francisco Giants win their first World Series title since 1954 after Game 5, and the series four games to one.

2.  The Colts take the lead in the AFC South after cruising to a Monday Night Football win over the Texans in Indianapolis.

3.  The Vikings cut WR Randy Moss less than four weeks after acquiring him from the New England Patriots.

Minnesota Golden Gophers: Know the Opposition

Posted 10/29/2010 - 11:27 by HockeyPolls

Mascot: Golden Gophers

Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium (50,805)

2009 Record: 6-7 (Lost to Iowa State 14-13 in Insight Bowl)

2010 Record: 1-7

Interim Head Coach:  Jeff Horton (0-1)

Lettermen Returning: 38 (22 lost)

The Daily Fives For October 26th, 2010 From The Sports Mac

Top Five Stories From Yesterday

 

1.  The Giants beat the Cowboys in Monday Night Football as Dallas now drops to 1-5, and they’ve lost their starting QB Tony Romo to a broken collarbone.

2.  Brett Farve’s consecutive games played streak is in jeopardy after it is revealed that he has two fractures in his left ankle that may prevent him from playing this weekend.

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