San Jose Gets Cooked At The Shark Tank

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The fading playoff hopes of Mike Modano and the Dallas Stars were halted on Tuesday as they conquered the 1st place Sharks 4-1.

Rookie Left Wing James Neal slapped in two of the four Dallas goals to seal the contest on the road and prevent digging themselves into a farther hole.

Center Joe Thornton scored the only goal for the Sharks and attempted a late comeback but was futile in his efforts.

After this big win on the road, this leaves the Stars one point out of the 8th seed in the Western Conference for the playoffs next month. With this thrust in momentum, hopefully the Stars can run with some "mojo" to the post season.

By: Collin Dakheel

Texans Score Big With Antonio Smith

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The former Oklahoma State Cowboy said he was excited and thrilled to be a Texan. On Saturday, the Houston Texans signed the Cardinals DE to a 5 year/35 million dollar deal.

After releasing DE Anthony Weaver, Houston was looking for a young and powerful threat to place on the opposite side of Houston DE Mario Williams. In Smith, Houston gets there wish.

In the Super Bowl, Smith recorded 7 tackles and 1 sack.

Smith is also reunited with the Texans new Defensive Coordinator Frank Bush. Bush spent a couple years in Arizona on their staff before coming to Houston two years ago.

This acquisition does leave open the question now of who the Texans will choose with the 15th pick in the 2009 draft as many sports analysts poised the Houston to acquire one of the many talented D-lineman in this draft class. Only time will tell.

By: Collin Dakheel