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For the most part people around the World (or at least around North America) recognize December 26th as boxing day, but for me and other die hard hockey fans December 26th is when the preliminary rounds get underway for the 2012 World Junior Champions in Alberta Canada.

Kitchener Rangers defenseman and Carolina’s 2011 first round draft pick [...]

In yesterday’s NBA games, some standout fantasy basketball players were LeBron James, Rajon Rondo, Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant, Dwyane Wade, Ryan Anderson (Magic), Kobe Bryant, Amar’e Stoudemire, Chris Paul, Brandon Bass (Celtics), Luol Deng and David Lee.
RotoWorld reports: Dorell Wright hit just 1-of-6 shots (a 3-pointer) for eight points and nine [...]

“Wrist is doing fine” says Kobe Bryant - NBA Update Coming into the regular season, the Los Angeles Lakers had lost both of their warm-up scrimmages against the Los Angeles Clippers and on Sunday, they lost to 88-87 to Chicago Bulls, courtesy of a clutch jumper from Derrick Rose with 4 seconds left in the clock.To say it was not the start the Lakers and their talisman Kobe Bryant [...]

Every dog gets his day. Snickers, a service dog owned by disabled retired Chicago Police Department officer James Sak, will be the subject of a U.S. District Court hearing scheduled for Wednesday, December 28 in Sioux City, Iowa.
The Aurelia (Iowa) City Council ordered the mixed breed dog be removed from Sak’s [...]

The New York Giants’ 29-14 victory over the New York Jets apparently didn’t completely wipe out all the trash talk that led up to the game.

According to Reuters, Giants running back Brandon Jacobs said Jets coach Rex Ryan told him to “Shut the f—- up, wait till we win the Super Bowl,” in the aftermath of the Giants’ win.[...]

LeBron James had 37 points, 10 rebounds and six assists as the Miami Heat got a measure of payback for the NBA finals by opening this season with a 105-94 victory over the Dallas Mavericks that wasn’t as close as the score suggests.

Maybe the pregame banner-raising ceremony left the Mavs emotionally drained or—more likely—the overhaul of their roster is slow to take hold because Dallas trailed by 15 after one quarter, 21 at halftime and 35[...]

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place: and in the sky
The larks still bravely singing fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead: Short days ago,[...]

The Izod IndyCar Series released its long-awaited schedule on Thursday morning – kind of.
Though the 15-race schedule has now been publicized, IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard said the series is “in the process of confirming a 16th event” and also “considering” adding a 17th race.
So while the schedule is subject to change, the basic [...]

According to this Spanish-language report from ESPN Deportes, the Tampa Bay Rays are interested in signing former Yankees catcher/DH Jorge Posada. Here’s Google Translate’s helpful translation:
Sources said this week that the Tampa Bay Rays are in “interest in exploring” the possibility of signing veteran Puerto Rican Jorge Posada for the 2012 season to [...]

Getting both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day off comes off rather particular considering both the NFL and NBA are going full bore with their schedule while the NHL takes two days off for the holidays. Fans might not like having the break away from games, but the players are more than [...]