Kings, Wild Rally for 1st Wins in Cup Playoffs
The Los Angeles Kings and Minnesota Wild weren’t facing elimination in their Stanley Cup first round playoff series, but losses would put both in a very deep hole, down 3...
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Sports History April 18th: The Longest Baseball Game
Yesterday was the 35th anniversary of the April 18, 1981 Pawtucket Red Sox and Rochester Red Wings baseball game that is known as the longest professional baseball game in history....
Capitals, Stars, Islanders, and Sharks win Their Playoff Openers
There were four first round series openers in the Stanley Cup Playoffs on April 14th. Two games had predictable results and two games matched opponents of fairly equal ability. The...
Kobe Scores 60 in Swan Song; Warriors Break Record for Victories
The 2015-16 NBA regular season ended on April 13th with a couple of milestones. Kobe Bryant closed out his NBA career with a monster game, and the Golden State Warriors...
J.J. Hardy Homers Twice, Orioles Remain Undefeated
The Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 9-5 at Fenway Park on April 12th behind a two home run performance by shortstop J.J. Hardy. Hardy had five RBIs in...
Colorado’s Trevor Story is the Story of the First Week of the Baseball Season
Colorado Rockies rookie shortstop Trevor Story blasted his seventh home run of the season on April 10th in the Rockies’ 6-3 win over the San Diego Padres. To say that...
Flyers and Red Wings Clinch Final Stanley Cup Playoff Berths
The Philadelphia Flyers, Detroit Red Wings, and Boston Bruins battled down to the final weekend of the regular season for the last two Eastern Conference Stanley Cup playoff berths, with...
Cubs’ Hitters Off to Hot Start
After the Chicago Cubs came out of nowhere to win 97 games and make the playoffs last year, big things were expected this year; they are considered one of the...
Dodgers Shut Out Padres in Third Straight Game
If the opening series to the 2016 season is any indication, the San Diego Padres are in for a long year. The Padres opened the season hosting the Los Angeles...
Villanova Beats North Carolina in Spectacular Finish
The 2016 NCAA Basketball Championship Game in Houston on April 4th featured an exhilarating finish for Wildcat fans and a gut wrenching, nearly indescribable feeling of finality for Tar Heels...
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