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February 17th* NHL recap:- Blues (75) 2, Stars (80) 1 (OT). Offense was surprisingly hard to come by in St. Louis and while Brian Elliott's shutout bid (17 saves) ended when visiting Dallas drew...
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Duke vs. UNC Part I? Looks like I won't have to turn on the volume on my laptop even after Survivor concludes.- #1 Villanova (23-3) 83, Temple (16-9) 67. The Owls got solid production from Obi...
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February 18th* NHL recap:- Blackhawks (81) 5, Rangers (70) 3. Waive Henrik Lundqvist! New York erased a 2-0 deficit by tallying three unanswered goals between the 2nd and 3rd period, only to see...
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Since when is Thursday the schedule overload day?- Minnesota (7-19) 68, #6 Maryland (22-5) 63. Um, what?! Given that they hadn't won in 2016 or in Big Ten play, it shouldn't have come as a surprise...
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February 19th* NBA recap:- Clippers (36-18) 105, Spurs (45-9) 86. No Kawhi Leonard = big problems for visiting San Antonio, as Los Angeles surprisingly crushed the Spurs behind hot shooting (50% FG,...
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Way to come out of your break with a whimper, NBA.- Pacers (29-25) 101, StolenSonics (40-15) 98. Despite allowing visiting Indiana to begin a furious 4th rally behind the starting quartet of Monta...
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February 20th* NCAA Basketball recap:- Iona (16-10) 83, Monmouth (22-6) 67. Ugh. Even though falling at the hands of A.J. English (9-17 FG, 5-10 treys, 8-8 FT, 31 pts, 7 rebs, 5 asts, 7 TO) and the...
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Oh, fun. These overload Saturdays were already a bear - and then ESPN went and made accessing boxscores 20x harder for absolutely no reason.- #1 Villanova (24-3) 77, Butler (18-9) 67. Josh Hart...
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February 21st* NBA recap:- Warriors (49-5) 115, Clippers (36-19) 112. Visiting Golden State needed every bit of the production that it got from the starting quartet of Harrison Barnes (6-8 FG, 3-4...
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ESPN's getting annihilated for its horrible alterations to its website's box scores (which was solely done to cater to the ADD crowd that thrives on hot taek nonsense), yet they probably won't do...
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February 22nd* NBA recap:- - Cavaliers (40-14) 115, StolenSonics (40-16) 92. With Kyrie Irving saddled with the flu, visiting Cleveland was totally screwed. And by totally screwed I mean that the...
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Don't look now, but this week marks the end of the regulation for many smaller conferences.- #12 Miami (FL) (22-5) 64, #3 Virginia (21-6) 61. Looks like the Hoos' ascension back into the top five...
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February 23rd* NBA recap:- Heat (32-24) 101, Pacers (30-26) 93 (OT). Chris Bosh Ewing Theory! After opening the contest on an 11-0 run keyed by Paul George (11-24 FG, 4-7 treys, 5-7 FT, 31 pts, 11...
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It was hilarious to see Jason Williams claim with a straight face that Rick Pitino is basically receiving a special pass from the media despite his role in Louisville's postseason ban. In just the...
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February 24th* NBA recap:- - * NHL recap:- - * Tennis Favorites Update:Qatar Total Open- Second Round: #4 GMB (2-3)- Second Round: #16 Sara Errani (8-3)- Second Round: Eugenie Bouchard (8-3)- Second...
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While the thing that I'd most like to see removed from the run to the NCAA Tournament is references to and use of the relic that is the RPI, #2 is probably Joe Lunardi appearing during every game to...
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February 25th* NBA recap:- - * NHL recap:- - * Tennis Favorites Update:Qatar Total Open- Third Round: #4 GMB (3-3) - Third Round: Eugenie Bouchard (9-3) - Third Round: Andrea Petkovic (6-3) Dubai...
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Not sure whether I'd rather see Larry Brown be banned from coaching or speaking, but I do know that he's so much of an ass that there are too many possible links to his continuing awfulness that I...
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February 26th* NBA recap:- - * NHL recap:- - * Tennis Favorites Update:Qatar Total Open- Quarterfinals: #4 GMB (4-3) - Third Round: Andrea Petkovic (7-3) def. Coco Vandeweghe - 6-3, 6-4Dubai Tennis...
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You know that it's February in the NBA when folks are trying to fill columns with garbage like "Is Stephen Curry Making Other Players Worse?" and "Russell Westbrook Was Never Supposed To Get Better...
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