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NBA 2nd Round Preview: San Antonio-LA Clippers

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The San Antonio Spurs have been waiting and resting for their second-round series since dispensing with Utah in a four-game sweep. The Los Angeles Clippers finally joined the Spurs in the bracket this past Sunday when they won Game 7 in Memphis. The Spurs-Clippers will be the last of the second-round series to get underway tonight down in the shadows of the Riverwalk and the Alamo, and TheSportsNotebook previews the series…

NHL Playoffs: NY Rangers Break Open Game 1 Late

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It took two periods for the action to start, but the New York Rangers broke through first in the third period of Game 1 in the NHL’s Eastern Conference Finals, scoring early in the third to break a scoreless tie, in the middle of the period to give themselves a strong cushion and at the […]

Suffering Sports Cities: Denver

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Two weeks ago, Isaac Huss, a Twin Cities resident, lamented the sports suffering in his hometown. Denver might not have scaled the depths that Minneapolis has touched recently, but it’s been a while since the good people of the Rockies have had something to celebrate. Perhaps that will change with Peyton Manning in town…or maybe this will be another case of dashed hopes. Isaac continues TheSportsNotebook’s look at the landscape of suffering sports towns…

NBA 2nd Round Preview: Oklahoma City-LA Lakers

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The Western Conference semi-finals begin tonight in Oklahoma City, as the Thunder host the Los Angeles Lakers. It’s a series of contrasts, as OkC swept Dallas home in the first round and has been resting since May 5. LA, on the other hand, had Denver on the ropes, failed to finish them off and got pushed to a seven-game series that ended Saturday night. So can the presumably tired veteran team match up with the fresh young team? TheSportsNotebook previews the series…

NHL Eastern Conference Finals Preview: New Jersey-NY Rangers

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In 1994, the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils staged one of the great conference finals battles in NHL history. The Rangers won that one, and their first Stanley Cup in 40 years. New Jersey responded by winning three Cups since, while New York hasn’t hoisted in the intervening years. The two teams, separated by only the George Washington Bridge, get set for another rumble to settle a trip to the Finals. Game 1 goes tonight in Madison Square Garden and TheSportsNotebook previews the series…

NHL Playoffs: Los Angeles’ Unexpected Offensive Roll Continues

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As one watches the Los Angeles Kings move through the NHL playoffs, one wonders how this team ended up as the 8-seed in the West and barely qualifying for the postseason to begin with. The offensive force this team has consistently brought is coming out of nowhere and they did it again in Phoenix last night, with a 4-2 win that opened the Western Conference Finals.

Morning Line Archives: May 7-13

 THE WEEK AHEAD: MAY 7-13 The day-to-day agenda is pretty well locked in right now here at TheSportsNotebook. Seven days a week you can expect to see NBA & NHL playoff updates posted in the morning, recaps of the previous day’s games and look aheads to the next. As new series matchups are created, there […]

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