January 2010
WatchCapitals Knock Off Panthers For Ninth-Straight Win The Washington Capitals are well on their way to becoming the highest-scoring team of the 21st Century. They have won nine in a row and 12 of 13 since Alex Ovechkin was named captain. They’ve scored four or more goals in all but one of those 13 games. Washington is the only team with more than 200 goals. No other team has scored more than...
Dick Rifle was selected by Philadelphia Eagles in the 2nd round of the 1938 draft. He played running back for five seasons with the Eagles and Steelers, but is best known for having the name Dick Rifle (or Riffle)… not to be confused with Cock Winchester.
This Date In History: 1896 Walter Arnold of East Peckham, Kent became the first person to be convicted of speeding. He was fined 1 shilling plus costs for speeding at 8 mph (13 km/h), thus exceeding the contemporary speed limit of 2 mph (3.2 km/h).
WatchThe Highlight Of Carey Price’s Career Thus Far
This Date In History: 1978 Soviet satellite Cosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor onboard, burns up in Earth’s atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada’s Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered.
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WatchCapitals Defeat Penguins, 6-3, In First Meeting Of The Season Early in the third period Tomas Fleischmann scores on a breakaway assisted by Alexander Semin to give the Caps the lead. Moment later, Fleischmann assisted Nicklas Backstrom on the power play. Alex Ovechkin finished the game with 2 goals and an assist.
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This Date In History: 1883 The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey. Jersey is promptly classified a shit-hole by everyone that was in attendance (I could only assume).
WatchOvechkin Tallies Five Points As The Caps Top The Maple Leafs, 6-1
“That’s like me saying the reason I was drunk driving was because I knew...”
– Andy Van Slyke (reffering to McGwire’s insinuation that the lack of testing during the era was part of the problem)
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“I’m not going to say hello. I’m not going to shake his hand....”
– Jack Clark on McGwire (They work together this weekend at the Cardinals Winter Warmup)
So, I’m sitting here watching the Predators-Canucks game and 36 seconds in David Legwand is called for hooking. Legwand hops in the penalty box and who is pressed up against the glass? The freaking green men! The old ass broadcaster was like “Rahhh, oh no. Those green men are back again from December.” Hopefully more video will follow.
This Date In History: 1794 Robert Forsythe, a U.S. Marshal is killed in Augusta, Georgia when trying to serve court papers. He is the first US marshal to die while carrying out his duties. 1964 United States Surgeon General Dr. Luther Leonidas Terry, M.D., publishes a report saying that smoking may be hazardous to health. It is the first such statement ever made by the U.S. government.