On Tuesday December 8, in Toronto’s 3-2 shootout win versus the New Jersey Devils, captain Dion Phaneuf played in his 400th game as a Toronto Maple Leaf. Love him or hate him you can’t deny that this is an impressive bench mark. Especially since many people thought he would be following Phil out the door this past summer. Although he is
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Last Friday night David Ayres was living every Canadian kid’s dream. Within 24 hours, he went from being a run-of-the-mill zamboni driver, to living the life of a professional goalie. Ayres, the Toronto Marlies zamboni driver, was signed to an amateur tryout by the Marlies on an emergency basis. The whole situation unfolded when James Reimer went down with an
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Background Born: 5/29/1990 (25 y, 6 m, 11 d) Menlo Park, California, US Drafted: 26th round (807th overall) in 2011 by San Fransisco Giants Teams: No MLB Experience Positions: Pitcher Height: 6’4″ Weight: 215 lbs Bat: Right Throw: Right Full Baseball Reference Bio 2015 Stats (AA Richmond Flying Squirrels) G GS IP W L
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I have been stuck on this concept since my brother and I were talking basketball last weekend. He had just recently reread Bill Simmons’ “The Book of Basketball” so he was pretty jacked up to talk hoops. After a half hour of bouncing ideas back and forth, he asked me, “in a pick-up game to 21, you can pick any player
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Born: 7/28/1993 (23 years old) Elmhurst, Illinois, US Drafted: 7th round (190th overall) in 2011 by Toronto Maple Leafs Teams: Toronto Maple Leafs (2015) Position: Goalie Height: 6’2″ Weight: 200 lbs Shoots: Right 2015-16 Stats (Toronto Marlies AHL) GP W L OTL SO SV% GAA 11 8 2 1
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Background Born: 8/21/1983 (32 y, 3 m, 9 d) Victorville, California, US Drafted: 42nd round (1252nd overall) in 2002 by Texas Rangers Teams: Pittsburgh Pirates (2008-09), Atlanta Braves (2010), Kansas City Royals (2010-2011), Toronto Blue Jays (2012), Oakland Athletics (2012-2015) Positions: Pitcher Height: 6’2″ Weight: 160 lbs Bat: Right Throw: Right Full Baseball Reference Bio 2015 Stats (Oakland Athletics) G GS
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Catch all of their antics at Deadspin.com and SB Nation. This is an entertaining Cinderella team to keep an eye on. Even if their upsets over Notre Dame, UCLA, and USC are their peak, their unique and entertaining sideline celebrations have made them Vine stars. In a day and age when sports leagues and athletes all take each other too seriously, these
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Born: 1/1/1987 (28 years old) Taber, Alberta, Canada Drafted: 1st round (8th overall) in 2005 by San Jose Sharks Teams: San Jose Sharks (2007-2011), Minnesota Wild (2011-2013), Winnipeg Jets (2013-14), Calgary Flames (2014-15) Position: Right Wing Height: 6’0″ Weight: 205 lbs Shoots: Right Full Hockey Reference Bio 2015 Stats GP G A P +/- PIM 12
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Background Born: 12/21/1992 (22 Years Old) Alpharetta, Georgia, US Drafted: Undrafted Position: Point Guard Height: 6’2″ Weight: 185 lbs Shoots: Right Full Draft Express Bio 2015 Stats (Ohio State NCAA) G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT% 35 35 30.5 8.5 3.6
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Background Born: 8/20/1985 (29 y, 11 m, 29 d) Bellevue, Washington, US Drafted: 9th round (264th overall) in 2008 by Pittsburgh Pirates Teams: Pittsburgh Pirates (2012, 2014) Positions: First Base (16 games), DH (4 games) Height: 6’3″ Weight: 225 lbs Bat: Right Throw: Right Full Baseball Reference Bio 2015 Stats (AAA Buffalo) GP AB 1B 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
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