While the Boston Bruins beelined across the ice to mob him at the buzzer, Tim Thomas tapped both goalposts, sank to his knees and rubbed the ice in front of his empty goal. Thomas drew a virtual line in his crease throughout these crazy, contentious Stanley Cup finals, and Boston’s brilliant goalie just wouldn’t […]
Mavericks top Heat 105-90 to win NBA title, Nowitski is MVP
June 12, 2011 by
For Dirk Nowitzki, the resume is complete. He’s an NBA champion. For LeBron James, the agonizing wait continues for at least one more year. Avenging what happened five years ago in perfect turnabout style, the Dallas Mavericks won their first NBA title by winning Game 6 of these finals in Miami 105-95 on Sunday night—celebrating […]
Canucks edge Bruins 1-0, move to brink of NHL title
June 10, 2011 by
Maxim Lapierre scored a third-period goal as the Canucks moved to within one win of their first Stanley Cup Every other scoring tactic had failed over the last three games, so Vancouver defenseman Kevin Bieksa made something up. He deliberately put a shot wide of the net in Game 5, knowing Boston goalie Tim Thomas […]
Inspired Bruins rout Canucks 4-0, even Stanley Cup finals
June 9, 2011 by
The tattered, kitschy Bruins jacket has been moving around the Boston locker room for the past few months, going to the most valuable player in every victory. It belonged to Nathan Horton when he went down with a serious concussion two days earlier in the Stanley Cup finals. He showed up in the Bruins’ […]
Wade, Bosh lift Heat to 2-1 lead in NBA finals
June 5, 2011 by
Dwyane Wade kept soaring and scoring, doing everything he could to get the Miami Heat a crucial win towards an NBA title. Chris Bosh and Udonis Haslem provided the final push. Bosh made a 16-foot, go-ahead jumper from the baseline with 39.6 seconds left and Haslem pestered Dirk Nowitzki the rest of the way […]
Nowitzki scores 48 as Mavs top Thunder in Game 1
May 18, 2011 by
Facing a long, boring wait for his next playoff game, Dirk Nowitzki did what he normally does. He went to the gym. There were daytime sessions with his Dallas Mavericks teammates, of course, but also return trips at night. Knowing a chance for a return trip to the NBA finals was coming up, Nowitzki wanted […]
Bruins edge Lightning 6-5 to tie Eastern finals
May 18, 2011 by
Scoring five goals in one period didn’t satisfy Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien. Neither did an outstanding offensive game by prize rookie Tyler Seguin. Not when the Bruins gave up 10 goals in two games and had to fight off a late charge by the Tampa Bay Lightning to gain a split of the first […]
Lewis shuts down SF, Texas trims WS deficit to 2-1
October 30, 2010 by
Hey, you Longhorns, Aggies and Horned Frogs. Colby Lewis and the Texas Rangers threw the biggest tailgate party of them all, beating San Francisco 4-2 on Saturday night and cutting the Giants’ edge in the World Series to 2-1 Rookie Mitch Moreland hit an early three-run homer, Josh Hamilton later launched a 426-foot shot and […]
NFL Game Recaps and Highlights
September 27, 2010 by
Edwards’ long TD helps Jets beat Dolphins 31-23 -Video: Braylon Edwards 67-Yard TD Catch Washington’s returns lead Seahawks over Chargers, 27-20 -Video: Leon Washington Two Kick Returns for TD Janikowski misses final FG, Arizona escapes 24-23 Manning throws 3 TD passes in Colts’ 27-13 win Rams beat Redskins 30-16, end home losing streak Vick […]
