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Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
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Is it me, or does anyone disagree with the notion that there still should be two weeks between the NFL Conference Championships and the Super Bowl?
For those that just might have forgotten, the New England Patriots beat the Baltimore Ravens 23-20 in the AFC Championship and the New York Giants beat the San Francisco 49ers 20-17 in overtime for the NFC Championship to set up Sunday’s big game from Indianapolis.
If you watched the Pro Bowl in Hawaii this past weekend, and apparently saw Brandon Marshall of the Miami Dolphins record four touchdown receptions, shame on you. How can you have an All-Star Game when the two best teams in the league aren’t represented?
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Saturday, January 28th, 2012
Victoria Azarenka (Nevit Dilmen, Wikimedia Commons)
The Women’s Tennis Association has a new world number one.
On Saturday, Belarussian Victoria Azarenka won her first Grand Slam title in defeating Russian Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-0.
Azarenka did a great job throughout the Australian Open final in going from defense to offense when she was returning her serve. Once again the unforced errors category basically told the story why Sharapova lost. The 2008 Australian Open champion had 30 unforced errors compared to Azarenka’s 12.
While watching ESPN’s coverage of the match, colour commentator Chris Evert got on my nerves. First, she completely mispronounced Nikolai Khabibulin. She called him KA-BIB-U-LIN before being corrected. Khabibulin is a family friend of Azarenka’s and allowed her to live in his Scottsdale basement when she first arrived to the United States.
Evert stated that “time was running out on Sharapova.” That is nonsense. Sharapova is only 24 years old and is younger than many elite players on tour. Also, she claimed Azarenka has Sharapova’s number. Well she had Sharapova’s number last night, but when you look at their head-to-head statistics, Azarenka leads 4-3.
Tags: australian open, maria sharapova, victoria azarenka, Victoria Azarenka Picture
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Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
After four days of being down, I am glad to report that AnySportAnyTime is back up and running again. Thank-you to all of our loyal readers for being patient with us.
Here is a recap over what has happened the last four days.
In football, there were two very bizarre Conference Championships that will be remembered more for mistakes made than great plays. In the NFC Championship, Kyle Williams of the San Francisco 49ers dropped a punt in the fourth quarter and again in OT to lead the Giants to a 20-17 overtime win. In the AFC Championship, Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff missed a chip shot field goal late in the fourth quarter to preserve a 23-20 New England win.
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Tags: baltimore ravens, calgary flames, cincinnati reds, detroit tigers, Edmonton Oilers, francisco cordero, green bay packers, joe paterno, joe philbin, jordan eberle, kim clijsters, miami dolphins, mikko koivu, minnesota wild, new england patriots, new york giants, prince fielder, RAFAEL NADAL, roer federer, san francisco 49ers, San Jose Sharks, sarah burke, toronto blue jays, victoria azarenka
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Sunday, January 8th, 2012
Jarome Iginla (Wikimedia Commons)
Jarome Iginla is headed into the NHL record books. On Saturday night, Iginla became the 15th player in NHL history to score 500 goals with one team.
Last night at the Scotiabank Saddledome, Iginla scored the game winning goal as the Flames defeated the Minnesota Wild 3-1.
Iginla scored from a weird angle as well. His shot from the side boards went off of two Wild players’ skates and past goaltender Niklas Backstrom.
It was also a huge night for Lance Bouma, who scored his first of his career six minutes before Iginla put the Flames up by a score of 2-0. Curtis Glencross scored on the power play minutes after Iginla made history to put Calgary up 3-0. Calgary-raised Dany Heatley scored late for the Wild but it was too little, too late.
With the win, the Flames have a record of 19-19-5 and move within four points of the Dallas Stars for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
Tags: calgary flames, curtis glencross, dallas stars, Dany Heatley, jarome iginla, lance bouma, minnesota wild
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Sunday, January 8th, 2012
Drew Brees (Wikimedia Commons)
The New Orleans Saints got a dominating offensive performance last night.
The Saints recorded a NFL record 626 total yards of offense in a postseason game in a 45-28 win over the Detroit Lions. The old record was set by the San Diego Chargers, 610 yards of total offense, in a 1963 playoff game against the Boston Patriots.
Brees threw 466 yards passing and three touchdowns. Running backs Darren Sproles and Pierre Thomas also added a major score.
Believe it or not the Lions actually had a 14-10 lead at halftime.
Another remarkably storyline is that the Saints did not punt the ball once. Detroit was able to stay with New Orleans in the first half due to fumbles by Brees and wide receiver Marques Colston.
Colston had 120 yards receiving, while Meachem had 111 yards.
New Orleans will now play the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Divisional Playoff next weekend. The matchup should be quite interesting because the 49ers had the best defense in the NFC, as they only gave up 229 total points.
Tags: darren sproles, detroit lions, drew brees, Marques Colston, new orleans saints, pierre thomas, robert meachem, san diego chargers, san francisco 49ers
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Saturday, December 31st, 2011
We now know who will play in the quarterfinals at the 2012 World Junior Hockey Championships in Calgary.
In two dramatic games at Calgary’s Scotiabank Saddledome New Year’s Eve, Sweden beat Russia 4-3 in overtime and Slovakia came roaring back to beat Switzerland 6-4.
Both Sweden and Switzerland made outstanding comebacks. Sweden was once down 3-0, while Slovakia was down 4-2 in the third period.
The results mean that Sweden finishes first in Pool A with a record of two regulation wins and two wins in extra time (one in regulation and one in a shootout) for ten points. Russia finishes in second place with three regulation wins and an overtime loss, for ten points, but finish in second place behind Sweden because of their loss to them in the standings. Slovakia then finishes in third place with a record of two wins and two losses. Switzerland and Latvia are both out.
Slovakia will now play Finland (second place in Pool B) on Monday in one quarterfinal (TSN, 3pm) with the Czech Republic (third place in Pool B) playing Russia in the other quarterfinal (TSN, 7pm).
The Slovakia-Finland winner will play Sweden in one semi-final on Tuesday (TSN, 3pm) with the Czech Republic-Russia winner playing Canada in the other semi-final (TSN, 7pm)
Tags: 2012 world junior hockey championships
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Saturday, December 31st, 2011
What was supposed to be one of the biggest hockey games in quite sometime for the city of Edmonton, in actuality has no meaning whatsoever at all. When Team Canada faces Team United States at Rexall Place tonight (TSN, 6pm) the Canadians know they will be going directly to the semi-finals of the 2012 World Junior Hockey Championship, while the Americans are going to the relegation round.
Still, there are a couple of important factors that will come into play. First, it is important that Canada doesn’t get into any bad habits. Team Canada has been a little bit undisciplined at times through their first three games and it is important the team carries their momentum they have now into Tuesday by playing a complete sixty minutes after deciding to take parts of the third period off against Denmark Thursday night.
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Tags: 2012 world junior hockey championships, ales hemsky, andrei vasilevski, dallas cowboys, denver broncos, Edmonton Oilers, eric decker, henrik sedin, kansas city chiefs, ladainian tomlinson, los angeles kings, miami dolphins, new york giants, new york islanders, new york jets, nikita usev, oakland raiders, petr mrazek, reggie bush, san diego chargers, Steve Tambellini, teemu pulkkinen, tim tebow, tony romo, Vancouver Canucks, yevgeni kuznetsov
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Saturday, December 24th, 2011
It may be the Christmas season, but it is a very big weekend on the world sport stage. On Boxing Day, the sports world will be focused on Alberta for the 2012 World Junior Hockey Championship. The event is significant because it is the first time that Edmonton and Calgary, two bitter provincial rivals have joined forces to host a world class sporting event. Edmonton will host all of Team Canada’s round robin games, with Calgary hosting the medal round.
Team Canada’s first game is Monday at 1:30pm against Finland (TSN). Both teams have something in common. They both lost to Russia in the medal round at the 2011 World Junior Hockey Championships in Buffalo. Finland lost 4-3 to Russia in the quarterfinals, while Canada lost 5-3 to Russia in the Gold medal game.
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Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
Drew Brees (Wikimedia Commons)
My hot streak continues everyone as I went 12-4 last week and am 154-70 on the season.Please note there is only one game Christmas Day and the majority are played during the day on Christmas Eve.
Here are my week 16 picks:
Thursday
Houston over Indianapolis–I know the Colts are on cloud nine after beating the Titans last week, but the Texans are getting enough from quarterback T.J. Yates to contend with most teams.
Saturday 11am
NY Jets over NY Giants–The Giants were terrible against the Redskins last week, and are more than capable of losing to a Jets team where their only weakness is at quarterback.
Arizona over Cincinnati–The Cardinals have won four in a row and are starting to get a strong defense together. Linebacker Daryl Washington has 20 tackles over their last four games.
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Tags: adrian peterson, daryl washington, drew brees, joe flacco, kyle orton, reggie bush, romeo crennel, t.j. yates, tim tebow
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Sunday, December 18th, 2011
The Edmonton Oilers might have deserved a better fate on Saturday night, but in the end, lost 3-2 to the San Jose Sharks.
With the game tied at 2, Patrick Marleau scored the game winner on the power play.With the loss, the Oilers fall below the .500 mark at 14-15-3 and are now six points back of the Dallas Stars for a playoff spot in the Western Conference.
The next game for the Oilers is Monday night when they host the Detroit Red Wings.
Speaking of the Red Wings, it might be the worst time of year for the Oilers to play Detroit this season. That’s because the Red Wings were motoring on all cylinders last night in an 8-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings. Rookie Cory Emmerton led the Red Wings with two goals and one assist.
After the game, there was speculation in the hockey world that the Los Angeles Kings were to name former Calgary Flames Head Coach and General Manager Darryl Sutter as their new head coach, replacing the interim John Stevens.
The Red Wings were not the only team to score eight times Saturday night. The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 8-3, as Evgeni Malkin posted three goals and two assists, all without Sidney Crosby.
Tags: buffalo sabres, cory emmerton, dallas stars, darryl sutter, detroit red wings, Edmonton Oilers, evgeni malkin, los angeles kings, Patrick Marleau, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks
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Saturday, December 17th, 2011
Taylor Hall (Wikimedia Commons)
It might be too early to call a particular game a must win. But on Saturday night at the Shark Tank in San Jose, it could just be a must win for the struggling Edmonton Oilers (CBC, 8pm).
After a hot October where the Oilers at one time led the Western Conference, it has been a tough grind. Since November 5, the Oilers have been 6-13, and have fallen from first to twelfth.
Luckily though, there is still 51 games left for the Oilers to turn things around, but there could be no more important game to their 2011-12 schedule than tonight. The Oilers currently find themselves four points back of the San Jose Sharks and Phoenix Coyotes for a playoff spot in the West. So at the end of the night, they could be as close to two points back, or possibly as far as six points out.
Even though the Oilers lost 4-2 to Phoenix Thursday, a very positive sign was the play of Taylor Hall, who scored both Oiler goals. It was his first game back after missing three weeks with a shoulder injury.
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Tags: baltimore ravens, calgary flames, chicago bears, Chicago Blackhawks, dallas cowboys, denver broncos, detroit lions, Edmonton Oilers, felix jones, henrik sedin, joe flacco, jonathan toews, marshawn lynch, new england patriots, new york giants, oakland raiders, phil kessel, rob grankowski, san diego chargers, San Jose Sharks, seattle seahawks, tampa bay buccaneers, Taylor Hall, tim tebow, toronto maple leafs, Vancouver Canucks, washington redskins
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Friday, December 16th, 2011
Steven Stamkos (Wikimedia Commons)
The Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames both lost Thursday night, but the Flames lost in overtime, meaning they are now tied with the Oilers for 11th place in the Western Conference standings.
Last night in Tampa Bay, 2010 Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy winner Steven Stamkos scored his 19th goal of the season, just thirty seconds into overtime to give the Lightning a 5-4 win over the Calgary Flames.
The Flames however showed an exemplary effort in mounting a comeback to get themselves a single point. Rene Bourque and Olli Jokinen each scored for the Flames in the third period to tie the game at four, and get themselves a single point out of the contest.
The Oilers meanwhile lost 4-2 to the Phoenix Coyotes. Oliver Ekman-Larsson led Phoenix with a goal and an assist. Devan Dubnyk played well in net, but gave up a weak insurance goal to Ekman-Larsson to put Phoenix up by two late in the third period.
Calgary and Edmonton now have identical 14-14-3 records, and are tied for 11th in the Western Conference, four points back of the San Jose Sharks and Phoenix Coyotes.
Calgary next plays in Florida tonight, while the Oilers are in San Jose tomorrow night.
Tags: calgary flames, devan dubnyk, Edmonton Oilers, florida panthers, maurice richard, oliver ekman-larsson, olli jokinen, phoenix coyotes, rene bourque, San Jose Sharks, steven stamkos, tampa bay lightning
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Friday, December 16th, 2011
Chris Pronger (Wikimedia Commons)
The issue of concussions is currently a major story in the National Hockey League.
On Thursday, the Philadelphia Flyers announced that former Edmonton Oiler and Norris Trophy winner Chris Pronger will be out for the rest of the regular season and playoffs due to a concussion.
Pronger has one goal and 11 assists in 13 games played this season. He also has 27 blocked shots and 15 hits.
The issue of concussions is currently a very hot topic throughout the NHL. We have had Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins out to start the season, come back temporarily, before leaving again. When he’ll be back is now anyone’s guess.
Pronger’s teammate in Philadelphia, Claude Giroux, is also out with a concussion after being kneed to the head on the weekend. Giroux currently leads the NHL with 39 points.
Two other players that are also out with concussions are Calder Trophy winner Jeff Skinner of the Carolina Hurricanes and Milan Michalek of the Ottawa Senators, who leads the NHL in goals with 19.
Tags: carolina hurricanes, chris pronger, claude giroux, Jeff Skinner, milan michalek, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby
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Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Tom Brady (Keith Allison, Wikimedia Commons)
I’ve been on quite a roll lately folks! Last week I was 13-3 and improve my overall record to 142-66. Here are my week 15 picks:
Thursday
Atlanta over Jacksonville–I know the Jaguars scored 41 points against the Buccaneers last week, but don’t expect the same in Atlanta tonight. At 8-5, it will be interesting to see how the Falcons play with pressure.
Saturday–
Dallas over Tampa Bay–If the Jaguars can put up 41 points on the Buccaneers defense, I’d hate to see the amount Dallas can put up.
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Tags: michael vick, navorro bowman, tom brady
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