An advice column for people who live with people who live for sports
What happened on Wednesday, March 25, 2015?
Something rotten in the state of Denmark: The United States Men’s National Soccer Team went to Denmark last night to play a friendly against the Danish team. Like Shakespeare, an early sports pundit, predicted over 400 years ago, something was rotten in the state of Denmark and it was the United States team’s play. The U.S. jumped out to a 1-0 lead and then a 2-1 lead before losing 3-2 on three goals all scored by Nicklas Bendtner. Line: The United States seems to be sliding backwards as a soccer nation.
Some streaks continue, some streaks end in the NBA: People say that basketball is a game of runs, where one team scores a bunch of points and then the other team scores a bunch. The same could be said of basketball on a game by game basis too. The Chicago Bulls extended their streak of victories over the Toronto Raptors to five last night with a 116-103 victory. The San Antonio Spurs ended the Oklahoma City Thunder’s four game winning streak by authoritatively beating them 130-91. Line: No matter how you look at things in the NBA, you can always find some statistic that looks like a streak is continuing or ending.
A frustrating victory for Philadelphia: The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 last night. This put them within 9 points (two points for a win, one point for an overtime loss) of the last playoff spot. With only seven games left in the season, they almost definitely won’t be able to climb their way up into the playoffs and winning games like this one against top-flight opponents is a frustrating reminder of how much talent this team has. Line: Too little, too late for the Flyers.
