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Stanley Cup Final Game Five: Conn(or) McSmythe?
One night after the Larry O'Brien trophy was awarded to the NBA Champion Boston Celtics, the Stanley Cup was in Sunrise, Florida for Game Five of the Stanley Cup Final. The Florida Panthers' plans to complete a four-game sweep were thwarted by an onslaught of Edmonton Oilers goals--eight of them, to be exact. Only three teams forced Game Six of the Cup Final after falling behind 3-0. Would the Edmonton Oilers become the fourth?
By Clyde E. Dawkins13 days ago in Unbalanced
Finals Game Five: 18 and Golden
I have seen a number of playoff series in the NBA, NHL, and MLB where a team is up 3-0 with a chance to sweep. Sometimes, the sweep's completed, but there have been moments where the team down 3-0 wins Game Four. Now, when that happens, it's the same sentiment: "Well, at least they didn't get swept." You can always tell whether or not Game Four serves as that lone win in the series or not. A few times, said team does win Game Five. In rare moments, they actually make it to Game Seven. And as we all know, there have only been five overall moments between the leagues where a team actually won four straight to win the series after losing the first three games.
By Clyde E. Dawkins14 days ago in Unbalanced
Yoga Teacher Killer: A Look Into Kaitlin Armstrong's Path to Murder
I remember this story very well, mainly because of the insanity involved at the tail end. Honestly, it sounds like something from a movie, yet despite figuring that Lifetime would do a movie about this, I expected a long wait. After all, there are still some "women who kill" stories that still need to be played out on Lifetime. Yet the wait wasn't that long (I guess watching all of that sports helped). Before I talk about Lifetime's movie, here's a look at the true crime story about Kaitlin Armstrong.
By Clyde E. Dawkins16 days ago in Criminal
Stanley Cup Final Game Four: Change of Plans
Sooooo... that just happened. The Stanley Cup was in the building in Edmonton for Game Four of this year's Final. The Florida Panthers were all set to complete the sweep and capture the Cup for the first time in their franchise history. They shut down the Oilers in the first two games, and Game Three was a hard fought battle won by the Panthers. All signs pointed to the Panthers taking Lord Stanley back to the Sunshine State.
By Clyde E. Dawkins16 days ago in Unbalanced
Finals Game Four: Brooms Broken
A strange rarity hit the sports world entering Game Four of this year's NBA Finals: both the NBA and Stanley Cup Finals stood at 3-0. The last time we saw a sweep in the Stanley Cup Final was 1998. The last time we saw a sweep in the NBA Finals was 2018, much more recent than the NHL. The last time we saw sweeps in both in the same year, you have to go all the way back to 1995. That year, the Houston Rockets swept the Orlando Magic to repeat as NBA Champions, and the New Jersey Devils swept the Detroit Red Wings to win their very first Stanley Cup.
By Clyde E. Dawkins17 days ago in Unbalanced
Stanley Cup Final Game Three: Kiss of Death
For the first time in three years, the Stanley Cup Final headed across the northern border to Canada. For the first time in 18 years, the Cup Final emanated from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. However, the Oilers were on the wrong end of a 2-0 Cup Final, and history states that 2-0 is hard to come back from in the final round. Only five teams have done it, and it hasn't been accomplished since 2011, when the Boston Bruins won four out of five after losing the first two games of that year's Cup Final.
By Clyde E. Dawkins18 days ago in Unbalanced
The Last Resort
"Professor Benton Marsh?" As day became dusk, Benton Marsh was surprised to hear someone calling his name as he was on his way out of the school building. He turned around and saw a woman standing across from him, and it only took a few seconds for Marsh to see that she was in immense distress.
By Clyde E. Dawkins19 days ago in Fiction
Finals Game Three: Legends
June 9, 2011. That was the last time the NBA Finals hit the city of Dallas. It was Game Five that year and the Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat (during the Heat's first year with LeBron James) to go up 3-2, and took Game Six in Miami to win their first NBA Championship. Here it is, 13 years and 3 days later, and the Mavericks are on their home court in a tight situation. They are down 2-0 after losing twice in Boston, and they are looking to make a dent in their deficit in Game Three.
By Clyde E. Dawkins19 days ago in Unbalanced
CFL Week 1 Recap: Bonjour
The Canadian Football League season is back, and as usual, I'm here for all of it! I've mentioned this before regarding my CFL fandom; I've been fascinated by Canada's version of the game for a long time, and I finally started watching the CFL back in 2013. Yeah, hard to believe it's been over a decade since I started watching this, and the games are just amazing. The CFL makes the wait for the NFL a lot easier. The NFL has the longest offseason out of the four main leagues, and thankfully, the CFL starts just as the NBA and NHL are about to crown their champions. Sports fans can't live on baseball alone.
By Clyde E. Dawkins21 days ago in Unbalanced
Stanley Cup Final Game Two: Good Vibes
In Game One of this year's Stanley Cup Final, the Florida Panthers dominated the Edmonton Oilers with a 3-0 shutout win at home. For the first time in the team's 31-year history, the Panthers had a lead in the Cup Final. So what would they do for an encore in Game Two?
By Clyde E. Dawkins22 days ago in Unbalanced
Finals Game Two: Backs Against the Wall
After a dominate Western Conference Finals upset, the Dallas Mavericks fell totally flat in Game One of the NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics. The winner of Game One wins the Finals close to 70% of the time, but even so, a series isn't decided in the first game. Boston drew first blood in the Finals, but the Dallas Mavericks entered Game Two in Beantown looking to strike back.
By Clyde E. Dawkins22 days ago in Unbalanced
The Looney "Tortoise and Hare" Trilogy
In sports, there have been quite a few rivalries, and quite a few of them have been mostly one sided. The Green Bay Packers have owned the Chicago Bears in the last 20 years. The New York Yankees have owned the Boston Red Sox for much, much longer than that. The Denver Nuggets have been living rent free in the heads of the Los Angeles Lakers in the last two years, and of course, the Boston Bruins always seem to have the Toronto Maple Leafs' number when it counts the most.
By Clyde E. Dawkins23 days ago in Geeks
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