An advice column for people who live with people who live for sports
What happened on Tuesday, February 3, 2015?
Cinderella no more: Underpowered Cambridge United’s run in the FA cup ended yesterday with a 3-0 loss to Manchester United. The result was not unexpected, and by drawing Manchester United in their first game, Cambridge United earned themselves a bunch of fans and a ton of money, but that won’t stop them from wondering what could have been if they had been able to convert on an early scoring chance. Line: Shucks.
Maybe it’s the year of the Blues: The St. Louis Blues have been solidly one of the best hockey teams in the NHL for years now but they’ve never been able to translate that into playoff success. They showed their class against the number one team in the Eastern Conference, the Tampa Bay Lightning, by coming from 1-0 down to win 2-1 in overtime. Line: The Blues have done it before in the regular season. It’s time for them to do it in the playoffs.
From meh to whoa: As is often the case when there doesn’t seem to be any remarkable games on the schedule, one of them turned out to be a great one. I thought the Portland Trailblazers would make quick work of the Utah Jazz. Instead, it took a great performance from Damian Lillard, who scored 25 points, to edge the Jazz 103-102. Line: Games like this are why it’s worth watching any old game. You just never know.
