Anthony Lopopolo - Contributor
Debuting alongside TheGP in March '09, Anthony specializes in hockey with an additional focus in soccer, tennis and football. alopopolo@thegoodpoint.com
Jeremy Roenick's persona is of a dying breed
August 11, 2009 by Anthony Lopopolo
The man was never a complex being, only stating his intentions and thoughts with various hues and arrays. And yet, it could not be more complicated to invoke a sentence, painting or photo that would singularly encompass the character and persona of Jeremy Roenick. Splatter a paint ball on canvas...
Read the full story...Behind the frenzy of hockey's free agency
July 13, 2009 by Anthony Lopopolo
Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke will be able to tell anyone about the thoroughbred details of free agency, the frustration and downright insanity of it all when it comes to simply attracting a player's signature. Some of those players don't even have to be in the same league...
Read the full story...Can Federer be equated with greatness?
June 12, 2009 by Anthony Lopopolo
As Roger Federer advanced to a fourth consecutive final at Roland Garros, there was a different air in his quest to obtain the only trophy to elude his grasp. The French Open title, of course, has bite marks brandished on it due to world No. 1 Rafael Nadal, who has...
Read the full story...The spoken sin in the NHL
May 22, 2009 by Anthony Lopopolo
With a slew of incidences miring the game of hockey into a fray of apologetic dialogue, the NHL has been rife with questions pertaining to the spectrum of violence and pugilism in the game. Nothing piqued this interest or disdain more so than the nuisance of provocative New York Rangers ...
Read the full story...UEFA salary cap to address financial woes in European Football
April 30, 2009 by Anthony Lopopolo
There was a considerable dose of apprehension permeating Europe when Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan - a member of the ruling family of trillion dollar fortune in Abu Dhabi - established a majority stake in English Premier League (EPL) club Manchester City. As the economic climate looked to be...
Read the full story...The plight of the AHL
April 13, 2009 by Anthony Lopopolo
With the Toronto Maple Leafs in the midst of a rebuilding project that started at the beginning of this season, it was inevitable that general manager Brian Burke would have to rely on his team's AHL affiliate, the Toronto Marlies, to provide recruits for on-ice auditions. That, coupled with a...
Read the full story...Panthers play risky game
March 20, 2009 by Anthony Lopopolo
The Florida Panthers were thought to have extinguished the stigma commonly pasted on expansion teams in their first years as an NHL franchise. Just two seasons removed from their inauguration, the Panthers had not only established themselves as a legitimate force, but threatened to become world champions in 1996. However...
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