November 28, 2017 11:00 pm • Last Updated: November 29, 2017 11:29 am Signe cartoonSIGN29eBlack Friday Comment threads are monitored for 48 hours after publication and then closed. STORIES THAT MAY INTEREST YOU NHL players are refining the art of the bank shot via ricochet off the masks of the goaltenders Off the goaltender's mask, off a defenseman's back, nothing but net. Well, at least in the net. That is how Colorado's Casey Mittelstadt got his first goal of the NHL playoffs this year, and it is not... Swiatek returns to Madrid Open final by beating Keys. Medvedev retires in quarterfinal with injury Madrid — Iga Swiatek cruised to a straight-set win over Madison Keys to reach the Madrid Open final for the second consecutive year on Thursday, while Daniil Medvedev retired from his quarterfinal aga... For ex-Derby winner Silver Charm, it's a life of leisure and Old Friends at Kentucky retirement farm Georgetown, Ky. — Michael Blowen can step outside his house any day of the week and visit retired racehorses at Old Friends, the thoroughbred retirement farm he founded in Kentucky two decades ago tha... Enduring Pachaug’s Enduro Trail – on foot “The trail is muddy and rough, so wear boots with plenty of support,” Marco Barres advised, adding, “Make sure you bring a trekking pole – you’ll need it.” One other warning: “Be ready to jump out of ...