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NHL draft day 1
2005 NHL ENTRY DRAFT DAY 1 RECAP: CROSBY ERA BEGINS IN BUFFALO AND A FEW OTHER NOTABLE PICKS
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The day is finally here for the next upcoming stars of the NHL as the 2005 NHL Entry Draft kicked off right with the Buffalo Sabers wasting no time running to the podium to officially make Sidney Crosby one of the most if not the most hyped prospects in recent history the number 1 pick in the draft
Buffalo hopes Crosby is able to kickstart the Sabers franchise who hope to return to the days of their Stanley Cup run several years back
Immediately according to Sabers officials Crosby jerseys were sold out right away at the Sabers official website store when they became available to buy
Next the Pittsburgh but possibly soon to be Milwaukee Penguins took the next best option in the Entry Draft by taking goalie Carey Price from the WHL’s Tri-City Americans team
Price had been one of the highest touted goalkeeping prospects in recent memory as the Penguins also wasted no time to make him the second overall pick
The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim meanwhile took USA Developmental Program Team Defenseman Jack Johnson with the 3rd overall pick which was the first stunner of the draft
At pick number 4 the Phoenix Coyotes with lead by new head coach the one and only Wayne Gretzky took Bobby Ryan from the OHL’s Owen Sound Attack
At pick number 5 overall the Blue Jackets took the first international player off the board Anže Kopitar from Slovenia who found himself playing in recent times with Sodertalje SK in Sweden
At pick number 6 overall the Washington Capitals took Brian Lee from Moorhead High School in Moorhead Minnesota though he has commitment at The University of North Dakota
At pick 7 overall the Edmonton Oliers took Ryan O'Marra from the OHL’s Eric Otters
At pick number 8 overall the New York Islanders took what many people thought was the best Centre in the draft in Gilbert Brulé from the WHL’s Vancouver Giants
At pick number 9 overall the Chicago Blackhawks took Marek Zagrapan from Slovakia but has been played for the QMJHL’s Chicoutimi Saguenéens
At pick number 10 overall rounding out the Top 10 the St Louis Blues took Marc Staal from the OHL’s Sudbury Wolves
Other notable picks that happened in the first day of the NHL draft were
The Red Wings taking both Luc Bourdon from the QMJHL’s Val-d'Or Foreurs and from the Avon Old Farms High School in Avon Connecticut Jonathan Quick
The Sabers would continue the draft by taking University of Denver Centre Paul Stastny and goalie Ben Bishop from the NAHL’s Texas Tornado
A lot of people think the Sharks aced the draft by taking Minnesota High School Centre T.J Oshie who has also committed to the University of North Dakota and then later on taking Finnish goalie from SM’s Ilves Tuukka Rask
The Devils went ahead and took one of the steal’s of the draft in taking Ryan Parent from the OHL’s Guelph Storm and later on a Defenseman Kris Letang from QMJHL’s Val-d'Or Foreurs
The Penguins continued building for the future by taking Devin Setoguchi from the WHL’s Saskatoon Blues and James Neal from the OHL’s Plymouth Whalers
The Maple Leafs in the first round took Marc-Édouard Vlasic from the QMJHL’s Quebec Remparts and then later on Sweden’s Niclas Bergfors from Sodertälje SK
Well that does it for the Day 1 of the Entry Draft
Check back tomorrow when we recap the 2nd and final day of the draft
NHL. COM
The day is finally here for the next upcoming stars of the NHL as the 2005 NHL Entry Draft kicked off right with the Buffalo Sabers wasting no time running to the podium to officially make Sidney Crosby one of the most if not the most hyped prospects in recent history the number 1 pick in the draft
Buffalo hopes Crosby is able to kickstart the Sabers franchise who hope to return to the days of their Stanley Cup run several years back
Immediately according to Sabers officials Crosby jerseys were sold out right away at the Sabers official website store when they became available to buy
Next the Pittsburgh but possibly soon to be Milwaukee Penguins took the next best option in the Entry Draft by taking goalie Carey Price from the WHL’s Tri-City Americans team
Price had been one of the highest touted goalkeeping prospects in recent memory as the Penguins also wasted no time to make him the second overall pick
The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim meanwhile took USA Developmental Program Team Defenseman Jack Johnson with the 3rd overall pick which was the first stunner of the draft
At pick number 4 the Phoenix Coyotes with lead by new head coach the one and only Wayne Gretzky took Bobby Ryan from the OHL’s Owen Sound Attack
At pick number 5 overall the Blue Jackets took the first international player off the board Anže Kopitar from Slovenia who found himself playing in recent times with Sodertalje SK in Sweden
At pick number 6 overall the Washington Capitals took Brian Lee from Moorhead High School in Moorhead Minnesota though he has commitment at The University of North Dakota
At pick 7 overall the Edmonton Oliers took Ryan O'Marra from the OHL’s Eric Otters
At pick number 8 overall the New York Islanders took what many people thought was the best Centre in the draft in Gilbert Brulé from the WHL’s Vancouver Giants
At pick number 9 overall the Chicago Blackhawks took Marek Zagrapan from Slovakia but has been played for the QMJHL’s Chicoutimi Saguenéens
At pick number 10 overall rounding out the Top 10 the St Louis Blues took Marc Staal from the OHL’s Sudbury Wolves
Other notable picks that happened in the first day of the NHL draft were
The Red Wings taking both Luc Bourdon from the QMJHL’s Val-d'Or Foreurs and from the Avon Old Farms High School in Avon Connecticut Jonathan Quick
The Sabers would continue the draft by taking University of Denver Centre Paul Stastny and goalie Ben Bishop from the NAHL’s Texas Tornado
A lot of people think the Sharks aced the draft by taking Minnesota High School Centre T.J Oshie who has also committed to the University of North Dakota and then later on taking Finnish goalie from SM’s Ilves Tuukka Rask
The Devils went ahead and took one of the steal’s of the draft in taking Ryan Parent from the OHL’s Guelph Storm and later on a Defenseman Kris Letang from QMJHL’s Val-d'Or Foreurs
The Penguins continued building for the future by taking Devin Setoguchi from the WHL’s Saskatoon Blues and James Neal from the OHL’s Plymouth Whalers
The Maple Leafs in the first round took Marc-Édouard Vlasic from the QMJHL’s Quebec Remparts and then later on Sweden’s Niclas Bergfors from Sodertälje SK
Well that does it for the Day 1 of the Entry Draft
Check back tomorrow when we recap the 2nd and final day of the draft
Chargers rumors
JULY 25th 2005
VOTERS SAY NO TO NEW DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO STADIUM
CHARGERS EXPECTED TO RELOCATE TO LOS ANGELES
ESPN. COM
Voters Tuesday night rejected the proposition that would have kept the Chargers in San Diego by agreement to build a new stadium downtown
While not official this is expected to result in the Chargers franchise to move out of San Diego and to Los Angeles to give the city their first NFL team in over a decade
However a move to Los Angeles and start of a stadium building their shall wait till 2006
VOTERS SAY NO TO NEW DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO STADIUM
CHARGERS EXPECTED TO RELOCATE TO LOS ANGELES
ESPN. COM
Voters Tuesday night rejected the proposition that would have kept the Chargers in San Diego by agreement to build a new stadium downtown
While not official this is expected to result in the Chargers franchise to move out of San Diego and to Los Angeles to give the city their first NFL team in over a decade
However a move to Los Angeles and start of a stadium building their shall wait till 2006
Branding update for Royals, T-Wolves
'July 16th, 2005: The Kansas City Royals of the American League have unveiled a brand new logo, and to say it's controversial is an understatement. Most people said that the logo could barely be recognized as a Royals logo. In fact, most spectators said that if it weren't for the Kansas City Royals wording, they would have assumed the logo was a "placeholder for a children's baseball league" as one spectator said.
Below is the logo. Log subject to change.
July 22nd, 2005: The Minnesota Timberwolves have made a slight change to their logo for the upcoming season, as they have upgraded their secondary wolf head logo to their primary. Not only that, but it has been slightly modified to be more "modern" as the team's spokesperson said to ESPN.
Below is the Timberwolves' new logo. Logo is subject to change.
Below is the logo. Log subject to change.
July 22nd, 2005: The Minnesota Timberwolves have made a slight change to their logo for the upcoming season, as they have upgraded their secondary wolf head logo to their primary. Not only that, but it has been slightly modified to be more "modern" as the team's spokesperson said to ESPN.
Below is the Timberwolves' new logo. Logo is subject to change.
Fans: CHANGE IT BACK CHANGE IT BACKBelow is the logo. Log subject to change.
Royals proposed kinda looks too much like the White Sox logo'July 16th, 2005: The Kansas City Royals of the American League have unveiled a brand new logo, and to say it's controversial is an understatement. Most people said that the logo could barely be recognized as a Royals logo. In fact, most spectators said that if it weren't for the Kansas City Royals wording, they would have assumed the logo was a "placeholder for a children's baseball league" as one spectator said.
Below is the logo. Log subject to change.
July 22nd, 2005: The Minnesota Timberwolves have made a slight change to their logo for the upcoming season, as they have upgraded their secondary wolf head logo to their primary. Not only that, but it has been slightly modified to be more "modern" as the team's spokesperson said to ESPN.
Below is the Timberwolves' new logo. Logo is subject to change.
Someone’s gonna have to lawyer up!
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Assorted NFL news
July 20th 2005: After the end of the 2005 AF2 season it is announced that one of the top emergency transfers USC DT Manuel Wright and LB Darnell Bing will attempt to sign with a team in the main Arena Football League for the 2006 season while still hoping to apply for the 2006 NFL Draft
July 28th 2005: Lions Head Coach Norm Chow names 1st round pick quarterback Jason White as the starting quarterback against the Giants in the NFL Hall of Fame Preseason game in a week as their new veteran quarterback Tommy Maddox is expect to start for the Giants
July 28th 2005: Lions Head Coach Norm Chow names 1st round pick quarterback Jason White as the starting quarterback against the Giants in the NFL Hall of Fame Preseason game in a week as their new veteran quarterback Tommy Maddox is expect to start for the Giants
NFL in the Outback
NUMBER 1 PICK WILLIAMS SHINES IN PRESEASON DEBUT AS LIONS WIN IN LAND DOWN UNDER IN PRESEASON OPENER
DETROIT METRO TIMES .COM
AUGUST 6th 2005
The NFL preseason and the season in general kicked off in Sydney Australia today in the annual NFL American Bowl as the Lions would win 35-20 against the Giants
Number 1 overall pick Carnell “Cadillac” Williams ran for nearly 100 yards and a touchdown with as the other 1st round pick quarterback Jason White would throw towards near the 150 yard mark with a touchdown despite a interception he threw early on in his 1st drive
Returning to his former team Lions backup Charlie Batch came in to throw and run for a touchdown as it was a “Charlie” Charles Batch to Charles Rogers connection for a touchdown in his lone touchdown pass
The Giants would try to a Tiki Barber touchdown and a Tommy Maddox rushing touchdown but several mistakes kept them from it being a 1 possession game despite a solid performance by the Giants defense who couldn’t seem to capitalize on the turnovers the Lions gave them
As new Giants backup Jamie Martin came in to relive Maddox after his day was done
Overall a promising start to the season for the Lions and we look forward to how this will shape up for the start of the regular season in September
DETROIT METRO TIMES .COM
AUGUST 6th 2005
The NFL preseason and the season in general kicked off in Sydney Australia today in the annual NFL American Bowl as the Lions would win 35-20 against the Giants
Number 1 overall pick Carnell “Cadillac” Williams ran for nearly 100 yards and a touchdown with as the other 1st round pick quarterback Jason White would throw towards near the 150 yard mark with a touchdown despite a interception he threw early on in his 1st drive
Returning to his former team Lions backup Charlie Batch came in to throw and run for a touchdown as it was a “Charlie” Charles Batch to Charles Rogers connection for a touchdown in his lone touchdown pass
The Giants would try to a Tiki Barber touchdown and a Tommy Maddox rushing touchdown but several mistakes kept them from it being a 1 possession game despite a solid performance by the Giants defense who couldn’t seem to capitalize on the turnovers the Lions gave them
As new Giants backup Jamie Martin came in to relive Maddox after his day was done
Overall a promising start to the season for the Lions and we look forward to how this will shape up for the start of the regular season in September
C-USA future in question
August 3rd, 2005: With an already depleted roster due to several teams leaving for the Big East, Conference USA's end may come even sooner than even some of the most pessimistic believed as both the University of Memphis and the University of Charlotte have filed their intentions to leave the conference. While Charlotte is heavily rumored to be going to the Atlantic 10, the destination of Memphis is less clear, with most experts thinking they'll either follow Charlotte to the A-10, or possibly become independent.
With their departure, it leaves the C-USA with only 4 teams; Houston, South Florida, DePaul (Non-Football) UAB.
With their departure, it leaves the C-USA with only 4 teams; Houston, South Florida, DePaul (Non-Football) UAB.
AFL
July 10th 2005: More details of the 2006 Arena Football League seasons expansion and relocation are announced
It is announced that CMT with join TBS,TNT,Spike TV,UPN and MTV2 in the broadcasting Arena Football Games
Also that the Philadelphia Soul will relocate to Atlantic City to be the Jersey Fury
Also joining the league is the return of Florida Firecats who will be called the “Miami Firecats” and the new Seattle team the “Seattle Blaze”
It is announced that CMT with join TBS,TNT,Spike TV,UPN and MTV2 in the broadcasting Arena Football Games
Also that the Philadelphia Soul will relocate to Atlantic City to be the Jersey Fury
Also joining the league is the return of Florida Firecats who will be called the “Miami Firecats” and the new Seattle team the “Seattle Blaze”
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Although i love the nationals, I have to confess a soft spot for Montreal.
Official AP Poll
August 15th 2005: The official 2005 College Football AP Top 25 preseason rankings with the top 10 being
#1*with a asterisk-USC
#2-LSU
#3-Oklahoma
#4-Texas
#5-Cal
#6-Ohio State
#7-Florida State
#8-Notre Dame
#9-Georgia
#10-Tennessee
Oregon State would be ranked #11 Florida would be ranked #13 along with UCLA at #18 and the highest ranked non BCS team being Boise State #19 Colorado at #20 and Utah at #23 would all be the most notable teams ranked outside the top 10
#1*with a asterisk-USC
#2-LSU
#3-Oklahoma
#4-Texas
#5-Cal
#6-Ohio State
#7-Florida State
#8-Notre Dame
#9-Georgia
#10-Tennessee
Oregon State would be ranked #11 Florida would be ranked #13 along with UCLA at #18 and the highest ranked non BCS team being Boise State #19 Colorado at #20 and Utah at #23 would all be the most notable teams ranked outside the top 10
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NCAA meeting
August 21st, 2005: The NCAA's annual conference meeting has been scheduled for late December. Points of Interests for the meeting include: The expansion of the CFB regular season from 11 games to 12 games for each team, A possibility of suspending the Division 3 Men's and Women's Hockey championship, The formation of an "Independents Conference" in all non-football sports, and a rule that reduces the amount of teams required to hold a conference championship from 12 teams to 10 teams.
NFL preseason report
AUGUST 8th 2005
BRADY AND HYPED DOLPHINS OPEN PRESEASON WITH HALL OF FAME GAME WIN
ESPN. COM
In the first NFL game played on American soil this offseason in the Hall of Fame Game resulted in a dominant win for the Dolphins 27-10
Tom Brady would find the end zone twice for a touchdown and the new running back duo of Ricky Williams and Edgerrin James got a brief glimpse of what we expect them to do once the season starts
It wasn’t all bad for the 49ers as 1st round pick Mike Williams showed promise and both new starting quarterback Jake Plummer and 3rd round pick David Greene got time as the signal caller
That said still many are expecting another rebuilding year for the 49ers
AUGUST 10th 2005
ESPN. COM
OUR 2005 NFL SEASON EXPERTS PREDICTIONS: THE DOLPHINS AND VIKINGS OVERWHELMING FAVORITES IN THE AFC AND NFC
BRADY AND HYPED DOLPHINS OPEN PRESEASON WITH HALL OF FAME GAME WIN
ESPN. COM
In the first NFL game played on American soil this offseason in the Hall of Fame Game resulted in a dominant win for the Dolphins 27-10
Tom Brady would find the end zone twice for a touchdown and the new running back duo of Ricky Williams and Edgerrin James got a brief glimpse of what we expect them to do once the season starts
It wasn’t all bad for the 49ers as 1st round pick Mike Williams showed promise and both new starting quarterback Jake Plummer and 3rd round pick David Greene got time as the signal caller
That said still many are expecting another rebuilding year for the 49ers
AUGUST 10th 2005
ESPN. COM
OUR 2005 NFL SEASON EXPERTS PREDICTIONS: THE DOLPHINS AND VIKINGS OVERWHELMING FAVORITES IN THE AFC AND NFC