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Love him or hate him, and he boasts plenty of supporters and detractors, there IS a place in the NHL for Sean Avery.
Once again, the forward's place is with the New York Rangers as he cleared waivers Tuesday and will rejoin the team he has played for most of the last five seasons.
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Avery, 31, is one of the most controversial players to ever take the ice, both for his style and his BIG mouth, which have drawn both suspensions and criticism from opposing players and hockey analysts.
Avery, who has been accused of making racist comments and who DID make an inappropriate remark about an ex-Hollywood girlfriend, can be an effective agitator and scorer at times.
He scored 20 points in 29 games toward the end of the 2007season to help the Blueshirts complete a playoff push.
Avery can also giveth or taketh away by distracting opposing goalies which can help his team score or propel him into the penalty box.
He didn't score in this preseason, prompting a move to the team's Connecticut Whale minor league affiliate.
Although Avery himself doubted he had an NHL return left in him, he played fairly well there and got a spot as a replacement for the injured Mike Rupp.
It will be interesting to see how this return to the Rangers goes.
Perhaps if he were still pitching Nolan Ryan would predict his team would win the World Series in a sweep.
As it is, Texas Rangers executive Nolan Ryan said his team, bridesmaids last year, will take home MLB's biggest prize this time.
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"I think we'll get it done in six," Ryan told ESPN Radio in Dallas. "I'm really thrilled that the guys played the way they did this year. To get back to the World Series back to back is a big challenge. So I'm thrilled with what they've done."
Ryan admitted he won't be so "thrilled" if the Rangers come up short again, as they did in falling to the San Francisco Giants in the 2010 Fall Classic.
"I always say that if your last game ends in a loss, there's a certain amount of disappointment," Ryan said. "That means you didn't get it done. I can tell you this, from our team, our players, our coaching staff, Ron (Washington), and the front office staff that if that were to happen we would be disappointed that we weren't world champions. After what we experienced last year, they came back very determined to be world champions."
Getting to the World Series three times straight would be a very difficult task, even for this talented group.
In the words of another favorite down south, Larry the Cable Guy, the Rangers are going to want to 'Git er done' this time when the World Series starts Wednesday night.
Multiple media outlets are reporting that legendary Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis is dead at age 82.
The cause of death was not immediately known, but the Pro Football Hall of Famer had been in failing health in recent years.
The one-time coach who went on to become the team's owner in 1976 is remembered as a powerful figure in NFL history.
Al Davis
"Al Davis' passion for football and his influence on the game were extraordinary," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement tweeted by spokesman Greg Aiello. "He defined the Raiders and contributed to pro football at every level. The respect he commanded was evident in the way that people listened carefully every time he spoke. He is a true legend of the game whose impact and legacy will forever be part of the NFL."
The team has won three Super Bowls under the iconic owner, who moved the team to Southern California before returning it back to its rightful home in Oakland.
Matt Moore was terrific in the American League Division Series opener, pitching the Tampa Bay Rays to a game one win by allowing just four baserunners over seven innings in a 9-0 rout of the Texas Rangers Friday.
Rangers starter C.J. Wilson was knocked around for seven hits and eight runs over just five innings
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September 20th 2011 02:05
In retrospect the hiring of Butch Davis as the football coach for the North Carolina football program was a costly move in many ways. That almost seems like an understatement in the light of Monday's events, in which the program vacated 16 wins from the 2008 and 2009 seasons.
The Tar Heels will also reduce their number of scholarships in the hopes of avoiding further penalties in light of the notice of allegations by the NCAA against the program for receiving impermissible benefits
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September 14th 2011 09:59
Mariano Rivera continued his amazing work Monday night, collecting his 41st save of the season as the New York Yankees topped the Seattle Mariners 3-2.
It was the Yanks 90th win of the season, but the more amazing number was 600, as in the number of career saves for Rivera
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September 12th 2011 23:32
For all the great players in the NFL, there is still no one like Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher.
Urlacher was utterly dominant in his team's season-opening win over the Atlanta Falcons, collecting 10 tackles, including six solos, with an interception and a fumble recovery
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September 11th 2011 12:21
It would be difficult to imagine Adrian Peterson in any uniform other than that of the Minnesota Vikings.
Thanks to the potential seven-year, $100 million pact Peterson and the Vikes agreed to Saturday it is unlikely he will ever have to swap jerseys
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There's something special about Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg.
The man hasn't pitched for over a year, since undergoing Tommy John surgery, but it's exciting watching him work
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Life has gotten pretty difficult for former New York Giants running back Tiki Barber.
Barber has endured personal, financial and professional problems in recent years, the latest turn being unwanted by NFL teams in his potential return to the playing field
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