NHL 09 Custom Covers

A custom Marc-Andre Fleury cover for NHL 09 on the XBox 360.

The National Football League and shoe and apparel company Reebok International, Inc. did not violate antitrust laws when they engaged in an exclusive licensing deal to make hats with team logos on them, according to a federal appeals court ruling. The challenge by cap maker American Needle Inc. was rejected by the U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago. As reported by Bloomberg News,...

Last Thursday, the very same day the groundbreaking ceremony for the new arena took place, the State Gaming Board finally ok'd the transfer of Don Barden's casino license to Chicago billionaire Neil Bluhm. This means that Bluhm is now responsible for the funding of the $780 million dollar project and guarantees that taxpayers will not be footing the bill. The fact that profits from...

There was an article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review posted on Friday, August 15th reporting that fans are upset with Mario Lemieux because of his tactics during negotiations for the new arena deal. I'm not sure what area this columnist chose to question people in or even who these people are (are they even fans?), but none of the fans I heard at the ceremony last Thursday echoed...

After word of Ryan Whitney's surgery and extended absence from the team for 3 - 5 months, I've been browsing sites and talking with fellow fans about the situation. Plenty of discussions, and alot of them bring up a common question - why did he wait until now to have the surgery and not have it done sooner (like at the beginning of summer)? At first thought, it does seem...

Really sad news just in: John Challis, the 18-year-old from Freedom youngster whose two-year battle with cancer became a national story this year, died today. Over the next few months, John watched a Penguins playoff game with Mario Lemieux, was featured on ESPN television, addressed the Pirates before a game and spent an afternoon with Alex Rodriguez at the New York Yankee's penthouse...

In the wake of the stunning and sudden news that NFLPA Executive Director Gene Upshaw has died, the NFLPA Executive Committee today appointed NFLPA General Counsel Richard Berthelsen as interim Executive Director. The Executive Committee met by conference call at noon eastern time today and shared their deep sorrow at the sudden passing of Gene Upshaw, their leader for the past 25...

In Western Pennsylvania, it's a wildly-held belief that Mario Lemieux could probably drive a Sherman tank through downtown Pittsburgh. The locals, once they saw who was behind the wheel, would simply shrug their shoulders and proclaim, "oh it's Mario, no problem".

If hockey news dries up any more than it already has, we're soon going to be posting about what happens to Sidney Crosby's discarded dental floss (Hint: I'm making a sweater). Today's tid-bit comes from the official Atlanta Thrashers web site. They recently interviewed GM Don Waddell and asked him abo

TORONTO, CA — Canada received its first taste of American football last week, but there is a lot of evidence suggesting they didn’t fully understand what was happening. Fans exiting the Rogers Center following the Buffalo Bills‘ 24-21 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers seemed confused about what they had just witnessed. The Toronto night was [...]