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Los Angeles Kings: The Next NHL Dynasty?
The Los Angeles Kings were crowned champions of the NHL on Monday, with Dustin Brown hoisting the first Stanley Cup in franchise history. The win caps a dominating run to the Finals, which was one of the best postseason performances in league history. As is the case with any team, in any sport, the focus [...]
TweetUnder The Radar: Rockies Rally Around Justin Bieber – 06/08/2012
Under The Radar is a new show airing every Friday from Rant Sports with Aaron Kirn featuring 5 stories you may have missed throughout the week. This week: 1. How many of you out there have ran a marathon? Or plan to run a marathon at least once in your life? It would be a [...]
TweetOklahoma City Thunder Win West: Rant Sports Update 05/05/12
The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the San Antonio Spurs 107-99 in Game 6 to advance to the Western Conference Finals. Kevin Durant was outstanding yet again. The three-time scoring champion played every second in Game 6 and closed out the Spurs with 34 points and 14 rebounds. Needless to say, Tim Duncan and company weren’t [...]
TweetLeBron James Criticism is Unfair
The Miami Heat win, LeBron James can’t… No matter what he does (or doesn’t do) — LBJ will be criticized for it. The Heat won game 2 to take a 2-0 series lead over the Boston Celtics, Lebron James finished with 34 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Yet, James’ decision for settling for an [...]
TweetNHL Stanley Cup Finals: Preview and Prediction
After almost a week of waiting, the Stanley Cup Finals will finally get underway when the Los Angeles Kings visit the New Jersey Devils for Game 1. The Kings come in feeling good having lost just two games this postseason, while the Devils are a surprise in their own right. But which team has the [...]
Tweet2012 NBA Playoffs and Trending Topics: 05/22/2012
How can you not be impressed with the performance of the Oklahoma City Thunder. They knocked Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers out in five games rather convincingly. The torched has officially been passed to OKC; the Thunder advance to their second straight Conference Finals. Brandon Bass, yeah, Brandon Bass has 27 points and [...]
Tweet2012 NBA Playoff and Trending Topics: 5/18/2012
Four players scored double digits for the Indiana Pacers as they defeated the Miami Heat 94-75. Dwayne Wade may of had the worst playoff performance of his career… scoring just five points and showing his frustration in the third getting in to a verbal altercation with his coach Erik Spoelstra. The whole thing was of [...]
TweetLos Angeles Kings: 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Profile
We’re through just two games of the Western Conference finals, and it’s already looking like this series could be over rather quickly. The Los Angeles Kings, just as they have done all postseason, have taken complete control of their matchup against the Phoenix Coyotes and are looking very much like a team that could end [...]
Tweet2012 NBA Playoffs and Trending Topics: 05/17/2012
On Wednesday night, the Lakers blow the lead late in the 4th, the Celtics blow out the 76ers,and the New Jersey Devils draw even with the Rangers. Kobe and L.A. played 46 minutes of solid, Laker basketball but they blew a seven point lead with two minutes to play. The Thunder closed the game on [...]
Tweet2012 NHL Playoff Predictions: Eastern Conference Simifinals
NHL Network Manager – Randy Holt The two Eastern Conference Semifinal matchups aren’t too different from each other. On one side, you have the top seeded New York Rangers against the Washington Capitals, who surprised a lot of folks by upsetting the defending champion Boston Bruins in the first round. The Rangers had more trouble [...]
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