Two. The family and I were in the Wisconsin Dells over the long weekend, and The Indignant Wife got us a table at dinner where I could watch Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals. Every other minute, it seemed like someone scored. Back and forth the two teams went until the teams buckled down […]

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Four. The Sharks have shown their playoff mettle yet again, not just in getting swept in the Conference Finals by the Blackhawks, but getting but 3 shots on goal in the third period with the scored tied at 2 coming into that do-or-die period. Now, we prepare to face the winner of the Eastern Conference, […]

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I have to pass on the best comment on a blog about the Blackhawks victory (thanks to Phil Rothman for passing it along): “My wife is going to leave me for Buff (Dustin Byfuglien)… and I’m okay with it.”

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It’s bad enough that LeBron James’ Cleveland Cavaliers were unceremoniously ousted from the NBA playoffs last week, but the whole basketball world seems to be imploding on the 25-year-old phenom. His effort in game 5 of the Celtics series was so poor that people were asking if he was trying to begin the summer early, […]

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I’ve never been much of a Lance Armstrong fan. I admired him overcoming cancer to win seven Tour de France cycling races, but doping has always hung over that sport like a tarp on a baseball field during a rain delay and somehow, Armstrong was too clean cut, too All-American. Call me a cynic, but […]

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Since we’ve talked about Floyd Landis, we should discuss another slimy sports individual who was in the news this week. Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy appeared on Dan Patrick’s radio show this week and continued to talk about the fire underneath the smoke of his gambling conviction. Donaghy said that he didn’t fix games; he […]

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Six. Last night, the Hawks played even better than in game 1 against the Sharks. I had been concerned because of all of the shots Niemi faced in game 1 (44), but the defense stood up last night and only allowed 25 shots all night. Are we at the brink of a championship?

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