CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada announced on Wednesday that all of Sidney Crosby’s equipment from the gold medal game at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games has been recovered and is in the process of being returned.

I've been watching baseball since 1951, that's as far back as my memory goes where I can recall actual games I was at or have seen on TV. So that includes a very long list of super stars and Hall of Famers. DiMaggio, Williams, Aaron, Mays,
Clemente, Musial and you can fill in the rest for that 59-year period.

East Top Three as of 3/9
Capitals – 37%
Penguins- 39%
Sabres– 54%

Bottom 3
Leafs – 26%
Islanders – 39%
Carolina – 33%

I took a snapshot of the teams in the East to see what I could find out. After looking at this I would have to say the magic number is anything over 30%. Now all this does is guarantee some form of regular season success. Why? Continuity. The lower the percentage the less familiarity linemates have with each other.

Elite two-way forward set to turn up the intensity and excitement on the virtual ice

New York, NY - March 9, 2010 - 2K Sports announced today they have signed Ryan Kesler, star two-way forward for the Vancouver Canucks® and 2010 Winter Olympics hero, to be featured as the cover athlete and spokesman for their upcoming video game, NHL® 2K11. Kesler, a vital member of the upstart 2010 U.S. Olympic hockey team, captured the collective attention of sports fans around the world with his gritty and awe-inspiring performance, and will now look to bring the same electrifying play to NHL 2K11.

47% of the captains in the NHL were drafted by that franchise. Here’s the current list:

Hurricanes – Eric Staal
Blackhawks – Jonathan Toews
Flyers – Mike Richards
Avalanche (Quebec) – Adam Foote
Blue Jackets – Rick Nash
Stars – Brenden Morrow

NEW YORK – As teams wrangle for playoff positions, U.S. fans will get a taste of Canadian Hockey League (CHL) action in the month leading up to the league’s pinnacle tournament -- the Memorial Cup. The NHL Network U.S. today announced it will carry three regular-season CHL games during the month of March -- highlighted by a Windsor-London clash on March 12. Windsor’s roster includes two of the top three rated prospects for the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, LW Taylor Hall and D Cam Fowler.

As we come closer to the start of the 2010 baseball season, teams and publishers are gearing up for big prizes.

The USA Network has a bevy of popular shows on their channel but Burn Notice and White Collar are a strong duo. White Collar creator Jeff Eastin knows he has to keep his show interesting and so far this season there have been a lot of twists and turns and in the end it makes you wonder what will happen.

So far the biggest deals in the NHL trade deadline include New York Islanders defenseman Andy Sutton heading to Ottawa for a 2010 2nd round draft pick and Edmonton Oilers defenseman Dennis Grebeshkov packing his bags and heading down to Nashville, also for a 2010 2nd round draft pick.

I just got a chance to check out the latest work by authors Darril and George Fosty and this time it’s about the sport of soccer. This pocket size guide is a who’s who in International Association Football and this can help out a lot of people when the World Cup of soccer starts up!