As usual, Chris Drury came up huge for the Sabres as they added to the Isles’ frustrations in the first round. The Buffalo Sabres hung on Friday night to edge the Isles 4-3, advancing to the second round of the NHL Playoffs. Up 3-1 in the series and leading 3-0 through two periods, Buffalo looked […]
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Flash came up big in the fourth quarter, but it wasn’t enough. Dwyane Wade keyed an impressive late-game comeback, but couldn’t quite drive the Heat past the Bulls in Game One on Saturday afternoon. Despite Flash’s flashy new limited edition Converse WADE 2.0 shoes, Miami went down 96-91 to Chicago as foul trouble limited Wade
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Great minds must think alike. After witnessing Sidney Ponson’s effort Friday night, I wrote the following recap on Rotoworld.com: Sidney Ponson was battered by the Royals on Friday, suffering the loss when he gave up 10 hits and six runs in 4 1/3 innings. Now that’s the Sidney Ponson we all know and hate. After
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The announcement by the A’s that Rich Harden’s shoulder needs some rest and he’ll skip his start this weekend must have rang plenty of warning bells for his owners. The plan is to give him a couple of extra days and let him start Tuesday. Harden played catch before Friday’s game and said he was
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Noah Newman, born prematurely and forced to spend weeks in an incubator, grew up with no grasp of reality: He thinks Mark Prior is still an important player for the Cubs. For those of you who aren’t addicted to the Young & Restless, there was a classic moment today. Noah Newman, a character who’s around
Michael Nylander and Jaromir Jagr teamed up to terrorize the Thrashers in the first round as the Rangers won their first series in a decade. For the Rangers, their first playoff series victory in a decade came far easier than anticipated. For the Thrashers, the first taste of playoff action in franchise history was bitter.
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Before I get to some notes, Daisuke Matsuzaka’s peformance yesterday is worthy of mention. I hadn’t witnessed a scene like that in Toronto since the World Series — huge lineups of fans at the gates 90 minutes before the opening pitch; scores of photographers, each with their lens pointed at Dice K; tons and tons
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