Have you heard of this Crosby kid? - Superstitious Sidney Crosby didn't want to jinx his shot at a hat trick after his first two goals. Perhaps for the same reason, he isn't willing to acknowledge he's morphing into a top pure goal-scorer. If Crosby continue scoring like this, the Ovechkin vs. Crosby arguments will be pretty much over as Ovechkin's only assists are off rebounds.

Eskimos running back Jesse Lumsden dreams of Olympic bobsleigh glory - Jesse Lumsden may be joining Canada's bobsleigh team when the Edmonton Eskimos' season ends. Don't tell Jesse, but I'm pretty certain you need two working shoulders to participate in bobsleigh.

Did you know the Yankees have the Boogeyman on staff? - There's no one in baseball who can make the opposition's blood run colder than Mariano Rivera. For such a scary man, I had a hard time finding a picture of him where he's not smiling.

NHL monitoring H1N1's progression - The National Hockey League is watching the progression of H1N1 cases among its players but at this point sees no need for special measures to help prevent spread of the illness. I am not a doctor, but I'm pretty sure the entire Edmonton Oilers team has the swine flu.

Raptors start season with win over LeBron - Bargnani scores 28 points to lead Raptors to 101-91 win over Cavs in opener. Too early to talk about playoffs?