Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports Good morning! This is the Shotgun Throwdown, your daily West Virginia sports roundup. Welcome, By-Godders, to The Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU’s best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor, and daily distractions. The #24 West Virginia men’s basketball team plays its first Big 12 game of the season on Saturday at Kansas State.…… read more »
Photo by Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images According to 247Sports’ Mike Casazza, the West Virginia Mountaineers appear to have found their new wide receivers coach in former Purdue Boilermaker wide receiver Bilal Marshall. Marshall, who played at Purdue from 2012-2016 and caught 47 passes for 549 yards and 3 touchdowns, was a graduate…… read more »
The Pittsburgh Penguins are one of many teams expected to be active on the trade market before the March 3 trade deadline. General manager Ron Hextall showed the fan base last summer that he’s willing to wheel and deal to improve his hockey club and Pens fans can expect much of the same now that…… read more »
Two existing appointees are being promoted to become companions to the order, the honour roll’s highest status — beloved actor Eugene Levy and Nova Scotia businessman John Bragg. “It’s very humbling, seriously, to have my name there along people who have accomplished so much on their own steam. I do feel like certainly my accomplishments…… read more »
OTTAWA, ON, Dec. 29, 2022 /CNW/ – Today, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, is announcing 99 new appointments to the Order of Canada, including two Companions, 32 Officers and 65 Members. Three appointments are promotions within the Order. Since its creation in 1967, the Order of Canada has honoured…… read more »
Metallica have shared video of an acoustic live performance of the 1976 Thin Lizzy classic, “Borderline.” The band covered the song during their Helping Hands Concert & Auction in Los Angeles on December 16. The song, which appeared on the Irish band’s seventh studio record, Johnny The Fox, was one of a handful of tunes…… read more »
The Winter Classic returns to Fenway Park on Jan. 2, with the Bruins hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins. It marks the first time the NHL is returning a venue for its annual outdoor game. Fenway Park was the site of the 2010 edition as well.… read more »
Former Van Halen lead vocalist David Lee Roth recently shared a new version of “Everybody Wants Some!!” The new version of “Everybody Wants Some!!” like the previously released “You Really Got Me” “Dance The Night Away,” “Panama” and “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love,” was recorded on May 3, 2022 as part of an extremely fast-paced session.…… read more »
Detroit goaltender Ville Husso gave up four goals on 12 shots and was replaced at the start of the second by Magnus Hellberg, who stopped all 19 shots he faced. Jason Zucker scored twice, Jeff Carter had a goal and an assist, Drew O’Connor also scored, and Kasperi Kapanen and Bryan Rust each had two…… read more »
New Jersey Devils (22-10-2, second in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (19-10-5, third in the Metropolitan Division) Pittsburgh; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins host the New Jersey Devils after Jason Zucker’s two-goal game against the Detroit Red Wings in the Penguins’ 5-4 overtime loss. Pittsburgh is 5-2-2 against the Metropolitan…… read more »