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NHL Playoffs – Los Angeles Kings Look Like Champions, Chicago Blackhawks are Anything But
The Los Angeles Kings might not be the defending Stanley Cup champions, but they’re making the ones that are, the Chicago Blackhawks, look like a team that’s a bit in over their head, as the Kings take a 3-1 series lead in the Western conference finals thanks to an early blitz that led them to a 5-2 win and putting the early favorites on the brink of elimination.
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Ryan Hunter-Reay Wins Indy 500: Interesting For Just One Day
There is just one day when IndyCar takes first place in the eyes of motor sports fans in North America, and this is the day of the Indianapolis 500, which in its 2014 version was won by Ryan Hunter-Reay, claiming the title for the first time in his career, finishing ahead of Helio Castronerves.
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Jimmie Johnson Wins Coca-Cola 600: It’s Been a While
It took Jimmie Johnson, a six-time and defending Sprint Cup champion, nine years to finally get a win again at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in the Coca-Cola 600 race, making it a fourth for him on the track and moving him up to 6th in the Sprint Cup standings, and more importantly getting his first win of the season.
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NHL Playoffs – New York Rangers Very Close, Montreal Canadiens Out of Options
We’ve already seen in these NHL playoffs that initial home ice advantage means nothing, and the New York Rangers are close to proving that again as they take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern conference finals, beating the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 with an overtime goal of non other than Martin St. Louis as they had back to Canada with a chance to finish off the series.
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NHL Playoffs – Los Angeles Kings Look Confident, Chicago Blackhawks Getting Outplayed
Last year this series at the same stage of the playoffs looked completely different. Now? The Los Angeles Kings take a 2-1 lead in the series after beating the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 in game 3 thanks to three straight goals in the second and third periods to take over the clash, with Jeff Carter in exceptional form, adding a goal and two assists.
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NHL Playoffs – Montreal Canadiens Getting Physical, New York Rangers Getting Testy
The Montreal Canadiens had nothing to lose as they went into the Madison Square Garden behind by two games. Despite using their replacement in goal, Dustin Tokarski, they did fine under the pressure from the New York Rangers, coming away with the 3-2 overtime win to get their first victory of the series, making it 2-1.
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NHL Playoffs – Los Angeles Kings Thrive Late, Chicago Blackhawks Slightly Stunned
We’ve seen the Los Angeles Kings raise their game countless times with their backs to the wall in recent years, but their 6-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks and especially their performance in the third period, scoring five unanswered goals while Jeff Carter scores a hat-trick in 15 minutes, left quite a few jaws dropped, making it an even series at 1-1.
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Floyd Mayweahter – Fight Date Set, No Opponent Yet
First thing to do is to book a venue and a date. Opponent? Someone will come. Floyd Mayweather continues to keep the cards close to his chest, but his next fight will be on September 13, keeping his promise of fighting twice a year since signing that mega deal with Showtime, as the undefeated and current belt holder in two different divisions looks to make some more money before he retires.
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California Chrome – Nasal Strip Approved For Belmont
In horse racing, there’s a lot less to write about heading into a big race. California Chrome having the chance of being the first Triple Crown winner in 36 years has changed that, making even the decision over his nasal strip, approved for the race at Belmont a worthy headline.
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NHL Playoffs – New York Rangers Take Promising Lead, Montreal Canadiens Look Clueless
Home court advantage or taking an early lead isn’t helping the Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern conference finals as the New York Rangers beat them 3-1 to take a 2-0 lead despite playing away from home and going down early to a Max Pacioretty. Ryan McDonagh, Rick Nash and of course Martin St. Louis had no problem turning the tide, as the Bell Centre “curse” seems to be something in ancient history.