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Covering defeat in the wake of victory and the post-series media narrative
In the hours after the Tampa Bay Lightning concluded it's sweep of the Washington Capitals, the media narrative (minus ooh-ing and aah-ing over Sean Bergenheim and several members of the Tampa Bay Lightning roster) have been focused squarely on the loss. On the loss. There's been more of a focus on...
But they don't play anybody!
It's another run at perfection and the scheduling snobs have returned with their tired and boring argument that Utah doesn't deserve to be anywhere in the BCS picture because they just don't play anyone. This year, they actually do have somewhat of a case because the Utes have had a steady diet of...
Media Takes Another Shot at Richards
In case you missed it, the mainstream media took yet another shot at Flyers' Captain Mike Richards today. For those familiar with the Flyers, this is nothing new. There has been an on-again off-again feud going since last year, most recently peaking with Richards' refusing to speak to the media...
Tim Tebow, Peyton Manning and The Slightest Imperfection
We have new ways of measuring things here in the 21st Century. For instance, search engines can tell us how often someone or something is mentioned on the internet, which can make even the most insignificant proper nouns feel special - a Google search for "Jim Bob Cooter" returns more than 4,000...
Panther Rant: Is NHL Biased...in naming Three-Stars of the Night?
Ok...here's my small-market nitpick of the day. Was doing the usual morning routine, reading all the typical sites, gathering info, and wound up at NHL.com. As I've mentioned previously, the official NHL site was never a favorite of mine, but their constant upgrades and video access has kept me...
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