The Eastern Conference semifinal series between the Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers shifts back to the Consol Energy Center for Game 5 on Friday. The Penguins have won three in a row in the series, putting the Rangers on the brink of elimination.
The Toronto Blue Jays welcome the Los Angeles Angels for the first game in a three-game set on Friday night. Toronto is flying high coming off a four-game sweep of Philadelphia, while the Angels are coming off back-to-back losses to the Yankees.
The Boston Red Sox will look to move up above .500 with a win over the struggling Texas Rangers when they open a three-game set in Arlington on Friday night.
Once again the Pacers provided hope for their fans by bouncing back after their series opening loss at home. It was hardly a dominant victory but one that provided some hope for the rest of the series thanks to the fact that they actually got some production from Roy Hibbert.
On the season the Cardinals have an Over/Under record of 14-18 and a run-line W/L record of 17-18 and the Pirates have an Over/Under record of 15-15 and a run-line W/L record of 13-21.
The Phillies lost all 4 games of their home and home with Toronto. It was an ugly stretch as twice they were shutout and twice they gave up 10 or more runs to a club that is having all sorts of struggles as well.
The Baltimore Ravens finished the 2013 NFL season with an 8-8 record, which left them barely on the outside looking in when it came to the Wild Card contest between the 9-7 San Diego Chargers and 11-5 Kansas City Chiefs.
The Oklahoma City Thunder roared back to even the series at one game apiece after shutting down the Clippers offense in game two on Tuesday, and will look to take at least one of two in Los Angeles when the two meet on Friday in game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals.
The Giants have taken the early lead in the NL West this season but they come into this weekend set with rival Los Angeles having lost their last 2 games.
Miami kicks off an 11-game road trip against the Padres on Thursday, and will hope that it can improve its road record, which boasts just two wins on the season, against San Diego who took two of three at the Marlins earlier this season.
After a crazy opening round of this year’s NBA Playoffs in which the underdogs covered the spread in over two-thirds of the 50 games that were played, the top two favorites left in this tournament made a strong statement this past Tuesday night with lopsided victories in Game 1 of their NBA Conference Semifinals’ matchup.
On the season the Rockies have an Over/Under record of 23-11 and a run-line W/L record of 24-12 and the Rangers have an Over/Under record of 18-14 and a run-line W/L record of 12-22.
The Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies continue their four-game set at the Air Canada Centre on Thursday. The Blue Jays will be looking for the rare four-game sweep after taking it to the Phillies in the first three games of this series. Wednesday night’s game saw the Blue Jays come away with a convincing 10-0 win.
Ducks Try to Dig Themselves Out of a Hole – Visit Kings in Game 3
The Anaheim Ducks head out on the road Thursday night looking for that elusive fist win in their second round playoff series with the Los Angeles Kings. Down 2-0 in the series, it is no secret as to why the Ducks are in such a predicament – their potent offense has gone cold.
Boston Looks to Reclaim Home Ice Advantage – Game 4 vs. Habs Thursday Night
The Montreal Canadiens have become used to fast starts in their second round series with the Boston Bruins – unfortunately they have become used to coughing up leads in the third period and letting their Original Six rivals back in each game.
The NFL Draft begins on Thursday with the first round, and that’s when all the fun stuff happens. We learn who the top overall pick will be, the top players in the country are assigned a new team, and someone who had been projected as a high pick will fall and be forced to sit uncomfortably with cameras pointed at him while hoping and praying to be scooped up.
