April 30, 2007
by Dan Bilicki In: Basketball
As I am sitting here watching game four of the Warriors vs. Mavs series I am still trying to digest the abomination that took place at the Meadowlands. I can’t really come up with a good sentence to fully describe the angst I am feeling right now. I am struggling to get my head around [...]
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by Dan Bilicki In: Football
With the Raiders taking JaMarcus Russell first overall on Saturday, there wasn’t much surprise at the top the off the draft, except, of course, for the freefall of Brady Quinn. Russell, who will get –if the past trends keep up- something in the $50-60 million range, is worth it on tape at least. This guy [...]
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April 27, 2007
by Dan Bilicki In: Basketball
Both the Utah Jazz and the L.A. Lakers came home for game 3 and didn`t disappoint their home crowds last night. Orlando did disappoint but we already knew they were going to lose.
The Jazz held Yao, T-Mac and the Rockets to a measly 67 points last night. Yao and McGrady did their fair share of [...]
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by Dan Bilicki In: Football
Yesterday, a day after he missed a connecting flight and didn’t make it to Washington to speak to congress regarding after school programs, a Vick-owned property was raided by police and dozens of injured and emaciated dogs were found. It is believed that dog fights were staged there. While Vick does own the property, he [...]
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April 26, 2007
by Dan Bilicki In: Baseball
Being the guy at the paper that’s forced to sit around and watch every baseball game on any given night can have its upside; for one, I happen to love baseball. There were plenty of standout performances around the league and nearly a record tied.
Jake Peavy, San Diego: Came within one strike of tying [...]
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by Dan Bilicki In: Basketball
After losses in the first games of their series, the Mavericks and Spurs came back to take their game 2s last night. Lebron and company also won but we already knew that would happen. The Mavericks defeated the Warriors in a game that saw two of Golden State’s best players ejected for arguing calls. With [...]
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April 25, 2007
by Dan Bilicki In: Basketball
After game 1’s debacle where the Nets smartly countered the Raps “let’s give away free red t-shirts” idea by wearing red themselves, Toronto evened up their series with an 89-83 win last night. This six-point game was the closest of the night. Around the league, the Heat lost to the Bulls 107-89 to fall behind [...]
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April 24, 2007
by Dan Bilicki In: Hockey
The Vancouver Canucks didn’t exactly win the West but, thanks to a 4-1 victory last night, they’ve advanced to the second round of the NHL playoffs. So, now that the match ups are set, it’s time for my expert advice on who’s going to come out victorious in the conference semi-finals.
Anaheim vs. Vancouver: Well, now [...]
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by Dan Bilicki In: Basketball
Only a year after he was on the chopping block and called one of the worst coaches in the league, the Raptors’ Sam Mitchell took home the honours for coach of the year. Mitchell was at the head of a revamped Raptors team that improved their win total by 20 games from last year; an [...]
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April 23, 2007
by Dan Bilicki In: Hockey
With the match ups set for round two in the East and only Vancouver taking on Dallas in a game 7 tonight, the NHL playoffs are progressing quite smoothly. With the West still to be decided, there’s no reason we can’t have an East preview here now, is there?
Ottawa vs. New Jersey: The Senators had [...]
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