A look at the top sports stories in today’s Herald
Is blood thicker than Applesauce
When it comes to Saturday’s Apple Cup there’s plenty of families that have stakes on both sides. There’s the Trufants, with Desmond a freshman on the Huskies this season and Marcus a former Cougar, and the Lockers, with Jake a Husky, and cousin, Casey, on WSU. The real question, though, is will any of the family members be watching come Saturday?
Northern giants
Three local hockey teams are traveling throughout British Columbia to take on some of the best junior hockey teams our Neighbor to the North has to offer. One boy in particular loves the bus rides so much he said he could never see getting tired of them. Hey, if they had Xbox and limitless beer and funyuns on the Madden Cruiser The Closer would agree.
Taking him for Granted
The Seahawks secondary may be down a player. Oh, yeah, the secondary that was just strafed by Brett Favre and Co. may be without safety Deon Grant, who suffered a wrist injury, may be out a significant amount of time. Hey that opens up a shot for Lawyer Milloy to step up. And The Closer feels that’s fitting. A former Cougar (Marcus Trufant) and Husky (Milloy) working together toward mediocrity.
Consider it a mercy trade
Portland’s longtime goalie Kurtis Mucha was dealt to the Kamloops Blazers after suffering through three seasons of nearly continues losing with the Winterhawks. And there’s really no worse position in sports to be on a losing team than goalkeeper in hockey. Well, except maybe center for the Cougars football team.
THE WARMUP PITCH
... And this one’s for losing to UConn
Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen was reportedly punched by an angry fan outside of a South Bend restaurant on Sunday morning. Good thing Charlie Weis is staying indoors or this really could have gotten out of hand.
This Pujols kids is good
St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols was named the National League MVP on Tuesday in unanimous fashion. That’s what a .327 batting average, 47 home runs and 137 RBI will get you in this day and age. Of course eight years ago he would have finished 12th.
CURVE BALLS
Wild and wacky news from the world of sports
There’s no doubt that actor Omar Epps bears a close resemblance to Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, and on Monday’s episode of the TV show “House,” the main character, House, made reference to it. Watch and enjoy:
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