Only a week to go before the US Open and all those playing in Europe are back in North America to prep for that event. Jack Nicklaus’s home course Muirfield Village Golf Club outside of Columbus, Ohio is the site for this week’s PGA event – the Memorial.
The 2012 MLB regular season is off to a somewhat unpredictable start with a few underdogs blazing a trail in their division while a few favorites continue lag behind the leaders. This has made handicapping the games more of a challenge, but we have been up to the task.
Two weeks have passed since my last Power Rankings and unlike a couple of weeks ago; there has been some change throughout the rankings. Teams are emerging while others are fading as we start ramping up for the Dog Days! Who are those teams?
The San Francisco Giants have had pretty good success in beating the Arizona Diamondbacks, and will look to gain ground on division-leading Los Angeles by taking the finale of a three-game set on Wednesday at AT&T Park.
Don’t look now, but the Los Angeles Angels are above .500. The Angels have rattled off eight straight wins, and they are beginning to look like the team most expected to see before the season.
The 2012 MLB regular season is off to a somewhat unpredictable start with a few underdogs blazing a trail in their division while a few favorites continue lag behind the leaders.
Road Warrior Kings kick off Final against home warrior Devils
The Stanley Cup Final kicks off Wednesday night and it features two of the most unlikely teams vying for the best trophy in sports. The #8 seeded Los Angeles Kings open on the road against the #6 seeded New Jersey Devils in a matchup of the two lowest ranked teams to ever meet in a Cup Final.
Oklahoma City led by nine early in the fourth quarter, but the San Antonio Spurs kicked it into high gear and won their 19th straight game Sunday night in Game One of the Western Conference Finals.
The Baltimore Orioles have hit the skids a little bit lately. They are still the most surprising team going but they lost their opener against a reeling Toronto team to extend their losing streak to 3 games and have won just 4 of their last 10.
Before the season began, the Yankees and the Angels would have been expected to be battling for the best record in the American League.
The Red Sox look to go above .500 for the first time this season with a win tonight, but that is far from easy facing reigning Cy Young winner Justin Verlander.
Despite being without NL MVP hopeful Matt Kemp, the Los Angeles Dodgers continue to roll.
Euro 2012 – Toughest Test in Football Looms
What is widely regarded as the most difficult football tournament to win worldwide kicks off June 8th. Poland and Ukraine will host the 14th version of the European Championship and as per usual it features 16 of the top teams in Europe.
The Heat are big favorites tonight and to win this series facing the Celtics, but this season Boston beat Miami in 3 of 4 games.
It’s one of the most anticipated playoff series’ in years. Oklahoma City is an up and coming young team full of talent.
The Philadelphia 76ers evened up this series with a win Wednesday night. The eighth seeded 76ers have pushed this game to the brink.
NBA Basketball Matchup: #8 Philadelphia 76ers (3-3) vs. #4 Boston Celtics (3-3)
Date/Time: May 26, 8:00 PM EST on ABC
NBA Gambling Odds from BetDSI
NBA Betting Favorite: Celtics -5.5
Over/Under: 170.5
Can the young Sixers upend the heavily favored Celtics in Game Seven? The oddsmakers have the veteran Celtics favored by 5.5.
Let’s take a closer look at this critical Game Seven in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Doug Collins’ team has shown that they are extremely scrappy, but this will be a major test for them on the road in a deciding Game Seven. Boston knows how to win Game Seven’s, so the 76ers will have to play their best.
When Philadelphia has won in this series it has been largely due to their terrific defense. The 76ers were ranked in the top five in defense in the NBA all year, and most people don’t realize how solid this group is on the defensive end. [soliloquy id=”82219″]
They have controlled the boards in most of the games, and they are getting out and running whenever they have the opportunity. Philadelphia needs big games out of their point-forwards Andre Iguodala and Evan Turner.
Both of these guys have unique skill sets and they are tough matchups for the Celtics.
Boston led 36-33 at halftime in Game Six, but they looked terrible in the second half. The Celtics looked tired and slow against the young Sixers. The two days of rest before Game Seven will certainly help the Celtics, but they must come out focused and ready to go.
Boston shot a miserable 33.3% from the floor in Game Six. Brandon Bass was the hero in Game Five, but he was just 4 for 14 from the floor in Game Six. Rajon Rondo was 4 for 14, and he only had six assists. Only Kevin Garnett has consistently produced on the offensive end throughout this series.
Rondo must be fully engaged, and Paul Pierce needs to be aggressive getting to the rim if the Celtics are going to win this one.
The Celtics know this is one of their last chances to win with the current group, and I expect them to pull out a close win. Still, the best value is likely the under in what I expect to be a tight game.
Free NBA Pick: Under 170.5
