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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.
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NBA Playoffs – San Antonio Spurs in Control, Oklahoma City Thunder in Trouble
This was the kind of offensive display the San Antonio Spurs were hoping to get against a weakened Oklahoma City Thunder defense, helping Tim Duncan early on and Manu Ginobili later in game 1 to dominate and find points with ease in a dominating 122-105 victory to take a 1-0 lead in the Western Conference finals over a team that has only one lineup that works defensively and a Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook duo that need plenty of help.
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14 Best Memes of the Indiana Pacers Beating the Miami Heat
While it’s always big news when the Miami Heat lose, the Indiana Pacers aren’t exactly a shocking team to do it. Especially when they got some help from referees, so the memes coming after game 1 in the Eastern conference finals weren’t just about making fun of LeBron James and his team, but also about bandwagon Pacers fans and NBA officiating.
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River Plate & Juventus – Revenge of the Relegated
As River Plate won their first championship in six years, taking the Torneo Final of the Argentina top flight, they became another football giant to taste success and triumph shortly after recovering from relegation. Juventus are the example for clubs suffering from such embarrassment, completing the best season ever in the Serie A under the current format, winning their third consecutive championship after it looked like relegation made it too difficult for them to compete with the best of ’em, in Italy at least.
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Novak Djokovic – The Best Player in Tennis Once Again
We’re not used to seeing Rafael Nadal lose on clay so much, even if it is against Novak Djokovic. The Serbian star and number two in the world beat Rafael Nadal for the second time this season in a Masters tournament final, this time claiming the Italian Open in Rome to make it his third ATP 1000 title, and maybe placing himself as the favorite to win the Roland Garros for the first time in his career.
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Angels Over Rays – Machine Working Just Fine
Despite having a good season compared to his first two with the Los Angeles Angels, Albert Pujols was in something of an RBI drought the last couple of weeks. Until he met David Price and the Tampa Bay Rays, hitting two home runs to help the Angels pick up a 6-2 win.
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NBA Rumors – Everyone Really Interested in Kevin Love
There’s nothing official coming from Kevin Love or the Minnesota Timberwolves, but everyone is assuming he wants out – either via trade this season or as a free agent a year from now. That puts plenty of teams on alert: The Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks, joined by the Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets, Phoenix Suns and also Love’s personal favorites – the Golden State Warriors and the Chicago Bulls.
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California Chrome & the Triple Crown – The Nasal Strip Complication
Winning the triple crown of horse racing isn’t impossible, but it’s never easy. After taking first place at the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, California Chrome is heading to Belmont to try and complete the impressive feat. However, wearing a nasal strip that helps the horse breath while thundering has been complicating things.
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NBA Rumors – New York Knicks Interested in Derek Fisher as a Head Coach
No one knows if Derek Fisher of the Oklahoma City Thunder is going to retire or not at the end of this season, but that isn’t stopping the New York Knicks from showing a growing interest in him as a head coaching prospect. However, the Knicks aren’t in any rush to make a decision, while Fisher seems to be focusing on playing in the playoffs, trying to steer away from distractions.
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Braves Over Cardinals – Serious Closing Problems
The St. Louis Cardinals are always a solid team, but this doesn’t look like the kind of group that can reach the World Series or even the playoffs once again with this kind of baseball, losing to the Atlanta Braves 6-5 as Trevor Rosenthal blew a save for the second time this season, indicating one […]