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The Bruins Are Looking Impenetrable Again
After a 2-0 win—a merciful regulation win—Boston finds itself halfway to a Stanley Cup, so it's not too early to start thinking Conn Smythe. That talk begins and ends with the man in net, but that's only because MVP can't be a team award....
Lede Time
Michael MacCambridge does us all a mitzvah with his "Director's Cut" series over at Grantland. Earlier this year he blessed us with one of Lardner's best profiles, "Down Great Purple Valleys," which is most famous for its first sentence:...
Tuukka Rask Shuts Out Chicago Despite "Shitty" Ice; Bruins Lead 2-1
Game 3 actually ended in regulation, a nice change of pace from the first two games, but not before a short scuffle with about 11 seconds left. It looked like it was going to get really ugly for a second, but the refs quickly got control of the action and the game ended without (much) incident. Unl...
Bruins Knot Stanley Cup Finals At One With Overtime Goal
Boston overcame an officiating blunder to win Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals when Daniel Paille knocked home a goal at 13:48 of the overtime period....
Jaromir Jagr's Favorite Player Is Jaromir Jagr
David Krejci and Jaromir Jagr must be so pumped to play on the same team as their favorite player growing up....
The Celtics And Clippers Are In Talks To Possibly Make A Giant Trade
The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Clippers both dealt with disappointing exits in the playoffs, so of course they're making moves for next season. In terms of moves to make, though, the possibility reported by Adrian Wojnarowski sounds pretty freaking huge....
Derrick Rose Is Ready To Play Basketball Now, Apparently
Rejoice, basketball fans, for Sad Derrick Rose is finally feeling like Old Derrick Rose just in time for the long summer offseason....
Trolley Driver Beats Up Old Man On Crutches, Because Russia
Another one for the archive of the absurd thanks to Russian drivers and their all-seeing dashboard cameras. There's plenty of suspense here, so be sure to watch this video all the way through....
This Air Hockey-Playing Robot Is Here To Ruin Your Shit
Japan—of course it's Japan, home of the Messi-stopping goalkeeper robot—has found a way to win all the Dave & Buster's tickets....
Size Matters, But So Does Space: How Miami Went Small And Won Game 4
You knew the Heat's small ball lineups were making the Spurs uncomfortable when, not even six minutes into Game 4 of the NBA finals, Gregg Popovich was playing a lineup that only saw the court for a total of 12 minutes in the regular season, most recently in a desperate comeback attempt against the ...
<em>Chicago Tribune</em> Takes Back Its Post-Bombing Tribute To Boston
Remember the morning after the Boston Marathon bombings, when the Chicago Tribune dedicated the front page of its sports section to the city of Boston and its sports teams? That was a very sweet thing for the Tribune to do! But now, with the Bruins and Blackhawks facing each other in the Stanley Cup...
What's Your Hurry, Joe?
Found combing through the excellent and most bookmark-worthy site The Sports Curator, I came across this 1941 column by Jimmy Cannon:...
The KKK And Noisy Crickets Stopped Patrick Ewing From Going To UNC
NBA legend Patrick Ewing went on the Dan Patrick Show this morning to talk about his new position as an assistant coach for the Charlotte Bobcats, and the conversation eventually turned to reminiscing about Ewing's college days. In particular, Patrick wanted to know exactly why Ewing chose to atten...
The Invisible Man
Peace to reader A.J. Travis for suggesting Wright Thompson's ESPN story, "Shadow Boxing":...
Here's Jaromir Jagr As A Firefighter In A Euro Lottery Commercial
This is more than a year old, and it's already bounced around the internet a little bit, but it was just brought to our attention. We're posting it because it's Jaromir Jagr. Dressed as a fire chief. Who gets tricked by some ladies. Ladies who wanna party with him. In a 20-second commercial for the ...
Chicago's Win: 112 Minutes, Two Empty Bruins, And One Pinball Wizard
This is what coaches say, over and over, as overtime stretches into a second overtime stretches into comical exhaustion: just chuck it toward the net, because you never know what can happen....