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NBA Playoffs Recap—Round One: First Sunday Ends With Rockets Spanking Thunder
Posted on April 17, 2017, by Travis Pulver After a lengthy regular season, it is finally here—the NBA playoffs. Time for every game to matter, for no one to rest, and for a champion to eventually emerge. Will the champion be the best team in the league or will someone...
Memphis Grizzlies Redefine The Concept Of Go Ugly Early Against Spurs
Posted on April 16, 2017, by Travis Pulver The Memphis Grizzlies have had success against the San Antonio Spurs in the postseason. But their recent history against the Spurs has not been pretty. San Antonio entered the game having beaten Memphis the last eight times...
Could A Milwaukee Bucks Playoff Run Signal The Rise Of Giannis Antetokounmpo?
Posted on April 16, 2017, by Travis Pulver With a record of 42-40, the Milwaukee Bucks are not exactly a team that many are expecting much from in the playoffs. While they do have some promising talent, in the playoffs, promising talent is not enough to get it done....
Close Doesn’t Do The Indiana Pacers Any Good But It Should Make Cavaliers Fans Nervous
Posted on April 16, 2017, by Travis Pulver When the Cleveland Cavaliers realized that they were playing the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the playoffs, they were probably not too concerned. The Cavaliers won the regular season series 3-1, and the loss came...
Cincinnati Reds Lose Brandon Finnegan to DL
Posted on April 16, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The hits just keep on coming for the Cincinnati Reds, in more ways that one. In one sense, the Reds continue to come up with clutch hits that lead to wins, as they are off to their best start in nearly three decades and...
James Paxton Continues Dominant Stretch, 21 Scoreless Innings To Open Season
Posted on April 16, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Felix Hernandez may have some competition as the ace of the Seattle Mariners, and it's lefty James Paxton. The 28-year old southpaw has started the 2017 season with 21 shutout innings, including eight scoreless in a...
Toronto Blue Jays Won’t Panic Amidst Nightmare Start
Posted on April 15, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine It's hard to envision a team that's been to the ALCS in each of the last two seasons starting a season 1-9, but that's exactly what's happened to the Toronto Blue Jays in 2017. While every other team in baseball has at...
Rockies Ace Jon Gray To Miss A Month with Broken Foot
Posted on April 15, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The Colorado Rockies have gotten off to a fast start in 2017 despite their starting rotation having the highest ERA in the National League. That rotation will now have to survive without ace Jon Gray, who the Rockies added...
Josh Donaldson Heads To DL To Heal Aching Calf
Posted on April 14, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Things are starting to go from bad to worse for the Toronto Blue Jays. Just in case the team's 1-8 start wasn't bad enough, the Blue Jays have now placed former league MVP Josh Donaldson on the 10-day DL. Donaldson's DL...
Bronson Arroyo Unhappy With Performance Early in Season
Posted on April 14, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The Cincinnati Reds are currently enjoying their best start to a season in over a quarter-century. The 2017 version of the Big Red Machine has gotten the job done early in the season with a relatively young team. Of...
NBA Playoff Preview—Round 1: Utah Jazz vs. Los Angeles Clippers
Posted on April 14, 2017, by Travis Pulver In the not too distant past, the Los Angeles Clippers were considered a joke. They were one of the worst teams in the league. But in recent years they have accomplished what was once thought improbable—they have become...
NBA Playoffs Preview—Round 1: San Antonio Spurs vs. Memphis Grizzlies
Posted on April 13, 2017, by Travis Pulver If the situation feels familiar, it should. Last season the San Antonio Spurs were the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference, and the Memphis Grizzlies were the No. 7 seed. Memphis fans will be hoping that is where the...
Indians Active Lonnie Chisenhall At Expense of Tyler Naquin
Posted on April 13, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The Cleveland Indians welcomed outfielder Lonnie Chisenhall back from the DL on Thursday. Chisenhall, the team's primary right fielder last season during their World Series run, began the season on the DL after hurting his...
NBA Playoffs Preview—Round 1: Toronto Raptors vs Milwaukee Bucks
Posted on April 13, 2017, by Travis Pulver The Toronto Raptors would love to be the team that finally dethrones the Cleveland Cavaliers. They would love to become the big dog and kick LeBron James and company off the Eastern Conference’s porch. But to get that chance,...
NBA Playoffs Preview—Round 1: Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Indiana Pacers
Posted on April 13, 2017, by Travis Pulver The Indiana Pacers have been one of those teams all season that was full of promise and potential—but they were missing something. They were good enough to remain in the playoff picture, but if they were going to make it in...