Dave Ayres, 42, emergency goaltender and Zamboni driver gets win in NHL debut

Dave Ayres, a 42-year-old goaltender, was victorious in his National Hockey League debut for the Carolina Hurricanes in Toronto on Saturday evening.

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What a shot! 24 amazing sports photos

Take a look at 24 amazing sports photos from February 17-24.

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Smallest XFL crowd yet sees L.A. blow out D.C.

It’s not over yet, but it’s basically over, with the L.A. Wildcats leading the D.C. Defenders 39-9 with five minutes to play. That’s the good news for the home team. The bad news? Only 12,211 showed up in the nation’s second-largest market to see the game. That’s the smallest crowd for any of the 12 [more]

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Rich McKay: Too early to know whether replay review for pass interference will be renewed

At times during the 2019 season, it seemed to be a foregone conclusion that replay review for pass interference calls and non-cals would not be renewed for a second season. Now, it’s not so clear that the biggest source of 100th season consternation will be scrapped. Via Mark Maske of the Washington Post, Competition Committee [more]

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Nearly 30,000 welcome pro football back to St. Louis

Take that, Stan Kroenke. St. Louis welcomed pro football back to town with nearly 30,000 fans at the venue where Kroenke’s Rams last played in December 2015. The lower bowl of the Dome at America’s Center was full, and the crowd was zealous and loud during the BattleHawks 29-9 blowout win over the New York [more]

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Jim Irsay: Colts were ready to draft Russell Wilson in 2012’s fourth round

During a characteristically rambling response to one of the questions posed to Colts owner Jim Irsay at Sunday’s press conference aimed primarily at publicly lobbying to keep the Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Irsay dropped an interesting nugget. Irsay said that, during the 2012 draft, the Colts were going to select quarterback Russell Wilson in round [more]

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XFL gets its first kickoff return touchdown

The XFL promised that its kickoff rules would make the play both safer and more exciting, and on that promise, the league has delivered. It’s obvious to anyone watching that the play is now safer: With the unusual formations that have the kicker and returner separate from the other 20 players on the field, and [more]

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