The Blue Jackets ran into penalty trouble on Sunday night against Pittsburgh and took the loss despite a strong effort at even strength. On New Year’s Eve in Denver, there was a familiar script to the proceedings. Columbus led twice – on an early goal by Ryan Johansen and a second period tally from Boone […]
Steelers Beat Browns 20-7, Browns Fire Head Coach
December 30, 2013 by
The Browns lost 20-7 to the Steelers on Sunday at Heinz Field to close out their season at 4-12, but the game was overshadowed by widespread speculation that coach Rob Chudzinski could be fired after only one season. Following the game, the Browns did in fact fire Chudzinski. It was the seventh time since 1999 […]
Bengals Beat Ravens 34-17
December 30, 2013 by
The Bengals finished off their first perfect home season in 25 years Sunday and first at Paul Brown Stadium when the defensive fittingly picked off Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco three times in the fourth quarter, the last a 21-yard pick-six by cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick with 4:07 left in a 34-17 victory before a sellout crowd […]
Warriors Beat Cavaliers 108-104
December 30, 2013 by
A day after learning their starting center no longer would be with the team for the foreseeable future, the Cavaliers no longer were a team caught in the midst of turmoil. Now, they’re just a team still trying to figure out how to win. They continue to come close, but even without the suspended-turned-unwanted Andrew […]
Buckeyes Down NCC 65-47
December 30, 2013 by
The Ohio State women’s basketball team concluded non-conference action with a 65-47 win over North Carolina Central Sunday afternoon to improve to 10-6 overall. The win culminated from an all-around team effort, with eight different players having points in the box score. Senior forward Darryce Moore led the charge with 16 points and six rebounds […]
Penguins Beat Blue Jackets 5-3
December 30, 2013 by
The Blue Jackets played a solid and manageable game through two periods at Nationwde Arena, but they did exactly what they did not want to do in the third period. They gave the Penguins their fair share of power play opportunities and it played a big role in turning the game around. This was a […]
Hawks Beat Cavaliers 127-125 in Double OT
December 27, 2013 by
The Cavaliers kept trying to give away Thursday’s game, and the Atlanta Hawks finally took it. Jeff Teague hit a 20-footer that rattled all over the rim and fell through at the buzzer to lift the Hawks to a 127-125 double overtime victory at The Q. “It’s disappointing,” Cavs coach Mike Brown said as his […]
Blue Jackets Beat Hurricanes 4-3
December 24, 2013 by
The Blue Jackets, obviously huge fans of the dramatic, are headed into the Christmas break on their highest high of the season – and they have surprise starting goaltender Mike McKenna to thank. Down 3-2 late in the third period at PNC Arena, the Blue Jackets saw a great start to the final stanza dissipate […]
Buckeyes Rally to Beat Notre Dame 64-61
December 24, 2013 by
It looked like Ohio State’s winning streak to start the season was over. The third-ranked Buckeyes were down eight points to Notre Dame with less than 2 minutes to play and their offense was nowhere to be found. They still had their tough defense and somehow they were able to turn the game completely around […]
Pistons Beat Cavaliers 115-92
December 24, 2013 by
With an intimidating frontcourt that includes three strong, powerful and athletic big men in Josh Smith, Greg Monroe and Andre Drummond, the Detroit Pistons have proven to have a dominating presence in the paint. This is not a secret. The Cavaliers, too, have cobbled together a more-than-competent rotation of big men, themselves. Andrew Bynum at […]
