Times wires
Friday, February 18, 2011
Fast food of the day
Padres centerfielder Cameron Maybin posted on Twitter.com that he felt ill after eating at Panda Express. He then learned that the Chinese food chain's CEO, Tom Davin, is a minority investor in a major-league team. Which team? Yep, the Padres. Maybin deleted the post and put up another praising Panda Express. Smart move.
He said it
"Nothing like this. When we scored, it seemed like the home team scored. It was great to see, coming all the way down here."
Nicklas Lidstrom, Red Wings defenseman, after Thursday's 6-2 victory over the Lightning at the St. Pete Times Forum, saying the crowd was the most pro-Red Wings he had seen on the road in his 18-year career