PoliBlog's Deportes: A PoliBlog Sideblog http://poliblogger.com/deportes A PoliBlog Sideblog Sat, 23 Feb 2024 18:50:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Best College Team Nicknames Good stuff, over at The Monkey Cage. http://poliblogger.com/deportes/?p=429 Wordsmith The sound quality is awful, but the bit is hy-larious: http://poliblogger.com/deportes/?p=428 Format changes to 2024 Ryder Cup matches announced This seems comprable to re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic to me Paul Azinger has already introduced sweeping changes to the U.S. Ryder Cup team selection process. Now he has altered the format of the tournament. The U.S. captain announced Wednesday that the order of the team matches on the first ... http://poliblogger.com/deportes/?p=427 Stoudamire to the Spurs Via ESPN: ESPN - Agent: Stoudamire will sign with Spurs after clearing waivers Stoudamire, who will clear waivers and become a free agent Thursday at 10 p.m. ET after his buyout from the Memphis Grizzlies, has committed to join the Spurs after also considering the Phoenix Suns and the ... http://poliblogger.com/deportes/?p=426 Post NHL All-Star game playoff assessment- Western Conference From top to bottom, the standings Detroit Red Wings 51-37-10-4-78 San Jose Sharks 50-28-15-7-63 Dallas Stars 54-29-20-5-63 Anaheim Ducks 53-27 20-6-60 Minnesota Wild 50-28-19-3-59 Calgary Flames 50-25-17-8-58 Vancouver Canucks 51-26-20-5-57 Colorado Avalanche 50-26-20-4-56 Phoenix Coyotes 50-27-21-2-56 Columbus Blue Jackets 52-25-21-6-56 Nashville Predators 51-25-21-5-55 St Louis Blues 49-23-19-7-53 Edmonton Oilers 53-23-25-5-51 Chicago Blackhawks 50-23-23-4-50 Los Angeles Kings 52-20-29-3-43 Note- The numbers above from left to right are- ... http://poliblogger.com/deportes/?p=425 Post NHL All-Star game playoff assessment- Eastern Conference From top to bottom, the standings Ottawa Senators 51 32-15-4-68 Montréal Canadiens 50-27-15-8-62 Philadelphia Flyers 49-28-16-5-61 Pittsburgh Penguins 50 28-18-4-60 New Jersey Devils 50-28-19-3-59 Boston Bruins 50-26-19-5-57 New York Islanders 51-24-21-6-54 New York Rangers 52-24-22-6- 54 Carolina Hurricanes 53-25-24-4-54 Washington Capitals 51-23-23-5-51 Atlanta Thrashers 52-23-25-4-50 Buffalo Sabres 49-22-21-6-50 Florida Panthers 51-22-24-5-49 Toronto Maple Leafs 52-20-24-8-48 Tampa Bay Lightning 51-20-26-5-45 Note- The numbers above from left to ... http://poliblogger.com/deportes/?p=424 Yup. Via the DMN's Dallas Cowboys Blog: D-Mac trade would be Jerry's dumbest move ever. Please, Jerry, please! Don't do it! http://poliblogger.com/deportes/?p=423 It takes a retreat- Miami Heat break 15-game losing streak Was it just coincidence the Heat win while I was away on a Catholic retreat with 10 other men from the church I attend this weekend? Winning for the first time since Dec. 22, the Heat snapped its 15-game losing streak Saturday when Dwyane Wade finally ran into an opponent he ... http://poliblogger.com/deportes/?p=422 NHL Players complain about European games This season's opener was played in London. On Saturday, the NHL announced its intention to play two games in Europe to open the 2024-09 season. From AP- ATLANTA - Basking in the spotlight of its All-Star game, the NHL decided Saturday was the perfect time to unveil a big announcement for ... http://poliblogger.com/deportes/?p=421 Washington Redskins fire coaches Gregg Williams, Al Saunders So much for them being considered candidates to replace Joe Gibbs. From AP- WASHINGTON - The Washington Redskins seem to have a whole lot of their coaching staff in place for next season — except for the head coach. And that head coach won’t be Gregg Williams. Or Al Saunders. As for ... http://poliblogger.com/deportes/?p=420