Pittsburgh Penguins Advance to Eastern Conference Finals With Rout of Senators
Two days after embarrassing the Senators with a seven goal outburst, the Pittsburgh Penguins closed out their Eastern Conference Semifinal series with a 6-2 victory on home ice. Dan Bylsma‘s star studded attacking armada was as advertised in Game 5, as they snuffed out the cinderella Senators. The seventh seeded Senators, who endured major injuries […]
NBA Eastern Conference Finals: Pacers win Game 2 over Heat, 97-93
The NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals continued on Friday and we witnessed another close game. This time, though, it was the Indiana Pacers that came away with a victory. Here’s the recap from last night’s contest. Indiana wins Game 2 on the road over Miami In Game 1, the Indiana Pacers played well enough to win […]
Kings and Red Wings Ride Shutouts to Brink of Western Conference Finals
Both the Los Angeles Kings and Detroit Red Wings held their opponents scoreless on Thursday night to put themselves just one win away from advancement. Defending Conn Smythe Trophy winner Jonathan Quick and rising star Jimmy Howard are demonstrating, once again, that nothing is more valuable in May than a hot goaltender. At Joe Louis […]
Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup for May 24
To end the workweek, I’m building my daily fantasy team at Star Fantasy Leagues around the two highest-cost superstars. It leaves me less flexibility elsewhere, but it’s nice to see those names in my lineup. So come challenge me over at SFL or use my lineup as the basis for yours. And, while you’re there, […]
Michael Crabtree’s Achilles Tear Opens a Fantasy Football Void
Things changed for a whole bunch of fantasy football commodities yesterday, as Michael Crabtree’s Achilles tendon tore, stripping Colin Kaepernick of his prized target, boosting the values of San Francisco 49ers running backs, and altering the perceived fantasy value of borderline elite wide receivers taken after Crabtree in mock drafts: guys like Jordy Nelson and Hakeem Nicks.
Bruins Waste Golden Opportunity to Sweep Rangers
Despite another lackluster effort from the New York Rangers, the Boston Bruins cost themselves a sweep with a few critical errors on Thursday night. As a result John Tortorella’s Rangers will live to fight another day, and may pick up some much needed momentum. The Bruins threw away a two goal lead by gift-wrapping a […]
Game 2 Eastern Conference Finals Preview (Schedule, TV, Game Vitals): How Will Indiana Respond After Crushing Series Opener?
Game 2 Eastern Conference Finals Preview: Indiana Pacers vs. Miami Heat: With a late lead on Wednesday night, it appeared the Indiana Pacers would jump out to a 1-0 series lead against the Miami Heat. That dream quickly faded (in 2.2 seconds, to be exact), when Lebron James took an inbounds pass and drove to the basket to give the Heat the win.
Offensive Explosion Boosts Penguins to 3-1 Series Lead Over Senators
After choking away Game 3 in Ottawa, the Pittsburgh Penguins bounced back with their best offensive outing of the playoffs to move to the brink of the Eastern Conference Finals. The star studded Pens came from behind to score a whopping seven goals to earn the 7-3 victory. Though the finally healthy Senators looked primed […]