- newBruins' Major Goal: Don't Give Many Up
Matt Kalman, Boston HeraldHis team was about to take on the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals last Saturday when Bruins coach Claude Julien incredulously responded to a question about his team's defense.After limiting t…
- 8 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 2:19pm -
- newSpurs Go Down With Stars on Bench
Dan Wetzel, Yahoo! SportsThey brought out a big yellow rope and a small army of security guards to ring the court. There was a NBA title to be won. Perhaps. The San Antonio Spurs held a three-point lead with just 19.4 seconds remaining. Thousands of…
- 8 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 2:07pm -
- newYanks Need A-Rod as Much as He Needs Them
Joel Sherman, New York PostThe moons have aligned in such a way that the Yankees need to get Alex Rodriguez before Bud Selig does.In the big picture, it would be best for the organization if Rodriguez never came back so it could collect insurance…
- 8 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 1:59pm -
- newAll-Star Voting Overtaken by Logic
Jonathan Bernhardt, Sports on EarthAs their website helpfully reminds us, the MLB All-Star Game is this July 16th at CitiField in New York -- and since that's less than a month away, we're well on our way to picking the representatives for…
- 10 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 12:22pm -
- newAllen's Classic 3: The Best Doing Their Best
Josh Levin, SlateFor a few moments, on a few nights each year, a fact that often seems fuzzy becomes absolutely clear: Watching sports is totally, unquestionably worth our time. Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals was tense, baffling, infuriating, and c…
- 10 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 12:06pm -
- newTeam USA Locates Soul on Way to Brazil
Leander Schaerlaeckens, Fox SoccerThe United States men’s national team negotiated a winding and rocky road in the last month, culminating in a 1-0 win against Honduras on Tuesday. And at the end of that road, their fans could declaratively si…
- 11 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 11:18am -
- newNFL's Newest, Best Rivalry: 49ers-Seahawks
Vinnie Iyer, Sporting NewsTo borrow from Jim Harbaugh, we’ve “definitely noticed” what’s been going on with his San Francisco 49ers and Pete Carroll’s Seattle Seahawks this offseason.It hasn’t taken long—sin…
- 11 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 11:07am -
- newTiger Not Connecting on Course or Off
Joe Strauss, St. Louis Post-DispatchIt’s been 19 years since I spoke to a college kid at Bay Hill. Kid’s name was Eldrick, but folks called him Tiger. I guess they still do.For 10, maybe 15 minutes we spoke as the nation’s top am…
- 11 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 10:50am -
- newBosh Easy to Ignore, Hard to Win Without
Royce Young, CBS SportsStanding exhausted in front of his locker, a hundred yards or so from the postgame interview podium reserved for the game's stars, Chris Bosh said it simply."[Ray Allen] saved the season," he said.Wrong, Chris. You save…
- 19 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 2:41am -
- newOvertime Classic Proves Heat Rises
Ira Winderman, South Florida Sun SentinelLook, if you had one shot or one opportunity to seize everything you ever wanted, one moment, would you capture it or just let it slip?" -- Eminem, "Lose Yourself"At one point, before there was a Big Three,…
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