The Morning According to Us: What's In a Sports Name?

...fact that Kat Dennings is on this list. (3) The future of tennis in Namibia. (4) Joe Thornton, the Sharks, and the Bruins. (5) Here's that Lane Kiffin calling out Urban Meyer "vid...

Clip Reel: The San Jose Sharks

...the Wings in '94? Remember this 2OT Game 7 against the Flames in '94-'95? Solid Joe Thornton profile. And another one. Good mix of him scoring right here. Here's a similar mix...

Change Or Die

For the men behind the bench, the road to the Stanley Cup is a MapQuest puzzle of gut-wrenching decisions and calculated adjustments. There's a fine l...

NHL PREVIEW

...Evgeni Nabokov (77 games, .910 SP) should make room for a Vezina. But top C's Joe Thornton (96 points) and Patrick Marleau (48 points) must be better in crunch time; the same goes...

IT'S A LONG ROAD FROM GREAT TO GRATEFUL

When Alexandre Daigle was picked No. 1 in 1993, he couldn't have known how lousy his NHL career would be. Fifteen years later, with another draft approaching, he's a one-man advertisement for second acts.

SPORTING EQUIVALENCY: GEORGE CLOONEY

This is how cool George Clooney is: pretty much the entirety of his Oscars red carpet interview with Regis Philbin was about the Notre Dame basketba...

THANKS ... AND NO THANKS

Some injured postseason heroes are treated like kings. Others wind up getting crowned.

FUN FACTS: SHARKS VS. STARS

...played coming out of every intermission, was recorded by Pantera. Apparently they're from Dallas! (3) Joe Thornton once got in an altercation at "Burty Bob's Two" tavern in Ontario. This weekend, a...

...Playa haters like Joe Thornton / they be gettin' done up so they need a warden

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...reflex to move when the puck's head-high, and most guys do. But not Tomas. Joe Thornton likes to set up behind the net for San Jose, with Jonathan Cheechoo off to the...

8 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE SHARKS

1. RON WILSON IS A SCREAMER, BUT NOT AT US. "Coach doesn't yell at players. He yells at the assistants. More efficient, I guess. He can yell at a coac...

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AL HARRINGTON WANTS MORE MINUTES. THE HAPLESS HAWKS HAVE LOTS OF THEM

Story | October 12, 2004

After getting drafted, Joe Thornton takes a congratulatory call from the Sports Dad

Wicked

Dallas wing Bill Guerin is every player's dream mate. And every GM's nightmare.

Tru Bru

Joe Thornton has size, game, charisma and the love of the Olde Towne. Now all he needs is the Cup.