http://www.yardbarker.com/formula_one/players/ray_crawford/76968 Recent articles about Ray Crawford en-us Back on March 6, I wrote a blog called “Goalie Of The Future?” . It was in reference to the Rockford Ice Hogs (AHL affiliate) goaltender Carter Hutton. A couple of games ago—March 16th, against Dallas, Hutton was brought up as the back up to Crawford. Ray Emery was listed as “under the weather”. I didn’t buy it then (refer to that recap) and I don’t buy it now. I believe it was a “here’s what the big leagues are like” walk through for the kid. Coach Q has NEVER been afraid to try kids (Shaw, Smith, Morin, Hayes, Pirri, Saad, etc). He also has never shied away from switching goalies (Huet / Niemi, Turco / Crawford, etc.) I would not be surprised to see this kid between the pipes soon. Neither Crawford or Emery has shown the want or ability to take over the # 1 spot. Hutton is 21 - 10 - 3, with a .919 save percentage as an Ice Hog. Since signing hie 1 year deal with the Hawks, he has been 11 - 2 - 1 in his last 15 AHL games. He was the AHL Player of the Week back on March 4th, and s... Mon, 26 Mar 2012 22:01:39 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/goalie_hutton_recalled/10407457 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/goalie_hutton_recalled/10407457 Goalie Hutton Recalled http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/goalie_hutton_recalled/10407457 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Terrible story. An odd one as well as you will see. Thoughts and prayers are with the family. Larry Brown Sports has the details. Race car driver Donnie Ray Crawford III (pictured) was killed Saturday morning by his grandfather, Daniel Garcia, who also died in the shooting at the family’s home. Wagoner County Sheriff Bob Colbert says the 74-year-old Garcia, who was living with the Crawford family, went into his grandson’s room and began shooting. Jodi Crawford, Garcia’s daughter and Donnie Ray III’s mother, tried to stop the shooting, as did the boy’s father, Donnie Ray Crawford Jr. Jodi Crawford was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the hip while Donnie Ray Crawford Jr. reportedly was not seriously hurt. Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:54:20 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/race_car_driver_donnie_ray_crawford_iii_murdered_by_his_grandfather/9363380 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/race_car_driver_donnie_ray_crawford_iii_murdered_by_his_grandfather/9363380 Race Car Driver Donnie Ray Crawford III Murdered By His Grandfather http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/race_car_driver_donnie_ray_crawford_iii_murdered_by_his_grandfather/9363380 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png NASCAR star Tony Stewart returned from two days of testing at Daytona to finish 10th in the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals on Saturday, while Kevin Swindell led wire to wire in the 55-lap main event en route to his third consecutive title. A record crowd of 17,227 watched Swindell, from Germantown, Tenn., easily edge his father, Sammy Swindell, a five-time champion, in the indoor Midget event on the 1/5-mile dirt oval at QuikTrip Center. ''My focus is not on NASCAR this week, but doing well in Tulsa,'' the three-time Sprint Cup champion said. ''This is a small track, and that's what makes this event so cool. ''It's about the car and engine combination. You don't have to have the baddest car out there, but to win you have to be spot on. One mistake will catch up with you.'' After starting 10th, Stewart made no errors, but couldn't advance on a night where cars played follow the leader. Kevin Swindell was chased all the way by his father, who started behi Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:15:22 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/stewart_10th_swindell_wins_chili_bowl/9355349 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/stewart_10th_swindell_wins_chili_bowl/9355349 Stewart 10th; Swindell wins Chili Bowl http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/stewart_10th_swindell_wins_chili_bowl/9355349 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Sprint car racer Donnie Ray Crawford III was killed Saturday morning in a dispute with his grandfather, Donald Garcia, who was also killed. Both men died of gunshot wounds. From Newson6.com The sheriff says 74-year-old Daniel Garcia entered a room in the house and started shooting at his 24-year-old grandson, Donald Ray Crawford III. The sheriff says Jodie Lynn Crawford stepped in to stop Garcia, her father, from shooting her son. At some point, the sheriff says the father -- Donald Crawford Jr. stepped in to help his wife stop the fight. Crawford, who lived in Wagoner County Oklahoma, not far from Tulsa, the site of the Chili Bowl, won the Chili Bowl Rookie of the Year award in 2007. Jodie Crawford was also wounded in the dispute, suffering a gunshot wound to the hip. Garcia was previously arrested in 2004 on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon. In honor of Donnie Crawford, tonight's Chili Bowl A-Main feature will be extended five laps to 55 laps. 55 was Crawford's... Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:24:44 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/sprint_car_racer_killed_in_family_dispute_before_chili_bowl/9348710 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/sprint_car_racer_killed_in_family_dispute_before_chili_bowl/9348710 Sprint car racer killed in family dispute before Chili Bowl http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/sprint_car_racer_killed_in_family_dispute_before_chili_bowl/9348710 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The 2012 Chili Bowl presented by General Tire is just five days away from kicking off at the Tulsa Expo Raceway. Four nights of qualifying will be followed by the Championship Saturday on the 14th. The entry list currently looks like this: Car # Driver Hometown 0 Ryan Smith Kunkletown, PA 0b Glenn Styres Ohsweken, ON 0g Greg Bragg Visalia, CA 0x Johnny Murdock Kaufman, TX 00 Pete Davis Pleasanton, CA 1 Sammy Swindell Germantown, TN 1J J.J. Yeley Phoenix, AZ 1T Tony Roney Herculaneum, MO 1w Paul White Waco, TX 2 Bud Kaeding Campbell, CA 2a Donald McIntosh Dawsonville, GA 2az Rick Shuman Gilbert, AZ 2b Tyler Reddick Corning, CA 2d Doug Day Winder, GA 2g Terry Goodwin Laveen, AZ 2h Casey Shuman Rattlesnake Bend, AZ 2r A.J. Hopkins Brownsburg, IN 2s TBA 2T Thomas Meseraull San Jose, CA 2x Tyler Millwood Kingston, GA 3 Darren Hagen Riverside, CA 3aj A.J. Fike Galesburg, IL 3F TBA 3h Bubba Hunt Tulsa, OK 3nz Jerry Coons Jr Tu... Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:38:07 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/chili_bowl_entry_list/9139783 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/chili_bowl_entry_list/9139783 Chili Bowl Entry List http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/chili_bowl_entry_list/9139783 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png 12/31/2011 By Lonnie Wheatley TULSA, Okla. (December 31, 2011) – The Speedway Motors Tulsa Shootout continues to break through new barriers, with the 27th edition of the event held over New Year’s weekend at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway breaking a world record entry count for Micro and Mini Sprints that was set at the previous year’s event. And when Saturday night’s final New Year’s Eve checkered flag flew, California’s Heath Dunkerken and Washington’s Brock Lemley were among the headliners of the event that attracted 790 competing entries from throughout the nation and beyond, though there were plenty of other accolades to go around. Dunkerken nabbed his first Golden Driller trophy by leading 27 of 30 circuits in the headline Outlaw Micro Sprint Car championship feature event, beating teammate Michael Faccinto to the stripe before a bustling crowd. While Dunkerken topped the headline class, Lemley was the only driver among the eight different classes of compet... Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:01:53 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/dunkerken_lemley_among_tulsa_shootout_stars/9067225 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/dunkerken_lemley_among_tulsa_shootout_stars/9067225 Dunkerken & Lemley Among Tulsa Shootout Stars! http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/dunkerken_lemley_among_tulsa_shootout_stars/9067225 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png 12/30/2011 By Lonnie Wheatley TULSA, Okla. (December 30, 2011) – With nearly 800 entries from throughout the nation and beyond battling it out through 100 heat races and 34 qualifying races on Thursday evening and all day Friday, the stage has been set for Saturday’s 27th Annual Speedway Motors Tulsa Shootout feature events at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway. A total of 790 competitors mixed it up in Micro Sprint, Mini Sprint and Chevy ECOTec Midget action on the 1/5-mile clay oval with two classes contesting 38 heat races on Thursday before another 62 heat races and 32 qualifying races took place on Friday. In the headline Outlaw Micro Sprint class, Broken Arrow’s Donnie Ray Crawford earned the pole position for Saturday night’s championship feature event with California’s Heath Dunkerken alongside. Others earning pole positions include Owasso’s Harlan Hulsey (Outlaw Non-Wing), Hanford, California’s Mitchell Faccinto (“A” Class), Bixby’s Kevin Bayer (Non-Wing), J... Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:03:43 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/stage_is_set_for_tulsa_shootout_saturday/9038659 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/stage_is_set_for_tulsa_shootout_saturday/9038659 Stage is Set for Tulsa Shootout Saturday! http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/stage_is_set_for_tulsa_shootout_saturday/9038659 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png