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Randomblog - Spring Sports

Posted 03/16/09 at 3:36 PM by sovelis41
Updated 03/17/09 at 2:58 PM by sovelis41
Undeniably, the two best times for sports are the fall and the spring. These two seasons show off some of the best of each sport and allow ravenous fans to transition smoothly from one addiction to the next.

Did you fill out your bracket? Or are you like me and avoid office pools altogether to simply enjoy what is truly one of the best sporting events out there. How are the NHL playoffs are shaping up? NFL Free Agency?

What's going on with these events? Jump to...
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Water Bucket Sportswriting

Posted 02/20/09 at 11:15 AM by sovelis41
The cliche "The Jury Is Still Out" hit saturation status in this morning's Pittsburgh media after the Penguins run-and-gun (another cliche, running and gunning just doesn't seem like it would be all that great in a practical sense) 5-4 victory over the Montreal Canadiens last night.

It seemed like there was a race to the computers after the clock hit 0:00 and everyone got their sound from the Penguins locker room and press conference podium to be the first guy to post "BYLSMA...
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Playoffs?! Yes, we want to talk about Playoffs.

Posted 02/19/09 at 1:43 PM by sovelis41
Updated 02/20/09 at 10:19 AM by sovelis41
The home stretch of the NHL regular season is well under way, and there is no shortage of drama in this year's race to be one of the 8 on the inside of the playoff picture. How will the final playoff picture look? Where is your team going to end up? The current standings (In the East) as of this morning:

Top 8
TeamPointsGames Remaining
Boston8824
Washington7924
New Jersey7724
Philadelphia6927
NY Rangers6823
Montreal6724
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