Feeling Good Oakland,Ca – With Deron Williams playing at his best and Andrei Kirilenko and Carlos Boozer nearing possible returns, the Utah Jazz are feeling optimistic as they near the All-Star break.
Author: Mark
Home Sweet Home Portland,Or – After a tough end to a three-game road trip, the Portland Trail Blazers are eager to get home. Following a difficult stretch at Madison Square Garden, the New York Knicks might not be too sad about going on the road.
Time To Shine Cleveland,Oh – To say it’s been an eventful week for LeBron James and Kobe Bryant would be an understatement.
Road Woes Palo Alto,Ca – A difficult road stretch has Washington faltering in its first stint this season as a ranked team. If the 22nd-ranked Huskies want to maintain any hope of staying in the Top 25, they’ll have to win where their road woes have persisted for 15 years.
Back On Track Winston Salem,N.C. – Since knocking off the nation’s top-ranked team, not much has gone right for Wake Forest. Boston College suffered a similar hangover after beating the No. 1 team in the country, but appears to have its season back on track.
Overtime Problems Champaign,Ill – An overtime loss set a poor tone for Purdue in Big Ten play, and another one just threw off its rediscovered momentum.
Juiced Up New York,N.Y. – Barry Bonds may never see the inside of a jail cell. Odds are, Alex Rodriguez won’t even get his hand slapped.
One Last Game Honolulu,Ha – Peyton Manning’s first Pro Bowl experience came when he was just 3 years old.
Coming On Strong Dallas,Tex – The last time the Dallas Stars took the ice, they turned in their best offensive performance in over 16 years. In fact, they scored as many goals in one game as the Nashville Predators have allowed since the All-Star break.
Stepping Up Atlanta,Ga – The Philadelphia Flyers needed backup goaltender Antero Niittymaki to come off the bench to help them to a road victory over the NHL’s top team on Saturday.