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Flyers Take the Ice
Flyers Take the Ice
I'm just not used to this. I've been watching the Flyers for years, and it always seems like such a long wait before they get started in the fall. For one reason alone, the 2008-2009 NHL season opener snuck up on Philadelphia; it's been since 1993 that we've had anything other than a weekly ...
From booing to sexism: Predicting Philly's reaction to Sarah Palin
From booing to sexism: Predicting Philly's reaction to Sarah Palin
sports.yahoo.com — Republican vice presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin's relationship with the sport of hockey has become an undeniable... facet of the presidential campaign, from those who support her ticket to those who clearly do not. It has also been debated on ... (more) From booing to sexism: Predicting Philly's reaction to ...

You Betcha: Sarah Palin to Drop Puck at Flyers Game Saturday
You Betcha: Sarah Palin to Drop Puck at Flyers Game Saturday
bizofhockey.com — But did she say, "You betcha" to the offer? Alaska Governor, and Republican Vice-Presidential running mate Sarah... Palinwill join the winner of the Philadelphia Flyers regional search for the “Ultimate Hockey Mom” contest and drop the puck at the ... (more) You Betcha: Sarah Palin to Drop Puck at Flyers Game Saturday
Flyers lose season opener, Randy Jones
Flyers lose season opener, Randy Jones
allthingsphillysports.blogspot.com — Well, that's not the best way to start a season. The 2008/2009 campaign started off a little... rough for the Flyers, what with Sarah Palin receiving a mountain of boos and the Flyers falling behind by 4 goals in the first period, but the Flyers were able to fight back to makes things ... (more) Flyers lose season opener, Randy Jones
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Video: Palin meets boos, cheers and deafening music in Philly
Puck Daddy — ... ovation. (Except for whoever was holding up that Obama/Biden sign. Viral!)  In the end, the boos won out because this is, after all, Philadelphia. But it wasn't the vicious hellfire that some predicted. No one threw a beer at her. Probably because they didn't want to hit her daughter. Or waste the beer. One point of criticism that may cut across party lines: The most famous hockey mom in American doesn't come out in a jersey? C'mon now. More reaction from The 700 Level, which participated in our predication/analysis roundtable on the Flyers' ...

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