Ramifications of Rinne’s return – ESPN
ESPNFor instance, the Nashville Predators appear to be, finally, getting their No. 1 goaltender back. After taking five months off to recover from a nasty E. coli infection stemming from … Read More
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#8CrazyInstagrams: Dale Jr. dishes on music, BBQ & all those selfies – FOXSports.com
FOXSports.comIt’s been a busy week for Dale Earnhardt Jr. First, there was the little matter of his Daytona 500 victory on Sunday, the second time he’s won NASCAR’s biggest race. … Read More
Best, worst and weirdest quotes from the Winter Olympics – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Best, worst and weirdest quotes from the Winter OlympicsMilwaukee Journal SentinelSochi, Russia – With nearly 3,000 athletes competing in the XXII Winter Olympics, someone was bound to say something funny. … Read More
NASCAR’s carousel goes through the paces again – Greensboro News & Record
Greensboro News & RecordAustin Dillon, right, talks with his grandfather and car owner, Richard Childress, left, in his garage before a practice session for the Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup … Read More
Injury history could hurt Jared Abbrederis in NFL draft – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Injury history could hurt Jared Abbrederis in NFL draftMilwaukee Journal SentinelIndianapolis — Wide receiver Jared Abbrederis of Wisconsin has a history of head injuries that could affect how high he … Read More
US men’s team humiliated in Sochi – Boston Globe
Boston GlobeSOCHI, Russia — It took a generation but Finland’s hockey team finally got even for having to play the role of the no-name opponents in the Miracle on Ice … Read More
Oscar juggernauts a rarity at Academy Awards – USA TODAY
USA TODAYOscar’s best-picture race already is considered a nail-biter. But it could also launch a film into the history books. With 10 nominations apiece, American Hustle and Gravity enter the … Read More
Hamlin, Kenseth win Budweiser Duels at Daytona – Boston Globe
Boston GlobeDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Joe Gibbs Racing continued to flex its muscle cars by sweeping Thursday’s Budweiser Duels. Matt Kenseth survived a three-wide photo finish with runner-up Kevin Harvick … Read More
Winter Olympics 2014: Kim Yu Na hints at retirement shock defeat to Russian … – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukKim Yu Na’s quest to become the first woman to retain her Olympic figure skating title since Katarina Witt over a quarter of a century ago ended in a surprise … Read More
U.S. Speedskating’s problems in Sochi illuminate organizational dysfunction – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee Journal SentinelSochi, Russia — Long-track speedskaters from the United States never skated better in the months leading up to the Winter Olympics than they did last fall. They won … Read More
Russia stuns with Olympic gold in women’s figure skating, US shut out – CBS News
CBS NewsRussia stuns with Olympic gold in women’s figure skating, U.S. shut out … When she won the free skate Thursday at the Sochi Games, she denied South Korea’s Yuna … Read More
US women win silver, bronze in women’s bobsled – CBS News
CBS News… medaled at the Olympics. Meyers became the first American woman with two bobsled medals. And Williams – whose entire bobsled career spans about six months – is now … Read More
Jorrit Bergsma knocks off Kramer in 10000 meters – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee Journal SentinelIn his fifth Olympics, De Jong won his fourth 10,000 medal with a time of 13:07.19. He’s now got two bronzes to go along with a gold and … Read More
Meryl Davis and Charlie White win first-ever US gold in Olympic ice dancing – CBS News
CBS Newsdavis-white-ap408155070323.jpg. Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the United States react in the results area after competing in the ice dance free dance figure skating finals at the Iceberg … Read More
Steven Holcomb drives US to first two-man Olympic bobsled medal since 1952 – CBS News
CBS NewsSOCHI, RUSSIA – FEBRUARY 17: pilot Steven Holcomb and Steven Langton of the United States team 1 celebrate after a run during the Men’s Two-Man Bobsleigh on Day 10 … Read More
Wolverines can’t overcome Frank Kaminsky and Badgers – Detroit Free Press
Detroit Free PressWisconsin Badgers forward Frank Kaminsky (44) shoots the ball in front of Michigan Wolverines forward Jon Horford (15) in the second half at Crisler Arena. The Badgers won, … Read More
Phil Kessel has hat trick as US sails to quarterfinals – ESPN
ESPNSOCHI, Russia — Phil Kessel scored two of his three goals in the opening five minutes and became the first U.S. player to record an Olympic hat trick in more … Read More
USA’s Bode Miller and Andrew Weibrecht win medals in Olympic super-G – CBS News
CBS News Bronze medalist Bode Miller of the United States (L) and silver medalist Andrew Weibrecht of the United States celebrate during the flower ceremony for the Alpine Skiing Men’s Super-G … Read More
Davis “disappointed” with finish as US ditches skating suits – CBS News
CBS NewsDavis “disappointed” with finish as U.S. ditches skating suits. Shani Davis of the U.S. covers his mouth after competing in the men’s 1,500-meter speedskating race at the Adler Arena … Read More
Winter Olympics 2014: Bode Miller, Ted Ligety miss out on medals in Sochi … – CBS News
CBS NewsWinter Olympics 2014: Bode Miller, Ted Ligety miss out on medals in Sochi super combined skiing. United States’ Bode Miller makes a jump during Men’s super combined downhill training … Read More
Sprint Unlimited kicks off Speedweeks at Daytona – Fox News
Fox NewsDaytona Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Speedweeks 2014 at Daytona International Speedway gets underway this weekend with The Sprint Unlimited preseason race and time trials for the Daytona 500. For … Read More
Russian skater Evgeny Plushenko pulls out of Winter Olympics and retires – The Guardian
The GuardianPlushenko, a huge crowd favourite, was competing at his fourth Olympics. His controversial inclusion in the team came after he was second in the Russian national championship, which was … Read More
Super Bowl-bound Broncos held it together when Coach John Fox had heart … – Washington Post
Washington PostJERSEY CITY, N.J. — The text messages came first, their subject and frequency enough to stir Jack Del Rio’s concern. Is Coach okay? Video. The Post Sports Live crew … Read More
Brewers officially sign Matt Garza to four-year contract – FOXSports.com
FOXSports.comMILWAUKEE — The Matt Garza saga is finally over, as the Milwaukee Brewers officially announced a four-year contract with the free-agent right-hander on Sunday. Owner Mark Attanasio began a question … Read More
Senior Bowl Chris Borland takes on height concerns – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee Journal SentinelYet the great unknown — if the short and short-armed Borland can do this all in the NFL — will persist. Borland has no problems with this. He … Read More
Super Bowl matchup features No. 1 seeds Seahawks, Broncos – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee Journal SentinelRon Wolf and Charley Armey, a pair of Super Bowl-winning general managers in the 1990s, both favored Seattle in interviews shortly after the Seahawks defeated San Francisco, 23-17, … Read More
Jones carries Rockets past Bucks – Chicago Tribune
Chicago TribuneHouston, TX Sports.com —. Terrence Jones scored a career-high 36 points with 11 rebounds to help the Houston Rockets to a 114-104 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. James Harden … Read More
Colin Kaepernick doesn’t wear sleeves in subzero temperatures – USA TODAY
USA TODAYBecause weather predictions are the only thing less accurate than sports predictions, temperatures in Green Bay for Sunday’s NFC wild card game weren’t -6, like forecasted, but actually a … Read More
49ers lead Packers at halftime at cold Lambeau Field – Chicago Tribune
Chicago TribuneGREEN BAY, Wis. — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has a history -– albeit a short one -– of terrorizing the Green Bay Packers with his athleticism and … Read More
Deep Freeze Puts Chill in Tailgating in Green Bay – ABC News
ABC NewsJeff Giardinelli embraced the cold outside Lambeau Field dressed in a No. 8 Steve Young jersey, red San Francisco 49ers knit cap and Candlestick Park-themed scarf. He’ll remember his … Read More
How important is home field advantage in the wild-card round? – USA TODAY
USA TODAYFor the second time in four seasons, the New Orleans Saints are in the playoffs as an NFC wild-card team, and they again will have to go on the … Read More
Do frigid temperatures at Lambeau really benefit the Packers? – USA TODAY
USA TODAYThe Frozen Tundra. With a temperature of -5 expected at kickoff of Sunday’s game between the San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers, Lambeau Field will certainly live up … Read More
James Jones: 49ers will see ‘totally different’ Eddie Lacy – NFL.com
NFL.comEddie Lacy’s underwhelming NFL debut against the 49ers back in Week 1 gave us little indication of what was to come. Green Bay’s rookie running back hardly put a dent … Read More
49ers notebook: More than chilly reception expected in Green Bay – San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Mercury NewsIt’s not quite up to Ice Bowl standards, but if the forecast holds up the 49ers-Packers playoff game in Green Bay is going down as one of … Read More
Packers think third time will be charm vs. Colin Kaepernick – USA TODAY
USA TODAYGREEN BAY, Wis. — Cornerback Tramon Williams doesn’t think the Green Bay Packers defense has something to prove in Sunday’s NFC wild-card playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers. … Read More