Tag Archives: playoffs
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20 Longest Active Playoff Streaks in Pro Sports
Earlier this year, the Miami Heat fell just six games short of breaking the NBA’s record for longest winning streaks. Was that an impressive accomplishment? Absolutely it was. A team doesn’t win 27 games in a row without being extremely deep and talented. However, while you wouldn’t expect them to put together another historic winning [...]
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This Day In Sports History (December 18th) — NFL Playoffs
It was on this day in 1932 that the first NFL Playoff game was played. It took place between the Chicago Bears and the Portsmouth Spartans, and the Bears would go on to win by a score of 9-0. The NFL’s first playoff game wasn’t originally scheduled at the beginning of the season, but it [...]
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The 9 One-Game Playoffs in MLB History (Prior to 2012)
In the entire history of Major Leage Baseball, there have only been thirteen occasions in which two teams finished the regular season tied at the top of the standings. Of those thirteen ties, four were settled with a three-game series. The other nine? They were settled with a one-game, winner-take-all, loser-go-home playoff. To the young’ins [...]
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The LA Kings Are Using This Infographic To Teach Their Fans About Their Team
The Los Angeles Kings are only one win away from reaching the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since Wayne Gretzky led them there in 1993. That has forced several people within the Los Angeles area to jump back on the Kings’ bandwagon, however, many of those bandwagon jumpers still seem to be having [...]
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This Goal By Marian Gaborik Just Earned The Rangers The Triple OT Victory (Video)
The New York Rangers and the Washington Capitals just set the new mark for the longest playoff game this season, as Game 3 of their Eastern Conference Semifinal ended 14:41 into the third overtime after Marian Gaborik beat Braden Holtby with a quick shot from just above the goal crease. That goal gave the Rangers [...]
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Watch LeBron James Flop On A Moving Screen By Tyson Chandler (Video)
Much like playoff hockey, playoff basketball is also characterized by a tougher style of play than what we are accustomed to seeing during the regular season. Just don’t tell that to LeBron James, who may have still been in regular-season-mode when he was leveled by a moving pick from the New York Knicks’ Tyson Chandler [...]
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Chris Neil And Brandon Prust Provided This Entertaining Playoff Hockey Fight (Video)
Just because we put an end to our “Frozen Fisticuffs Fight of the Night” segment once the playoffs began, it doesn’t mean we aren’t still committed to bringing you the best fights from the NHL’s post-season action. So with that being said, we bring you this terrific one-minute bout between Chris Neil and Brandon Prust, [...]
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Tim Thomas Saved The Bruins’ Season With This Incredible Stick Save (Video)
The Boston Bruins were able to hang on for their playoff lives with a Game 6 victory over the Washington Capitals yesterday afternoon, following Tyler Seguin’s game-winning goal 3:17 into the first overtime period. However, there is a strong possibility that this game would have never made it to the extra frame had it not [...]
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All 10 Penguins Goals From Last Night In One Minute (Video)
The Penguins knew they would need to score early and often if they were going to stay alive in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series against the Philadelphia Flyers. They would do just that, beating Ilya Bryzgalov and Sergei Bobrovsky five times each during their 10-3 blowout victory last night. With a total of 36 [...]
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Hulk Hogan Revs The Flyers Fans Up For Game 3 (Video)
Prior to their crucial Game 3 Eastern Conference Quarterfinal battle against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday, the Philadelphia Flyers used the real Hulk Hogan (not the fake one, like you may have seen in Pittsburgh earlier this month) to get their fans amp’d up for the game. That plan seemed to work, as the Philly [...]
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Detroit Red Wings Fans Put On A Light Show Prior To Game Three (Video)
Those who got to Joe Louis Arena early for the pregame festivities prior to Sunday’s playoff home opener against the Nashville Predators may have thought that they had accidentally stumbled into a rave, as red glow sticks lit up the entire building. Fans in attendance were given the red glow sticks upon arrival, and it [...]
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Did Ilya Bryzgalov Overcome His Fear Of Bears In Pittsburgh Last Night? (Videos)
Prior to the start of the Philadelphia Flyers’ first-round playoff series against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Ilya Bryzgalov was asked what he felt was “the biggest threat that the Penguins have?” And in true Bryzgalov fashion, he provided yet another epic sound byte to a season that has been full of them, as he calmly stated [...]
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Watch Shea Weber Smash Henrik Zetterberg’s Head Into The Glass (Video)
With the final seconds winding down during Game One of the opening round playoff series between the Detroit Red Wings and the Nashville Predators, Shea Weber had two things on his mind. The first was to kill the final five seconds off the clock and ensure that his team earned the important opening game victory. [...]
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Here Are The Top Five Plays From The Divisional Round Of The NFL Playoffs (Videos)
The excitement continued during the second week of the 2012 NFL playoffs, as those teams that advanced to the Divisional Round were left with a tough act to follow after Wild Card weekend. And they didn’t disappoint, thanks in large part to an extraordinary finish in San Francisco, another exciting finish in Baltimore, and a [...]
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9 NFL Prima Donnas Who Didn’t Make The Playoffs
Not much of an intro is required here, except the Germans have a word for what you feel when these high-maintenance NFL prima donnas don’t get the glory they so desperately seek. It’s called schadenfraude, and it means “pleasure derived from the misfortune of others.” Yup. That’s what this list makes me feel. “Schadenfraude.” I [...]
