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San Jose’s “Shark Bite”/Will There Be Continued Fatalities?
Posted: 9th May 2010 by Jimmy Bradshaw in NHL
The San Jose Sharks defeated the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Saturday night wrapping up their Western Conference semifinal series 4-1 with the Wings in front of a boisterous home crowd. The Sharks will begin the Western Conference finals opposite the winner of Vancouver and Chicago in the upcoming week. Home ice will be theirs.
This will be the Sharks' second visit to a conference finals series, preceded only by ...
San Jose Sharks Lose Game Three in Denver to the Avalanche
Posted: 20th April 2010 by Jimmy Bradshaw in NHL
The San Jose Sharks adjourn to postseason play and for the past number of seasons promptly dig a hole that they cannot climb out. Sunday evening's match with the Colorado Avalanche played out a sad scenario that Sharks fans have witnessed too often of late. The final score was Colorado winning 1-0 in O.T.
Despite dominating the regulation three stanzas and holding the 'Lanche to three shots in each of the ...
San Jose Sharks Beat the Phoenix Coyotes to Close Regular Season Play
Posted: 11th April 2010 by Jimmy Bradshaw in NHL
The San Jose Sharks beat the Phoenix Coyotes in a shootout, 3-2, Saturday night, matching the Pacific Division's two top teams at San Jose's "Shark Tank".
The victory throws pressure on the Chicago Blackhawks, who face-off against a resurgent and suddenly dangerous Detroit Red Wings squad on Sunday.
The Sharks lead Chicago by two points.
In Chicago's decisive match-up, the Western Conference top point getter will be determined.
If the Blackhawks defeat the ...
The Oakland Raiders head into the tumult that is their offseason. Eight straight desultory campaigns have relegated fans to a level of great apathy and the hope that perhaps owner Al Davis will choose a much anticipated retirement. Davis was a maverick in the heydays of the AFL and the 1960s, but that is a period now distant, 40 plus years in the past.
Davis has mismanaged this team recently, and ...
Golden State Warriors’ Struggles Continue, Something’s Gotta Give
Posted: 16th February 2010 by Jimmy Bradshaw in NBA
Golden State Warriors coach Don Nelson is tired of his team's ongoing ineptitude, a streak that has been tedious to watch for numerous consecutive campaigns.
Nelson is approaching Lenny Wilkin's all-time record for career wins but may not attain that number this season. He is under contract through next season and would garner that record unless the Warriors digressed and had a season as the New Jersey Nets have endured this ...