2013 NBA Playoffs Daily Recap (5/9)
Another night, another step closer to the NBA Finals. The NBA Playoffs continued on Wednesday and the Miami Heat made a statement while Golden State tied up their series with the Spurs. Here’s your daily recap of the night’s action. Miami clobbers Chicago, 115-78 After a Game 1 surprise, the Miami Heat left no doubt […]
2013 NBA Playoffs Injury & Illness Update
When it comes to class acts, Tim Duncan would be class valedictorian. His integrity is as lauded as his all-time skills, and it was on full display when he praised his teammates and the work they put in after wrestling a late-game 16-point lead from the Golden State Warriors. Though he started off the game […]
Major League Baseball Opens New Chapter: The Strikeout Era
I mentioned last week in an article titled MLB: Ringing in the Strikeout Era, that strikeouts are on the rise, to put it lightly. It wasn’t my intention to create alarm or hyperbole surrounding this dramatic increase in Ks over the last few decades, or maybe it was. Let’s assume, for the sake of speculation, […]
2013 NBA Playoffs Daily Recap (5/8)
Tuesday night featured a pair of Game twos in the second round of the NBA Playoffs. The New York Knicks evened up their series with the Indiana Pacers with a dominant performance in the fourth quarter, while the Memphis Grizzlies used a late run to tie their series with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Here’s a […]
Will the Real James Loney Please Stand Up?
James Loney is throwing a wrench in stats tables across baseball. He “leads” the MLB with a batting average of .391, but he doesn’t lead because he doesn’t have the required number of plate appearances to be considered for the batting title. Not yet at least (as of May 7th, which happens to be his […]
2013 NHL Awards: XN’s Hart Trophy Nominees
To conclude my 2013 NHL Awards series, I left the big one for last. Here are my other awards: Norris | Vezina | Calder The NHL describes the Hart Trophy as “the annual award given to the player judged to be the most valuable to his team.” In other words, this is the NHL’s MVP trophy as awarded by […]
Week 6 MLB Injury Report: Knock Your Sox Off
There are plenty of new injuries to wade through today as the Red Sox closer job is suddenly on the market, Hanley Ramirez and Joel Hanrahan make a quick return to the DL, and Roy Halladay tries to find anything to blame his horrific pitching on. Let’s take a look at who’s in and who’s […]
Fantasy Baseball Sleeper: Jimmy Paredes
The Houston Astros may be the worst team in the American League but it makes for a great opportunity for a younger player to get real playing time and become a true fantasy baseball sleeper. Enter Jimmy Paredes who was just called up after the Astros released Rick Ankiel and Fernando Martinez. Paredes has been […]