Archive for April, 2010
Krejci, Bruins top Sabres, advance to second round
Tuukka Rask outplayed the Olympic MVP, and the Boston Bruins eliminated Ryan Miller and the Buffalo Sabres in the first round of the NHL playoffs. David Krejci had two goals and one assist, and Rask made 27 saves on Monday night as Boston beat Buffalo 4-3 in Game 6 and advanced to the Eastern Conference [...]
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Braves need Glaus to regain form or offense will sink
Chipper Jones is worried about Jason Heyward. “At some point,” the Braves third baseman said, “hes going to stop getting pitched to.” And then what? Or, perhaps more appropriately for the Braves, and now what? Brian McCann points out that new teammate Troy Glaus has been the victim of some bad luck. (AP) For all [...]
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Mavs can’t take advantage of Duncan’s disappearing act
In terms of greatness, the production was as artistic as Carrot Top reading Shakespeare. As a basketb The Big Fundamental, as Shaquille ONeal so aptly named him. But after two quarters Sunday night, Duncan was The Big Nada. Seven shots, seven misses. Two free-throw attempts, two misses. No points. He managed to make two free [...]
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Canucks rally again to finish Kings in six games
Of all the breaks that went the Vancouver Canucks way in the final three games of their playoff series against the Los Angeles Kings, none was bigger than a fortuitous crack in Mikael Samuelssons stick. When Samuelssons lumber snapped on a shot that sent the puck trickling meekly toward the net, Daniel Sedin was in [...]
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Weekend Buzz: Yanks’ Hughes emerging into quite a hit
1. Phil-harmonic Yankees chase history: As Yankees manager Joe Girardi said this weekend while the Yankees Express visited the Angels in an ALCS redux, had Phil Hughes simply looked down instead of up last Wednesday night in Oakland, he very well could be the author of a no-hitter. No matter, things are looking up, way [...]
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Roy returns, sparks Blazers past Suns to even series at 2
Brandon Roy was so antsy to return to the Trail Blazers that he campaigned via text message to coach Nate McMillan. “Coach, I think I should play,” he texted on the eve of Saturdays playoff game against the Phoenix Suns. Luckily for the Blazers, McMillan agreed. Roy was activated Saturday, then helped Portland to a [...]
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Penguins rally for OT win, finish Senators in 6 games
Even with Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin held in check, the Pittsburgh Penguins scored four unanswered goals and moved into the second round of the playoffs with a huge comeback win. Pascal Dupuis scored 9:56 into overtime for Pittsburgh, which erased a three-goal deficit and eliminated the Ottawa Senators from the playoffs with a 4-3 [...]
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Dodgers’ Ramirez returns to L.A. skips N.Y. ‘circus’
Dodgers manager Joe Torre says he sent Manny Ramirez home to Los Angeles to get treatment on his strained right calf, avoiding the “circus” when the team heads to New York to face the Mets. Torre says it didnt make sense to keep the outfielder around for the rest of the Dodgers road trip, especially [...]
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Pierce drains buzzer-beater, gives Celtics 3-0 lead
There was no diagramming of a special play in the final Boston huddle, no brilliant piece of strategy. Paul Pierce demanded the ball. Celtics coach Doc Rivers agreed. And with Dwyane Wade watching helplessly from the bench, cramps rendering him unable to put any weight on his left leg, Pierce put Boston one win from [...]
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Habs put Halak back in net to stop Capitals in Game 5
His face flush, his gray tie slightly askew, Bruce Boudreau let out a loud sigh, then began angrily assessing the various reasons why his Presidents Trophy-winning Washington Capitals are still locked in a first-round series against the barely-made-the-playoffs Montreal Canadiens. A lack of effort from a handful of players. A suddenly inept power play, 1 [...]
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