By Wally OK ... we're at the Final Four stage for the NBA and NHL playoffs. Let's get some predictions from the Pine on how the playoffs will unravel for each sport. I'll start: NBA: Lakers over the Suns in 6. This just isn't a good size/position match-up for Phoenix; LA's size and length plus skill at the paint positions will be the difference. Magic over the … [Read more...] about NBA & NHL: Final Four Predictions
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Performance of the Week | 4/26-5/2
by Patrick 'Rey' Reynell It is that time again. Let’s hear from you readers. We had another week of stellar performances. Pick the ONE that stands out to you, and tell us a story. Hard not to hear this name no matter your interest in the NHL, so I have to go with Montreal Canadiens goalie Jaroslav Halak. The twenty-four year old had 53 and 41 saves in games 6 and 7 … [Read more...] about Performance of the Week | 4/26-5/2
Thumbs Up for…
...the NHL. Gary Bettman and his crack staff are busy discussing the possibility of another Winter Classic. This should be an annual event. ...the NBA who will hand out fines next year for 'flopping'. I love soccer, but flopping is easily the worst part of the game. I don't need to see it on the hard courts. ...the Monroe Community College baseball team which won a school … [Read more...] about Thumbs Up for…
Ahhhhhhhhhh….Memorial Day
The last Monday in May brings warm breezes, red, white, ‘n’ blue flapping, grills sizzling, and beverages all around. This unofficial opening to summer has roots way back to the Civil War era. Forty-two years ago President Johnson officially declared Waterloo, New York the birth place of Memorial Day - just another reason to appreciate the Empire State. If you haven’t had … [Read more...] about Ahhhhhhhhhh….Memorial Day
For Rangers and Sixers weekend is an exercise of opportunities lost
Pittsburgh Penguin fans greeted the New York Rangers with a sea of white Friday night. The energy in the four-decade old Mellon Center was palpable. The ‘Broadway Blue’ responded with the game’s first three goals – the last of which came just a little over three minutes into the game’s second stanza. The veteran club did what any road team desires: quiet the fans. And the … [Read more...] about For Rangers and Sixers weekend is an exercise of opportunities lost