What happened on Thursday, January 8, 2015?

  1. Everything that has happened will happen again, but it might be different: The first game between the New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings since they met in last year’s Stanley Cup Final started out like a repeat of last year’s Californian dominance but ended very differently. After jumping out to a 3-0 lead, the Kings let in four straight goals and eventually lost 4-3. This makes the Rangers 12-1 in their last 13 games.
    Line: The Rangers got the best of the Kings in this rematch, but that’s little consolation for their fans.
  2. The West is the Best: I’m stealing perhaps the worst rhyme in all of rock and roll from Jim Morrison of the Doors, because in the NBA this year, it’s true. The Western conference is much better than the East, and Portland proved that last night by beating up on the Miami Heat 99-83. The Heat don’t even have injury to blame, they had their full compliment of players, they just couldn’t get anything going.
    Line: Don’t look now, but Portland has the second best record in the NBA. No one talks about them as being a championship contender, but why couldn’t they be?
  3. Dominance from Arizona: Talking about great teams that fly under the radar, the Arizona men’s college basketball team may be one as well. They’re ranked seventh in the country and last night beat Oregon 80-62, but they’re not nearly as frequently mentioned as a championship contender as Kentucky, Duke, Louisville, or even Wisconsin.
    Line: Watch out for Arizona when March Madness comes around.

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