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What happened on Thursday, January 15, 2015?
A tie is as good as a win: Atletico Madrid went into the second leg of their two-game cup tie against Real Madrid knowing that all they needed was a tie to advance. They got it, 2-2, thanks to two goals from returning hero, Fernando Torres. Both goals came within 90 seconds of the start of a half, one in the first, one in the second. Line: Down goes Real Madrid!
Bruins win: The Bruins came through with their birthday present for girlfriend, a 3-0 win over the New York Rangers. It’s a good thing too, because I had forgotten to get her anything myself. Nah, just kidding. Tukka Rask sparkled in the shut-out with 30 saves but the story of the night was two dirty plays, one by each team, which led to yelling, scuffling, and fighting. Line: Not a pretty game, but an exciting one.
Rankings hold true: There were two women’s college basketball games between top 25 ranked teams. In both, the higher ranked team easily defeated the lower ranked one, which is either luck and a small sample size or very good ranking! Eighth ranked Maryland beat 24th ranked Rutgers, 71-59 and seventh ranked Notre Dame beat 12th ranked North Carolina, 89-79. Line: No upsets in women’s college basketball last night.
London gets a stinker: The NBA and its London based fans were unlucky yesterday to witness a lackluster, 95-79 win by the Milwaukee Bucks against the New York Knicks. The Knicks did get their best player, Carmelo Anthony, back after two weeks out with an injury, but they still easily dropped their 26th game out of the last 27 they’ve played. Line: The Knicks are terrible! Not a great exhibition of basketball to show abroad.
