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Southeast Division Showdown – Hurricanes Host Capitals Thursday Night
The surging Carolina Hurricanes will look to extend the woes of the Washington Capitals on Thursday night as the two sides square off in the back end of a home-and-home series.
The PGA pros head to Tampa Bay this week and the Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club – one week after a very intriguing Cadillac. Innisbrook proved to be a fairly easy track for the pros last year – the scoring average was 70.723 which made it the fifth easiest Par 71 track on TOUR.
Headline: Rivalry Night Features Struggling Eastern Conference Foes – Flyers Visit Devils
Two struggling Eastern Conference teams will look to make up a little ground when they meet in the first leg of a home-and-home series Wednesday Night. The Philadelphia Flyers and the New Jersey Devils are both coming off wins but each has stumbled during the middle part of the NHL season.
Headline: Marquee Matchup on Busy Tuesday – Bruins Visit Penguins
The Boston Bruins play their second game in two nights Tuesday when they pay visit to a sizzling Pittsburgh Penguins team who are fresh off a 6-1 thrashing of the New York Islanders Sunday. Both teams have been terrific this season and are expected to be there in the end fighting for the Eastern Conference Title.
The Anaheim Angels certainly didn’t rest in the offseason and stand pat – obviously a third place finish in the division last year was not acceptable! They, for the second year in a row were very active improving their team.
The main storyline ahead of the Yankees 2013 season is health! Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez are question marks to start the season and even if they do emerge from Spring Training, how will the offseason rehabbing affect their aging bodies.
So all you Blue Jays fans wanted management to make a splash eh? How’s adding Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle, Melky Cabrera, R.A. Dickey in the offseason.
One of the true feel good stories of the 2012 season doesn’t seem to be getting a lot of love ahead of the 2013 season – the longest shot in the AL East.
My how the mighty have fallen! Two years ago people were talking about a dynasty in Boston. Now fans are just hoping for a .500 season and a competitive club.
Headline: The Battle of Pennsylvania III – Flyers Host Penguins Thursday Night
One of the better rivalries in the NHL continues Thursday night on a busy evening on the NHL schedule when the Pittsburgh Penguins travel to Philadelphia to take on the inconsistent Flyers. Each team has already defeated the other once this season but only one is living up to expectation at the half-way point of the season.
The Blue Monster at Doral hosts the seventh edition of the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship. Hitting and holding the fairways has proven tough on this track and Greens in Regulation is also a challenge.
Headline: Rivalry Night – Blackhawks Try to Extend History – Host Avs Wednesday Night
The Chicago Blackhawks continue their assault on the record books Wednesday when they hope to extend their streak to 24 games to start the season without a regulation time loss. They are now just six contests away from matching the longest point streak in league history set by the 1979-80 Philadelphia Flyers, who went unbeaten in 35 straight games (25-0-10).
Another two weeks have passed in the world of the NHL and predictably in the shortened season, there has been some significant movement in the Power Rankings. There is still one undefeated team, there is some shocking Division leaders and as always there is a share of complete and utter disappointments.
Headline: Disappointment Bowl – Rangers Host Flyers in Battle for Eighth in the East
The Philadelphia Flyers and the New York Rangers, two teams with enormous expectations this season have yet to get it going early in 2013 and subsequently are fighting like crazy just to stay in the playoff picture. The teams meet Tuesday night both riding two game win streaks with a ton on the line.
Headline: League’s Worst Offense Battles Defensive Elite – Preds Visit Kings Monday Night
In what is sure to be a low scoring affair, two Western Conference Playoff contenders square off in Los Angeles hoping to create a little room in the muddled Western Conference standings.
Headline: Eastern Conference Elite Clash Saturday Night – Penguins vs. Canadiens
Two of the top six teams in the NHL standings meet in Montreal Saturday night in what is the marquee matchup on a busy day of NHL action. The Canadiens have been great and have gone nine straight games earning a point (7-0-2).
