Nugent-Hopkins looks to make Oilers (AP) TORONTO (AP)—Ryan Nugent-Hopkins(notes) wore a new No. 93 Edmonton Oilers sweater at the NHLPA’s rookie showcase Tuesday, hoping to get a full-time job with the team. The 18-year-old center was chosen No. 1 overall by the Oilers at the draft in June, and he’s intent on doing everything he [...]
World Peace delayed until September 16 Thursday you read Yahoo! Sports’ Marc J. Spears’ hilarious report on Ron Artest’s(notes) attempt to change his name to “Metta World Peace,” and how he planned to make the official switch on Friday at 9 in the morning, Pacific time. Well, it appears as the long, delayed “so long” [...]
Burress catches TD in return to NFL (AP) EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP)—Plaxico Burress(notes) saw the ball coming his way and everything started to move in slow motion. He stretched his arms out, grabbed the pass over his shoulder and fell into the end zone for a touchdown. After being away from the game for nearly [...]
Kendrick Perkins had himself a Texas-sized weekend Oklahoma City Thunder center Kendrick Perkins(notes) apparently had a few rough nights out — both with and without Milwaukee Bucks wing Stephen Jackson(notes) last week. It appears as if a basketball camp was canceled, because Perk had a bit too much fun. And it also appears as if [...]
Dennis Rodman, Hall of Famer Quite a bit has been written about Dennis Rodman over the last five months, particularly in the wake of his jersey retirement ceremony up in Detroit last April, and Friday’s induction of The Worm into the Basketball Hall of Fame. With helicopters and Howard Stern and that noted wild man [...]
