Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Blackhawks’ winning streak ends with loss to Sharks

Jack Skille scored again and Adam Burish got his first NHL goal last night but it was not enough for the Blackhawks to get the win as they fell to the San Jose Sharks 3-2.

NFL Championship Weekend: Pats win, Favre throws Giant INT in OT

New England Patriots 21 San Diego Chargers 12

NFL Playoffs: Giants, Chargers win upsets; Pats, Pack to host title games

Ho-hum, the Patriots win again. Tom Brady was nearly perfect, completing 26-28 passes with three TDs. In his career, Brady has a 13-2 postseason record.

AFC Divisonal Playoff Preview: San Diego Chargers at Indianapolis Colts

It's going to be up to the Colts offensive line to keep the Chargers aggressive defense off of Peyton Manning. It's going to be up to Manning to find ways to get receivers Reggie Wayne, Marvin Harrison and Dallas Clark the football in the face of a solid San Diego secondary.

NBA Preview: Los Angeles Lakers

Why They Might Be Good: Attitudinal off-guard Kobe Bryant has made a promise to Lakers fans: "We're going back to the Finals. How? By me taking zero shots a game. If I get my teammates involved—teammates like [streaky guard] Sasha Vujacic, [streaky guard] Maurice Evans, and [streaky guard] Jimmy Jackson—there's no stopping us."

NBA Preview: Los Angeles Clippers

Why They Might Be Good: It's still difficult to accept the fact that last season—when they were healthy—these perpetual doormats sported one of the most reliable starting lineups in the league, led by rock Elton Brand. But as solid as they were in '06, they shored up their roster with the signings of professionally-diagnosed depressive forward Vin Baker and hilariously named center Boniface Ndong.