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Grizzlies shockingly fire Taylor Jenkins in midst of playoff chase

The Grizzlies just sent shockwaves through the NBA. Memphis fired head coach Taylor Jenkins on Friday in an astonishing move, despite having the Western Conference playoff thickness in nine games. Jenkins, the most won coach in franchise history, led the Grizzlies to fifth place with a stunning 44-29 record. Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins responds […]

Knicks clinch top-six NBA playoff spot — and official avoid play-in

The Knicks are officially in the postseason and avoid play-in tournaments. New York was worse than the sixth place finish in the Eastern Conference as they won the Hawks 122-112 on Thursday night. This is the third consecutive year that the Knicks won the postseason and won their fourth in their five years as a […]

Rangers begin road trip with loss to Kings, remain out of playoff spot

LOS ANGELES – The Capitals last year established the Eastern Conference 82 Game Low Bar Standard since 2005-2006 when guaranteed wins and losers points were introduced into the NHL by competing in the final playoff spot with 91 points. But what do you guess? The bar may be lower this season as well. And I […]

Rangers beat Canucks to end three-game skid, keep playoff hopes alive

The Rangers' playoff hopes are still alive. Despite a string of losses this month, the Blues Shirts rejoined the Eastern Conference wildcard race in January and February, giving Kanak the chance to fight with an empty 5-3 victory on Saturday afternoon, giving him plenty of fighting chance to return to the postseason painting cusp. Even […]

Islanders rally past Penguins to make playoff hopes feel real again

PITTSBURGH — Islanders keep flirting with the playoff races, and even when they say they should be, they're stuck to the edges to the point where they can't say they're out. However, when it's time to commit, this on-again, off-again relationship always seems to return to mediocre. Or at least that's what it did. Ilya […]

Rangers fall out of playoff position with listless loss to Flames

The ranger was unable to help himself repeatedly. On the night when four arm-length teams were also playing in the wildcard race at the Eastern Conference, it appears that the Blues Shirt had nothing in the Tank in a 2-1 defeat to the flames chasing the playoffs at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night. The […]

Taking playoff hunt to final day hasn’t always worked for Rangers

This may not be technically a race due to the playoff spot that could lead to the final day of the season. It only happened five times in Blueshirts' 99 season history. Let's take a look at the previous five: 2010-11: The Rangers entered the final day of the season when they needed to score […]

Rory McIlroy set to duel J.J. Spaun in Players Championship playoff

Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida – And the winner of the 51st Player Championship is… Well, we have to wait until Monday morning. Rory McIlroy and JJ Spaun finished 72 holes with a 12-under deadlock on the TPC Sawgrass. WillDule will begin on Monday at 9am with the three-hole consolidation playoffs, 16, 17 and 18. It […]