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New York Rangers defenseman Tony DeAngelo deleted his Twitter account and called the social media site a “disgrace,” after the site permanently banned President Trump. The star defenseman now says he will join Parler.

The NHL is following the MLB, NBA, WNBA and MLS' lead ... with the league officially postponing games following the Jacob Blake shooting. "After much discussion, NHL Players believe that the best course of action would be to take a step back and not play tonight’s and tomorrow’s games as scheduled," the league announced Thursday. The decision comes after several players -- including Matt Dumba and Evander Kane -- criticized the league's response to the boycotts sweeping the sports world. The NHL says they support the players' wishes ... and will make up the games starting Saturday. NHL continued ......

Hockey commentator Jeremy Roenick is firing back at NBC Sports, accusing his former employer of discriminating against him for being straight. Roenick was fired by NBC Sports back in February after he made sexually suggestive remarks about colleagues Kathryn Tappen and Patrick Sharp on a podcast. Now Roenick has filed a lawsuit against the network in New York Supreme Court, claiming wrongful termination and discrimination based on gender or sexual orientation, according to our sister site Variety. Roenick’s lawsuit states that figure skating commentator Johnny Weir made “colorful commentary” about skaters’ body parts for NBC Sports during the 2018 Winter...

Flanked by members of the famed "Miracle on Ice" U.S. Olympic hockey team, President Trump celebrated the team's captivating 1980 performance at a campaign rally on Friday. Forty years removed from defeating the Russian hockey team in the semi-finals of the 1980 Olympic Games, Trump honored the U.S. team's historic victory by bringing captain Mike Eruzione and coach Herb Brooks's daughter onstage during a campaign stop in Las Vegas. The team stood behind Trump as the president ran through his stump speech and lashed out at the fake news media. The players wore red Make America Great Again hats and...

Most injuries in youth rugby are due to the collision elements of the game, mainly the tackle. In March 2016, scientists and doctors in the Sport Collision Injury Collective (SCIC) called for the tackle and other forms of harmful contact to be removed from school rugby. The data in support of the call to remove the tackle and other forms of harmful contact in school rugby is compelling. We call on CMOs to act on the accumulating evidence and advise the UK government to put the interests of the child before the interests of corporate professional rugby unions and remove...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Ed Snider, the Philadelphia Flyers founder whose "Broad Street Bullies" became the first expansion team to win the Stanley Cup, has died after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 83.

PRAGUE, Czech Republic – Connor Hellebuyck (Commerce, Mich./St. John’s University) made 26 saves, but the U.S. Men’s National Team fell to Russia, 4-0, here today in semifinal action at the 2015 World Ice Hockey Championship. Team USA will face the Czech Republic tomorrow (May 17) in the bronze-medal game. Puck drop is set for 10:15 a.m. ET at O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic.

The NHL could be one step away from canceling another hockey season because of a labor fight with the players. In the latest round of cancellations, the NHL on Thursday wiped out all games through Jan. 14. More than 50 percent of the schedule has been lost, and the rest is now in great danger, too. “I don’t want to characterize what today’s cancellations mean or don't mean,” NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told The Associated Press in an email. “I will stand on the announcement that was made.” So far, 625 regular-season games have been called off, including nearly...

KHL Players Killed In Crash A plane carrying a KHL ice hockey team crashed in western Russia, killing at least 43 people

Time to discuss sports.. Has there EVER been a couple of twins more glorious than these guys (see link below) in any field of sport? Have you got ice hockey where you live? Hope you do. Being from the same nation that they are, Sweden, please allow me to quote a Swedish newspaper citing a Canadian news source upon the arrival of the Sedin brothers to Vancouver; "Sent from Heaven.. to play ice hockey" They are.

Each time the United States Olympic hockey team takes the ice, players are not only representing their country, but an American war hero wounded in battle. Making it all happen is a volunteer group called Operation Homefront, which has paired each of the 23 players on Team USA with service members wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan. "Operation Homefront began supporting Team USA Hockey for one reason -- to help the players understand they're not playing for the Stanley Cup, but their country," Carly Samuelson, Operation Homefront director of development and special events, told NHL.com. "Introducing them to our wounded warriors...

It was back in October 2005 when U.S. Army Ranger Captain Chad Fleming was about to embark on a mission that required his unit to locate the second most sought-after terrorist in the Northern sector of Iraq. It would be the final mission of his third deployment to the country -- just 18 hours from returning home to Alabama. "A high-valued target had presented itself and popped on the radar, so myself and 18 other men went in to get him," Fleming, 36, told NHL.com. "We ended up getting into a fire fight and an ambush situation occurred." The ensuing...

Driving in on the New Jersey Turnpike this morning I couldn't help but notice that the cloudless blue skies and bright sunshine were identical to the conditions five years ago on that fateful September 11. As you head off Exit 14 toward the "Bayonne Extension" that takes you to the Holland Tunnel, the lower portion of Manhattan unfurls before you. For tourists visiting New York City for the first time, the panorama gives folks from smaller towns a hint of the sheer size and scale of Manhattan as they travel in from Newark Airport. With those two Twin Towers missing...

3rd period, 15 minutes left, and the Canes are beating the Oilers 4-0. Edmonton has never been in the game and has been unable to match Carolina's fast-paced, aggressive play. This Stanley Cup series could be a sweep.

STOCKHOLM, March 2 (Reuters) - Sweden could lose their Olympic gold from Turin after breaking IOC sponsorship rules during their homecoming celebration three days ago, the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) said on Wednesday. The Swedish hockey federation showcased their own sponsors rather than those of the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) during Monday's celebrations at Medborgarplatsen in south Stockholm. IOC rules state that only Olympic sponsors are allowed during the Olympic season, which officially ended on Wednesday, despite the last sporting events taking place on February 26. "SOK will do everything so that Tre Kronor (the Sweden team) don't run the...

Israeli Juniors Win in Sofia Ice Hockey Sports: 12 March 2005, Saturday. Bulgarian juniors, aged under 18, suffered a dramatic loss from the Israeli team 1-16 in the World Ice Hockey Championship held in Sofia. This is the fourth defeat of Bulgaria after being beaten successively by Australia, Belgium and division newcomers from Turkey. On Sunday Bulgarian juniors face the team of New Zealand and they desperately need a victory to avoid dropping from the Third Division.

CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Canada remains on top of the hockey world after defeating Finland 3-2 in the World Cup of Hockey final on Tuesday. Shane Doan's goal only 34 seconds into the third period stood as the winner as Team Canada hoisted the plastic-wrapped World Cup trophy before a partisan crowd of 19,370 at Toronto's Air Canada Centre. "That was pretty special," Doan said. "It's something I'm never going to forget. "It was incredible, this whole experience has been incredible. It's a dream to score that goal." The win reaffirmed Canada's status as the preeminent hockey power, mirroring gold-medal...

In an effort to be inclusive, this thread is for nonmetrosexual males (and likeminded women) to advise queer guys on their outfits, decor, vehicles, hairstyles, homes and hobbies. I've outfitted the thread with keywords toward this end.Enjoy.

VANCOUVER -- The Queen thrilled thousands of NHL fans last night at GM Place and countless others watching on TV when she walked to centre ice and made royal history by dropping a ceremonial puck between the captains of the Vancouver Canucks and San Jose Sharks. As spectators at the packed pre-season game cheered wildly with approval and appreciation, the Queen entered the ice surface from one end of the arena and walked along a red carpet to centre ice. She walked alongside Wayne Gretzky, now retired but widely regarded as the monarch of hockey. Gretzky handed the puck to...