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Edmonton Oilers

Odds and Ends (06.30.06): More on the Chris Pronger rumor

Yesterday, we reported on the rumor behind Chris Pronger’s trade request was because his wife was upset he got a local television reporter pregnant. Well, the rumor probably isn’t true and Christie Chorley, the alleged baby momma in the rumor has issued this statement on her website.


OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM CHRISTIE CHORLEY

JUNE 29, 2006

ANY RUMORS AND/OR SPECULATION ABOUT MY INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CURRENT CHRIS PRONGER SITUATION IS COMPLETELY, ONE-HUNDRED PERCENT FALSE.

I would appreciate your help in putting an end to my name being linked to this situation, as it is completely WITHOUT ANY MERIT OR FACTUAL BASIS.

Any further slander or defamation can and will result in swift legal action.

From the ALL CAPS, you can tell Christie is VERY UPSET ABOUT THIS. But still, is a speculative rumor really grounds for a slander or defamation lawsuit?



Of course he’s a soccer fan!

In other news…

[Lets Go Sox]: The mystery is solved folks! The Middle Finger Kid–Exposed!

[USS Mariner]: The A’s aren’t that good

[MSNBC]: avorites among dozens barred in drug scandal
Last year’s 2-3-4 finishers Ullrich, Basso, Mancebo out

[AP]: Duke player who sent email about killing some strippers reinstated.

[USA Today]: AL is 127-75 against NL in interleague play

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Edmonton Oilers

Did Chris Pronger get a female reporter pregnant?



NOT Mrs. Pronger

Remember that rumor a couple of months ago that the reason behind all the talk about the Red Sox trading Manny Ramirez was because he cheated on his wife and she wanted them out of Boston? Well, via Deadspin, comes this rumor that Chris Pronger’s wife wants them out of Edmonton because he got a local television reporter named Christie Chorley pregnant.


Well, the reason Pronger’s wife wants to leave Edmonton is not b/c she hates the city or the people. Apparently Pronger got a female beat reporter who covers the oilers pregnant. Christy Chorley is her name, and she told Prongs half way through the season. This is why it would be difficult for the Pronger family to settle down in Edmonton.

If this is true, another athlete, another absentee father. We all know about Shawn Kemp but this is the first we’ve heard about it in the NHL. Well besides the rumor that Bobby Clarke is Ed Snider’s illegitimate son.

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Cuban to buy the Penguins?

Imagine it… Mark Cuban strolling out onto the ice in game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals and applauding the Calgary Flames as his Penguins have blown a 2-0 lead in the series… OK, that’s just rubbing salt in the wound. But imagine Mark Cuban as a hockey owner. It would do wonders for the sport.

The NFL has Al Davis. Baseball has George Steinbrennar. Who is currently the highest profile owner in the NHL? Ted Leonsis? He’s hip enough to have his own blog and talk to sports bloggers but he isn’t a household name. Marc Cuban would raise the ante tremendously. Hockey needs an owner like Cuban. And whatever charity the NHL fines go to would benefit as well.

If Cuban (with Dan Marino and a NY financier) can pull off this deal, he’ll be living the dream of many a sports fan. He’s a Pittsburgh native that gets to buy his hometown team. Of course the Steelers will never be for sale but he can do with the Pirates and the Penguins. On second thought, maybe that’s not such a good idea.

Links:
[MSNBC]: Cuban, Marino teaming up to buy Penguins

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Colorado Avalanche

Let’s Play: Which STD did Jose Theodore get from Paris Hilton?

Ahhhh Paris Hilton, ruining yet another life. This time, an NHL star. We believe this is the first time Paris has hooked up with a hockey player but when you make the rounds like she does, it’s only a matter of time.

Jose Theodore, who may or may not be balding or on steroids, was spotted holding hands and er… canoodling.. with Paris Hilton at a Toronto awards ceremony. Of course, anytime Paris gets a new man (so every 24 hours), the paparazzi are all over it and photos were in the press. His girlfriend/baby momma was none too pleased to find out about his affair and kicked him out of the house, ending their eight year relationship.

Good going Jose. You’ve been booted by your girlfriend who you recently had a daughter with and now you’re on your way to Colorado while they stay in Montreal. On top of that, you probably should get checked out at the local clinic for Herpes Simplex Ten. May we suggest using the name ‘Renard Montreal”?

Links:
[Toronto Star]: Theodore shut out by girlfriend
[CTV]: Theodore dumped over apparent Hilton tryst: report

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Chicago White Sox

Odds and Ends (06.21.06): Ozzie Guillen calls Jay Mariotti a fag

Ozzie Guillen is a sports blogger’s dream. Yesterday, Ozzie called Jay Mariotti a “stupid idiot” and a fag. “What a piece of (expletive) he is, (expletive) fag.” Stealing a page from the Sammy Sosa language barrier book, Guillen explained his use of the term.


I don’t have anything against those people. In my country, you call someone something like that and it is not the same as it is in this country.

Nice try Ozzie, but last August, Ozzie jokingly yelled out at a friend during a press conference, “Hey, everybody, this guy’s a homosexual! He’s a child molester!”

In other news…

[SBS]: The San Jose A’s of Fremont?

[DOSE]: Obligatory article on terrible NHL ratings for Stanley Cup Finals

[Fox ports]: Northwestern women’s soccer coach resigns

[Some dutch site]: We can’t read it but plenty of pics of footballer’s wives and girlfriends

[Carson Palmer Blog]: Palmer says he’ll be “completely ready” for the 2006 season

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Carolina Hurricanes

Congratulations Carolina Hurricanes!

After a surprisingly tight end to the series, the Hurricanes have come out on top of the hockey world.  Their speed, toughness, and heart won the Hurricanes the first Stanley Cup in the New NHL.  (Of course, speed, toughness and heart always won in the old NHL as well.)   Edmonton almost pulled off the impossible but in the end, too much home ice, too much of a grind to fight back from being down 3-1, and too much Cam Ward sealed their fate.  

Links:
[Hurricane Season]: CAROLINA WINS THE CUP!
[James Mirtle]: Carolina Hurricanes 2006 Stanley Cup Champions
[Mike Chen]: The Last One Standing
[Covered in Oil]: Motherfucker
[You Tube]: Game 7 highlights
[You Tube]: Cup presentation

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NHL General

June 19 in Sports History: Sabres get screwed



In the crease

In 1999: Brett Hull of the Dallas Stars scored the most controversial goal in NHL history. Hull whacked home a rebound on his third try past a sprawled Dominik Hasek in triple overtime. The goal clinched Dallas’s first ever Stanley Cup with a 2-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres. According to NHL rules at the time, any goal scored with so much as an opposing skate lace in the crease would be disallowed. Video replays showed Hull’s entire left leg was in the offending area as the puck left the crease. The goal stood, and the Stars lifted the Cup, while Buffalo’s championship nightmares continued. The rule was changed the following season.

In 1943: The most bizarre franchise in NFL history was created. Due to a shortage of players during World War II, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles merged their football teams to create the Steagles (which was an unofficial name). The teams split their home games between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, were co-coached by Greasy Neale of the Eagles and Walt Keisling of the Steelers and finished 5-4-1. The marriage would only last one season, with the Eagles keeping their own team in Philadelphia and the Steelers merging with the Chicago Cardinals as Card-Pitt in 1944 (they were jokingly called the Carpets – because teams walked all over them). They went 0-10 before returning as the Steelers after the war.

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NHL General

Oilers center accuses Rod Brind’Amour of cheating

The Oilers are in desperate trouble. They blew a 3-0 lead in game 1 and lost their top goalie for the rest of the series. They have a backup goalie that no one has any confidence in. And their defense decided the best way to break in the backup goalie was to stop playing defense. On top of that, their center is complaining about the other guy cheating.

Horcoff lost 2/3 of his faceoffs against Carolina’s Rod Bri’nd’Am’ou’r and accused him of cheating.


It’s just a problem that I tried to talk to the linesman a little about,” Horcoff said Wednesday before the Carolina’s 5-0 win in Game 2. “It’s not really anything that I really need to comment on, it’s just the fact that I thought he was cheating a little bit and hopefully we’ll change that.

Edmonton went out and only lost 20-28 in the faceoffs, but 5-0 in the game. Perhaps the refs were giving the shooters special treatment instead.

Links:
[Fox Sports]: Horcoff says Brind’Amour cheats

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NHL General

Maggie the Monkey picks the Edmonton Oilers



2-0 in the conference finals

The NHL finals start tonight and Maggie the Monkey has picked the Oilers to win it all. Vegas (and most of the media) has the Hurricanes at -140 favorites but don’t let that fool you. Maggie was 2-0 in the conference finals and the only TSN expert to pick the Oilers. The TSN guys have learned their lesson and are going to Maggie’s pick as well.

Don’t doubt the monkey.

[TSN.ca]: Monkey Business 2006

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Edmonton Oilers

You call that a hockey riot, Edmonton?

After the Oilers won the Western Conference on Saturday, 30,000 to 50,000 fans gathered on Whyte Avenue to celebrate the ol’ fashioned way. Forget shots on goal and penalty minutes, here are the important stats of the night.


15: people arrested

9: fires set with garbage, pallets, etc.

2: phone booths uprooted and destroyed

2: lights ripped apart atop a 30-foot tall light standard

1: man who urinated in crowd

1: man who fell from a guy wire

1: woman who broke her ankle

Only 15 people arrested, 9 fires set, and 1 urination? Are you kidding me? In Detroit, they set people on fire and then urinate on them to put it out. You’ve got a long way to go, Oilers fans. Perhaps you want to study this instructional video from soccer hooligans, the kings of rioting.

It just might be a warmup for the Stanley Cup so we’ll cut em some slack here. It seems the Edmonton police need some practice too.


Police kept their distance. One officer, leaning on his bicycle and watching the edge of the crowd, said he and his colleagues would be crazy to wade in. It’s not worth it. We don’t want to die.

Good luck in the Final Round, Edmonton.

Links:
[Edmonton Journal]: Hockey hooligans rampage on Whyte

[Winnipeg Sun]: Oiler fan turmoil