Stanley Cup Pick 'em

 is finally here: the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The last of the seeds were set yesterday as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks to give the San Jose Sharks the top spot in the Western Conference, and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the New York Rangers to knock them from playoff contention.

Need to get out of the "Woods"

Day 1 of The Masters provides many suprising story lines

Tiger this, Tiger that. Tiger shot his lowest first round ever. Tiger made two eagles. Tiger didn't get booed. Tiger got cheered. Tiger played a practice round. Tiger had eggs yesterday morning. Tiger went to the cleaners to get his red shirt. Tiger pulled a rabbit out of a hat. Tiger is the new King of Norway. Tiger, Tiger, Tiger. After the first round of the Masters I have to be honest, Tiger Woods is the last golfer I care about.

Wow… Hockey is great

USA ties it late, but loses in overtime to Canada

     I was sure how it was going to end: The US would play great, but the Canadians would eventually win. That was, before Zach Parise had something to say about it. Parise’s goal, with just under .25 seconds left in regulation, put the game into overtime and gave the USA all the hope and momentum in the world. I have to say, I was taken in.

“Carroll”-ing to Seattle

Former USC head coach announced as Seahawks head coach Tuesday

     It’s official! Former USC head coach Pete Carroll will take the same position with the Seattle Seahawks. Carroll’s hiring comes just one week after the firing of the Seahawks last head coach Jim Mora, who finished his first and only year with a 5-11 record and third place in the final NFC West standings.

Bear with me, this could get ugly.

Then again there was a lot of ugly in these past two weeks

There will be no need for an introduction, let’s just get into it.  
   Let’s start with the bad. About two week ago, there was an obscure NHL game featuring the Atlanta Thrashers and the Florida Panthers. After the Panthers turned the puck over in their own zone, Thrasher’s star winger Ilya Kovalchuk took the puck down the ice, and scored on Panther’s goaltender Thomas Vokoun. Now, inexplicably, Florida defensemen Keith Ballard took his stick, and made a baseball swing attempt to break it over the net. I say attempt because Ballard actually broke his stick over Vokoun’s helmet. Vokoun would be shipped to the hospital, where he would be released. Ballard shouldn’t be suspended. He should be released and blackballed from the NHL. Getting your stick up and accidentally clipping someone in the face, happens. When two players connect knee-to-knee, that happens. This should never happen.  It was stupid and unnecessary.

What in the world is going on with Tiger Woods?

Woods drives into a tree, not on the course

There were several great stories or story lines in sports this last week and weekend.

Urban Meyer to Notre Dame??

The University of Florida has been a college football powerhouse for the last 4 years under Head Coach Urban Meyer. With Meyer at the helm, Florida has a 54-9 record, two National Championships, 4 bowl games (3-1), and two Southeastern Conference [SEC] titles.

Not what you think… or is it?

Last night we witnessed another chapter in the rivalry of the decade between the New England Patriots and the Indianapolis Colts. It did not disappoint. Down by 17 early in the fourth quarter, quarterback Peyton Manning led his team down the field on two touchdown scoring drives to bring the score within six points.

Heisman Who??

With the second coming of the Bowl Champion Series (BCS) standings this weekend, we are well into the college football season. Being at the halfway point, there are numerous stories to make the second half exciting.