The cities of Tampa Bay and Anaheim don’t exactly jump to mind when you think of great hockey towns, but there’s no disputing the quality of the talent each franchise puts on the ice. And the Lightning and the Ducks are now each within a victory of the Stanley Cup Finals after taking Game 5 […]
Cleveland barely survived at home in overtime, while Golden State put its foot on the gas and turned in a road blowout. Two different paths, but each team put itself on the brink of a conference finals sweep with Game 3 victories this weekend. The Cavs’ 114-111 win over the Hawks was by far the […]
The NHL conference finals are providing springtime the drama that the NBA has mostly failed to give us. The New York Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks each tied up their series at 2-2, with the Blackhawks again going multiple overtimes to get the W, and this time turning back a stunning third period surge from Anaheim. […]
The Houston Rockets are putting up noble fights and coming up just short on the road to the best team in the NBA. The Atlanta Hawks are playing poorly, getting hurt and losing big at home to a team playing without its second-best player. But what they have in common is more notable than what […]
Anaheim went into the United Center in Chicago and got a win, while Tampa Bay held serve at home. Both teams took 2-1 series leads. Here’s a look at how they did it… Anaheim 2 Chicago 1: I thought the Ducks were very fortunate to get out of this one with a win. It’s not […]
If you’re just waiting for a Golden State-Cleveland matchup in the NBA Finals then the conference finals openers of the last two nights didn’t give you any reason for pause. The Warriors got a stiff challenge from Houston, who played as well as you can expect on the road. The Cavs were tied at the […]
The Chicago Blackhawks and Tampa Bay Lightning have each evened up their NHL conference finals series, both winning road Game 2s. And it’s tough to imagine Chicago’s 3-2 triple-overtime win over Anaheim being much more dramatic. The simple fact the game went three extra sessions—and deep into the third OT no less, with less than […]
The NBA playoffs has never been known for its upsets and underdog magic and this year is no exception. The 1-2 seeds in both East & West have advanced to the conference finals. Here’s a look at the keys to both the Atlanta-Cleveland and Golden State-Houston matchups. ATLANTA-CLEVELAND This is how well LeBron James is […]
The New York Rangers and Anaheim Mighty Ducks, the teams with the best regular season records in their respective conferences, each held serve at home in Game 1 of their conference finals matchups. New York nipped Tampa 2-1 in a good battle at Madison Square Garden, while Anaheim got an early lead on Chicago and […]
The Houston Rockets completed a dramatic series comeback on Sunday afternoon at home against the Los Angeles Clippers. The 113-100 win in Game 7 marked the third straight win for Houston after they had looked nothing short of horrible in the first half of the second-round series. ESPN commentator Michael Wilbon called them “dogs” on […]
The NBA’s second round saw all four higher-seeded teams fall into a 2-1 series hole. Three of those teams took over their series from that point forward. Atlanta, Cleveland and Golden State all won three straight and over the last two nights won Game 6 close-outs on the road. Here’s a look at how all […]
The Preakness Stakes runs tomorrow in the embattled city of Baltimore. As one who lived near Charm City for four years and worked with quite a few people from the city itself, the thoughts and prayers continue to go out for healing in a city that has so much to offer beyond what we’ve heard […]
