Loading ...Kobe Bryant was finally named the MVP of the NBA’s regular season after averaging more than 28 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists per game, not to mention leading LA to the top of the Western Conference. What has to to be a scary thought for either the Celtics or the Pistons, whichever team gets [...]
The Detroit Pistons are playing in the Eastern Conference Finals for the 6th consecutive year. After losing Game 5, they are in danger of getting knocked out in this round for the 4th time in that span. Of the 2 other times they made it to the NBA Finals, they won just once. Bearing that [...]
Did the Lakers deserve to win Game 4? YES. Did Pau Gasol choke on the foul line? YES. Did Lamar Odom cleanly block Tony Parker? YES. Did Kobe nearly blow the game? YES. Did Derek Fisher foul Brent Barry? YES. Did the officials stink down the stretch? YES. Did the right team win? YES. Did [...]
The question is no longer who will win the Stanley Cup Finals. The question is whether the Penguins will even score a goal in the series. Chris Osgood and the Red Wings shutout Pittsburgh again Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in the series. Detroit allowed just 22 shots on goal in Game 2 after [...]
The Stanley Cup Finals are set to start Saturday with a marquee matchup between Detroit and Pittsburgh. There are stars aplenty, with the Penguins boasting Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, while the Red Wings roll out Henrik Zetterberg, Pavel Datsyuk, Tomas Holmstrom, Johan Franzen, Nicklas Lidstrom and more. It’s bad enough the NHL doesn’t market themselves well [...]
In a big move for both franchises, the Bakersfield Condors and Anaheim Ducks announced an affiliation deal on Wednesday. It’s the first official affiliation deal for the Condors and the start of a plan to move all their affiliates to the west for the Ducks. Anaheim Executive Vice President/General Manager Brian Burke was recently named [...]
In the NBA, more than any other sport, the road to a championship often goes through the defending champions. Because the rosters of NBA teams change less frequently, especially the core players, the best teams tend to stay on top for a number of years, and other teams have to come and knock them off. The Lakers [...]
Jon Lester is only 24, but he’s lived a lifetime in the last 20 months. It was the end of the 2006 baseball season, and the prized prospect of the Boston Red Sox was diagnosed with a rare form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Suddenly, their #1 draft pick in 2002 went from worrying about pitching to [...]
It’s good to be The King. It’s better to be The Truth. LeBron James scored 45 points Sunday, but it wasn’t enough. That’s because Paul Pierce was just as good, notching 41 in their duel and leading the Celtics past the Cavs and into the East Finals. Pierce had struggled for much of the series against [...]
The home teams are 20-1 in the NBA Conference Semifinals. After Thursday’s 99-80 win, the Spurs have pulled even again with the Hornets at three games apiece. But despite the fact the teams are deadlocked, the games haven’t been competitive after halftime. An 11-point win in Game 3 by San Antonio was the closest the [...]