The New York Islanders made headlines several years ago when they signed goalie Rick DiPietro to a record 15-year, $67.5 million contract. Three years into the deal, and as most prognosticators said then, the deal looks like a giant mistake. After playing in only 5 games this season, DiPietro is unable to continue trying to play and will face season-ending surgery on his injured knee.
Last season also ended early for DiPietro who required hip surgery, seeing his season come to a close in March. With this, the third year of the contract, thus far, the Islanders haven’t been able to keep DiPietro on the ice and playing, making his ridiculous contract look all the more outrageous. Especially when you consider that, while solid, DiPietro has never been a truly elite goaltender who would deserve such a contract…
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The accident occurred during the pair’s routine when during some twirls her outfit started to slide down, but when Shefer held her hand over her head, oops, down went the top. The judges weren’t impressed, scoring the duo only a 29.04. I wonder why Shefer isn’t so shocked, or interested, in the inadvertent boob showing. I know that if I were ice skating with someone and her boob popped out, I’d probably acknowledge it in some manner. Probably with hooting and maybe a bike horn. But then, that’s me…
Despite being the greatest female soccer player of all time, Mia Hamm wasn’t able to eke out a victory over her husband’s team at the second annual Celebrity Soccer Challenge at the Home Depot Center on Saturday. Nomar Garciaparra, or Mr. Hamm, led his team, Nomar United to an 8-7 victory over FC Hamm, erasing the embarrassing stigma from losing last year 13-12.
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