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
Featured — By Rachel Greenberg on May 26, 2010 at 11:16 am

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