1. Minnesota Twins slugger Harmon Killebrew died today. It had been announced that his cancer was inoperable a few days ago and that he would enter a hospice. The man was a great long ball threat and was a class man. I met him at the 1983 All Star Game at the old Comiskey Park. […]

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We have reached the final four teams left alive in both the NHL and NBA playoffs, and in hockey at least, I have no rooting interest except for one – who do I least want to win the Stanley Cup? This used to be an annual event until the last three seasons because usually, the […]

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In San Jose, California, hockey fans are practicing the Heimlich Maneuver for their hockey team, the Sharks. Always a force in the regular season, the Sharks either fall flat in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, or the get deeper into the playoffs, find adversity, then fold like a house of cards. This […]

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The Chicago Bulls are looking pretty good after defeating the Atlanta Hawks last night in Georgia. MVP Derrick Rose had another balanced game, scoring 33 points, and dishing out 9 assists. On the upside was that forward/center Carlos Boozer finally looked like he was worth the millions that the Bulls showered on him, with a […]

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Long time readers know that I pay little attention to the NBA and haven’t for over a decade. The current play bores me. But with the Bulls surprising everyone, not by being good – everyone figured they’d be good, but for amassing 60 victories, even I had to take notice. They had a tough time […]

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Despite the Blackhawks being eliminated, I still care about who wins the Stanley Cup. The first thing that I do is pick out who I don’t want winning, and at the top of that list are the dreaded hated Red Wings. I hate them as the top of the site shows, and they face the […]

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I have written here many times that there is nothing better than Game 7 hockey, and we will get two of those games tomorrow night (with a chance of more depending on what happens in games tonight). The Philadelphia Flyers and Buffalo Sabres face off early tomorrow night in Philly, with the winner moving on. […]

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