"TORONTO — Darren McCarty, a veteran of 15 NHL seasons who won four Stanley Cups with the Detroit Red Wings, officially announced his retirement today.

The 37-year-old spent 13 seasons with the Red Wings. He appeared in 758 games overall, recording 127 goals, 288 points and 1,477 penalty minutes. He scored the Cup-winning goal in the 1997 finals against Philadelphia to end Detroit’s 42-year title drought. He also helped the Red Wings hoist the Cup in 1998, 2002 and ’08."

Waiting for Bedlam and hoping that we pull something out of this season....

Unfortunate for the Bears as their visit to Norman just got a whole lot tougher, although they have a senior QB - Blake
Szymanski, described in the Baylor media guide as "a veteran with 13 career starts who ranks in the top 10 of eight
career passing categories and owns five single-
game school records."

Lots of sources reporting this - ESPN says it is for clearance to play against Miami related to his insurance policy, not because of a setback in his recovery. Let's hope this is not a replay of the Gresham situation.

Stupid headline (Capel more than capable) but decent read.

Man - read this summary of the month that Courtney Paris had in December. Not to mention she has kept her streak of double-doubles alive and it now stands at 105. 105!

"Oklahoma's Courtney Paris was named the National Player of the Month of December by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), which made the announcement Thursday.

It is the fifth career WBCA Player of the Month for Paris.

Paris averaged 17.2 points, 12.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.8 blocks in five games in December, while playing just 25.2 minutes a game. She shot 77.3 percent from the field, connecting on 33-of-44 field goal attempts. Her rebounds and field goal percentage led the Big 12 in December.

She extended her NCAA record for consecutive double-double's to 104 in December and it now stands at 105 after one January game. She had 18 points and 13 rebounds at then-No. 9/7 California as the Sooner's came back from a 26-point deficit to win the game, setting an NCAA record for largest comeback in a regulation game."