Capital City Sports Report

In the Battle of Stars, the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League easily handled and defeated the Texas Stars, Dallas’ Triple-A Affiliate, 5-1, in the first-ever sporting event played at Cedar Park Center.

A crowd of 6,323 turned out on the opening night at the new Cedar Park venue and saw Dallas Stars’ forward James Neal put it in the back of the net twice. Dallas forwards Toby Peterson, Mike Ribeiro and Fabian Brunnstrom each added a tally in the victory.

For the Texas side, it was forward Perttu Lindgren who scored the lone goal.  Read more...

WASHINGTON, DC — Visiting the White House is a special occasion. Being there because of hockey is even better. Having President Barack Obama speaking about hockey is the best.

President Obama came prepared, unlike President George H.W. Bush was 18 years ago. The 1990-1991 Pittsburgh Penguins were the first Stanley Cup champions to visit the White House, but President George H.W. Bush’s “and you are?” question to Mario Lemieux is still something a lot of fans remember unhappily.

Media, gathered close to the West Wing, were waiting for President Obama’s meeting with members of the Congress to be over. Some of the staffers wondered what all these other people doing there talking about hockey.  Read more...

In today’s tough economic times, it’s difficult if not impossible for many to even think beyond paying the regular monthly bills. The thought of purchasing a high dollar sports ticket is completely out of the question. It doesn’t have to be that way. Here are a few tips to help you in trying to find some wholesome sports entertainment that won’t break the bank.

1) Stay local – While all of us would love to see an NFL, MLB, or NBA game, that’s just not realistic for most of us and definitely not financially responsible. The next best thing is actually the next best three things.  Read more...