Canada exploded with a collective roar on Sunday as national joy reached an all-time high with the country’s hockey hero Sidney Crosby landing the last puck in the net and ending the games with a record-setting 14th gold medal.
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The NBA has suspended Washington Wizards star Gilbert Arenas indefinitely. This comes after bad behaviour including bringing guns to the Verizon Center (where the Wizards play) and allegedly getting into a standoff with teammate Javaris Crittenton. Read more

The debate over athletes as role models is back on the front burner thanks to the recent Tiger Woods scandal. Will Tiger be able to turn it around? Should kids and teens look up to these guys/gals as role models. Lets also face it, bad behaviour isn’t just for athletes. Rock stars, celebrities and others have disappointed their young fans many times. Read more

Mark Sanchez was out after his headfirst dive during Thursday nights game. The Jets are hopeful that Sanchez is back to playing football soon.

Sanchez, the New York Jets’ rookie quarterback, might be able to play in New York’s next game after spraining his right knee during the Jets’ 19-13 win over Buffalo. Coach Rex Ryan said an MRI exam Friday revealed the severity of the injury, which could have been much worse. Read more

Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady Quinn has been fined by the NFL for his low hit on Baltimore’s Terrell Suggs.

After throwing an interception in Monday night’s 16-0 loss to the Ravens, Quinn dived at Suggs’ knees while trying to bring down cornerback Chris Carr, who had picked him off. Suggs was injured and had to leave the game. He could miss other games because of this injury.

Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis accused Quinn of a cheap shot.

Quinn understands why the Ravens were mad and can appreciate them questioning his intentions. Read more

Jay Cutler’s bad season just got a lot worse!

Cutler drew his fine for abusive conduct toward a game official during Chicago’s 41-21 home loss to the Arizona Cardinals. Read more

The NHL is getting closer to making a recommendation about how to reduce hits to the head.

The league’s 30 GMs and their assistants wrapped up meetings with a discussion of the issue Wednesday and decided to formulate a small committee to take a closer look at it before they get together again in March.

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