Tom Brokaw echoes my sentiments on NBC’s God-awful Olympic coverage. [via Sparty and Friends]
- USA! USA! USA! The Americans struggled a bit against the pesky Swiss, but Zach Parise scored twice in the third period to send the U.S. to the semifinals with a 2-0 win. In the second game of the night, Canada went all KGB on the Russians, 7-3. Puck Daddy was almost prophetic in this post about why Canada would win.
- Big League Stew has a nice feature on former Tiger Matt Joyce, who is looking to make the jump from AAA to the big leagues in the Tampa Bay
DevilRays system. Joyce was traded last offseason for Edwin Jackson, who went on to have an All-Star season in Detroit. Joyce had a disappointing year, failing to add to his kitten-saving total.
- I don’t think I said anything about this when the news dropped, but Wing4lyfe Kirk Maltby will have shoulder surgery, possibly ending his season. Maltby has been playing for a good portion of the year with the injury, gutting it out for the best interest of the team while others recovered from injuries. Now that everyone is healthy, Maltby has elected for the surgery and hopes to be back for the playoffs.
- Make sure to check out Mgoblog for a look at how varied the reactions to Michigan’s recent slip up are across the internet. I think we can safely say that the mainstream media is blowing everything out of proportion.
- Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen is now on Twitter. After watching/listening to his antics for several years, I’m excited to see what Guillen is capable of in 140 characters or less. And if you feel so inclined, you can follow Jim Leyland (not really) here.
- One of the reasons I love Spring Training? Headlines like this. [via Bless You Boys]
- Pistons Nation has a short post up about Rip Hamilton’s recent free-throw streak. Before last night’s game against the Clippers, Hamilton had made 51 straight from the charity stripe, 11 behind Joe Dumars’ franchise record 12 in a row. Rip’s streak ended during the first half.
- The Oakland Raiders may look to trade CB Nnamdi Osamugha (spelled it right the first time, I spend way too much time doing this) this offseason, leaving some to wonder if the New York Jets would be interested. Landing Osamugha would give the Jets a CB tandem of him and Darrelle Revis, sole inhabitant of “Revis Island.” [via Shutdown Corner]
Rob’s Highlight of the Day
It wasn’t the greatest block ever, but I feel bad for Josh Howard, who’s season is over due to an ACL injury.
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