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Search Results from Off Wing OpinionTuesday's Blogging RoundupWell Ottawa and Carolina kicked off the trade season with a bang, with Joe Corvo and Patrick Eaves heading to Carolina in exchange for Mike Commodore and Cory Stillman. The Sens get a couple veteran guys, while the 'Canes get...Posted in Off Wing Opinion on February 12, 2008 06:15 PM
NHL Roundup: Sakic Sacks Jackets With Hat TrickOff Wing's Man of the Night: Joe Sakic 15th career Hat Trick leads Avs to 5-1 win over Columbus PHI 3 NYI 1: Smith (G), Biron (29 S). Vasicek (G). BUF 7 WAS 3: Spacek (2G), Campbell (4A). Nylander (G,...Posted in Off Wing Opinion on October 14, 2007 11:08 AM
On ESPN Radio, Colin Cowherd And The Big LeadI had a house full of company for Easter Weekend, so I'm a day late and a dollar short when it comes to Colin Cowherd's ill-conceived DoS* attack on The Big Lead that took place late last week. Needless to...Posted in Off Wing Opinion on April 10, 2007 12:23 AM
Pat Tillman FieldFrom the latest edition of Tuesday Morning Quarterback by Gregg Easterbrook: The Cards' impressive new rolling-field stadium has opened, and initial reviews are very favorable. But why isn't this facility named Pat Tillman Field? You get the creepy feeling the...Posted in Off Wing Opinion on August 29, 2006 12:35 PM
Free Agent FrenzyI have to hand it to the NHL these days. Here we are, almost two full weeks after the seventh game of the Stanley Cup Finals, and we're still talking about hockey. Of course, the reason is the compressed schedule...Posted in Off Wing Opinion on July 3, 2006 06:48 AM
NHL Playoff RoundupBuffalo 7 Philadelphia 1: Once Buffalo pushed this game to 3-0 in the waning moments of the first period, I figured it would be a great time for Flyer head coach Ken Hitchcock to take goalie Robert Esche aside and...Posted in Off Wing Opinion on May 3, 2006 12:02 PM
Army To Open Criminal Probe Into Pat Tillman's DeathThe wheels of justice can grind slowly. But grind on they do. From the AP: The Army said Saturday it will launch a criminal investigation into the April 2004 death of Pat Tillman, the former professional football player who was...Posted in Off Wing Opinion on March 4, 2006 06:08 PM
Robert George On Pat TillmanHe's just looking for straight answers. More here....Posted in Off Wing Opinion on September 29, 2005 12:29 PM
Will We Ever Know The Truth About Pat Tillman?His family is still trying to drag the details out of the Pentagon....Posted in Off Wing Opinion on September 25, 2005 11:53 PM
Remember Steve ReichWe all rightly honor Pat Tillman for his service to our country. Now read about Major Steve Reich. Where does America get men such as these?...Posted in Off Wing Opinion on July 3, 2005 04:01 PM
Lunchtime LinksSuper agent Leigh Steinberg says Ricky Williams wants to rejoin the Miami Dolphins next season. ESPN's John Clayton has the Q&A with all the angles. Todd Sauerbrun goes to court. Malcolm Glazer's fellow NFL owners may have a problem with...Posted in Off Wing Opinion on May 24, 2005 12:35 PM
Lunchtime LinksJust when you think you know everything about Pat Tillman, you find out something else to make you mourn his passing even more intensely. Share your thoughts with the folks at Sportsfilter. General von Steingrabber is unhappy again, and just...Posted in Off Wing Opinion on April 18, 2005 12:14 PM
The Death Of Pat Tillman, Part IIThe second part of the Washington Post's two-part series on the death of Pat Tillman was just posted -- and the piece comes off as more of a coda than a full-fledged second act of a story. Instead of an...Posted in Off Wing Opinion on December 6, 2004 12:10 AM
The Death Of Pat TillmanIn Sunday's Washington Post, reporter Steve Coll has reconstructed the events in and around the firefight where Pat Tillman, ex-NFL defensive back turned Army Ranger, lost his life in the mountains of Afghanistan. Using a combination of official sources, as...Posted in Off Wing Opinion on December 5, 2004 12:01 AM
And The Sportsman Of The Year Is . . .The 2004 Boston Red Sox. Just announced on Fox a few moments ago. I'll have some thoughts momentarily. UPDATE: After pulling off the greatest postseason comeback in baseball history, it's impossible to call the Red Sox undeserving of the honor....Posted in Off Wing Opinion on November 28, 2004 06:19 PM
Pat Tillman For Sportsman Of The YearSports Illustrated is going about picking it's Sportsman of the Year, and BlackFive says Pat Tillman is the one and only choice. Let me second that emotion. Click here to vote. For all of my Tillman-related posts, click here. Thanks...Posted in Off Wing Opinion on November 27, 2004 01:12 PM
Selective AmnesiaMy TiVo picked up HBO's Real Sports last night, and I had intended to write something about Bryant Gumbel's monologue on sports and politics that ended the show, but Charles Austin beat me to it. And Charles, in Gumbel's world,...Posted in Off Wing Opinion on October 29, 2004 03:34 PM
Band Of BrothersDenver Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer got a surprise when he opened his fan mail recently: The white envelope arrived in a large cardboard box stuffed with hats and T-shirts, a package that looked like an ordinary piece of Jake Plummer's...Posted in Off Wing Opinion on October 29, 2004 07:01 AM
Remembering Pat TillmanAccording to this piece in the Denver Post, it looks like Denver Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer is actually on the hook for as much as $30,000 for wearing Pat Tillman's no. 40 sticker on his helmet twice this season. And...Posted in Off Wing Opinion on October 13, 2004 12:00 AM
"I'll take my fine like a man."So said Denver Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer, after he re-applied a sticker with former teammate Pat Tillman's no. 40 on the back of his helmet in time for Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers. The NFL has said that any...Posted in Off Wing Opinion on October 12, 2004 06:35 AM
Remembering Pat TillmanIs anyone going to forget Pat Tillman, the former defensive back for the NFL's Arizona Cardinals who walked away from millions to defend America against terror as an Army Ranger before he lost his life in action in Afghanistan? A...Posted in Off Wing Opinion on October 8, 2004 02:42 PM
So Much For Rest In PeaceIn all the furor over an unthinking op ed on the death of Pat Tillman that ran in the student newspaper at UMass Amherst, I forgot to link to this piece by Matt Taibbi of the New York Press: THE...Posted in Off Wing Opinion on May 3, 2004 12:59 PM
Idiot WatchI guess it was only a matter of time when an idiot on America's anti-war Left wanted to speak his mind about former NFL player Pat Tillman and his death while in action in Afghanistan. I give you Rene Gonzalez,...Posted in Off Wing Opinion on April 29, 2004 01:00 PM
RIP, Pat TilmanJust breaking at ESPN and ABC News: Pat Tillman, a former NFL player who swapped a glamorous football career to enlist in the U.S. Army, has been killed in action in Afghanistan, ABCNEWS has learned. The 27-year-old former football player...Posted in Off Wing Opinion on April 23, 2004 10:52 AM
NHL RoundupPart IV of the Battle of Ontario turned into a thriller, as Toronto roared back from four goals down to defeat the Senators in Kanata, 5-4 in OT. Mats Sundin tied the score at 4 with 5:03 remaining, completing Toronto's...Posted in Off Wing Opinion on February 6, 2004 07:09 AM
Housekeeping NoteIf you stop by Punch The Bag, you wouldn't exactly get the idea that you'd find a whole lot of sports commentary. But if you rummage around, you'll find a post about Indiana Pacers bad boy, Ron Artest. On the...Posted in Off Wing Opinion on December 30, 2003 11:34 AM
NHL Weekend RoundupAfter all the bad news around the Caps, I would be remiss to mention that the team snapped their six game losing streak on Friday night, beating the Thrashers at home, 2-1. Unfortunately, on Saturday, the team followed up the...Posted in Off Wing Opinion on November 3, 2003 12:19 AM
Ex-NFL Player Likely In Action In GulfRemember Pat Tilman? He's the former free safety for the Arizona Cardinals who turned down a huge contract with the Arizona Cardinals to volunteer for the Army Rangers along with his brother, a former minor league baseball player. Now it...Posted in Off Wing Opinion on March 21, 2003 07:42 AM
Trimming Barbershop: By now, I'mTrimming Barbershop: By now, I'm sure many of you have heard about the row over Barbershop, a new film starring Ice Cube and Cedric the Entertainer that's currently sitting on top of the box office charts. Included in the comedy...Posted in Off Wing Opinion on September 25, 2002 01:10 AM
Pat Tillman, In The ArmyPat Tillman, In The Army Now: Tillman, a defensive back for the hapless Arizona Cardinals, has decided to leave the NFL and enlist in the military and join his brother as a member of the Army's special forces. At one...Posted in Off Wing Opinion on May 24, 2002 01:26 AM
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