Summary of the Weekend: June 17-18, 2006
Edmonton dominated on Saturday night to beat Carolina and tie up the Stanley Cup Finals with Game 7 slated for Monday in Raleigh. After their respective performances, it would not be a stretch to see Edmonton, despite being the road team and the more inferior team during the regular season, favored to win.
Miami kept the home teams undefeated in the NBA Finals, beating Dallas to go up three games to two. Two of Miami's wins have been very close, the last one in overtime, so they have hardly got the series wrapped up. Dallas is definitely feeling pressure, and a blowout win for the Mavericks in Game 6 would not surprise me.
Ricky Williams gained 97 yards on 18 carries for the Toronto Argonauts in the Argos' season opener, a 27-17 win for Toronto. 72 of his yards came in the fourth quarter. It was a very impressive performance, and it is only just the beginning.
Phil Mickelson had his first U.S. Open title in his grasp with one hole to go, but a double bogey cost him. It appears that rather than play conservatively with a one stroke lead going into the 18th hole, he attempted to go out with a bang. That bang was replaced with a whimper right off the tee. No longer without a major title on his resume, I think perhaps Lefty might have gotten a bit cocky, or perhaps even attempted to have a Tiger moment, and tried to put on a show rather than just play the hole. He is not Tiger Woods; Tiger does not put on a show, he just is a show.
The NBA Draft is a week and a half away, and yesterday was the final day for college and international players to withdraw from the draft. As always, there are some surprise names remaining in the draft, probably more than in past years. However, with the strong class expected to be eligible next year, lead by rising freshman Greg Oden of Ohio State, this is the year to take a chance. Despite the belief that this draft is one of the weakest in memory, and it may be in terms of star power, the draft does appear to have a significant amount of depth.
Miami kept the home teams undefeated in the NBA Finals, beating Dallas to go up three games to two. Two of Miami's wins have been very close, the last one in overtime, so they have hardly got the series wrapped up. Dallas is definitely feeling pressure, and a blowout win for the Mavericks in Game 6 would not surprise me.
Ricky Williams gained 97 yards on 18 carries for the Toronto Argonauts in the Argos' season opener, a 27-17 win for Toronto. 72 of his yards came in the fourth quarter. It was a very impressive performance, and it is only just the beginning.
Phil Mickelson had his first U.S. Open title in his grasp with one hole to go, but a double bogey cost him. It appears that rather than play conservatively with a one stroke lead going into the 18th hole, he attempted to go out with a bang. That bang was replaced with a whimper right off the tee. No longer without a major title on his resume, I think perhaps Lefty might have gotten a bit cocky, or perhaps even attempted to have a Tiger moment, and tried to put on a show rather than just play the hole. He is not Tiger Woods; Tiger does not put on a show, he just is a show.
The NBA Draft is a week and a half away, and yesterday was the final day for college and international players to withdraw from the draft. As always, there are some surprise names remaining in the draft, probably more than in past years. However, with the strong class expected to be eligible next year, lead by rising freshman Greg Oden of Ohio State, this is the year to take a chance. Despite the belief that this draft is one of the weakest in memory, and it may be in terms of star power, the draft does appear to have a significant amount of depth.
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