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 […]
The NHL conference finals are set to begin this weekend, with the East on Saturday afternoon and the West following on Sunday afternoon. Here’s a breakdown of the matchups, New York-Tampa Bay and Anaheim-Chicago, that will settle who we watch in the Stanley Cup Finals. EASTERN CONFERENCE: NY RANGERS-TAMPA BAY New York goaltender Henrik Lundqvist […]
The New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning rounded out the conference finals of the NHL playoffs over the last two nights. Here’s a look at how each team won their matchups with Washington and Montreal respectively… NY RANGERS OVER WASHINGTON IN 7 I was able to watch most of this series and it was […]
We’re set to hit the back end of the second round in the NBA playoffs, with all four series having concluded four games. It’s shaping up as being more about attrition than anything else, with high-profile players either injured or wounded. Ironically, the injury we were all aware of prior to this round has had […]
The NHL’s Western Conference Finals are set. The Anaheim Mighty Ducks beat Calgary in five games, closing out the series on Sunday night to advance and face the Chicago Blackhawks. Here’s a look back on how the Ducks did it… I don’t know that this series necessarily had a “key”, unless you want to say […]
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has started to make noises about reducing the length of the regular season in the next collective bargaining agreement. There is only suggestion on the table and it’s to scale the season back to 154 games, the length used in both leagues until 1961. The American League went to 162 that […]
