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SALT LAKE CITY — Three more fun stories from the world of sports in today's From Left Field!
Call. Me. Now.
The worst part about being a professional athlete is knowing that you could be traded and forced to move at any time. Eric Gryba, a defenseman for the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL, knows this... but his wife knows it even more strongly.
Gryba posted this screengrab of his text messages with his wife, and she's not playing around:
The NHL's trade deadline is Wednesday.
San Diego flooding
The home of the San Diego Padres, Petco Park, has flooded due to record rainfall in southern California:
The season is still more than a month away, and it looks like they'll need that time to get the park back in playing condition.
Winning tuition from half court
This Auburn student, Ben Bode, won $5K towards his college tuition thanks to a remarkable granny shot from half court:
He went 4-for-4! I'd like to see the same quality of shooting during timeouts at Jazz games.
