NHL Analysis: The Champs Are In Trouble
The St. Louis-Los Angeles series, along with Anaheim-Detroit—the only other first-round pairing to have already played two games—will lead our discussion, and we’ll then sweep through the other six matchups.
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NBA Commentary: Boston, Houston & Denver Force Game 6s
The first round of the NBA playoffs has gotten very interesting, with three teams winning do-or-die situations in Game 5—two of them on the road–and six series still in play as they all head to Game 6 battles on Thursday and Friday night.
MLB Coverage: How Boston Has Broken Out Fast
The Boston Red Sox have been the toast of baseball in the first four weeks of the season, rolling to an 18-8 record and the best record in the majors. After a soap opera year of 2012, a new manager and a new attitude have produced some new results. In today’s American League MLB coverage we’ll look at how the Red Sox have been doing it, speculate on their long-term chances and take a brief look at the rest of the AL.
NBA Commentary: Three Teams Can Clinch On Tuesday & Wednesday
With six first-round series still up for grabs, today’s NBA commentary will run through where we stand on all the matchups. All have completed four games, with Brooklyn-Chicago being five deep. We’ll start with a soundbite summary and then go into more detail.
NHL Analysis: Stanley Cup Picks & Betting Futures
The puck drops on the drive for the Stanley Cup on Tuesday night. Our last piece of pre-playoff NHL analysis will be final predictions and a review of the betting lines.
NHL Analysis: Western Conference 1st Round Previews
The NHL playoffs get rolling on Tuesday night, and in today’s NHL analysis we’re previewing the first-round matchups. This post will focus on the four series in the Western Conference. We’ll begin with capturing each series in a soundbite and then move to fuller discussion.
NHL Analysis: Eastern Conference 1st Round Previews
The NHL playoffs begin Tuesday night. Today’s NHL analysis will preview the four first-round matchups in the Eastern Conference, starting with one point that summarizes each series in a nutshell and then moving into fuller analysis.
NHL Analysis: Craig Anderson Deserves The Hart Trophy
It’s time to decide who should win the Hart Memorial Trophy, awarded to the league’s MVP. A goaltender hasn’t won the trophy since 2002. I think it’s time for that streak to end this year and believe the case for Ottawa’s Craig Anderson is virtually airtight.
NBA Commentary: Oklahoma City Without Westbrook
Oklahoma City’s chances of advancing without Westbrook is the main topic as we overview all eight first-round playoff series, and other pertinent topics will focus on…
New York is locked in, while Indiana looks shaky—no small issue, given the two teams are the chalk to meet in the second round.
Chicago’s team defense is trumping Brooklyn’s star power
After being first failed by a lack of rebounding effort, Denver was done in by a bad coaching move in Game 3.
MLB Coverage: The Problems In Philadelphia
Last year the Phils were one of the game’s big disappointments. Expectations weren’t as high this year, but this was still supposed to be a contender. What the problem is and whether it’s going to turnaround is our topic on in today’s National League MLB coverage.
MLB Coverage: Kansas City Finally Has The Pitching
The American League Central is still like a packed horse race, as the teams jostle for position, but no one has done better jostling thus far than the new-look Kansas City Royals. Coming into Saturday, the Royals are 11-8 and lead the heavily favored Detroit Tigers by a game. After years of being a trendy preseason pick and then immediately flaming out when games started for real, there’s hope for the Royals. Just how much is our topic for today’s American League MLB coverage…
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Kenseth The Latest Double Standard Victim
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series continues to be overshadowed by penalties—loss of points, suspensions and fines—as we head to Richmond International Raceway for Saturday night’s Toyota Owner’s 400 (7:30 PM ET, Fox). This time its Matt Kenseth caught in the crosshairs, facing a 50-point penalty. Kenseth is mad and I agree with him.