NHL news: Canucks will start Robert Luongo in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals
We’ve seen this movie many times already in the 2011 playoffs, haven’t we? Once again, Vancouver Canucks goaltender Robert Luongo is fresh off a game in which he got pulled.
The Chicago Cubs and the NL East leading Philadelphia Phillies square-off in Game 2 of a four-game weekend series this Friday night at Citizens Bank Park. Game time is set for 7:05 p.m. (ET) and it will be broadcast nationally on the MLB Network.
The Boston Red Sox are peaking at the right time for an important weekend showdown with the Toronto Blue Jays, who always seem to play them tough at the Rogers Centre.
The St. Louis Cardinals are heating up again. A big reason for that: Lance Berkman is back from injury and hasn’t missed a beat. The Big Puma has clubbed three homers in his last four games.
How does a best of three to determine the Staley Cup sound? So far both teams have held serve on home ice – the Canucks in close fashion and the Bruins in uber-impressive style. The move back to Vancouver is certainly good news for the Canucks – they are 9-4 at home in the playoffs.
The Oakland Athletics have struggled this season, but with a good record against the Chicago White Sox, this may all change on Saturday. Two other off-form teams, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Colorado Rockies, move into Game 2 on Friday, while the Florida Marlins host the Atlanta Braves on Thursday.
The Bruins have momentum in their favour heading into Game 5 of the Stanley Cup final on Friday night at Rogers Arena. After a 4-0 victory in Game 4 and an 8-1 victory in Game 3, Vancover will need to do something. For the best NHL betting odds, sign up now with Pinnacle Sports.
UFC 131 goes down in beautiful Vancouver British Columbia on Saturday night and although injuries have watered down the card a little bit, the night should still provide us with plenty of entertainment. There are contenders, prospects and respected veterans fighting for their UFC lives – it should be fun!
In sports betting, there’s no purer measure of success than how much money a team is winning for you. Who are the best earners in Major League Baseball?
Sporting Kansas City will end a 10-game road trip by playing its first match in its brand new stadium on Thursday night, when they take on a struggling Chicago Fire side that is currently in the midst of a club-record 10-game winless run.
Here we go with today’s sports water cooler talk. Here, you won’t just find the straight news; you’ll find the stuff everyone is talking about – the ice breakers, the Twitter Sports Picks and topics…well, basically all the stuff you discuss at the water cooler.
Baseball is a unique sport. It’s a team game, but individual players take turns influencing the games at various junctures completely on their own. A dominant starting pitcher can hang eight scoreless innings on the board only to see his closer blow the game in the ninth. Imagine that in football.
Fantasy sports are hugely popular – but sometimes the grind of a full season can be too much. If you’re tired of managing a roster throughout a season, having your inbox clogged by trade offers and taking flak on message boards for being too inactive, why not try a daily or weekly fantasy game?
The Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees continue to battle for first-place in the AL East when they wrap-up a three-game series at Yankee Stadium this Thursday night. Game time is set for 7:05 p.m. and it will be broadcast nationally on the MLB Network.
The Dodgers are a team in denial. They want to believe they’re a National League West contender but that simply isn’t true. L.A. has too much dead weight and not enough talent.
The bleeding just…won’t…stop for Oakland. Remember when the A’s were a sexy American League Wildcard sleeper? An eight-game losing streak has all but erased that idea. Oakland is even finding creative ways to lose.
