Archive for April, 2010
Padres improving (rapidly!) with style to match park
The most surprising team in the majors heads east this weekend and, yes, San Diego will take a charter flight to Cincinnati for the opening of a three-game series Friday night. It will be one of the few times the Go-Go Padres arent running to their destination. Everth Cabrera and the Padres have gotten creative [...]
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Durant, Westbrook lead rally as Thunder edge Lakers
Scuffling through a rough shooting night, Kevin Durant wanted to do anything he could to keep the Oklahoma City Thunder from falling hopelessly behind the Los Angeles Lakers. So, why not take on the task of defending Kobe Bryant? Durant had 29 points and 19 rebounds, and snapped out of a shooting funk while guarding [...]
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Senators force Game 6 with triple OT win in Pittsburgh
Matt Carkner helped the Ottawa Senators avoid elimination in their first-round playoff series and deprived the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins of at least a few extra days of rest. Carkner scored at 7:06 of the third overtime to give the Senators a 4-3 victory over Pittsburgh on Thursday, forcing a sixth game in the Eastern [...]
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Padres improving (rapidly!) with style that matches home ballpark
The most surprising team in the majors heads east this weekend and, yes, San Diego will take a charter flight to Cincinnati for the opening of a three-game series Friday night. It will be one of the few times the Go-Go Padres arent running to their destination. Everth Cabrera and the Padres have gotten creative [...]
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Spurs even first-round series with Mavericks at 1
Tony Parker saw the crowd gathered around Richard Jefferson and couldnt resist teasing him. “Man, one big game,” Parker said, smiling. “Look at all this.” Jefferson took it in stride. After all, he was probably glad Parker didnt woof or bark. Knowing he was among the guys Spurs coach Gregg Popovich thought “played like dogs” [...]
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Bruins rally past Sabres in 2OT, lead series 3-1
a painful reminder of franchise f is finally a reason to celebrate in Boston. Miroslav Satan scored a power-play goal after Buffalo was called for having too many men on the ice in the second extra period, and the Bruins beat the Sabres 3-2 at 27:41 of overtime on Wednesday to take a 3-1 lead [...]
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Moving Big Z Piniella’s best solution to problem
Well, at least now no one can say the Cubs havent spent any money on their bullpen. Now, the most expensive team in the National League has the most expensive setup man in baseball. And at least no one can say that Cubs manager Lou Piniella has given up on his team. With the season [...]
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World Series Predictions – 5 Early Surprise Teams That Can Win The World Series
As per usual, there are a few surprises in the month of April in the baseball standings. Last year, it was the Toronto Blue Jays who got off to a hot start but then faded miserably as the season progressed. But this year, there are a few teams atop the standings and they could be [...]
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‘Ticket Stub’ provides critical boost for Celtics
The season began for the Celtics with a police report detailing how a shirtless, bloodied Glen Davis wound up fracturing his thumb during a fight over a girl in a moving SUV. The comic formerly known as “Big Baby” apologized, had surgery, got fined, and missed nearly the first two months of the season. This [...]
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Crosby adds four more points; Penguins control series versus Senators
With a wildly offensive second period straight out of the 1980s, Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins moved within one victory of advancing to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Crosby had four points, including two of Pittsburghs five goals in the second, leading the Penguins to a 7-4 win over the Ottawa [...]
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