Daily Sports: The First Taste Of Summer On Friday
The last day of May provides sports fans with the first real taste of summer—there’s no NBA or NHL playoff action, so it’s all about baseball on the daily sports docket for Friday.
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NHL Analysis: How Los Angeles & Chicago Survived
The champs of 2012 and the favorite of 2013 were each pushed to the brink in the NHL’s Western Conference semi-finals, but in the end both the Los Angeles Kings and Chicago Blackhawks survived, each winning 2-1 battles in Game 7. We’ll close out our coverage of the second round with a look at how LA & Chicago did it.
Daily Sports: Thursday’s Battle In South Beach
The biggest game of the NBA season to date is the focal point of Thursday’s daily sports. It’s Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, with the Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers tied two games apiece. Tip time is at 8:30 PM ET on TNT.
NBA Commentary: The East Heats Up; Spurs Sweep The West
If we’d been told at the start of the conference finals that one of these series would end up in a sweep, while the other was knotted 2-2, my guess is that most people would have assumed that San Antonio-Memphis were in a dogfight, while Miami showed Indiana who was boss. But it’s been the opposite. With both Game 4s in the books, San Antonio is celebrating its spot in the NBA Finals, while Miami heads home to South Beach hoping that homecourt advantage can help them survive the final leg of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Daily Sports: Showdown In Chicago
Sometimes the attraction of the daily sports schedule lies in its quantity—a Saturday afternoon of college football or basketball being a good example. And sometimes it’s about the quality of one big game. For example, a Game 7 where a heavy favorite has been pushed the limit by a team that might be an
NHL Analysis: Game 7s Ahead In The West
The NHL playoffs hit a fever pitch over the next two nights, as both Western Conference semi-finals reach Game 7. It’s San Jose-Los Angeles from tonight, and Chicago was able to force a decisive game with their win last in Detroit. You have the defending champion on the ropes in one series and one of this season’s co-favorites on the ropes in another. Both will have the home crowd behind them in Game 7. Here’s a look ahead to the next two nights…
Daily Sports: MLB Interleague Rivalries On Tuesday
Major league baseball is in the midst of a run of interleague rivalry games that began yesterday, and ESPN has a bi-coastal doubleheader tonight, starting with Mets-Yankees at 7 PM ET, and then showing Angels-Dodgers at 10 PM ET.
MLB Coverage: The Memorial Day Overview
TheSportsNotebook’s MLB coverage for Memorial Day will be a soundbite-oriented overview of the entire league, as we run through each division and sum up all thirty teams in one sentence…
NBA Commentary: The Battle-Tested Teams Find The Other Gear
The NBA playoffs are renowned as a time for the veterans and when being battle-tested matters more than anything else. That truism held in Game 3 of both conference finals matchups, as the San Antonio Spurs put an ironclad grip on the West, and the Miami Heat prevented the Indiana Pacers from getting any ideas in the East.
NHL Analysis: Boston & Pittsburgh Advance
The Eastern Conference Finals are set in the NHL playoffs, while the Western Conference has Game 6s ahead in both of its second-round series. Here’s the rundown on how Pittsburgh and Boston advanced, how Chicago survived and what’s ahead…
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Can Ragan Alter The Wild-Card Picture?
This is the first points race in two weeks—last week’s event in Charlotte was a non-binding All-Star competition, and a driver that offers some intrigue right now is David Ragan. He’s well behind in the points standing sitting on 26th, but he also has a win. Ragan is the only driver outside the Top 10 with a win and that alone makes him a factor for the postseason discussion
NBA Commentary: Indiana Turns Up The Heat On Miami
After pushing the Heat literally to the last second in a Game 1 overtime loss, Indiana stepped up and won Game 2 last night, evening the series as it heads back to the Midwest. Since this is the more compelling of the two conference finals thus far, an overview of Pacers-Heat will lead up this morning’s NBA commentary.