The National Hockey League once again gears up for the Stanley Cup playoffs. A major factor in the greatness of the NHL postseason is sudden-death overtime. Now that the NFL has done away with it for their playoffs (and perhaps for the regular season as well) by giving a team that gives up a field [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Pittsburgh Penguins’
Stanley Cup in Mario Lemieux’s swimming pool
Of all the major pro sports, hockey has the best championship tradition — the Stanley Cup, awarded to the league champs, basically goes on tour and is found in bars, churches, businesses and just about every conceivable place. I have seen babies given baths in the cup, while Pascal Dupuis of the newly crowned Pittsburgh [...]
Quick hits: Lakers fans, Pens, Phelps, testicles
L.A. Lakers win title. And after 15 titles, Lakers fans still riot in the streets when their team wins. Police arrest 25 scumbags, police officers hurt. Adam Morrison (right) now has more titles than Charles Barkley and Karl Malone. Pittsburgh Penguins win the Stanley Cup, become first major pro team in 30 years to win [...]
Wanna see a champion? Visit Pennsylvania
A couple of months ago my friend Kurt and I were walking around downtown Philadelphia after lunch. We passed a steakhouse that opened recently and has become a favorite spot for celebrities. We saw a guy with a beard and some bruising on his face outside the restaurant and we both had the same thought: [...]
Quick hits: Pens, Magic, Favre, Brady
Magic have best shooting-percentage game in NBA Final history and beat the Lakers, bringing out the tired “It’s a series” cliche everywhere. Penguins force Game 7 of Stanley Cup Finals. So far, the home team is 6-0 in the series. Game 7 is at Detroit. The tea leaves this morning point to Brett Favre not [...]
Quick hits: ‘Shrooms, Pens, Lakers, Big Unit
Pittsburgh Penguins even the Stanley Cup Finals, winning 4-2. L.A. Lakers dominate the Magic in Game 1. What was that about the Magic giving the Lakers ‘fits’? Pro skateboarder Jereme Rogers (right) said mushrooms drove him to strip down, get on his roof and start making a lot of noise. At 6:40 a.m. Oh to [...]
Quick hits: Pens, Serena, Obama, Cowboys
Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Red Wings for their first Finals win this year. BTW, is anyone else annoyed by the now-stale proclamation that “now we have a series”? The world’s No. 1 player self-proclaimed world’s best player lost in the quarterfinals of the French Open today. Obama picks the L.A. Lakers to win the NBA [...]
Stanley Cup Finals Preview
The more things change, the more they stay the same. For the second consecutive year the NHL season wraps up with a Detroit Red Wings-Pittsburgh Penguins final. Let the battle between Motown and the Steel City commence! Last year the Red Wings won in 6 games. Despite the addition of Marian Hossa near the end [...]
Quick hits: Anquan, Magic, ManU, Penguins
The Orlando Magic have taken a 3-1 series lead over the heavily favored Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs aren’t out of it yet, with two home games remaining. But they’ve lost 6 of their last 8 games against the Magic. Pittsburgh Penguins sweep Carolina Hurricanezzzzzzzzzzzzz. Cardinals WR Anquan Boldin will fire agent Drew Rosenhaus (right). ManU [...]
Quick hits: Nuggets, Penguins, lacrosse, Plax
Denver Nuggets get win in L.A., still wrestling with the Iron Sheik. UConn and South Florida beat a five-hour rain delay with a dance-off. Will straight white guys dance to anything but Soulja Boy? Pittsburgh Penguins take 2-0 lead over Hurricanes. Virginia, Syracuse, Duke and Cornell play men’s lacrosse Final Four this weekend. Jets and [...]
Quick hits: Utecht, Red Sox, Caps-Pens, Cavs
Ex-Red Sox player says the team taught them how to use steroids. Cleveland Cavaliers sweep the Hawks. Ilgauskas: “We have nothing to celebrate. What is there to celebrate? We have bigger goals than this.” Caps-Pens, the NHL’s answer to the Celts-Bulls series, is going to Game 7. Cincinnati Benglas tight end Ben Utecht drops an [...]
NHL: Capitals-Penguins must-see TV
The first-ever Stanley Cup playoff showdown between the NHL’s top two superstars has lived up to the hype. On Monday night Alexander Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals forced a seventh game in their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Pittsburgh Penguins with a 5-4 overtime win at The Igloo (or, if you’re a stickler for corporate names, [...]
Quick hits: KKK, Celtics, Safina, Penguins
Celtics win on a last-second shot from Glen ‘Big Baby’ Davis (right). Yes, you read that right. NBA admits referee mistake that lead to Nuggets win over Mavericks. Do these league announcements help or hurt? After Serena Williams’ announcement that she is the No. 1 player in the world, the actual No. 1, Dinara Safina, [...]