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Real Salt Lake advanced to its first MLS Cup final by beating the Chicago Fire 5-4 on penalty kicks after 120 scoreless minutes in the Eastern Conference final Saturday night.
LeBron James didn't storm off the court this time. Instead, he shook hands with teammates and anyone who offered, walking to the locker room slowly with an ever-so small grin.
Shalrie Joseph scored in the 75th minute to lift the New England Revolution to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire on Sunday in the opening game of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.
The Indiana Fever advanced to the WNBA finals for the first time, beating the defending champion Detroit Shock 72-67 on Saturday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals.
Shavonte Zellous scored 23 points and Deanna Nolan added 22 as the Detroit Shock easily cruised to a 72-56 victory over the Indiana Fever on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.
Deanna Nolan scored 22 points and Shavonte Zellous added 21 to help the Detroit Shock advance to the WNBA's Eastern Conference finals with a 94-79 victory over the Atlanta Dream on Friday night.
Tamika Catchings had 26 points and 12 rebounds, and the top-seeded Indiana Fever opened the fourth quarter with a 17-3 run to pull away from the Washington Mystics for an 88-79 victory in the opener of their Eastern Conference first-round series Thursday night.
Deanna Nolan scored 25 points and Kara Braxton added 16 as the Detroit Shock rallied for a 94-89 victory over the Atlanta Dream in the opener of Eastern Conference first-round series Wednesday night.
Deanna Nolan scored 22 points, Shavonte Zellous added 16 and the Detroit Shock moved a step closer to the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 70-63 overtime victory over the Indiana Fever on Friday night.
The Orlando Magic won the Eastern Conference title by handling everything that LeBron James and Cleveland Cavaliers threw at them on the court.
Vince Carter is going home to Orlando, and to the Eastern Conference champion Magic.
The Carolina Hurricanes knew they wanted Paul Maurice back after he led them to the Eastern Conference finals. Keeping his staff intact was important, too.
NBA commissioner David Stern says LeBron James has been fined $25,000 for skipping the postgame news conference after Cleveland lost to Orlando in the Eastern Conference finals.
It’s not the climactic season-ending matchup that many observers had hoped for -- in which LeBron James would have faced Kobe Bryant with the NBA title and individual supremacy at stake -- but the 2009 NBA finals showdown between the Magic and Lakers still offers plenty of intrigue nonetheless. Here is a look at five keys to victory for Orlando -- making its first appearance in the finals since 1994-95 -- and the Lakers, looking to win their first title since 2002.
Sometimes you can sit back, play the same hand, and watch opponents fold one after the other.
LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers couldn't get past the Orlando Magic to win the Eastern Conference finals, losing in six games.
- LeBron James understood what awaited him as he dressed Thursday night for Game 5. If things went for James the way they had gone in earlier games, he would not see a Game 6 in the Eastern Conference finals.
Orlando's Eastern Conference championship-clinching victory over Cleveland drew more than 8.3 million viewers, capping a strong series for TNT.
Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard had his technical foul from Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals rescinded by the NBA.
The NBA has rescinded the flagrant foul against Orlando Magic guard Anthony Johnson for elbowing Cleveland's Mo Williams in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals.
- This was before Sunday's 99-89 emptiness, before LeBron James found himself at a loss to explain his team's plight.
The Orlando Magic can no longer be ignored. After 14 frustrating years, a team overlooked and ignored all season sent LeBron James home and is on its way to face Kobe Bryant in the NBA finals.
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Mo Williams briefly left Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals Sunday night after taking an elbow from Orlando's Anthony Johnson above and below the left eye that required four stitches.
Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins are headed back to the Stanley Cup finals. Max Talbot had a goal and an assist to help the Penguins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 on Tuesday night and finish off a sweep in the Eastern Conference finals. Pittsburgh lost to Detroit last year in a six-game final series.
Carolina Hurricanes forward Tuomo Ruutu returned to the lineup for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals against Pittsburgh.
Thrashers' good start puts them way ahead of last year's paceThrough two games this season, the Atlanta Thrashers have three points and sit just behind Carolina in the Southeast Division. After not reaching the three-point plateau until Oct. 23 last season, the Thrashers already are well ahead of last season's pace.
It's opening night: Time to unwrap this season's ThrashersThe offseason is over at last. Tonight, we start finding out if the Atlanta Thrashers are able to improve on last season's horrid showing, as Atlanta opens the 2008-09 season at home against the Washington Capitals.
On eve of season opener, Thrashers feature question marksOne more day, and the puck drops on the Atlanta Thrashers season.
Thrashers thrashed by defending champsOutshot 38-14 by the defending Stanley Cup champions, the Atlanta Thrashers never had a chance on Sunday, losing 4-0 at Detroit in NHL exhibition action.
Memory of goal from three years ago provides hopeThe goal stands out, even though it was scored three years ago. For some reason, that moment provides hope that this season, the Atlanta Thrashers will be better than all of us believe.
Tube time: 63 Thrashers games to be shown this seasonSixty-three of the Atlanta Thrashers' 82 games this season will be televised, good news for those who get the regional sports network SportSouth – where 61 games will be shown. Two other games will be broadcast on Versus.
New Thrashers coach a patient man — and he'll need it with this bunchThrough 13 seasons coaching in the minor leagues, John Anderson has patiently waited for his chance to coach in the NHL. Now he's got the opportunity, and he'll need to be patient as he tries to turn things around for the Atlanta Thrashers.
Kovy could be gone if Thrashers don't turn things aroundA free agent in two years, Ilya Kovalchuk could be heading out of Atlanta if the Thrashers don't get their franchise moving in the right direction.
Believe in innovation to winIt's viewed as a leading indicator of future growth and profitability, so why don't all companies innovate? The culture has to be born and bred in the company
So the silly season is done, and now it's time for the players and coaches to make it count. The playoffs start today, and we're giving you our own 2 cents on what is going to happen. We take a snapshot of the Eastern 1st round match ups. Eastern Conference
For those paying attention, you will notice that I have been neglecting my duties for the past few days, especially since the Habs played their first playoff game and not a peep from the Frozen Ponderer...
It went down to the last day of the regular season but when it was all over, the Montreal Canadiens were crowned as champs of the Eastern Conference. Although it required a loss by the Pittsburgh Penguins to achieve this, we can not say that the Habs did not deserve this honour.
DAY FORTY-THREE - We thought LeBron would be great. We thought the series would be close. It looks like we thought wrong.
DAY FORTY-TWO - LeBron James was held to just 14 points in his NBA Finals debut as the Spurs defense prevailed. LeBron and the Cavs try to even up the series tonight in Game two of the Finals.
DAY FORTY - Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the NBA Finals. After 82 games in the regular season and three rounds of playoff basketball behind us, all that's left is for the two final teams to square off for the right to be called the NBA Champion.
NBA Finals - The NBA Finals herald the arrival of the league's next great superstar. After taking down the long reigning Pistons in the East, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers get ready to battle the veteran Spurs.
DAY THIRTY-NINE - Game six. In Cleveland. After LeBron James put on one of the greatest playoff performances of all-time, his teams needs only one more win to advance to the NBA Finals.
DAY THIRTY-EIGHT - Detroit and Cleveland have both held serve at home so far, each winning two, and now the Eastern Conference Finals head into the pivotal game five tonight.
DAY THIRTY-SIX - Facing endless criticism and doubt coming into game three, LeBron James rose to the occasion and led his team to a huge win.
DAY THIRTY-FOUR - Two games. Two Pistons wins. Two lackluster performances from LeBron James. Two late game opportunities for Cleveland that didn't quite pan out. The series moves on to game three in Cleveland and the Cavaliers need a win to keep this series close.
DAY THIRTY-TWO - The golden boy of the Association, aka LeBron James, laces 'em up for game two as he attempts to lead his team's charge with a bit more fervency against the bad boy Pistons.
DAY THIRTY - In matter of just a few seasons, LeBron James has taken the Cavaliers from the worst team in the league to the Eastern Conference Finals.
CONFERENCE FINALS - The Conference Finals are upon us and both the East and the West feature compelling match ups of young up and coming teams versus experienced playoff veterans.
DAY TWENTY-EIGHT - The conference finals may be set in the both the East and the West as two teams face elimination tonight. The Nets face Cleveland in Jersey and the Suns take on the Spurs in the Alamo City.
DAY TWENTY-SEVEN - After holding off elimination twice in a row, the Chicago Bulls are not just "holding off" any longer - they're legitimately contending to win this series. The Pistons try once again to take down the resurging Bulls tonight in Chicago.
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