NHL Teams Balance Risk And Reward With Injured All-Stars
STEPHEN WHYNO, AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A one-game, slap-on-the-wrist suspension isn’t enough to stop NHL teams from keeping their banged-up players out of All-Star weekend. The league said Thursday that Chicago captain Jonathan Toews won’t participate in All-Star festivities in Nashville after he left a game this week with an illness. That came one day after the Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin pulled out of All-Star weekend with a lower-body injury that the team said had been bothering him s..>> view originalRacism and Mascots at Scappoose High
As a REAL Native American who went to Scappoose High School in Scappoose, Oregon for four years, I will share my experience as it relates to racism and mascots, though I doubt it will matter now since it didn't matter then. My three siblings and I all attended Scappoose High, during which time we were subject to the most outrageous degradation, ignorance and outright racism I’ve ever had to deal with in my life. When I was a freshman their original mascot was a crude cartoon illustration of a br..>> view originalBucs G.M. not interested in trading Mike Glennon
APThere are more teams looking for quarterback help — or which should be — than there are starters available. But even though the Buccaneers have a face-of-the-franchise in Jameis Winston now, they’re hanging onto backup Mike Glennon. Via Scott Reynolds of PewterReport.com, Bucs General Manager Jason Licht said he’s not moving Glennon this offseason. “I would hate to be in a position where your quarterback goes down for however many games it is and then you’re basically throwing the towel in, ..>> view originalWinners & Losers 1/29/16
With the entire political world focused on Iowa, it might be time for New York to take a back seat for once. But three candidates duking it out for top spots in the Midwestern state's caucuses (Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton) all have strong ties to the Empire State, and now there are rumblings of an independent bid by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. As much as some people don’t want “New York values” driving the national conversation, they're still yuuuge! And d..>> view originalWomen's Pro Hockey Gaining Foothold With 2 Leagues
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Kelli Stack greeted last year's talk about a U.S.-based professional women's hockey league with a familiar skepticism. This was hardly the first time the 28-year-old U.S. national team forward had heard buzz about the possibility of earning a paycheck to play hockey, only to have the plan collapse before a puck was dropped."Every August would roll around, and people would say, 'Oh, did you hear?'" the former Boston College star said.The four-team National Women's Hockey Leag..>> view originalThings to Do in Connecticut, Jan. 30 Through Feb. 7
Photo UNCASVILLE The comedian Iliza Shlesinger will perform on Feb. 5 at 8 p.m. at the Mohegan Sun Uncas Ballroom, 1 Mohegan Sun Boulevard. Tickets are $25 to $45. For further information: 860-862-7000 or comixcomedy.com. Credit Lisa Higginbotham/Netflix A guide to cultural and recreational events in Connecticut. Items for the calendar should be sent at least three weeks in advance to ctcal@nytimes.com. ComedyHARTFORD Andy Pitz, Ophira Eisenberg, Liz Miele and Shaun ..>> view originalA Letterpress Project That Spans a Continent
Photo Several of the artist Chris Fritton’s letterpress creations on top of a map of America — which he is currently in the process of crossing, for his Itinerant Printer Project. Credit Chris Fritton In the last half of the 19th century and in the early years of the 20th, back when printing was a trade, there was enough work to carve out a living for anyone with the skills and a union card almost anywhere in the U.S. — and some printers with a taste for travel found ..>> view originalReview: Darryl Pinckney's 'Black Deutschland' Is Set in 1980s Berlin
Photo Credit Sonny Figueroa/The New York Times Darryl Pinckney’s brittle and bloodless second novel, “Black Deutschland,” is about a young man, fresh out of rehab, who flees his hometown, Chicago, in the early 1980s for Berlin. Jed Goodfinch is black and gay and directionless; a white-wine drunk and a college dropout; an underachiever in a family of strivers. He heads to Europe for a second chance. Percolating in his mind are ecstatic and lurid visions out of Christo..>> view originalThe Oakland Raiders may be toying with moving to Las Vegas
Lachlan Cunningham/Getty The Oakland Raiders may have their sights on a new home: Las Vegas. A leaked memo from UNLV president Len Jessup revealed that Raiders owner Mark Davis has scheduled a tour of Las Vegas on Friday as part of a search for a new location for his football team. Davis will meet with Sheldon Adelson, chairman and CEO of casino giant Las Vegas Sands, according to the memo, which was first reported by Las Vegas politics reporter Jon Ralston. The Sands Corp. announced on Thursda..>> view original10 Saucy and Flavorful Ways to Cook Tofu
Tofu and I have a special relationship. In the time of a year or so, I went from someone who demanded no tofu ever touch my plate to someone who has to exert some control so I don’t eat tofu every single day. Having learned all the right and wrong ways to cook with it, I like to think of myself as somewhat of a tofu expert. Check out 7 Tips to Make the Perfect Tofu Dish, 6 Tips that Will Make You Love Tofu, 10 Easy Tips to Troubleshoot Tofu Recipes, and Tofu: How to Avoid 5 Common Cooking Mista..>> view original
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