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The Morning According to Us

Chris Sprow

...franchise in sports -- to this, so quickly. Two years ago, ESPN ranked this the worst franchise in hockey, which was saying something at the time -- like being named worst goulash at an all-prison kitchen...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 12, 2009

The Morning According to Us

Chris Sprow

...always laughing at our perpetual dance with death. Of course, the plot is skewered here, because in hockey, the player would say, "Oh sure. Just put'a butterfly or two on der and I'll...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 15, 2009

The Morning According to Us

Chris Sprow

Back in January, with his team ranked No. 11 and off to a 19-1 start, we spoke with Butler coach Brad Stevens, and couldn't help but mention that the ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 24, 2009

The Morning According to Us

Chris Sprow

...an Englishman catch a fish five times his weight—with only his rod and reel. A hockey fight so bad the kid needs metal plates to restructure his face. In an argument over manners...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 25, 2009

The Mighty Hawks

Chris Sprow

...we've chronicled the 'Hawks' path from anonymous-even-in-your-own-town to the talk of hockey world. Most surprising about the Winter Classis is the implication that the game has actual value in...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 29, 2008

The Morning According to Us

Chris Sprow

...the race, dude. The NHL now marketing in Europe? Wait, then it'd be the Multi-National Hockey League! Oh, Canada isn't a state. The NFL in 3-D. Sweet. Prison soccer in South...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2008

Malcolm Gladwell Talks Sports (And His New Book) With Us

Chris Sprow

Malcolm Gladwell is a serious observer of sports. The author of iconic books Blink and The Tipping Point has no problems applying his theories to our ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2008

IN THE NHL, WE'RE ALL WINNERS

Chris Sprow

The NHL is the only league where you can't lose. At least not like you can in other sports. And even if the sport has the most affluent and educated f...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 24, 2008

THE MORNING ACCORDING TO US

Chris Sprow

...a fair gesture…wait. You lost to the Krauts?? Shame on you, lads! The Plymouth Whalers hockey team are going pretty in pink. Nice pictures, fella's. The man whose company oversaw doctoring images...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2008

8 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ... FIXING YOUR FRANCHISE

Chris Sprow

...TV, the team sold out the inaugural convention and they got the premier regular season event in hockey… all in the space of a year. What's his advice? WANT TO KNOW HOW TO...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 11, 2008

SIGNING ON

Chris Sprow

...him. Other, more recent moments in sign language: The Fire Millen Movement: Alive and well. At a hockey game. In California! Johnny Damon Returns to Boston as a Yankee: Now serialized in t-shirt form...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 03, 2008

OUR FAMOUS FRIENDS ... WILLIE O'REE

Chris Sprow

...of blacks on baseball rosters. Unlike Robinson, O'Ree didn't experience overt racism comingup as a hockey player, because as he says, "In Canada, they didn't care if you were black, purple or...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 20, 2008

PAY TO PLAY

Chris Sprow

We love world records, but when we found out the Chinese have been rigging the pool, (not to mention their gymnasts) we figured we'd try to get in on ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 14, 2008

A DAY WITHOUT (AMERICAN) SPORTS: AN EXPLANATION

Chris Sprow

...the Game of Life. Only $16.49! The SEC section will come in a sequel, we assume. Hockey? The fact that Barry Melrose isn't involved in some kind in- or off-season reality show...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 16, 2008

BREAKING: MR. ROBOTO ... OR SHOULD I CALL YOU MASTER?

Chris Sprow

...we did, "Let 'em play." How could it hurt? Then this happened: Robots now dominate in Air Hockey. Is that not the final insult? We can handle prosthetics making athletes better, but robots taking over...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 11, 2008

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