Trade Deadline: And the crickets chirpped on

There were a lot of very good trades made over the course of the last few weeks that made a lot of NHL teams stronger and better prepared for the playoffs.

My team, the Hab-nots , seemed to linger in limbo picking up scraps. *sigh*

Now I'm not sure if it was because Canadiens GM Bob Gainey felt our team was good enough and didn't need to make a major trade or if, as this sports cartoon by Small Market Sports suggests, it's because there just weren't any good offers for our team of misfits and slackers.

*sigh*

The OUCH Files: Cheerleading Bloopers

It's good to know that the so-called beautiful people in the world of sports (i.e. the cheerleading types) can also end up with a face full of ouch sometimes.

My Desginated Hitter is a Robot

When I was a kid I dreamed of the day when I could have a robot friend to play baseball with.

This video is proof that the dream isn't nearly as far-fetched as it might seem.

How Major League Baseball teams got their names

Montreal Expos. The Canadian city was awarded a baseball franchise in 1968, partly because its 1967 World’s Fair—called Expo ‘67—had been successful. The team was named in honor of the event.

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Raj Binder at the 2007 NHL All Star Game

If you are a fan of Thsi Hour Has 22 Minutes or the NHL, you've no doubt seen this before.

For those that haven't, however...

Will the NHL beat the NBA to Las Vegas?

There is no doubt that eventually Las Vegas is going to get a professional sports franchise to call their own. The question is which league is going to take the dive first and risk the whole headache of sports betting?

Small Market Sports suggests it might be the NHL in their last sports cartoon.