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Posted: 05/14/2014 - Last but certainly not least, the trio of Longhorns will see one of their runners at the division one level as Alex Cruz is off to San Antonio.
Posted: 05/14/2014 - Last but certainly not least, the trio of Longhorns will see one of their runners at the division one level as Alex Cruz is off to San Antonio.
Posted: 05/14/2014 - The fun was just getting started at United though as one of their girls soccer players was next on tap. Aneles Quiroz is off to Mapplewood College in Kansas City thanks to a full ride scholarship.
Posted: 05/13/2014 - It was a momentous day for a local athlete signing to attend a division one university on a track and field scholarship. Claire Kazan was joined by family and friends this afternoon as she signed her national letter of intent to go to the University of Colorado.
Posted: 05/13/2014 - The Alexander baseball team has been dominant all season long, but late Saturday evening the Bulldogs found themselves down by seven, starring at a premature end to their season. Instead of giving up, the team rallied behind their mantra of "Together we Will."
Posted: 05/12/2014 - After one dominating win, and another late inning come from behind victory, Laredo is left with a pair of teams fighting into the regional quarterfinal round of the UIL baseball playoffs.
Updated: 05/10/2014 - Tigers on to third round.
Posted: 05/10/2014 - Alexander wins a wild one over Weslaco.
Updated: 05/10/2014 - Zapata Hawks look to avenge Sinton who put them out of the playoffs last year.
Posted: 05/09/2014 - Mother Nature didn't allow Friday's scheduled Area round games happen across South Texas, forcing teams to scramble for Saturday.
Posted: 05/08/2014 - Tomorrow night will see the Zapata baseball team will come to Laredo for their area round match up with Sinton. The Hawks are looking to exact a bit of revenge on the Pirates after being bounced by this same team in the bi-district round last season.
Posted: 05/07/2014 - The Alexander Bulldogs are riding into the Area round of the UIL playoffs having won eight in row and 25 games overall. Now they will get the Weslaco Panthers in a one game winner take all situation.
Posted: 05/07/2014 - It was a big day at United South as one of their own is off to the collegiate level to play soccer.
Posted: 05/06/2014 - This weekend will see the Martin Tigers in the area round of the UIL playoffs after a pair of thrilling wins on Saturday. Martin hit the practice field in the heat this afternoon, loving every sun drenched moment.
Posted: 05/05/2014 - Area round match-ups are set for two of the three Laredo area baseball teams as the weekend approaches.
Updated: 05/03/2014 - The Tigers made the come-from-behind win to advance to the area round.
Posted: 05/03/2014 - United sees their season come to an end with a game two loss against Edinburg North
Posted: 05/02/2014 - After a delayed start to the game, it took both teams a couple innings to get their bearings as Alexander and Edinburg played game two of their series.
Posted: 05/01/2014 - A pair of Laredo area teams come away with dominating wins Thursday night while another falls just short.
Posted: 05/01/2014 - The United baseball team was fighting for the district title through the first round of 29-5A play but a rough end of the season saw the Longhorns lose three of their final four games.
Updated: 04/30/2014 - For the first time since 2007, the Martin Tigers find themselves in the baseball playoffs riding a four game winning streak.
Posted: 04/29/2014 - One of many goals for the Alexander baseball team was to secure a district championship, with that checked off, the Bulldogs now turn their focus on goal number two, a bi-district championship.
Posted: 04/28/2014 - The bi-district schedule is set for all three Laredo high school baseball teams as they prepare for the playoffs beginning later this week.
Updated: 04/26/2014 - United would fall in game two to force a game three.
Posted: 04/26/2014 - Martin earns the 2-0 win over Alice to advance.
Posted: 04/26/2014 - Wolves dropped games two and three in the first round of the playoffs to end their season.


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Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane has provided some clarity into the difference between his 1017 Brick Squad label and Waka Flocka Flame's Brick Squad Monopoly.
According to Gucci, both he and Waka Flocka are signed to the parent label 1017 Brick Squad.
"1017 Brick Squad records was a label I made when I ended my partnership with So Icey Entertainment. I signed Waka to that label and I signed myself to the label. OJ Da Juiceman actually came up with the name Brick Squad. We were like a group Brick Squad: me, Wooh da Kid, Frenchie, Juice and Waka. We were gonna drop a group album. Then I decided to just focus on me and Waka. While I focused on me and Waka, we dropped Ferrari Boyz. Then after we dropped the Flockaveli album, Waka decided he wanted to have his own label and put out some of his own artist,s cause he's got a lot of people that he collaborate with and a lot of artists that love to work with him. That's where the BSM came in, that's his imprint that he's starting off and trying to get going. But both me and Waka are signed to 1017 Brick Squad records, with a partnership with Atlantic right now." (The FADER)
The 33-year-old rapper also spoke on his publicized dispute with Waka and his appearance on an upcoming Brick Squad compilation album.
"He'll definitely be on the album, just because we've recorded so much material to date that we were planning to put on the Brick Squad album anyway. So no matter if we work things out or not, whether he drops his next album on 1017 Brick Squad or Brick Squad Monopoly or however the situation works out, he definitely will be on the Brick Squad album. Those songs are already recorded. And we're gonna push forward and try to let him drop the next three albums that he's contracted to drop on my label. Cause at the end of the day it's still business. I pride myself on being a great businessman and I think he'll honor what he committed to and we'll push forward." (The FADER)
Earlier this week, the rapper announced the project's title.
"Guccimane @ChiefKeef @1YOUNGSCOOTER @WakaFlockaBSM @peeweelongway @YoungThugWorld1 @OjDaJuiceman32 Present …#Bigmoneytalk," he tweeted June 5th.
"Bricksquad's 1st Group Album" (Gucci Mane's Twitter)
Last month, Gucci said his group compilation project will drop this upcoming summer.
"I'm just working on my Brick Squad group album which will drop this summer. It'll be me, PeeWee Longway, Young Thug, Dolph and of course Chief Keef. I even got songs with Waka on there. I'm just gonna drop a collection of all the best songs we've been making. I dropped a mixtape for every artist on my label, so now I feel like it's just time to put our album together and show everybody the chemistry we got together. [Waka?] There was more of a miscommunication and things got misconstrued. But we got too much of a good thing. Whatever we got to work out, we always work it out." (XXL Mag)


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…Not when we cannot accept another's opinion without thrusting ours on them!
I watch in amusement as yet another war unfolds in front of my eyes. The two parties have been at it for a while now, and their strategies are getting a little repetitive. Don't get me wrong. I'm not talking about the kind of war that's fought with weapons. I'm talking about a war of words.
I must say, humankind seems to have progressed — from fighting among religions to fighting for and against religion itself.
It gets even better: most of these wars are fought online. What's the best way to start one? Make a page on Facebook and say something controversial. You'll be surprised by the number of responses.
Apparently, a lot of people out there have nothing better to do than to prove to some other person (perhaps one even from a different continent) that God does or doesn't exist. They go back and forth for so long that you could make popcorn and settle down to watch the entertainment.
Why do we wait for a chance to take offence, grab it when we think it's arrived, and then blow it up to ridiculous proportions? Doesn't logic ask us to stop at some time? I guess not, or I wouldn't be writing this article. Can we really claim to be evolved, if this is how petty we can be? Why is it so hard to just say 'Okay, that's cool.' when someone voices their views? Why must we immediately give them our views, and reason why ours is better? We really need to grow up, because this is getting boring.
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The long history of The Covington News is starting a new chapter in just nine days.
The beauty of the Covington Square may be timeless, but that doesn't mean an update will tarnish its image or history. It will help to make the Square an even better place for Newton County residents, visitors and tourists alike.
The Sewell Road bridge across the Little River might not look like a big deal, but looks can be deceiving.
There will be twice the tickling of the ivories Sunday, as Covington will get a chance to listen to two organs at one concert.
"The Vampire Diaries" is a worldwide hit, "In the Heat of the Night" brought Newton County to the attention of a national television audience, and movies bring millions of dollars into Newton County and Covington.
A Newton County School System teacher was arrested Thursday for sexual assault of 15-year-old student.
Newton County and Social Circle have always been close next-door neighbors, but now they are in each other's front yards. That's right, Newton County now has a little bit of a sixth city within its boundaries.
A local detention officer was arrested for alleged sexual assault on an inmate, police reports said.
A new bill, sponsored by U.S. Rep Hank Johnson, D-Georgia, focusing on the demilitarization of local law enforcement agencies is slated to be introduced before the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday.
Newton County Sheriff's Office got the go ahead for three grants and a communications system to be used for various programs within the county.
The Newton County Board of Commissioners approved a lot of improvements to Miracle Field Tuesday night, voting unanimously to accept a bid for $117,970 for pavers around the new field's facilities.
The Covington News hosted its first-ever Autumn Fest Saturday, Sept. 20 right in the office parking lot just off the downtown Square. Dozens came to browse about 30 vendors and craftmakers and do some early holiday shopping. Products ranged from gourmet coffee to homemade preserves to handcrafted crocheted items and children's books. Live entertainment was provided by local Ashley Walden. Darrell Everidge, The News photographer, was available to take portraits. Here's a few scenes.
Here is this week's eyesore.
Memories and warm thoughts filled the room as 16 women gathered to celebrate more than a lifetime of gardening and friendship.
Ben Parchem was almost certainly the first person in Newton County to secure a brand new iPhone 6 Plus Friday morning.
A man, identified as being part of the Outlaw motorcycle group, punched another man at The Depot Bar and Grill Friday evening.
A local detention officer was arrested for alleged sexual assault on an inmate, police reports said.
A Covington woman and daycare worker was charged with child cruelty after leaving a 5-year-old in a van after failing to check if the vehicle she was driving was empty.
If news breaks on Thursday, The Covington News has always been able to get something to its readers in our Friday edition.
An outdoors cleanup group is looking for volunteers to help keep our "Rivers Alive."
If you were prevented from driving down Crowell Road around the time schools were released Wednesday, here's why: County fire personnel were dispatched at about 1:40 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, to 261 Crowell Road to battle a structure fire, according to Newton County Fire Chief Kevin O'Brien.


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The quarter pole has been reached in the 2014-15 San Jose Sharks season, and it's been quite a ride so far. The team has endured a previously unprecedented start to the campaign, gone through some rough times, and has emerged in a relatively positive place. In other words, they have survived it!
With regard to the road-heavy schedule, a lot of people have been asking me, "Has anything like this ever happened before?" Well, the answer is yes and no, if you want to know the truth. For more details, let's consult the world famous Elias Sports Bureau, also lovingly known to us as the "Patrick Elias Sports Bureau" in most cities, or the "Elias Lindholm Sports Bureau" when we're in North Carolina.
A few things have happened so far that are unprecedented:
- For the first time in history, a team has played 16 of their first 21 games on the road. Yes, there have been seasons where a team has begun out of town due to construction on a building, such as when the New York Rangers began their year with 9 straight on the road in 2013-14. That deserves much attention, but don't forget that the Rangers played 12 of their first 21 on the road last season.
- To find another team that came close in recent years, look no further than the Sharks in 2009-10, when they played 9 of their first 12 away from home, and 13 of their first 21. That's a schedule that is comparable to what the Rangers had to endure last season.
- Last season, the Rangers went 3-6-0 in their first 9 road games, 10-11-0 in their first 21, and 6-6-0 in those first 12 road contests. The Sharks had a better record.
- But the old champions in this one area are the California Golden Seals, the team that played in Oakland for 9 years from 1967-76. In their final year in the Bay Area, the Seals played 14 of their first 21 on the road. To quote Krazy George, "Ooh-ooh!"
- The Sharks put together a 10-9-2 record in those 21 games, including an 8-6-2 record in their road schedule. By comparison, the Seals started their year at 7-12-2, including a 4-9-1 road record in that span.
All in all, Sharks Hockey held up reasonably well in those games, even with the valleys (at Florida, at Columbus, at Buffalo) that went along with the peaks (at Anaheim, at Tampa Bay, at Carolina).
Individually, San Jose got pretty solid goaltending from all three of their netminders. For the first time ever, three separate goaltenders recorded shutouts in their season debuts. Rookie Troy Grosenick, of course, had the most memorable performance, with a 45-save night at Carolina that turned out to be the most saves a Sharks goalie had ever made in a shutout, eclipsing Antti Niemi's record of 41 last year against the Rangers.
If you go back in history, Evgeni Nabokov, Nolan Schaefer, and Vesa Toskala each recorded shutouts in the 2005-06 season, and in 2002-03, Nabokov, Miikka Kiprusoff, and Vesa Toskala each recorded a shutout. However, neither instance occurred in the first 20 games of a season.
That state of affairs has only happened on two other occasions in NHL history, according to our friends at the "Patrick Elias Sports Bureau." In 2007-08, the Coyotes got shutouts from Alex Auld, Mikael Tellqvist, and Ilya Bryzgalov in the first 20 games. In 1998-99, Pittsburgh also accomplished the feat, courtesy of J-S Aubin, Tom Barraasso, and Peter Skudra. That's all, folks!
On defense, Brent Burns finds himself among the NHL leaders in scoring. Through his first 23 games, Burnzie had 7 goals and 12 assists, and his 71 shots on goal were right at the top of the list of men who patrol the blue line.
Rookie Mirco Mueller may have had the most humorous moment of the trip in the waning seconds of the first period in Carolina. With the last couple of seconds ticking down and Mueller with the puck behind the net, he turned his back to the play and had some eye contact with a group of fans in the first two rows of the building until the horn sounded. No one was anywhere near him, but a good laugh was had in the radio booth over that one.
Up front, Joe Thornton was the Sharks' best player on the road trip. He recorded a point or more in every game of the swing, and scored 4 goals and 4 assists.
You have to take the good with the bad, of course, and so along with the thrilling comeback in Dallas, the sensational team performance in Tampa, and the supercalifragilisticexpialidocious goaltending of Grosenick in Carolina, we also saw some disappointments in Columbus, Florida, and Buffalo.
Now, the Sharks are in the midst of a lengthy homestand. They've had some practice time. They've gotten some rest. They 're on to the next phase of the season.
We are likely to have many more unique experiences on the schedule this coming season, and the Sharks just have to keep on trucking. It's all about the journey, so let's enjoy it!
When Brent Burns stepped forward last season to create "Burnzie's Buzzcut" for charity, few would have believed that transforming oneself from a rugged mountain man into a lean, mean, coiffed-for-the-military machine would generate so much attention and interest from hockey people everywhere. But it's all in a day's work for #88, who has tirelessly worked with his wife, Susan, his teammates, and his friends to help those in need ever since he joined the Sharks three years ago.
On Monday, "Burnzie's Buzzcut" expanded its reach, as several of Brent's teammates joined in the annual fray. Inspired by his program, Joe Pavelski, James Sheppard, Scott Hannan, Mirco Mueller, Chris Tierney, and Barclay Goodrow all stepped forward for a festive post-practice hair-zipping session.
The event not only raised money, it raised awareness for three deserving non-profit organizations. Defending the Blue Line (DTBL), one of Burns' favorite projects, ensures that children of military members are afforded every opportunity to play the game of hockey. Whether their parents are deployed overseas or simply stateside at a military base, DTBL ensures that these kids have things taken care of on the home front when it comes to exercise, teamwork, and the great camaraderie that is such a huge part of this sport.
The event also saw Burnzie stepping up for a former teammate. The Katie Moore Foundation (KMF) was founded out of sadness when former Shark Dominic Moore lost his wife Katie to a rare form of liver cancer. KMF funds research to advance cancer care, but perhaps more importantly, it provides resources and a lot of hope to families battling rare diseases.
We all know that Brent Burns loves animals, so it probably makes sense that he would also step up to raise awareness for wildlife. Inspired by a new baby gorilla that has arrived at the San Francisco Zoo, Brent and Susan added the organization to the list of places benefitting from his annual buzz-cutting event.
Of course, none of it would have been possible without the engagement and generosity of Sharks fans everywhere. Over $15,000 was raised on this day, and it is going to benefit these three great causes.
The entire event showcases how leadership bubbles to the surface in interesting ways. As is the case with fresh water springing from the ground in unexpected places, Brent Burns not only participated, he got his teammates, his friends, and his fans to take part. The fresh water of this leadership will sustain many in times of trouble, and it will bring everyone closer together, with shorter hair, of course.
Perhaps the best part of the story is that we can look forward to more leadership sustenance springing forth as the season goes on, both on and off the ice.
I'm Dan Rusanowsky, for sjsharks.com.
As the Sharks move through the young season on this East Coast road trip, I was thinking about something that we're all witnessing that's awfully rare at the National Hockey League level. However, in order to relate that properly, I have to venture back in time for a brief story.
Back in the halcyon years of my hockey youth, I used to listen to a lot of New York Rangers games on the radio, and in those days, the Broadway Blueshirts had a player on the roster named Ron "Harry" Harris. Harris, who also was a member of both the WHL's San Francisco Seals and the NHL's Oakland Seals earlier in his career, was a journeyman defenseman from Verdun, Quebec who had a mean streak and a rugged playing style that was appreciated by fans in Oakland, Detroit, Atlanta, and New York.
To counter the brusque, bullying style of the Philadelphia Flyers and other clubs in those days, Rangers' legendary GM/coach Emile Francis decided one day to skate Harris on the right wing. If there was trouble, Harry would put a stop to it, and he often did. It was a rare experiment that worked.
But Harris was the equivalent of a sixth or seventh defenseman for the Rangers back in those days, and as a right wing, he was generally on the fourth line.
Back to the present.
Over the course of his career, Brent Burns has played both right wing and defense in the NHL, and regardless of what position he's playing, he's slotted in one of the top two forward lines or the top four defensemen. He is a physical specimen, with tremendous skating ability, great size, a physical presence, and the ability to score.
Whether Burns plays forward or defense, he's an impact player for his team. While with the Minnesota Wild, Burnzie scored 17 goals as a defenseman in 2010-11. Last season, he scored 22 goals as a right wing, notching a career-high 48 points and finishing 5th on the team's scoring list while playing on a line with Joe Thornton.
What's interesting is how rare it really is to see a player excel at both forward and defense in the National Hockey League. On October 11th, we saw an even greater rarity: two such players competing against each other in the same game. At SAP Center on that date, Burns was opposed by Winnipeg's Dustin Byfuglien, who finished 3rd among defensemen in 2010-11 when he was with the Atlanta Thrashers and who won the Stanley Cup with Chicago in 2010. In this game, Byfuglien was back on the wing with the Jets, and as is the case with Burns, he cuts a large swath on the ice with a big presence.
Going back in NHL history, I can think of only two other instances of players who excelled at this high a level at both forward and defense:
When he began his professional career with the Houston Aeros of the WHA, Howe was a winger, and in 6 WHA seasons, he scored 30 or more goals 5 times while playing alongside his father, the legendary Gordie Howe. Moving to Hartford, Philadelphia, and Detroit in the NHL, he converted to defense and broke the 20 goal mark 3 times, scoring a career-best 82 points with the Flyers in 1985-86. Paired with the late Brad McCrimmon, he was regularly at the top of the plus-minus stats in the League.
Howe was selected as an honored member of the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2011.
When the family of the late Red Wings owner-president James Norris presented a trophy in his memory to be given to the NHL's best defenseman, its first winner in 1954 was Leonard "Red" Kelly, who happened to play for Detroit at the time. Kelly distinguished himself for many years as a top blue liner, finishing as Norris Trophy runner up on two more occasions. He may very well have won another one, had Doug Harvey not have been playing at the same time in history.
But when he moved to Toronto in the 1960's, GM/Coach Punch Imlach decided to convert Kelly into a center. Easily making the transition, Kelly had three 20-goal seasons with the Leafs playing up front.
Kelly was named to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1969. He won a total of 8 Stanley Cups, 4 with Detroit and 4 with Toronto.
Playing defense with the legendary Fern Flaman and forward with Don McKenney in Boston, Mohns was one of the more proficicent users of the slap shot in the 1950's, but was often lost in the aura surrounding Bobby Hull and "Boom Boom" Geoffrion. He played both forward and defense over a 22-year NHL career. In Chicago, he played wing on the "Scooter Line" with Kenny Wharram and Stan Mikita, and was 9th in NHL scoring in 1966-67. Later in his career, he played for Minnesota, Atlanta, and Washington, and was the very first captain of the Washington Capitals. He wasn't a Hockey Hall of Famer, but he did play in seven NHL All-Star games, and excelled at both forward and defense over 1,390 regular season and 94 Stanley Cup playoff games.
Burns is back on defense this season, but he's also at or near the top of his team's scoring list. He's on the ice for more minutes, playing 22:02 and 25:08 in the recent back-to-back set of contests at New Jersey and at Madison Square Garden. He's looking good alongside the promising Mirco Mueller, which bodes well for the Sharks as they skate forward.
Remember, when you watch or listen to Brent Burns' exploits this season, you're witnessing some history, but you're also seeing a unique level of excellence in the National Hockey League. That's the case, whether he happens to play defense, as he is now, or forward, which he certainly can do with elan.
Winning the Stanley Cup is the ultimate goal for every National Hockey League player, but being selected in the NHL Draft is the first dream that comes true en route to that unforgettable achievement. Such a selection is a tremendous honor, and it's the first sign that a player has a chance to make it to the greatest hockey league in the world.
But the Draft has not always been the main way that players arrived on the scene. In fact, the original draft that was held in 1963, then called the "NHL Amateur Draft," held the position that today's free agency holds in one sense: it produced some NHL players, but was not the primary method of procuring the future stars of the world's fastest game.
For instance, if the San Jose Sharks were in business back in the 1960's as one of the "Original Six," the media guide would not have had the following phrase next to Logan Couture's name: "Selected by San Jose in the NHL Draft (1st round, 9th overall)." Instead, the more likely phrase would have been, "Product of San Jose Sharks organization."
Now, even though one could use that phrase about many current Sharks, it had a slightly different meaning back in those halcyon years. By the mid-1940's, NHL clubs were directly subsidizing what are now called "major junior" teams, and had either outright ownership or working agreements with affiliated American Hockey League clubs, and that gave them exclusive playing rights for the players who played on these teams and who had signed a "C-Form" commitment. Once a player signed such a form, he became an apprentice in the trade of professional hockey, and his entire existence was in the control of the NHL team that had signed him.
Transporting a modern player into that era, a young Logan Couture would have likely signed a C-Form after being watched as a bantam and perhaps a midget by Sharks super-scouts. The Sharks would have subsidized a team in, say, the Ontario Hockey League, and Logan would have automatically become property of that club. Invited to an NHL training camp, he would have likely progressed through a team's system, first to the American Hockey League, and then to the Sharks.
As is the case today, the rare exception would jump directly to the NHL, and that's essentially how it all happened for one of the greatest players of all time, Bobby Orr. Signed to a commitment by scout Wren Blair and the Boston Bruins when he was just 14 years of age, Orr played junior hockey with the Oshawa Generals, the Bruins-subsidized organization in the OHL. Then, at 18, in 1966-67, he cracked the Bruins roster, and the rest was history.
While this system certainly vacuumed up most of the burgeoning young talent and provided them a competitive place to play, there were always those who developed later or whom the scouts missed. The NHL Amateur Draft was developed as a way to distribute those talented players around the League.
So it was on a quiet summer day in 1963, at a non-public event at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, that the first NHL Amateur Draft was conducted. The first player ever selected was Garry Monahan, a winger who wound up playing in 748 NHL games for Montreal, Detroit, Los Angeles, Vancouver, and Toronto.
After the 1969-70 season, the last vestiges of this system slipped into the modern format of what is now the NHL Draft, which today is a hugely public event that is conducted with much pomp and circumstance over two days, including prime national television coverage. It is in this system that the San Jose Sharks will select their future stars, and in which they possess three picks in the top 60.
The Sharks will select 20th this year, based on their ending position in the standings. Over the course of their history, they have selected with the 20th pick only once. It was 2001, at what is now known as the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida, and the Sharks stepped to the podium to select center Marcel Goc.
Goc, of course, would have a memorable first run in the NHL during the 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs. After spending a full season in the AHL with the Cleveland Barons, he found himself in the lineup for his first NHL game of any kind in Game 5 of the first round against St. Louis, and he picked up an assist on the series-winning goal by Mark Smith. Then, in round two against Colorado, he scored his first-ever NHL goal of any kind in Game 6, on a play that turned out to be the series-winning goal.
Some other notable 20th-overall selections in the history of the NHL Draft include Larry Robinson (Montreal, 1971), Brian Sutter (St. Louis, 1976), Michel Goulet (Quebec, 1979), Martin Brodeur (New Jersey, 1990), Scott Parker (Colorado, 1998), Brent Burns (Minnesota, 2003), Travis Zajac (New Jersey, 2004), and Michael Del Zotto (N.Y. Rangers, 2008).
Who could the Sharks get with the 51st and 53rd selections? Historically speaking, here are a few names for you: Butch Goring (LA, 51st, 1969), Nicklas Lidstrom (DET, 53rd, 1989), Patrick Elias (NJ, 51st, 1994), David Booth (FLA, 53rd, 2004), Mason Raymond (VAN, 51st, 2005), and Derek Stepan (NYR, 51st, 2008), to name a few.
But in every draft, there is always the hidden gem who turns up, and these players are prime examples of that in Sharks history: Marcus Ragnarsson (99th, 1992), Alexander Korolyuk (141st, 1994), Evgeni Nabokov (219th, 1994), Vesa Toskala (90th, 1995), Miikka Kiprusoff (116th, 1995), Matt Bradley (102nd, 1996), Mark Smith (219th, 1997), Mikael Samuelsson (145th, 1998), Douglas Murray (241st, 1999), Ryane Clowe (175th, 2001), Joe Pavelski (205th, 2003), Alex Stalock (112th, 2005), Justin Braun (201st, 2007), Tommy Wingels (177th, 2008), and Jason Demers (186th, 2008).
Beyond that, there are the free agent players who are also scouted, signed, and developed alongside all those who had the "head start" of being selected in the draft. An outstanding example is Andrew Desjardins, who played in the OHL for four years and was neither drafted, nor signed immediately, by an NHL team. His path to the League went through Laredo, Texas (CHL), Phoenix, Arizona (ECHL), and Worcester, Massachusetts (AHL), before getting to the NHL here in San Jose for the first time in 2010.
As is the case with all of the draftees, past and present, "Desi" has worked his way up through the system, and has earned the right to be identified as the earlier players used to be: "Product of the San Jose Sharks organization."
It is a designation that all home-grown Sharks players have the right to be proud of, and it is a tribute to the dedication and professionalism of these players, and that of the staff that discovered them, that deserves to be celebrated this week. Whether they're drafted, acquired in trades, or signed as free agents, they all become products of the organization that developed them.
Make sure that you pay close attention to each and every selection that is made at this week's draft. You'll be reviewing some household names of the future, and some Stanley Cup champions in years to come. But on Friday and Saturday, you'll also see the first dream of young players coming true, with the chance to achieve the ultimate goal.
See you at Stanley's on Friday at Sharks Ice at San Jose, for the NHL Draft Viewing Party, presented by Coors Light. For more information on that event, click here.
I'm Dan Rusanowsky, for sjsharks.com.
The FIFA World Cup soccer tournament, an event that occurs every four years, is now underway for the United States, and sports fans from around the world will be following the exploits of their respective nations in what is sure to be a dramatic scene in Brazil. As is the case in international hockey, there are favorites, underdogs, upsets, strange bedfellows, and tremendous competition.
From a hockey fan perspective, it's interesting to contrast our sport's premier event, the Stanley Cup playoffs, with what's happening now in cities like Sao Paolo, Belo Horizonte, and Recife. There is nothing like the World Cup every four years for soccer fans, but there is nothing like the Stanley Cup playoffs every year for a hockey fan.
From a San Jose Sharks perspective, of course, there are no smiles over what occurred this past spring, and it seemed appropriate that the final day was Friday, the 13th of June. On that evening, the Los Angeles Kings overcame a 2-1 deficit, tied the game on a power play in the third, and won the Stanley Cup in front of their fan base at the Staples Center. It was the second Stanley Cup championship for the Sharks' arch rivals, and it capped a spring of disappointment and soul-searching for the Men in Teal.
But beyond the too-early end for the Sharks, the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs were truly a remarkable showcase of the greatest game on earth, and unlike the World Cup or the Olympics, it happens every year, not every four years. Aside from the many remarkable, albeit painful stories that led to the Kings' championship, there were so many others.
The New York Rangers made it back to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in 20 years, and that was quite an accomplishment for the Broadway Blueshirts, an excellent and improving team over the course of the season. They beat the Philadelphia Flyers in 7 games, fell behind Pittsburgh 3 games to 1 in round 2, and roared back to take Game Seven at Burgh Hockey in a comeback that rivaled any in this post-season. Then, in a traditional Original Six matchup, they took the Montreal Canadiens in six games, setting things up for the Final against the Kings.
The Chicago Blackhawks, like the Sharks , saw their season end too soon, and as was the case with San Jose, they were defeated in Game Seven at home by the eventual Stanley Cup champions. Chicago trailed its series 3 games to 1 before fighting back to force Game Seven. But as was the case for three great teams, they dropped Game Seven at home to the Kings.
One of the most interesting aspects, of course, of the Stanley Cup playoffs is how grueling it is over the span of years. Consider the path of the two Finalists. The Kings have played an NHL record 64 playoff games in the past three seasons, which gives them a grand total of 276 games played. But the Rangers, with 57 playoff contests in the last three years, are not far behind, with 269 games played. By comparison, the Sharks have played in 23 playoff contests in the last three seasons, ranking them 8th among all teams. That's a total of 235 games overall for the Sharks in that span.
The new season officially kicks off with the NHL Entry Draft in Philadelphia, with the first round scheduled for Friday, June 27th. The future stars of the world's fastest game will be selected, and the Sharks will begin their long journey to training camp, looking forward with excitement. The coaches, players, and hockey staff are already doing so.
I'm Dan Rusanowsky for sjsharks.com.
I don't think that there is anyone who believes that the NHL's conference final series are "over," but everyone must agree that the hockey that is being played is absolutely spectacular.
The sight of Martin St. Louis taking advantage of an opportunity and scoring a superbly placed OT game-winner for the New York Rangers against Montreal certainly was inspirational for Gotham hockey fans.
Meanwhile, in the LA-Chicago series, the Blackhawks made it close the night before, but the Los Angeles Kings got a big goal from Drew Doughty in the third period and took a 2-1 series lead in their 4-3 victory.
One of the interesting notes about the Kings and the Rangers is that they're the only teams in the NHL with 50 or more post-season games played in the last three seasons. As of today, here are the top 10 post-season teams in that time span, arranged by winning percentage:
|Won Stanley Cup
|Won Stanley Cup
|Lost Final
|Lost Final
|Lost Conference Final
|Conference Final
|Lost Round 2
|Conference Final
|Lost Round 2
|Lost Conference Final
It really is amazing to note that both Los Angeles and New York are playing fresh hockey, even though they've endured so many grueling games over these past three playoff campaigns. They each have played in more than 50 post-season contests in that time span. Chicago has also played in 44 playoff games, while the Canadiens have 20. San Jose, by the way, has played in 23 playoff games, 8th most in the NHL since the 2011-12 season.
The remaining teams are all strong in goal. With Carey Price out the Canadiens have been going with Dustin Tokarski, who won the Memorial Cup in 2008 and MVP honors with Spokane, won the World Junior Tournament for Canada in 2009, and added the Calder Cup championship in 2012 with the Norfolk Admirals to his resume. Jonathan Quick and Corey Crawford have Stanley Cup championships, and are looking for another, while Henrik Lundqvist is an elite netminder looking for his first Stanley Cup crown.
All four teams have excellent defensemen who are firmly in the prime of their NHL careers. All have been doing an admirable job in both ends of the rink. When considering this position, think Drew Doughty, Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook, Ryan McDonagh, and P.K. Subban.
Up front, each team is configured slightly differently, but even though the road has been grueling, players like Anze Kopitar, Jeff Carter, Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, Martin St. Louis, Brad Richards, Thomas Vanek, and Lars Eller have been making tremendous offensive contributions.
The role players, as is usually the case with teams that advance this far, are all significant with the four clubs.
Here is a tip of the hat to the NHL and the clubs still competing for the Stanley Cup. It's been quite an amazing ride for them. I'm Dan Rusanowsky, for sjsharks.com.
The regular season has come to an end, and we are about to throw all the stats out the window. The Sharks have finished up with a two-game winning streak, and the pump is primed for what is sure to be an epic first-round playoff series with the Los Angeles Kings.
Here are a couple of notes:
• With his 2 goals in Phoenix, Joe Pavelski became the fourth Shark to hit the 40-goal mark, winding up with 41. He's the first Sharks 40-goal man since 2009-10.
• The other 40 goal scorers in Sharks history are Owen Nolan (44 in 1999-2000), Jonathan Cheechoo (56 in 2005-06), and Patrick Marleau (44 in 2009-10).
• Two assists in the Phoenix game put Sharks defenseman Dan Boyle officially over the 200 assist mark in a San Jose uniform. Boyle is the only defenseman to record 200 career Sharks assists. Marc-Edouard Vlasic (134) and Brad Stuart (132) are next on that list.
• Boyle (201 career Sharks assists) is only the 6th player to reach the milestone. He's now tied with Jeff Friesen. Players ahead of them: Joe Thornton (567), Patrick Marleau (493), Owen Nolan (245), and Joe Pavelski (224).
• Pavelski's 40th goal came on the power play. It was his 16th power play goal of the year, which is second only to Alexander Ovechkin (24). His 41 goals ranks him 3rd overall, behind Ovechkin (51) and Corey Perry (43).
• Penalty killing is an important factor in the Stanley Cup playoffs, and so is the concept of staying out of the box. The Sharks allowed just 33 power play goals by opponents, which is the lowest number they've allowed in a full-length NHL season. They were only shorthanded 219 times, which is also an all-time team low.
• Scoring balance is also important when preparing for a long playoff run. The Sharks have 10 skaters who have scored 10 or more goals this season, 4 with 20 or more, and 2 with 30 or more. Four players have 50 points or more.
• In goal, Antti Niemi had a very strong night in the desert, capped by his terrific stop on a breakaway by Shane Doan in the second period, when the Coyotes outshot the Sharks 16-13 in the middle frame. He wound up tied for 2nd in wins with 39, and the Sharks are in the top 5 in goals-against average.
• Tomas Hertl is back to health, and the two games that he played will be very valuable preparation benchmarks for the playoffs.
Now, it's time to throw those stats out the window, and get ready for a series that everyone concedes will be an epic one: the San Jose Sharks against the Los Angeles Kings. Let's get started!
I'm Dan Rusanowsky, for sjsharks.com.
At this time of the year, the hard work and extra effort that the San Jose Sharks have put in really starts to pay off.
It starts at the top with the management, hockey operations, and scouting. All have to work together to properly field a team, take care of the budget, deal with injuries, and prepare for contingencies. It continues with the coaching staff, in the area of managing players' ice time during a difficult, condensed schedule, developing players in practice, and getting results on game nights.
But perhaps the greatest area of importance lies in the players' conditioning base, body maintenance, and sheer resolve during the difficult grind of the season. That's something that begins in the early summer, when the Sharks work out their individual training programs with Mike Potenza, Ray Tufts, and the staff. Sometimes they train with specialized coaches, whether it's for off-ice training, or for skating edge work. But summer is no longer a leisurely time for hockey players. It's the time when hard work is banked for future dividend collection later.
"Later" is now. Sharks Hockey has just finished a stretch of playing 14 games in 26 days, with travel to and from three of the four time zones on the North American continent. As for the one time zone they didn't play in, the Central Time Zone, they had to fly through it to get to where they were going. They've had to face the likes of top rated clubs like the Anaheim Ducks and Pittsburgh Penguins, desperate clubs like the Columbus Blue Jackets and Washington Capitals, a few teams out of the hunt but with a lot to prove like Calgary, Edmonton, and Winnipeg, and a few afternoon games thrown in to boot. In addition, the team put together an 8-3-3 record in those games.
That's a schedule that is being played out throughout the National Hockey League, and we are starting to see a few injuries, some serious, as a result. Through the process, fatigue sometimes results in a fluky play. That was the case on Saturday, when Colorado's Matt Duchene was injured on an unfortunate collision with his linemate, Jamie McGinn, just 32 seconds into the game.
Later in the contest, McGinn, who had the lighting rod attached to his body for most of the day, threw a body check on James Sheppard, who fell awkwardly into the boards. It was another scary moment, but it was great to see Sheppard return to action and make another tremendous contribution to the team's effort.
Sheppard's story is an excellent story. He essentially missed two full seasons after seriously injuring his knee in the summer of 2010. Provided a chance by the Sharks, who acquired him from Minnesota for a third round selection in the 2013 NHL Draft, Sheppard has worked diligently on restoring his health and has transformed his game, and in the stretch drive, he has provided lots of value to his team. In his last 5 games, he's scored 2 goals and added 3 assists, and has looked very comfortable at center along with his usual linemates, Tommy Wingels and Marty Havlat, who have shown good chemistry together.
When called upon, Alex Stalock's solid goaltending has been another show of depth on the squad. Stalock, another amazing story of medical recovery, has pushed Antti Niemi to be at his best and has provided 11 wins, 2 shutouts, and a 1.91 goals-against average to the table. He and Niemi are always working on their game.
With Adam Burish out indefinitely after hand surgery, the Sharks depth was showcased when Andrew Desjardins was put together with Mike Brown and Tyler Kennedy. Even though the Sharks lost in Colorado on Saturday afternoon, this unit succeeded in drawing two penalties, including one that led to a power play goal by Joe Pavelski. This line is not simply "eating up minutes," it's also providing important value to the team.
It's in games like these, coming up, that are really showcasing the hard work of players such as these. They set things up for the top scorers like Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski, and Logan Couture, and are important parts of any championship club.
All of us can't wait until the playoffs begin, but the final stretch of the regular season should prove to be a dramatic and spectacular roadway to that exciting time. How will the Sharks do in their final six games of the season? Where will they finish up? Who will be in the playoff lineup for Game One, and what team will the Sharks face?
All questions will be answered soon, but one has been answered already. The San Jose Sharks have been preparing for this time of year for a long time. I'm Dan Rusanowsky, for sjsharks.com.
It's an exciting time of the year. There are 10 games remaining in the regular season, beginning with Monday night's game at Calgary.
Here is a breakdown of what's left:
Mar. 24 at Calgary
Mar. 25 at Edmonton
Mar. 27 WINNIPEG
Mar. 29 at Colorado
Apr. 1 EDMONTON
Apr. 3 LOS ANGELES
Apr. 5 NASHVILLE
Apr. 9 at Anaheim
Apr. 11 COLORADO
Apr. 13 at Phoenix
As of March 24, here is what that schedule brings:
Games vs. Teams in Playoff Position: 5 (2 home, 3 away)
Games vs. Teams out of Playoff Position: 5 (3 home, 2 away)
Games vs. Pacific Division: 6 (2 home, 4 away)
Record vs. Pacific Division: 14-6-2 (H: 9-2-1 A: 5-4-1)
Games vs. Central Division: 4 (3 home, 1 away)
Record vs. Central Division: 11-5-2 (H: 8-0-0 A: 3-5-2)
Top Scorers Facing Sharks in Final 10 Games:
Calgary Jiri Hudler (15-31-46)
Edmonton Taylor Hall (24-41-65)
Winnipeg Blake Wheeler (24-35-59)
Colorado Matt Duchene (22-45-67)
Los Angeles Anze Kopitar (22-36-58)
Nashville Shea Weber (18-28-46)
Anaheim Ryan Getzlaf (29-47-76)
Phoenix Keith Yandle (8-42-50)
Top Goaltenders Facing Sharks in Final 10 Games:
Calgary Karri Ramo (12-10-4, 2.60)
Edmonton Ben Scrivens (6-7-0, 2.67)
Winnipeg Ondrej Pavelec (20-24-6, 2.97)
Colorado Semyon Varlamov (34-14-5, 2.48)
Los Angeles Jonathan Quick (23-15-2, 2.01)
Nashville Pekka Rinne (6-9-1, 2.75)
Anaheim Jonas Hiller (27-11-6, 2.40)
Phoenix Mike Smith (27-21-10, 2.65)
The Sharks are poised to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for a 10th consecutive season. When they do, they will have a chance to be the only team in the National Hockey League that can say that.
There is one other team in the NHL that might have something to say about that. The Detroit Red Wings are in the heart of a tremendous battle within the Eastern Conference of the NHL, and for the first time in a long time, there is a real possibility that they could miss post-season action. With 12 games to play, Detroit is in the final playoff position in the East. Given the spirit with which they have been playing, I'm not betting against them.
The Sharks and the Red Wings have benefited from tremendous contributions from their coaching staffs to solve a variety of challenges. In Todd McLellan's case, he and his staff have done a remarkable job in managing through several serious injuries to important players, have set up young players to succeed, including a handful who have spent most of the year in the American Hockey League and have also done amazing work in the area of ice time management to set things up for the final drive and the post-season.
While Detroits head coach Mike Babcock's challenges have been distributed differently, it is clear that he and his staff have really excelled as well. These are two coaches who deserve some serious consideration for the Jack Adams Award, handed to the NHL's Coach of the Year, along with a reasonably large pool of candidates who will be considered.
Over the last 9 years, the Sharks and the Red Wings are the only teams to qualify for every playoff year, and they have each advanced beyond the first round a League-high 7 times. Only Philadelphia (5 advancements) , Boston (4), NY Rangers (4), Pittsburgh (4), and Vancouver (4) have come close.
Now, since the 2003-04 season, when San Jose began its current run of qualifying for the post-season, there have been eight different Cup winners, with Chicago the only team to win twice. There have been nine different losing Finalists.
But, here is where it gets interesting. There have been only 5 teams to advance to the Conference Final or further a minimum of 3 times. Those teams are: Philadelphia (4 times), Pittsburgh (3), Chicago (3), Detroit (3), and San Jose (3).
I think that the Sharks see this year as a year of great challenge and tremendous opportunity. They have been prepared extraordinarily well by an outstanding coaching staff. They have built their depth, and have proved that they can handle adversity. As of this moment, they are in first place in their division, with a chance to capture that banner by the end of the season.
Now, all that remains is to play the final portion of the schedule, and get to professional sports' ultimate playoff championship, the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Let the games begin! I'm Dan Rusanowsky, for sjsharks.com
I don't know about you, but I'm really enjoying the hockey competition at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. Once every four years, it's worth it to see the best players in the world represent their countries on one of the largest stages in sports.
Both the Bolshoy Ice Dome and Shayba Arena have seen some great action, with inspiring play, excellent goaltending, world leaders in attendance, and some old fashioned drama. But the best is yet to come, starting with Wednesday's quarterfinal matchups between the United States and the Czech Republic, Russia and Finland, Canada and Latvia, and Sweden and Slovenia. Just about anything can happen, and if you're not tuned in, make sure you either DVR it, record it, listen to it, or stream it on the internet when you get the opportunity.
Some observations of what's happening so far:
- Latvia, with 41-year-old ex-Shark Sandis Ozolinsh captaining the team and with Buffalo Sabres' coach Ted Nolan directing the action from behind the bench, has been one of the great stories of the tournament. With their victory in the preliminary playoff round against favored Switzerland, 3-1, the Latvians advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time in that nation's history.
- The Latvians now will face powerhouse Canada in quarterfinal action. It's the first meeting of these nations in Olympic play in 78 years. Back in 1936, Canada beat Latvia, 11-0, but given the way that the Latvians are grinding it out, don't expect that kind of game in the quarters.
- Latvia has Ozolinsh (875 NHL games), Oskars Bartulis (66), Herbert Vasiljevs (51), Martins Karsums (24), Kaspars Daugavins (91), Zemgus Girgensons (51 games w/Buffalo this year) among players with NHL experience.
- Slovenia, with only LA's Anze Kopitar (581) and former Red Wing prospect Jan Mursak (46) on the roster, have put together a solid team effort. They qualified for the preliminary round by virtue of their victory against Slovakia, and then, with a 4-0 win against Austria, earned the chance to reach the quarterfinal round against Sweden.
- Slovenia, which has a population of about 2 million, counts Kopitar among its biggest sports heroes. If the Slovenians are able to use their solid team game against Sweden and advance, they'll be just as popular as current double gold medal winner Tina Maze, the Lindsey Vonn of her country.
- Sticking with Slovenia, they have two players with the last name "Rodman" and one with the last name "Kuralt" on the roster. I wonder if they have any interest in either basketball or the evening news?
- One more Slovenian note: did you know that former Shark Todd Elik played two seasons in Ljubuljana, the capital of the country, just before he retired at the age of 44?
- It's also interesting to see how some of the names have changed on the backs of the players' jerseys in this tournament. For instance, note that Ozolinsh's last name is spelled "OZOLINS," without the "H." Back in the early days, the "h" was added to ensure its pronunciation by the unknowing North American crowd, but nowadays, as in the case of pronouncing Tomas Hertl's first name "toe-mash," we are getting used to simply pronouncing the names in the way that the player and his family want them pronounced.
- Of course, that isn't ALWAYS true. For instance, the technically correct pronunciation of Teemu Selanne's last name is like most Finnish names, with the stress on the first syllable. That would be "SELL-uh-nay," which differs from the North Americanized "suh-LAHN-ee." It simply became "suh-LAHN-ee," and so it remains, an uncontrollable force of nature in the hockey pronunciation world.
When you watch the Russia-Finland quarterfinal on Wednesday, you may notice a few players on the Russian team that you recognize, but who possess strange name spellings when you consult the backs of their respective jerseys. Here are the ones that you should check out:
As NHL Spells It
As NHL Says It
As IOC Spells It
As IOC Says It
Sergei BOBROVSKY
FEDOR Tyutin
Alexander SEMIN
SYEH-min or SEH-min
Nikolai KULEMIN
What in the knick-knack-paddywhack-give-a-dog-a-bone is going on here?
Well, first things first: yes, these are the same players, but the reason why these players have different spellings to their last names, with different pronunciations, is due to several factors:
- The fact that the Russian language uses the Cyrillic alphabet while English uses the Roman alphabet, and one must be transliterated to the other.
- The fact that Russian publications confuse everyone when they identify two separate letters of their alphabet in one way instead of two.
- The fact that the hockey world has relied more on the publications and not the official rules of transliterating the Cyrillic to the Roman alphabet. But like the U.S. State Department, the International Olympic Committee relies on the official rules of transliteration.
- The fact that, unlike Tomas Hertl this year, many players don't care how you pronounce their name, as long as they're on the team and in the NHL.
In the Russian language, the two letters are written and pronounced as follows:
E, e -- "Ye," soft e pronunciation is used, as in, "Yeh."
Ё, ё -- "Yo," stress is always on this letter
To borrow from my German friends, there is an umlaut over the second letter that indicates its difference from the first letter. So, that's why when these letters are translated into English, the first one is written as "ye," and the second is written as "yo."
Here is where the problems start. For reasons known to only those who wish to save typeface and ink, Russians virtually never write or print the umlaut, thereby confusing the situation entirely! You're simply supposed to know the difference, usually by osmosis, and similar to some of our crazy rules in English.
All of this, of course, causes many mispronunciations that live on in hockey. Some of these names can be saved , but some simply fall victim to the masses, similar to the Brett Hull-toe-in-crease-moment-that-was-illegal-all-season-turning –into-a-Cup-winning-goal-that-could-not-be-called-back-when-all-of-the-media-and-families-were-streaming-onto-the ice, and the Selanne example already cited.
If you're a Dallas Stars fan, relax. Your team would have won the Cup anyway had the goal been called back. Sorry, Buffalo. But I digress.
So, yes, Alexander Semin, Nikolai Kulemin, and Fedor Tyutin technically should have the names in question pronounced as "SYO-min," "kool-YO-min," and "FYO-duhr." Don't forget to roll your r's.
It's also why the Sharks' 219th overall selection in the 1994 Entry Draft had his name spelled "YEVGENY Nabokov" (or YEVGENI, in some cases) instead of the "EVGENI" that we see today.
It's also why you saw the State Department refer to Russian economist and diplomat as "Boris FYODOROV" in the mid-1990's, and why the NHL referred to one of their top stars as "Sergei FEDOROV," with different pronunciations, even though they had the same last name. Just check their Wikipedia pages and you'll see that the umlaut is printed in each of their Cyrillic last names.
Of course, when I met Sergei Fedorov and introduced myself, he said, "Hi, I'm Sergei Fedorov (FEHD-uh-roff)," thereby indicating that he was fine with the pronunciation change. So, it has stood the test of time.
Well, that's the Tale of Two Letters. It's the biggest conundrum in the broadcasting world since brothers Tomas and Frantisek Kaberle told their respective teams that they wanted to pronounce their last names differently (KAB-uhr-lay and KAB-uhr-luh). Or perhaps, since some broadcasters said "MAK-uh-rov" and others said "muh-KAR-ov" for former Shark Sergei Makarov. Or, perhaps, since some called Islanders goaltender Roland Melanson as "MELON-suhn," while most others called him "mel-ON-suhn."
George and Ira Gershwin wrote a song about it in 1937: "Potato, potahto, tomato, tomahto, let's call the whole thing off."
Enjoy the rest of the great Olympic hockey tournament, and let's get everyone back healthy and raring to go for what will surely be a great run to the Stanley Cup playoffs.
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LAGOS – The Nigerian army announced late Wednesday the release of nearly 121 schoolgirls earlier abducted by Boko Haram militants in the northern Borno state.
"More of the Government Girls' Secondary School Chibok girls have been freed this evening in the ongoing search and rescue operations," army spokesman Chris Olukolade said in a statement.
"With this development, the principal of the school confirmed that only eight of the students are still missing," he added.
Militants had stormed the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, located on the fringes of Sambisa Forest – a known Boko Haram hideout – at around 10pm Monday.
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The army announced earlier in the evening that at total of 129 schoolgirls had been initially kidnapped, way down from the 200 earlier reported by some local and international media outlets.
"Efforts are underway to locate the remaining 8 students," Olukolade said, confirming the arrest of one of the abductors.
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Not only does Paris Hilton share a name with Michael Jackson's daughter, the ho-tel heiress says the King of Pop asked her mom's permission to use it.
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Funny how she claims that AFTER MJ's death and AFTER PJ's speech, not before. Fucking fame whore.
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Pharrell's new video was released yesterday. The follow-up to "Happy" is titled
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The tune is catchy enough in a repetitious sort of way, and the video is fine, featuring a variety of models dancing for Pharrell's movie camera. Miley Cyrus makes a cameo appearance, and sings background too.
But the thing causing the most discussion: what exactly does
Lots of theories out there. These are the top two:
A shortened "babe." Granted, both words are one syllable, but it's far easier to pronounce a consonant and a vowel than to struggle over a consonant-vowel-consonant combo, don't you think?
An acronym for "Before Anyone Else." Meaning your bae is your number one, whatever you define number one to be.
Let's see if this makes it into the Webster Dictionary this year – we can go from there.
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