An advice column for people who live with people who live for sports
What happened on Tuesday, January 27, 2015?
Blue beats red: Chelsea beat Liverpool 1-0 in the second leg of their home and home Capital One Cup semifinal. The Blues advance to the finals where they will face the winner of Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield United. Those two teams play today with Tottenham up 1-0 in aggregate. Line: Chelsea just looked a little bit better than Liverpool. Not by a lot, but by enough.
Islanders still confound the Rangers: Back when the Islanders were terrible and the Rangers were good, they still found a way to almost always play well in games between the two teams. That’s what a rivalry is all about. Now that the Islanders are one of the best teams in the league, the Rangers can’t keep their end of the bargain. The Islanders beat the Rangers 4-1 in this game. Line: The Rangers aren’t used to being the underdogs in this rivalry.
Detroit’s Achilles heel: Remember when the Detroit Pistons were the hottest team in the NBA? They’re not anymore. Since guard Brandon Jennings tore his Achilles tendon, the Pistons have lost three games in a row, including last night’s 103-95 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. They’re the NBA mirror image of the Pistons. After a long fallow period, they’ve won seven games in a row. Line: What goes up, must come down.
