The Hershey Bears did not score until four minutes and 30 seconds of the second period in last night’s grueling overtime game against the Albany River Rats in Albany when Alexandre Giroux lit the lamp. However, Saturday night at Giant Center, Giroux found himself at the forefront of the Bears’ early first period offensive onslaught, … Read more
As the season builds, each game seems to have increased importance. Sunday night versus the Dallas Cowboys is no exception. With quarterback Tony Romo expected to return for the Cowboys after nursing a pinky injury and Redskins running back Clinton Portis’ playing status still uncertain due a lingering knee sprain that limited his ability to … Read more
After the first game of the pre-season (well, technically the Hall of Fame game) the sky was the limit. After the last game with Carolina, many fans’ feelings have changed. I can imagine the news coverage starting with the weather…
TheHogs.net is proud to announce that Washington Redskins defensive end Andre Carter will be working with THN on a weekly basis for the 2008 season and hopefully for more seasons to come. Carter will partake in a weekly interview, which will then be turned into an article recapping his perspective on the Redskins weekly opponents … Read more
I’ve observed a lot in the last eight days – mouth often agape as I see the Sean Taylor tragedy bring out both the best and the worst in people. I’ve found true inspiration in the man that Sean Taylor called dad. Very little was known of Sean’s personal life, let alone about Pedro Taylor, or … Read more
As the sports journalism world does it’s best imitation of the National Enquirer and exploits the Sean Taylor tragedy, I find myself both disgusted and appalled. If the mainstream media got any more sensationalistic, they’d have to call it fiction. While I would love to individually go through all of the worst offenders and tear … Read more
The Washington Capitals erupted for five straight goals in the third period, to stun the Philadelphia Flyers with a 7-5 come-from-behind win at the Verizon Center. Alex Ovechkin led the way with two goals and two assists, and earned the game’s first star honors. After falling to 5-2 early in the third on a Flyers … Read more
From On Frozen Blog , one of my favorite hockey blogs, comes this little nugget… NHL Plans to Formulate Blogger Policy By Gustafsson In today’s Globe and Mail , William Houston continues a discussion started when the NCAA expelled a blogger from a college baseball game this spring. In the piece he mentions the New … Read more
The 2007 NHL free agent market opened on Sunday, but it was definitely not a day of rest. With 26 players signing with new teams on the first day, it was a feeding frenzy as some of the best names available disappeared quickly. The Washington Capitals struck twice, inking Tom Poti and Victor Kozlov. The … Read more
A lethargic Tampa Bay Lightning team showed up for their game at the Verizon Center, and the Washington Capitals took full advantage. Washington got three goals from Alexander Semin, and two from rookie Tomas Fleischmann en route to a 7-1 drubbing in a Sunday matinée match. Fleischmann is affectionately known to his teammates as ‘Flash’ … Read more