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Thursday, May 6th, 2010
Have you learned how to pronounce Jaroslav Halak yet? If not, it's about time you add some Czech (or Slovak, depending on how you roll) to your vocabulary.
The Slovakian* goaltender is crafting a special playoff performance for the Montreal Canadiens, first by willing them past top-seeded Washington in the Eastern ...
Posted in Jaroslav Halak, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 Comments »
Thursday, May 6th, 2010
It is a truly sad day in Philadelphia.
No, not because the Flyers are down 3-0 in their series against Boston. And not because some other idiot ran onto the field at a Phillies game and got tasered. That would just be funny.
It's because former Phillie standout and Hall of Fame ...
Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Robin Roberts | 8 Comments »
Thursday, April 29th, 2010
First, let's start with a general premise: National Hockey League playoff series are often unpredictable and sometimes just flat out wild.
That doesn't mean anybody thought the top-seeded Washington Capitals would choke away a 3-1 lead to the Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, culminating in a 2-1 loss in ...
Posted in Alex Ovechkin, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby, Stanley Cup, Washington Capitals | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
So you might have heard that they Chicago Blackhawks rallied dispatched the Nashville Predators on Monday to move onto the Western Conference semifinals against Vancouver. That's good news.
You also might have heard that Chicago defenseman Duncan Keith is a finalist for the Norris Trophy, which is awarded annually to the ...
Posted in Chicago Blackhawks, Duncan Keith, NHL | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
Has it really been that long since we last met to discuss these fine playoffs? Well I guess so. There was the weekend. And that whole virus thing we had going on here, but other than that things are swell.
So, back to the hockey. Lots of great games to go ...
Posted in Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, NHL, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, Sidney Crosby, Stanley Cup, Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals | No Comments »
Friday, April 16th, 2010
Here we are, back again for the Stanley Cup roundup. The best is yet to come for those of us that live around the Chicago area and are ready to see what the Blackhawks are going to do.
But seriously, there have been some great...GREAT...opening games in the conference quarterfinals.
Odds are ...
Posted in Alex Ovechkin, Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, NHL, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, Stanley Cup, Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals | No Comments »
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
Here's the question, if it's not on national television like, say, ESPN, do you even notice the Stanley Cup Playoffs are going on? We're going to go out on a limb and say you do, barely.
But just in case you're not paying particularly close attention to what Barry Melrose has ...
Posted in Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Colorado Avalanche, Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, NHL, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, Stanley Cup, Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals | 1 Comment »
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
Well this should be fun.
The Chicago Bulls clinched the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs with a win over Charlotte on Wednesday and earned the right to play LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Isn't that just dandy.
Because, seriously, even though the Bulls went 2-2 against the Cavs ...
Posted in Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
BREAKING NEWS: Doc Gooden, former pitching prodigy of the New York Mets whose career was derailed by injury and substance abuse, is still, apparently, abusing said substances.
OK, so, not really breaking in terms of yeah, we know he has drug problems. More like, wow, really? Again?
The latest faux pas is ...
Posted in Drugs, Dwight Gooden | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Few outside Indianapolis or the greater metropolitan area probably know who Jim Sorgi is or what he's done for the last six seasons.
The reason is simple: Sorgi has been backup to Peyton Manning, which means he's done little other than hold a clip board, run the scout team and perhaps ...
Posted in Eli Manning, Indianapolis Colts, Jim Sorgi, New York Giants, NFL, Peyton Manning | No Comments »