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Canucks rout the pathetic Pens, Kobe beats his nemesis Shaq, and D-Train gets record deal. Lets roll...

Canucks Stomp on Pens

The Vancouver Canucks fresh off an 8-1 thrashing of the Isles continued their assault, this time stomping on the Penguins 4-2. As many have commented on Talk Radio, Penguins are a team full of pussies. When you're leading scorer is getting layed out every single shift (this time it was Bryan Allen with the beat down), and you're teammates do NOTHING, you know your team isn't going anywhere. Where is the protection?? What happened to all those "so-called" tough guys the Pens brought in to protect Sid the Kid?? This Kid won't last 5 seasons the way he's getting pounded. Oh and by the way, Crosby scored 1 of their 2 goals. Simply pathetic the Pens are. A sorry excuse for a franchise. Crosby would be better off playing in the QMJHL this season. Anyways, as for the Canucks, it sounds cliche, but they did what they needed to do to win. Take the 2 points and move on. Alex Auld started yet another game. Dave Nonis must be close to a deal, otherwise Auld could be near a mid-season collapse. How many more games can Marc Crawford expect to ride the young tender?
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Kobe Goes Off Again

This time for 37 points and the 100-92 win over the Miami Heat. Don't look now, but Kobe is slowly building a case for MVP of the league, and the Lakers are heating up winning 6 of their last 7. For the first time in 2 years, Kobe Bryant is playing with a passion and determination that once had him pegged as the next Savior of the NBA (before the Colorado Rape Case that tarnished his perfect image). He's not only putting up huge numbers, but he's taking over games in the 4th quarter. Maybe it's taken the 2 years to figure out how to win games without Shaq, or maybe it's Phil Jackson's return. Whatever the reason, I think that this is exactly what the NBA needs right now. Detroit and San Antonio are great teams, maybe 2 of the greatest in the last 10 years, but the NBA needs players, personalities, heroes that win games in the last minute. Kobe's resurgence could be the face of the new NBA.
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Money Train for D-Train

The Florida Marlins and Dontrell Willis went to Salary Arbitration and was awarded BIG-TIME, a 1 year 4.35 Million Dollar deal. Willis is the future of Baseball. You talk about the next best pitchers to take over the reigns over the likes of Rocket Roger Clemens, Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson. This deal is just the start, expect Willis to sign a long-term deal with someone, maybe Florida, next year. After a great rookie season, Willis hit the wall a little in 2004, but was simply unhittable in 2005. What I love about Willis is that he's fearless. He's unafraid to pitch inside, intimidate, and go for the strikeouts. The Marlins are coming off a hugely dissapointing season where they faded late in the season and ultimately missed the playoffs. There is talk of the Marlins on the move if a new ballpark is not built in Miami, Portland has been named as the frontrunner for relocation. What a treat it would be for Willis and the Marlins to come to the Pacific Northwest where we would get to watch the D-Train blow by batters.
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What's on TV
NHL, Vancouver vs Pittsburgh, 4:30pm PST on Sportsnet Pacific
NHL, Buffalo vs Edmonton, 6:00pm PST on Sportsnet West

Picks of the Day
West Virgina -12.5 over Providence
NJ Devils -200 over St. Louis Blues
Record YTD (20-22, -493)