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AL Central Report: Starting Pitching Holds Detroit Back

TheSportsNotebook’s AL Central report last week focused on how Detroit hadn’t pulled away from the division as expected, at least not yet. As the calendar gets set to turn into May, the Tigers are still slogging along at .500 overall and have lost eight of their last ten. Some of this is about schedule strength—seven of those games were against Texas and the New York Yankees. But that doesn’t explain losing three straight to Seattle at home. And for a team with World Series hopes, the pitching problems are serious.

Morning Line Archives: April 23-29

April 23-April 29 The NHL playoffs hit the conclusion of the first round and will start conference semi-final action by the weekend. The NBA wraps up its regular season on Thursday and begins the postseason on Saturday. And major league baseball enters the final week of April. TheSportsNotebook will divide its content schedule into three […]

Clippers Stunning Comeback Highlights Sunday NBA Action

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For the second straight night in the NBA’s Western Conference playoffs, the story was about a late comeback and a 99-98 final. But the Los Angeles Clippers came from a lot further back last night then Oklahoma City did on Saturday. The Clips were on the road, 27 points in the hole and in the fourth quarter, turned it around and won. TheSportsNotebook recaps this, along with Saturday’s other four games and looks ahead to Monday night’s playoff trio…

Flyers Go OT For Game 1 Win

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Philly-New Jersey was the last of the NHL’s four conference semi-final series to swing into action on Sunday, but the Flyers and Devils made it worth the wait, going into overtime and requiring the puck to find the back of the net not once, but twice in the extra session. TheSportsNotebook recaps Sunday’s games and looks ahead to Monday…

Day One In The NBA Playoffs: The Injury, The Upset & The Escape

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The NBA playoffs aren’t supposed to be this newsworthy on the first day, but a devastating injury, a big upset and a potential statement game by a rising star made Day One’s four games noteworthy. TheSportsNotebook recaps all four and looks ahead to Sunday’s basketball action…

Big Market Nirvana: New York & Los Angeles Get Game 1 NHL Wins

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The nation’s two biggest cities had reason to be happy in hockey yesterday, as the New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings, coming from opposite ends of the playoff bracket, as well as the national topography, each posted 3-1 wins to open their respective conference semi-finals. TheSportsNotebook recaps both games and looks ahead to Sunday’s playoff doubleheader…

More Of The Same For Phoenix As They Take Game 1

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The Phoenix Coyotes picked up right where they left off as they began play in the Western Conference semifinals at home last night against Nashville. They were outplayed up and down the ice. And goalie Mike Smith picked up where he left off, as he put the ‘Yotes on his back and carried them to a 4-3 win in overtime to take a 1-0 series lead.

Final NBA Playoff Preview Extravaganza

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We’re in the final hours before the beginning of the 2012 NBA Playoffs. TheSportsNotebook has spent the last two days previewing all eight first-round matchups. Today we tie it all together. Below are links to each preview post. In parentheses next to each team are the Las Vegas odds for each on making it the Finals and winning the championship. And while TheSportsNotebook has already made picks on each of the first-round series, here’s my last call on who’s going to win the whole thing…

NBA 1st Round Preview: LA Lakers-Denver

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The Los Angeles Lakers come into the postseason riding a wave of controversy, after the suspension of Ron Artest, Man Of World Peace, has put their small forward on the bench for six games. But Los Angeles has ridden the trio of Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum to a 41-25 record, the Pacific Division title and a #3 seed in the NBA’s Western Conference. Can they hold off 6th-seeded Denver when their first-round series begins on Sunday? TheSportsNotebook previews the Lakers-Nuggets…

NBA 1st Round Preview: Oklahoma City-Dallas

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A year ago Dallas went through Oklahoma City in the NBA’s Western Conference Finals, as the Mavericks claimed their first championship. Now it’s Thunder who have great expectations this spring, seeded second in the West, but a familiar foe is awaiting them in the 2-7 spot on the draw. Dallas visits OkC on Saturday to begin their first round series, and TheSportsNotebook previews the matchup…

Surprising NASCAR Season Goes To Richmond Saturday Night

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NASCAR hits the end of the first quarter of the Sprint Cup season on Saturday night in Richmond with Greg Biffle still holding his lead and surprising Martin Truex moving up to second place, 15 points back. Truex is still looking for his first win of the young season, but a strong second-place finish to Denny Hamlin in Kansas last week moved him up to second.

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