When the Cavaliers rallied to win after falling behind the Golden State Warriors, 20-4, on Friday night, Dion Waiters warned, “That ain’t always going to work.” His teammates didn’t listen. But he was right. The Cavs fell behind the Los Angeles Clippers, 15-2, on Sunday night at Staples Center and never really recovered in losing, […]
Sharks Beat Blue Jackets 4-3 in Shootout
March 14, 2014 by
Sometimes, a team will feel good about securing one standings point in an overtime loss. Thursday night’s game certainly felt that way, but make no mistake, the Blue Jackets had their chances to lock up the second. Joe Pavelski’s goal – a pretty one – in the second round of the shootout was the only […]
Buckeyes Escape Purdue 63-61
March 14, 2014 by
Every twist seemed to put No. 24 Ohio State on the verge of closing out Thursday’s Big Ten tournament game. Every turn put the defending tourney champs right back on the verge of becoming the victim of a stunning first-round upset. After LaQuinton Ross and Aaron Craft combined for nine points during a key second-half […]
Cavaliers Beat Suns 110-101
March 13, 2014 by
Dion Waiters has been through this before. For two years, no Cavaliers lead has been safe against the Phoenix Suns. “It’s weird playing against Phoenix,” Waiters said. “We always get a big lead on ’em every time, and they find a way to come back and beat us.” Two years ago, the Cavs lost a […]
Blue Jackets Beat Red Wings 4-1
March 12, 2014 by
The Blue Jackets don’t like to lean on Sergei Bobrovsky as much as they do at times, but they needed him Tuesday night in the first period against the Red Wings. A huge game in the playoff race, both teams dead even with 71 points and less than 20 games to go, this one held […]
Crew Opens Season by Smacking United 3-0
March 10, 2014 by
D.C. United and the Columbus Crew entered their matchup on Saturday evening with something in common: roster turnover. Both teams rebuilt their squads from the inside out following a disappointing 2013 campaign – United’s starting XI featured seven new faces, including US national team star Eddie Johnson, while Columbus took the pitch with four newcomers. […]
Ohio State Closes Regular Season, Beats Spartans 69-67
March 10, 2014 by
This was a fitting way for Aaron Craft to close out his final home game. The hard-nosed point guard led Ohio State’s voracious defense down the stretch – even diving for a big rebound in the final 25 seconds – helping the Buckeyes rally past No. 22 Michigan State 69-67 on Sunday. “Probably the poetic […]
Lady Buckeyes Fall to Iowa 77-73 in Big Ten Tourney
March 10, 2014 by
Ohio State’s Big Ten tournament run came to an end Saturday in a 77-73 loss to No. 5 seed Iowa in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Fresh off a stunning victory over No. 1 Penn State the day before — a game in which Ohio State set three tournament […]
Buckeyes Beat Northwestern 86-77
March 7, 2014 by
Ameryst Alston scored 20 of her game-high 30 points in the second half to lead No. 8 seed Ohio State to an 86-77 win over No. 9 Northwestern in the first round of the Big Ten tournament Thursday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Ohio State advances to Friday’s quarterfinals and will face No. 1 seed Penn […]
Blackhawks Whip Blue Jackets 6-1
March 7, 2014 by
Let’s just go ahead and rip the bandage off: there wasn’t a lot that went right for the Blue Jackets Thursday night. They strung together a decent first period but went to the dressing room down 2-1, they yielded three goals in the second period that put the game away, and didn’t have much left […]
