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April 14, 2010

NHL playoff preview

by Dan Bilicki In: Ice Hockey, Picks

Yes, it’s that time of the year again. The weather outside is getting warmer, baseball season is under way and the Maple Leafs are booking their golf dates. Yes, it’s time for the woefully long NHL playoffs.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Ice hockey should not be played all the way into [...]

April 13, 2010

Steelers have had enough

by Dan Bilicki In: Football

After going through a few off-season dilemmas, both this year and last year, the Pittsburgh Steelers finally said ‘enough.’ That’s at least the message it looks like they’re sending after dealing Santonio Holmes to the New York Jets.
Holmes, the former Super Bowl hero/MVP, was in a bit of trouble for violating the league’s substance abuse [...]

April 12, 2010

Day of drama

by Dan Bilicki In: Golf, Ice Hockey

There was no shortage of compelling stories on Sunday in the world of sports. Phil Mickelson made his charge at the Masters, firing a five-under 67, to win the biggest tournament of them all. He beat Lee Westwood by three strokes to take him his third green jacket.
He even made one ballsy shot from directly [...]

April 8, 2010

Tiger’s return to golf

by Dan Bilicki In: Golf

Tiger’s prowling.
It happens today. The greatest golfer in the world will try to make one of the biggest comebacks in the history of sports. He’s starting his return at the biggest event of the season. Yes, Tiger Woods will finally tee off again at the Masters after his self-imposed exile from golf.
After a news conference [...]

April 6, 2010

Opening Day

by Dan Bilicki In: Baseball

Sure, Duke crushing poor Butler’s dreams may have been the top news of the day, but it’s not like Major League Baseball didn’t have a great showing to open their season.
-Jason Heyward started his quest to prove to me wrong about him and he did it in stunning fashion. I’m sure the TV producers had [...]

Duke denies Butler’s dream

by Dan Bilicki In: Basketball

Sure, the Duke Blue Devils and Coach K may have beaten but I have a huge what-if from the final 13 seconds of the game: What if Hayward hits that miraculous half court shot? Would it go down in the biggest shot in NCAA history? This may just be short-term-hyperbole since it happened last night, [...]

April 5, 2010

McNabb to the Skins

by Dan Bilicki In: Football

During the busiest sports week of the season, where the NFL is the only of the four major sports not currently playing — plus there’s The Masters, NASCAR, F-1 and the NCAA tournament finale — the league still managed to make itself front page news.
It takes a big name to steal the spotlight from Tiger [...]

April 4, 2010

2010 American League preview

by Dan Bilicki In: Baseball, Picks

There’s an odd little quirk to the American League that has a bunch of people talking about realignment and the possibility of some teams roving between divisions season-to-season. That quirk is that three of the best teams in baseball happen to reside in one division, the AL East.
The defending champion Yankees are the big dogs [...]

April 2, 2010

2010 National League preview

by Dan Bilicki In: Baseball

It’s that time of year again, folks. The birds are chirping, grass is growing, the Toronto Maple Leafs have been eliminated from playoff contention and one or two star pitchers have already been lost for the season. Yes, people, it’s the beginning of baseball season. So, without further ado, let’s get a quick breakdown of [...]

April 1, 2010

Say ‘No’ to expansion

by Dan Bilicki In: Basketball

There are very few times in the sporting universe when the term “expansion” is actually a good thing. Well, maybe just one, like the MLB playoffs — who wouldn’t enjoy one or two more teams making it per season, even if just for a three-game series.?
Just ask the NHL (too many teams), NFL players (against [...]

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