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TK: The Bandwagon and the Blogs
Published 5/14/2008 by Dan Steinberg at D.C. Sports Bog
... I grew up on Tony Kornheiser. I grew up on the Washington Post sports section as a whole -- and from the mid-80s to the mid-90s it was, by far, the best sports section in the country, and if you look at the alumni list, you'd agree with me. But when I was a kid and young adult, TK was my favorite. I knew I wanted to be in journalism -- sports, hopefully -- and TK seemed to have the best job in the world. On Frozen Blog: At OFB, we won't be joining in the lovefest for TK the remainder of this week. Kornheiser didn't merely consistently give hockey the back of his hand while ...

A Tale Thirty-Three Years in the Making? [NHL Closer]
Published 5/15/2008 by Will Leitch at Deadspin
... Four minutes later, Mike Modano's power play one-timer in the slot gave Dallas the lead again. Brendan Morrow added an insurance goal from the same spot on the ice nine minutes later. Will the Stars overcome the odds? Will Sir Modano bring back the head of the octopus to his fair lady Willa? Will Marty Turco stop playing the puck too often? Eh, probably not. Puckdumps The OFB Team speaks for most, if not all hockey fans on Tony Kornheiser's buyout. [ On Frozen Blog ] In three weeks, Mark Bell will be wearing a throwback Craig McTavish ...

Puck Headlines: When Ozzy Osbourne got the Blues
Published 5/15/2008 at Puck Daddy
... When Tony Kornheiser announced he was ending his career as a newspaper columnist, we just assumed he had finally run out of stamps after mailing it in for the last several years. On Frozen Blog offers its own tribute to Mr. Tony, who has bashed hockey so vehemently for the last two decades that his hands must be exhausted. Well, from that, and from counting that fabulous ESPN moolah. [OFB] ...