Each week, The Reporters put their thumbs out to the good and the bad in the
world of sports.
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they discuss Maple Leafs defenceman Paul Ranger, Floyd Mayweather, the
Washington Capitals decision to let Alex Ovechkin participate in the Olympic
torch relay and the Washington Redskins nickname. Bruce Arthur, National Post:
My thumb is up to Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Paul Ranger. Ranger was a
top-four defenceman for Tampa Bay when in 2009 he asked for a leave of absence
from the team and for his salary to be withheld. He didnt come back. After two
years he resurfaced to help coach his old bantam triple-A team in Whitby. And
last year he asked Toronto for an AHL-only contract and excelled. Now hes a
Leaf. He wont say what specifically kept him away, but he talks about how strong
he feels inside, how the mental side of the game is so important and how proud
he is that hes come this far. Were not hard to root for people in this business,
but Ill say this: for Paul Ranger its not hard to make an exception. Steve
Simmons, Sun Media: My thumb is up to Floyd Mayweather Jr., the only breakout
star left in the dwindling attraction that is boxing. Money Mayweather was at
his best Saturday night in Las Vegas putting on another clinic of both pugilism
and commerce winning just about every round against the capable Canelo Alvarez
and taking home a guaranteed purse of $41.5 million to boot. Mayweather was as
slippery as ever in the Super Welterweight title bout, nearly impossible to hit,
counter-punching, utilizing his incomparable hand speed. The only downfall to
the one-sided win was one of the ringside judges, C.J. Ross, myopically scored
the fight a draw. Anyone who watched from around the world knew better. Michael
Farber, Sports Illustrated: My thumb is up to simple common sense, which the
Washington Capitals showed in the not-insignificant matter of Alex Ovechkin and
the Olympic torch relay. The Capitals are allowing Ovechkin a quick trip to
Greece to carry the torch from Mount Olympus even though it will occur only two
days before the team opens – eight time zones away – in Chicago. Washington
might have a travel-weary captain against the Blackhawks, but my guess is this
conspicuously proud Russian will be energized by the torch honour. Ovechkin had
a slow start to his Hart-winning 2013 season. This Olympic hors doeuvre is the
thing that might light a fire under him. Dave Naylor, TSN: My thumb is up to the
growing number of voices calling for the Washington Redskins to find a new
nickname. Recently the chorus of those crying for change added two prominent
American journalists: Peter King of Sports Illustrated and Christine Brennan of
USA Today who, among others, said they will no longer use the word in their
work. More significantly, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell appears to be changing
his tune, talking about the "need to be listening" and to "do the right thing."
Many, including Goodell, have pointed out that the Redskins name represents an
important piece of the NFLs history. But history is exactly where that name
belongs.
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Chad Johnson made18 saves and Carl Soderberg scored both goals to lead the
Boston Bruins over the Detroit Red Wings 2-0 in a preseason game Saturday night.
Boston (3-1-0) continued its strong exhibition season after coming up short in
the Stanley Cup finals last season, losing in six games to the Chicago
Blackhawks. Jonas Gustavsson stopped 12 shots for Detroit (2-2-0) in the first
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for his first goal of the preseason. His second came on the power play off a
rebound in front of the net only 41 seconds into the third.
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