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[ 19 May 2009 | No Comment | 202 views ]

The Chicago Blackhawks got a rude awakening in Detroit for Game 1 on Sunday, and no one got more of one than young Hawks star Patrick Kane.

He had a hat trick in the clincher against the Vancouver Canucks but was a non-factor Sund... read more

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[ 18 May 2009 | No Comment | 238 views ]

When the Carolina Hurricanes reach the playoffs, they don’t mess around. The Canes have won two Game 7s this postseason on the road, earning them a date with reigning Eastern Conference champion Pittsburgh.

The ... read more

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[ 14 May 2009 | No Comment | 316 views ]

The Carolina Hurricanes had the East top-seeded Bruins on the mat, down 3-1 with two games to finish them off. Instead? Now it’s a Game 7 back in Boston in which it seems hard to imagine the Bruins not winning.

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[ 14 May 2009 | No Comment | 181 views ]

How rare is a Game 7 for the powerful Detroit Red Wings franchise? It’s just the Wings’ second since 1997, when the franchise re-established its superiority with the start of a run of four Stanley Cups in little more than a d... read more

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[ 13 May 2009 | No Comment | 215 views ]

The NHL gets the matchup it dreamed of tonight: Sidney Crosby vs. Alexander Ovechkin in a winner-take-all Game 7. Look for this game to get some of the best regular-season ratings in years for a league that needs them.

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[ 12 May 2009 | No Comment | 195 views ]

The Detroit Red Wings have looked more like themselves in dominating the past two games with Anaheim, and the Wings can return to the Western Conference Finals (where Chicago awaits) with a win tonight in Game 6.

And D... read more

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[ 11 May 2009 | No Comment | 190 views ]

Last week was probably the best week in Kentucky basketball since John Calipari was hired. Not only did the Wildcats win a recruiting battle with Calipari’s old school, Memphis, for top point guard Eric Bledsoe, but star sophomore... read more

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[ 11 May 2009 | No Comment | 194 views ]

The Carolina Hurricanes caught a big break (pardon the pun) on Monday when the NHL fined forward Scott Walker but did not suspend him for throwing a punch that may have broken a bone in Boston Bruins defenseman Aaron Ward’s face.

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[ 11 May 2009 | No Comment | 259 views ]

How likely are the Denver Nuggets to sweep out the Dallas Mavericks tonight in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals?

Since the NBA changed the first round to a best of seven in 2003, teams up 3-0 have successfully completed the sweep ... read more

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[ 11 May 2009 | No Comment | 255 views ]

NHL officials in the league office of course can’t officially root for any team, but I guarantee you that quietly the higher ups are pulling for a Washington victory tonight in Game 6 of the East semifinals against the Pittsburgh Penguins.read more