Sidney Crosby is still second place in my book

I still hate him for this....

David Howell's Golf Gong

I heard about this video on the Mike O'Meara show. Check it out.

Thank our men and women in Uniform

This is a great video of soldiers coming home to surprise their families.
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Lance Armstrong and the Tour de France

This is a fanhouse.com story about Lance Armstrong's last Tour de France

Alex Ovechkin is on a boat, without the Stanley Cup

I saw this on total pro sports.com




"After a dreadfully painful early exit from the playoffs this season, Washington Capitals' superstar Alex Ovechkin has been dealing with the heartbreak exactly how you would expect him too.

Earlier he was spotted taking down some drinks at the wedding of Moscow CSKA's Stanislav Zhmakin, and recently he was spotted doing much of the same on his own private boat party in Turkey. Joined by Caps teammate Alexander Semin and a few lovely ladies, images show Ovechkin in a skimpy pair of boxers showing off his dance moves and enjoying the refreshing taste of alcohol on the sea.


I'm sure he would love to have played a few more months of hockey, but if this is how he has been spending his off-season thus far, it doesn't appear as though the lack of a Stanley Cup is bothering him too much. After all, it looks as though he has a few nice trophies of his own."

Disney world & Fate

This is a great story about coincidence.

NHL on TV part 2

I guess we will have to wait until early next year to learn who will televise the NHL in 2011-12. The ratings figures for the Stanley Cup Final are great news and hopefully it leads to more coverage on TV. You can see how the ratings have grown and are on par with the ESPN ratings before the lockout. The only thing that could kill this type of ratings momentum is an all Canadian final or repeat of Anaheim/Ottawa.

It would be good to see ESPN and Versus share the TV rights so every game of the playoffs would be on TV. As far as Broadcast TV, I would like to see two networks (ABC & NBC) alternate on a yearly basis covering every Game of the Finals and the Winter Classic.

I read this hockey blog all the time and he has great sources for NHL related media stories.

Good old fashioned newspapers

Too Funny. I had to read this story twice to realize what they did by manipulating the type face. Wouldn’t you like to see this in the USA today??

The Stanley Cup Final

This series has been great. Chicago took a the early 2-0 lead and the Flyers stormed back with two convincing victories. I feel match up between the clubs is still even. It took the Hawks until game five to show, only for one period, that they were clearly the superior team. I think the Flyers will take game 6 at home tonight setting up the ultimate game in the NHL, game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final.

The Hawks will have a small edge in Game 7 because they are the home team. History is on their side as well but it did work against them when they lost to the Canadiens in Game 7 of the 1971 final. The Flyers will have to play a near perfect game if they want a shot at winning the Cup in Chicago. Oh yeah, they have to still win tonight first.

Post apocalyptic (sort of..)

8 Abandoned American Theme Parks “Open” for Exploration
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Tiny fish dead fish courtesy of BP

I hope BP's upper management is glad that they will be thought of in the same way as Exxon was after the Alaskan spill in the 1980's. My best friend's dad said that he would have pushed his car with an empty gas tank to any gas station other than an Exxon station after that disaster.

Hopefully this disaster will end soon.

Ted Koppel's son, 40, found dead in NYC apartment

Ted Koppel's son, 40, found dead in NYC apartment

From Geek to Tweeker in one minute, 43 seconds

Living My Life Faster - 8 years of JK's Daily Photo Project from JK Keller on Vimeo.

I just hope he's not incarcerated yet...

The Deepwater Horizon disaster: how it looks from space and on 60 Minutes

I saw this You Tube clip of the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico and it really puts it into perspective how far the oil has moved in the last six weeks. The NASA video does not show how deep the oil goes under the surface.





Watch this episode of 60 minutes. They give the back story of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. You can see Scott Pelley was riveted because during the interview he wasn't asking a lot of questions. It is a truly heroic story of survival. The corporate greed is sickening as well. This is one of the best segments I've seen on this show in a long time.


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Back to the Future

I pride myself on being able to catch little details like the one in this movie but I missed it.

Mark Twain and his autobiography

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/after-keeping-us-waiting-for-a-century-mark-twain-will-finally-reveal-all-1980695.html

If he was alive today, would he be a St. Louis Blues fan??

Stanley Cup Final

The Stanley Cup Final featuring the Blackhawks and Flyers has the potential to deliver a heavyweight fight caliber series. The schedule for the Final starts Saturday night in Chicago. The Hawks are a solid team featuring two young stars in the making, Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane. Toews (taze) is the captain and Kane, played on the U.S. Olympic team. Dustin Byfuglien, who was left off the U.S. team, is my pick for the Conn Smythe trophy (Most Valuable player).

The Flyers on the other hand are riding a wave of momentum. They won a shootout over the N.Y. Rangers on the last day of the season, upset the N.J. Devils in round one, the did the impossible in beating the Bruins after trailing in the series three games to none, and soundly beat the Canadiens. This will be their toughest test. If The Flyers can spread their scoring around and continue to play physically, I see the Final going the distance to seven games. Who will have enough gas in the tank to take home Lord Stanley?
What I do know is that it will be fun to watch.


Eastern Conference Final Game 5:



Western Conference Final Game 4:

Not enough to start liking basketball

As cool as this looks, my next entry featuring Daniel Briere of the Philadelphia Flyers is far superior.