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Hockey World May 27: NHL combine ‘just another piece of the puzzle’
27 May 2012, 9:19 am
EDMONTON - The NHL Central Scouting draft combine starts Monday at a suburban Toronto hotel where 105 muscular kids of all shapes and sizes will be analyzed by 30 clubs.What does it all mean?“It means 83 interviews ... that’s a whole whack of talking,” said Edmonton Oilers chief scout Stu MacGregor, laughing.Yes, the No.-1 ranked Nail Yakupov of the Ontario Hockey League’s Sarnia Sting will get ...
Playing the World's Tiniest Violin for Football's Sorest Losers of 2011-12
21 May 2012, 7:05 pm
The end of a sporting season is a time for winners, for those who conquer to revel in the adulation their achievements deserve. But for every winner, there has to be at least one loser, and it is them who we focus on here. Whether they be acts of
petulance, childish tantrums or outright outbursts of violence, bad losers and their behaviour are all too often overlooked in the clamour to ...
John Tortorella – grow up
17 May 2012, 12:48 am
Sorry, I can’t take it anymore. I tried to buy into the “Oh, he’s just a lovable curmudgeon, he really is a great guy except for the stuff he does all the time to the media. He’s just Torts” meme. And I’m done with it. That meme is getting wadded up in my hand and [...]
Frank by James Kaplan – review
15 May 2012, 8:53 am
By Victoria Segal Prefaced by a quotation from Francis Bacon ("There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion"), Kaplan's account of Frank Sinatra's well-documented first four decades is an attempt to bring the singer to life on the page. While Kaplan never shrinks from Sinatra's "strangeness" – his
petulance, selfishness and all-consuming ego – and is happy to ...
A Nixon is needed
11 May 2012, 11:38 am
If Richard Nixon could open the door to China, why can't Harper do the same with Iran?
Hill a happy Sox story: Sox pitcher has story you can root for
8 May 2012, 11:20 pm
Other than rookie Will Middlebrooks' Babe Ruthian start to his career, there has been little to cheer about around Fenway Park these days. From fried chicken and beer stories to Josh Beckett's
petulance to Adrian Gonzalez's apathy to Clay Buchholz's confusing inconsistency to the dreaded bullpen, negativity abounds.
Wall Street's Childish petulance Toward Obama
4 May 2012, 1:34 pm
It?s not surprising that President Obama is having a hard time raising money from donors, including some who enthusiastically supported him the last time. But what is surprising is the degree to which the shift in donor behavior seems driven not by cold calculations of political interest (how you expect interest groups to behave, axiomatically ...
Chen Guangcheng’s Case Reflects China’s petulance Over Dissent
2 May 2012, 11:05 am
COMMENTARY | Reuters reported Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng left the U.S. embassy in Beijing voluntarily after taking refuge there for days. Chen, a visually impaired lawyer, will be put in a safe environment. This matter was settled in time for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's meetings with Chinese government officials.
King James is revving up
2 May 2012, 9:41 am
LeBron James has finally settled into life in South Beach and now, the rest of the NBA is in big trouble.
World - petulance
Socialist dogma not courageous - Montrose Daily Press
27 May 2012, 1:50 am
Ignoring facts is egregious. Questioning Rep. Coram’s leadership and courage because he voted against a bill seems more an act of
petulance than logic. An informed opinion would not ignore the explanation of Rep. Coram. In a column in this ...
McIlroy pays penalty as Lawrie leads way at Wentworth - yorkshirepost
26 May 2012, 12:18 am
Instead it was another example of the kind of
petulance usually reserved for the man he is ordained to succeed as the game’s dominant force – Tiger Woods. Reacting to a tee shot that just scurried out of bounds on the long 12th hole, McIlroy threw his ...
Whingers Gallen and Stuart deserve the sack - The Roar
25 May 2012, 11:11 am
Paul Gallen and Ricky Stuart have cast the game of rugby league into disrepute. What
petulance from grown men! Gallen had the gall to ask one referee how many Origins he had refereed when a decision went against the Blues. Then, after the Inglis ...
Celer: An Immensity Merely To Save Life (2012) - Examiner
25 May 2012, 2:50 am
“Gusts of Hysterical
petulance” varies very little from “Of My Complaisance”, exposing the fine line “between thought and expression lies a lifetime” (Lou Reed, “Some Kinda Love”), and the fine line between subjective and objective ...
OUR VIEW: petulance on display - Gadsden Times
23 May 2012, 6:37 pm
It’s not pleasant when someone or something is caught in an unpleasant situation. There’s a tendency to want to lash out or get back at those responsible for that situation, even if it accomplishes nothing save blowing off steam. Such ...
Red Sox no longer easy to root for - FOXSports.com
12 May 2012, 10:15 am
The Boston Red Sox used to be MLB's lovable idiots, but fans are no longer amused. Eight years hence, they lead the league in
petulance, entitlement and unaccountability. Whoever said Josh Beckett wasn’t a contender for the Triple Crown?
