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Sensitive subject: Manu Ginobili isn’t first athlete felled by low blow
Even the venerable Vin Scully couldn’t help himself two years ago when an umpire got hit in his undercarriage. On Thursday, the San Antonio Spurs announced Manu Ginobili would be sidelined four weeks following testicular surgery after he got kneed in the groin by New Orleans Pelicans forward Ryan Anderson on Wednesday. While the Spurs […]
Continue readingWhat Stephen Johns hopes to accomplish with his cross-continent #MentalMiles journey
The Dallas Stars defenseman once spent 22 months sidelined dealing with post-concussion syndrome. Though he had been cleared to return to the ice, he had never really recovered. Johns still has a lingering headache at all times. During the last NHL game in which he played — Game 1 of a first-round playoff series against […]
Continue readingRanking the most memorably weird hockey playoff overtime goals
He snapped a quick shot at Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Michael Leighton and circled around the net. The first player to raise his hands in victory was Patrick Sharp. Defenseman Nick Boynton joined him for a moment before briefly rejoining the play, as the referee had yet to signal a goal. Kane appeared to be cycling […]
Continue readingMy first linemates: 25 stars recall their NHL origins
It’s like they’re opening up a pack of old hockey cards or thumbing through their high school yearbook. These are the teammates who were in the proverbial delivery room when they were born into professional hockey. Some have remained friends for life. ESPN asked 25 current and former NHL players about the first linemates they […]
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