#shooting star

The San Jose Sharks (11-19-7, seventh Pacific) will end the year by visiting the Dallas Stars (22-9-6, first Central). The last time the Sharks visited Dallas on Nov. 11, the team scored five goals on 18 shots in Jake Oettinger's first game back from injury, but this will forever be the game in which Logan Couture fought Jamie Benn. The fight would…

To gain election to the Baseball Hall of Fame off the BBWAA ballot, a player's career must be able to withstand the scrutiny of 400 self-appointed statisticians, with access to comparative metrics writers couldn't dream about back in 1985. Said player must have managed to charm the press to the fullest extent possible during his career, winning…

Think of Irish Rugby League and one name comes to mind… Brian Carney. But to grow a sport in a new land needs more than the fleeting fame of a shooting star - no matter the brilliant trailing flame that the ex-Wigan and GB star left. For sure, Carney's exploits raised the awareness of Rugby League in the Emerald Isle, but those green fields across…