Sporting Observations: Goalie Masks, Vol. 1

TSN – that’s Canada’s ESPN, for the non-hosers – is running a poll of its readership right now to determine the best goalie mask in the league today. Before getting to the contenders, however, TSN tips its hat to the man recognized as the originator of the modern goalie mask, Mr. Jacques Plante. Pictured above, Jacques was no lame. But he wasn’t a fool, either – he knew that pucks could kick the shit out of his face. Eventually, one did – as evidenced by the blood in the picture, taken almost

Three points on the John Wall eligibility issue

Three points on the espn.com story in which SEC commissioner Mike Slive confirmed that there are eligibility issues with John Wall: 1. I don’t think this is a huge deal. Wall’s AAU coach, Brian Clifton, is known to be a bit of a controversial figure and it was known that for a time that Clifton had himself certified as an agent. If he was an agent, and paid for Wall’s two trips to UK, and any other unofficial visits, Wall will have to return the money to be declared eligible. Since UK already

Bengals make offer for Bennett

by The Stripe on October 22, 2009 Chase Coffman is improving, but must be a long way from starting in the NFL as the Bengals tried to trade for Cowboys tight end Martellus Bennett. According to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, the Cincinnati Bengals went after Dallas Cowboys tight end Martellus Bennett at the trading deadline.“Don’t know exactly what the Bengals were offering in return. Bennett was a 2nd round pick in ‘08 is part of ‘Boys frequent 2 TE package,” Mortensen wrote on his twitter page.Benn

NFL – CBSSports.com Football

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NFL pick ‘em: Week 3

Last year I picked NFL games against the spread on the Michael Irvin Show on ESPN Radio . This year, I’m going up against Michael, former Cowboy Nate Newton and Michael’s co-host and dear friend of mine, Kevin Kiley. We’ll be picking around 10 games per week, and I already have the lead after two weeks. For Week 3 (my picks in bold): Washington Redskins at Detroit Lions Too many people picking the Lions change the vibe of this game. I see big things for the suffering Redskins offense. Ka

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