What he got was a hockey fan's dream. As the Red Wings left the field, one of them, Henrik Zetterberg, made eye contact with the 14-year-old. "He kind of winked," Plew said. "Then he gave me his stick." No, that's not the beginning of some kind of twisted Detroit Red Wings fan fiction (sadly), it's part of an article from today's Chicago Tribune (which is apparently still in business-- who knew?) that tells the tale of young Kalan Plew and the asshole who stole...

Obligatory Sports Babe Happy New Year everyone. I wanted to find a New Year's-inspired Obligatory Sports Babe this morning, and this is the best that my still-recovering mind could come up with. Which isn't to say that there's anything wrong with these USC Song Girls-- quite the opposite, in fact. Just maybe not as New Year's-y as I'd hoped. Meh. Chicago Love for the Winter Classic Rick Morrissey in the Chicago Tribune (is that thing still around?) writes that it was "a strange...

The Blackhawks were in Toronto on November 22nd, and scheduled to fly back to Chicago for an off-day the next day, when they learned that general manager Dale Tallon's father had died. There was a wake the next day, and according to an email sent to Deadspin , "back in the locker room a vote is taken after the game was complete, and a unanimous decision is made by this young team to skip this flight and stay one more day," so that they could be with their GM and his family. Instead...

Obligatory Sports Babe This is Caitlin Davis, formerly the youngest cheerleader in the NFL. Now the most fired for having her picture show up on Facebook next to a passed out person covered in drawings of penises and the odd swastika cheerleader in the NFL. Worst Family Tradition Ever A woman named Marguerite Kuhlman collapsed and died while watching the Blackhawks at the United Center in Chicago on Monday-- exactly like her mom , Mildred Kuhlman, did 22 years ago during a Blackhawks game at Chicago...