And the champions are.....

In the NBA, the Lakers captured their 15th championship on Sunday by beating the Magic both 99-91 in OT on Thursday and finishing them off on Sunday 99-86 in Orlando to take the series (4-1). In the NHL, the Penguins took the championship on Friday at Detroit by winning 2-1 and taking the series (4-3) against the Red Wings.

Back over in the MLB, the Yankees finished their series with the Red Sox by losing 4-3 on Thursday. The Yankees are now 0-8 against the Red Sox this year. Then, they took on the Mets in interleague play and taking two out of three by winning 9-8 on Friday and 15-0 on Sunday while losing on Saturday 6-2. Their record goes to (36-27).

Till later,

Rusty Butler

Game 3 and more

In the NBA, the Magic finally got in the series by winning a close one 108-104 against the Lakers to make the series (2-1). Now let's see who can come out ahead in Game 4 which is on Thursday. Now on to the NHL where the Penguins evened the series back again at (3-3) where they won 2-1 against the Red Wings. Game 7 lies ahead on Friday for these two foes to see who comes out champions.

In MLB news, the Yankees took two from the Rays by winning 5-3 on Monday. Then they dropped two games in a row by being blown out 7-0 on Tuesday and barely losing 6-5 on Wednesday to the Red Sox. That makes their record go to 34-25 with one more game against the Sox/

Till later,

Rusty Butler

Showing dominance

In the NBA, the Lakers showed their grit and determination to win Game 2 101-96 in OT and now holds a (2-0) lead on the series. Now the series moves to Orlando for Games 3-5. The Red Wings of the NHL took out some frustration on the Penguins in the form of a 5-0 dominant performance in Detroit to go up (3-2) in that series. Back to Pittsburgh for a critical Game 6.

In the MLB, the Yankees outlasted the Rays 4-3 and now are in 1st place in the AL East with a record of (33-23). The Yankees have one more game tonight against the Rays and then move on to face the Red Sox in a tough series.

Till later,

Rusty Butler

Game 1 goes to.....

In the NBA, the Lakers and Magic finally took the court on Thursday to see who becomes the next NBA champion. First strike goes to the Lakers as they whipped on the Magic 100-75 to take a (1-0) lead in the series. Their next game is on Sunday. Over in the NHL, the Penguins evened up the series at (2-2) by winning 4-2 also on Thursday. They play tonight in Game 5 to see who can go ahead in the series. 

In the MLB, the Yankees took 2 out of 3 by beating the Rangers 8-6 on Thursday. Then the Yankees started a series with the Rays where Friday was PPD by rain, but Saturday was nice as the Rays beat the Yankees 9-7 and the Yankees record moved to 32-23. Their next game is on Sunday.

Till later,

Rusty Butler

Mainly Baseball

Not much to report on except baseball and a little NHL. Game 3 of the NHL Finals found the Penguins resuscitating their game to win 4-2 and pull themselves closer in the series (2-1) with Game 4 tonight.

Also tonight is the start of the NBA Finals: Magic/Lakers in Game 1 in L.A.

In the MLB, the Yankees finished the series with the Indians by winning 5-2. Then the Yankees turned their attention to the Rangers in N.Y. with a resounding 12-3 win on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the Rangers took that game 4-2 with a final game in the series on Thursday.

Till later,

Rusty Butler

Short weekend

Here is what happened over the weekend in sports:

NBA: Magic-103 Cavaliers-90; Magic win series (4-2) and go on to face the Lakers in the NBA Finals starting Thursday in L.A.

NHL: Game 1 of NHL Finals: Red Wings-3 Penguins-1; Red Wings lead (1-0) in series.

Game 2: Red Wings-3 Penguins-1; Red Wings lead series (2-0). Next game is Tuesday.

MLB: Yankees-10 Indians-5 on Saturday; Indians-5 Yankees-4 on Sunday record goes to (29-21). Next game is Monday night.

Till later,

Rusty Butler

 

Short and sweet

Here is the condensed version of what happened the past couple of days in sports. On Thursday, the only action going on in the NBA was the Cavaliers inching closer to the Magic 112-102 to keep the series alive (3-2) in favor of the Magic. They play again tonight in Orlando and it should be another classic. Also, the Lakers put away the Nuggets on Friday 119-92 to win the series (4-2) and go to the Finals for a record 30th time.

In the MLB, the Yankees started a series with the Indians and got off to a good start by winning 3-1 with another game coming tonight.

Over in the NHL, the Finals start tonight with the Penguins and the Red Wings. I am pulling for the Penguins in 7 games.

Till later,

Rusty Butler

Shocks and Awes

There were some jaw-droppers and exits in sports the past couple of days. In the NBA, the Magic stood tall on their home court and beat the Cavaliers 116-114 in OT on Tuesday to go up in the series (3-1) to all but take the series. On Wednesday, the Lakers rallied past the Nuggets 103-94 to put them in front (3-2) in their series. Tonight, the Cavaliers try to stay in the series in Game 5 against the Magic.

Over in the NHL, there were a couple of series-enders to make up the Stanley Cup Finals. First, the Penguins blasted the Hurricanes one more time 4-1 on Tuesday to take the series (4-0). Then the Red Wings finished off the Blackhawks at home 2-1 in OT on Wednesday to take their series (4-1). So it is a repeat of last year's Finals and it should be a classic. The first game is on Saturday.

Finally, in the MLB, the Yankees were beat 7-3 on Tuesday and won 9-2 on Wednesday to improve their record to (27-20). Their next series begins on Friday.

Till later,

Rusty Butler

Short day

Memorial Day was filled with baseball and some basketball, so here is the short of it.

NBA: Nuggets-120 Lakers-101; series tied at(2-2)

MLB: Yankees-11 Rangers-1

Till later,

Rusty Butler

Over the weekend

There was a lot of excitement in the air about sports over the weekend. In the NBA, the Cavaliers started the weekend off with a bang with a 96-95 win over the Magic on Friday. Lebron James hit a 3 point shot with 1.0 seconds left in the game to even up the series (1-1). Then on Saturday, the Lakers made free throws down the stretch to beat the Nuggets 103-97 to go up (2-1) in their series. On Sunday, it was the Magic downing the Cavaliers at home 99-89 to go up (2-1) in that series. Tonight's game is Game 4 of the Lakers/Nuggets.

Now in the NHL, there was a OT game on Friday that the Blackhawks took over the Red Wings 4-3 even though the Red Wings still lead the series (2-1). On Saturday, the Penguins thrashed the Hurricanes 6-2 to go up on the series (3-0). Then on Sunday, the Red Wings blasted the Blackhawks 6-1 to take the series up to (3-1). No games tonight.

Over in the MLB, the Yankees lost on Friday 7-3 to the Phillies; the Yankees won on Saturday 5-4, but lost on Sunday in 11 innings 4-3 to take their record to (25-19). Now their focus is on a series with the Rangers.

Till later,

Rusty Butler

The couple of days past events

Here is what has happened the past couple of days in sports. In the NBA, the Magic upset the Cavaliers 107-106 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals and take a (1-0) lead in that series. Then on Thursday, the Nuggets beat the Lakers 106-103 in a close game to even up the series at (1-1). Tonight, the Magic and Cavaliers go at it again in Game 2 in what is sure to be another close game.

Then, in the NHL, the only game to report was that the Penguins outlasted the Hurricanes 7-4 to go up (2-0) in their series. Tonight is Game 3 between the Red Wings and Blackhawks.

Finally in the MLB, the Yankees made it 8 games in a row by beating the Orioles 11-4 on Wednesday and 7-4 on Thursday to improve their record to (24-17). Now they turn their attention to interleague play and take on the Phillies.

Till later,

Rusty Butler

In the past couple of days

Here is what going on in sports:

NBA: Lakers-105 Nuggets-103; Lakers up (1-0) in Western conference finals

NHL: Penguins-3 Hurricanes-2; Penguins lead series (1-0) in Eastern Conference Finals

           Red Wings-3 Blackhawks-2 in OT; Red Wings lead series (2-0) in Western Conference Finals

MLB: Yankees-7 Twins-6 on Monday and then Yankees-9 Orioles-1 on Tuesday

Games tonight include Game 1 of Cavaliers/Magic and Yankees/Orioles

Till Later

Rusty Butler

Not much going on

There was some action going on over the weekend. In the NBA, there were 2 Game 7's to make out the conference finals. Both games were on Sunday. First, the Lakers finally put away the Rockets in a blowout fashion 89-70 to win the series (4-3). Then, the Magic ran over the Celtics 101-82 to take their series (4-3).

In the NHL, the conference finals started with the Red Wings taking the Blackhawks to school (5-2)  to go up (1-0) in the series. Tonight the other final starts between the Hurricanes and Penguins. 

In the MLB, the Yankees took on the Twins. On Friday, the Yankees beat the Twins 5-4. Saturday the Yankees won 6-4 in 11 innings while on Sunday the Yankees won again 3-2 in 10 innings to boost their record to (20-17). The Yankees will play the Twins tonight to end the series.

Till later,

Rusty Butler

Excitement in the air

Excitement came last night in the world of sports.In the NBA, there were a couple of Game 6's that had me watching in delight. First, the Magic beat the Celtics 83-75 to even up the series (3-3) and force a Game 7. In the late game, the Rockets outscored the Lakers 95-80 to take the series to (3-3) and also go to the last game of the series back in L.A. 

In NHL action,  there were Game 7's in the air. The Red Wings finally took out the Ducks 4-3 to go on and meet the Blackhawks in the conference finals. Then, the Hurricanes shocked the Bruins 3-2 in OT to take the series (4-3) and go on to meet the Penguins in their conference finals.

Finally, in the MLB, the Yankees took the rubbermatch 3-2 and even up the their record at (17-17) against the Blue Jays.

Till later,

Rusty Butler

A lite night in sports

There was not much going on in sports last night. In the NBA, the Nuggets outshot the Mavericks 124-110 to take the Nuggets out of their series (4-1). While over on the NHL, a Game 7 between the Penguins and Capitals turned out to be a blowout for the Penguins 6-2 to take the series (4-3). Finally, in the MLB, the Yankees beat the Blue Jays 8-2 to even up the series where tonight is the rubber match between the two.

That's all for now,

Rusty Butler

While I was gone

Here is the latest on what is going on in sports. On Monday, the Cavaliers closed out another series by winning 84-74  against the Hawks. Then the Mavericks pulled out a win against the Nuggets 119-117 and putting the series at (3-1) for the Nuggets. Tonight's game is between the Mavericks and Nuggets.

Over in the NHL, the Capitals beat the Penguins 5-4 in OT to even up the series (3-3). They are going to Game 7 tonight and if it is like the other games, it will be another classic. Meanwhile, the Blackhawks finished off the Canucks 7-5 and won the series (4-2).

In MLB action, the Yankees had no game to play and they were to start a series against the Blue Jays on Tuesday.

Speaking of Tuesday, in the NBA, the Celtics took advantage of home court to beat the Magic 92-88 and go up in the series (3-2). In the late game, the Lakers blasted the Rockets 118-78 to take a (3-2) lead in that series. 

In the NHL, the Bruins took it to the Hurricanes 4-2 to even the series (3-3) while the Ducks beat the Red Wings 2-1 to even that series at (3-3).

Then in the MLB, the Blue Jays beat the Yankees 5-1 to fall to (15-17) with another game tonight.

Till tomorrow,

Rusty Butler

Over the weekend

Here are the scores for Friday-Sunday in sports

NBA Fri: Magic-117 Celtics-96; then Sunday Celtics-95 Magic-94 on buzzer beater by Glen Davis; series tied (2-2); Fri: Lakers-108 Rockets-94; then Sunday Rockets-99 Lakers-87; series tied (2-2).

NBA Sat: Nuggets-106 Mavericks-105 on Carmelo Anthony game-winning 3-point shot; Nuggets lead series (3-0); Cavaliers-97 Hawks-82; Cavaliers lead series (3-0)

NBA Mon: Cavaliers/Hawks and Nuggets/Mavericks

NHL Fri: Penguins-5 Capitals-3; then Saturday Penguins-4 Capitals-3 in OT; Penguins lead series (3-2); Fri: Hurricanes-4 Bruins-1; then Sunday Bruins-4 Hurricanes-0; Hurricanes lead series (3-2).

NHL Sat: Blackhawks-4 Canucks-2; Blackhawks lead series (3-2)

NHL Sun: Red Wings-4 Ducks-1; Red Wings lead series (3-2)

NHL Mon: Capitals/Penguins and Canucks/Blackhawks

MLB Fri: Yankees-4 Orioles-0; Sat: Orioles-12 Yankees-5; and Sun: Yankees-5 Orioles-3(15-16 record)

MLB Mon: no game

Till later,

Rusty Butler 

Last night scores

Here is what happened in last night's action. In the NBA, there was only one game between the Hawks and the Cavaliers. It was not even a game as the Cavaliers beat down the Hawks 105-85 to go up (2-0) in the series. Tonight's game include the Celtics/Magic and the Lakers/Rockets. We'll see if there is any left over tension from the ejections in both games.

Over in the NHL, the Blackhawks beat the Canucks 2-1 in OT to even the series (2-2). Then in the late game, the Red Wings took the Ducks to school and won 6-3 to even the series (2-2). In tonight's action, it is the Capitals/Penguins and the Bruins/Hurricanes.

Finally in MLB action, the Yankees lost once again to the Rays 8-6. Now they turn their attention to the Orioles. Hopefully the Yankees will turn things around being (13-15) and having Alex Rodriguez back in the lineup.

Till Monday,

Rusty Butler

Action on Wednesday

Here is what happened last night in sports:

NBA: Celtics-112 Magic-94; series tied (1-1)

          Lakers-111 Rockets-98; series tied (1-1); 2 Rockets and 1 Lakers players ejected in this

game

 

NHL: Hurricanes-3 Bruins-2 F/OT; Hurricanes lead series (2-1)

           Penguins-3 Capitals-2 F/OT; Capitals lead series (2-1)

MLB: Rays-4 Yankees-3 F/10

Tonight's action include:

NBA: Hawks/Cavaliers

NHL: Red Wings/Ducks, Canucks/Blackhawks

MLB: Rays/Yankees

Till later,

Rusty Butler

Last night events

Last night had a myriad of events going on. In NBA action, Lebron James received his MVP trophy that he so richly deserved for his play over the NBA season. Also, the Cavaliers and James were in action in their semifinal series against the Hawks and beat down the Hawks 99-72 to take a (1-0) series lead. In other action, the Nuggets took it to the Mavericks 117-105 to go up (2-0) in their series. In action tonight, we have the Magic/Celtics and the Rockets/Lakers in their Game 2's.

Going on to the NHL, in early action, it was the Canucks being victorious over the Blackhawks 3-1 to go up (2-1) in that series. The late game, it was the Ducks winning 2-1 in a close game with the Ducks moving ahead (2-1) in that series. Games tonight include the Capitals/Penguins and Bruins/Hurricanes.

Finally on MLB action, the Yankees lost again to the Red Sox 7-3 with their record falling to (13-13). They now focus on their attention to Rays at home in an interesting series.

Till later,

Rusty Butler

Last night scores

Here are last night scores:

NBA: Magic-95 Celtics-90; Magic up (1-0) in series

          Rockets-100 Lakers-92; Rockets lead (1-0) in series

Tonight's games: Hawks/Cavaliers, Mavericks/Nuggets

NHL: Capitals-4 Penguins-3; Capitals lead (2-0) in series; hat trick by both Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin

Tonight's games: Red Wings/Ducks, Canucks/Blackhawks

MLB: Red Sox-6 Yankees-4; game again tonight

Till later,

Rusty Butler

The weekend events

Sorry I was gone for the whole weekend. I just got caught up in all the weekend's excitement. Anywho here we go!!

In NBA action, a pair of game 7's and the start of the conference semifinals resulted in some excitement for me. The Celtics finally put the Bulls away on Saturday in their exciting series by winning 109-99 (this time in regulation for once, no OT) and taking the series (4-3). This series will be a classic for years to come. On Sunday, the Hawks took the Heat out of the playoffs by being victorious 91-78 to finally win their series (4-3). Also on Sunday, the Nuggets took Game 1 in the conference semifinals 109-95 and went up (1-0) in that series. Tonight's action include the 1st games between Magic/Celtics and the Rockets/Lakers.

While over in the NHL, Saturday's action included the 1st game between the Penguins and Capitals where the Capitals won 3-2 to go up (1-0) in their series. The Blackhawks outblasted the Canucks 6-3 to tie their series (1-1). That was one great game. On Sunday a 3 OT thriller gave the victory to the Ducks 4-3 over the Red Wings to tie their series up (1-1). Then the Hurricanes blanked the Bruins 3-0 to also tie up the series at 1 game a piece (1-1). Tonight, the Penguins and Capitals go at it in Game 2.

Finally in MLB action, the Yankees lost 8-4 to the Angels on Saturday and their game on Sunday was postponed due to inclement weather with no make-up date announced yet. The Yankees now play the Red Sox in the new Yankees stadium for the first time tonight.

Till later,

Rusty Butler 

Tonight is the night plus last night scores

In last night's action in the NBA, the Heat tied the series up (3-3) with a convincing 98-72 win over the Hawks. But tonight is the big night for Game 7 between the Bulls and Celtics. This historic series will come to an end and we will see who wants it more. It sure has been an entertaining series, to say the least, and I am looking forward to see who is coming out on top. I am playing no favorites to any one team, so I am going to enjoy this one.

In NHL action, the Red Wings took down the Ducks 3-2 in a last minute goal score to go up (1-0) in their series. Also, the Bruins blasted the Hurricanes 4-1 to take a (1-0) lead their. Tonight's game include the Penguins/Capitals first game while the Blackhawks/Canucks series is in Game 2.

The Yankees came from behind in the 9th to win against the Angels 10-9 which makes the Yankees record (13-10). They have another game going on today and I would not be surprised if that game was not exciting also.

Till later,

Rusty Butler

Who will win?

Here are some tidbits about last night's games. The Celtics beat the Bulls 128-127 in 3 OT to tie their series (3-3) in another classic game in this incredible series. I have no idea who to pick for the 7th and final game of this series. There is rumor, very little of it to be exact, that Kevin Garnett might suit up and play for the Celtics tomorrow night. I doubt that will happen, but you never know. Also in NBA scores, the Magic won 114-89 without Dwight Howard to win their series (4-2). And the Rockets finished off the Trailblazers 92-76 to take their series (4-2). In tonight's action, the Hawks take on the Heat in Game six.

In NHL action, the only game of the night was the Blackhawks and Canucks with Vancouver winning 5-3 to take the (1-0) lead in the conference semifinals. There are two games tonight with the Ducks/RedWings and the Hurricanes/Bruins start their series.

Finally, the Yankees beat the Angels 7-4 last night with another game coming on tonight so watch.

Till later,

Rusty Butler

Last night scores

Here are last night scores:

MLB: Yankees-8 Tigers-6

NBA: Heat-106 Hawks-91; Hawks lead series (3-2)

          Nuggets-107 Hornets-86; Nuggets win series (4-1)

NHL: no games

Here are tonight's game:

NBA: Celtics/Bulls, Magic/76ers, Blazers/Rockets

NHL: Blackhawks/Canucks

MLB: Yankees/Angels

Till later,

Rusty Butler

A light schedule

Tonight's lineup is very light since there are no NHL games until tomorrow when the conference semifinals start up. The Heat and Hawks are playing right now in the NBA with the Hornets and Nuggets playing late. Also, the Yankees are playing the Tigers tonight.

There was something on the show PTI on ESPN today that kinda stuck to me. It seems that NASCAR will not do anything to fix the problems at the Talladega track after 2 big crashes and one crash that sent 10 fans to the hospital after a car flew up into the fence. What has to happen so no one, drivers or fans, gets killed at these races? These superspeedways and the restrictor plates make it where everyone is bunched together and one wrong move and there goes half the race cars in the race. But when cars goes flying up into the stands because of bumpdrafting, it is a whole new matter. Hopefully some sense will come into the heads of NASCAR officials and do something about it.

Till later,

Rusty Butler

Late scores

Just a quick note about last night late scores:

NBA: Mavericks-106 Spurs-93; Mavericks win series (4-1)

          Blazers-88 Rockets-77; Rockets lead series (3-2)

Be back later

Rusty Butler

Tonight's scores

Here are some early scores from tonight's schedule:

NHL: Game 7- Capitals-2 Rangers-1; Capitals win series (4-3)

           Game-7- Hurricanes-4 Devils-3; Hurricanes win series (4-3)

NBA: Celtics-106 Bulls-104 F/OT; Celtics lead series (3-2)

          Magic-91 76ers-78; Magic lead series (3-2)

          Mavericks/Spurs and Rockets/Trailblazers update tomorrow 

MLB: Yankees-11 Tigers-0

See ya tomorrow,

Rusty Butler

Tonight's games

Here is tonight's line up:

NBA: Bulls/Celtics, 76ers/ Magic, Mavericks/Spurs, Rockets/Blazers

NHL: Rangers/Capitals, Hurricanes/Devils

MLB: Yankees/Tigers

Later,

Rusty Butler

Monday sports night

There were many series both in the NHL and the NBA that were settled last night. Let's start with the NHL. The Blackhawks took it to the Flames 4-1  and took the series (4-2). It was a blowout all the way. Also the 8 seeded Ducks finally took out the 1 seeded Sharks 4-1 and embarrassed them in the first round (4-2). The Sharks were outplayed the whole series and being the 1 seed, they did not play up to expectations of all of their fans.

In the NBA, the Jazz finally bowed out to the Lakers 107-96. They were down by 22 at one point in the game and valiantly scratched back into it, but to no avail, could not come back the whole way. They lose the series (4-1) and now head to the off season to figure out how to win on the road. In other NBA games, the Nuggets took a commanding (3-1) lead by absolutely taking out the Hornets 121-63. And that is no misprint. The Hawks beat the Heat 81-71 to tie the series at 2 games a piece.

Finally in MLB news, the Yankees lose again for the fourth straight game 4-2 , but this time it was to the Detroit Tigers. They need help and they need it fast.

I will be back later,

Rusty Butler

Games on tonight

Here are tonight's games lineup:

NBA: Hawks/Heat, Nuggets/Hornets, Jazz/Lakers.

NHL: Blackhawks/Flames, Sharks/Ducks

MLB: Yankees/Tigers

See ya later,

Rusty Butler

The weekend

Hi everyone,

I am back to catch you up on the news of the weekend. In MLB news, the Red Sox swept the Yankees with a couple of exciting games and one game included a home steal by Jacoby Ellsbury of the Red Sox. The Yankees were outscored 25-16 over the 3 games.

In NHL news, the Rangers/Capitals and the Devils/Canes series have been extended to 7 games on Sunday,while the Penguins finished off the Flyers in 6 games with a come from behind win of 5-3 on Saturday to win the series (4-2). Also on Saturday, the Flames/Blackhawks series is at (3-2) as is the Ducks/Sharks series.

As far as the NBA playoffs go, the Jazz got blown out 108-94 on Saturday by the Lakers and know the Lakers are up(3-1) in their series. The Cavaliers became the first team to eliminate the Pistons in a four straight sweep. Meanwhile, both the Magic/76ers series and the Celtics/Bulls series are nodded up 2 games a piece. And finally, the Rockets pulled ahead of the 

of the Blazers(3-1) in a couple of close games decided by a total of 4 points in two games.

Now the NFL Draft is done for the year. Matthew Stafford did go #1 as they got a last minute deal done to draft him. Only 1 Florida State player went the entire draft and that was Everette Brown at the 43 position in the 2nd round. They were some BYU and UofU players that did go, so that was exciting to see some local talent go in the draft.

I will be back later to update you on today's games.

Till later,

Rusty Butler

Be back Monday!

Hi everyone,

It's gonna be a busy weekend and I am not gonna be getting to everything, so I am going to take the weekend and soak it all in, then give you all the details for the NFL Draft to the playoffs.

Till Monday,

Rusty Butler  

Late night scores

To update you for last night, the Jazz finally won one with 2.2 seconds left go to in the game and the final was Jazz-88 Lakers-86. The Jazz showed heart, determination,and the willing to do the dirty work to get the victory. 

In NHL action, the Ducks took it to the #1 seed Sharks again 4-0, now leading the series (3-1). The Sharks showed all season that they were the team to beat, but are floundering in the first round of the playoffs again.

Oh, by the way, the Matthew Stafford sure pick at #1 is not looking so sure as negotiations are still going on with his staff and there is a backup plan in place if this deal does not pan out.

I will be back later to talk about tonight's games.

Later,

Rusty Butler 

Tonight's scores

Here is a look at tonight's scores:

NBA: Celtics-107 Bulls-86; Boston leads (2-1)

          Mavericks-88 Spurs-67; Dallas leads (2-1)

Jazz/Lakers update tomorrow

NHL: Red Wings-6 Bluejackets-5; Detroit wins series (4-0)

           Flyers-3 Penguins-0; Penguins leads (3-2)

           Devils-1 Hurricanes-0; New Jersey leads (3-2)

Sharks/Ducks update tomorrow

I hope to have more analysis for you tomorrow than I did today.

Later,

Rusty Butler

Games on tonight

Here is how tonight's lineup goes:

MLB- no game tonight for Yankees

NBA: Lakers/Jazz; Celtics/Bulls; Spurs/Mavericks

NHL: Red Wings/ Bluejackets; Flyers/ Penguins; Hurricanes/Devils; Sharks/Ducks

Also, in breaking news, Tony Gonzalez was traded to the Falcons of the NFL from the Chiefs for a future pick in 2010.

Later,

Rusty Butler

Late scores

Last night's late scores:

NBA: Nuggets-108 Hornets-93; (Nuggets lead 2-0)

NHL: Flames-6 Blackhawks-4; (series tied 2-2)

Will be back later with analysis from last night.

Later,

Rusty Butler

Hello, scores

Here are some scores for tonight:

MLB: Yankees-9 A's-7 after 14 grueling innings on Cabrera's 2 run HR

NBA: Magic-96 76ers-87; series tied (1-1)

           Heat-108 Hawks-93; series tied (1-1)

           Hornets/Nuggets update tomorrow

NHL: Bruins-4 Canadiens-1; Bruins series sweep (4-0)

           Rangers-2 Capitals-1; Rangers lead (3-1)  

           Blackhawks/Flames update tomorrow

More tomorrow,

Rusty Butler

Down night

Once again the Jazz come up short in an important game that was needed to give them some much needed momentum coming home for Game 3. I sure hope that home court will give them the nasty boost they need to take it to the Lakers. Also, the Jazz need to play some defense so the game is not a shootout every time. When your opponent shoots 60% for the whole night, that is a sure sign that defense is nowhere to be seen. Maybe the next game will so the true Jazz colors and gives us a victory.

Meanwhile, tonight's full slate of games have me busy as usual. The Yankees and A's were tied 7-7 in the bottom of the 11th. More home runs are flying out of that park today, it is just getting silly how easy it is to hit a home run there. In NBA action, let's find out if the Heat and Dwayne Wade can step it up a notch and pull out a win. While in NHL action, the Bruins could wrap up the series tonight against the Canadiens.

I will be back later to keep you updated.

Later

Rusty Butler

Late scores

Here are the late scores for last night:

NBA-Trailblazers- 107 Rockets 103; series tied (1-1)

Lakers-119 Jazz-109; Lakers up (2-0)

NHL-Sharks-4 Ducks-3; Anaheim leads (2-1)

In OT, Canucks-3 Blues-2; Vancouver sweeps (4-0)

I will be back later for tonight's games.

Rusty Butler

Tonight's scores

Here are the early scores for tonight:

NBA

Cavs-94 Pistons-82; with Lebron's 29 pts. the Cavs hold off a late rally by the Pistons subs. to win the game and go up on the series(2-0)

The Lakers/Jazz and the Blazers/Rockets will be updated tomorrow

NHL

Hurricanes-4 Devils-3; Canes score with .2 seconds left in the 3rd period to tie the series(2-2)

Penguins-3 Flyers-1; Penguins go up(3-1) in the series

Red Wings-4 Bluejackets-1; Red Wings improve to(3-1) in the series

Canucks/Blues are in overtime while Sharks/Ducks are tied at 1st intermission; both updated tomorrow

In MLB action, Yankees beat A'S 5-3.

Later

Rusty Butler

Games for tonight

Here are a list of games on tonight:

NBA:

Jazz-Lakers; Pistons-Cavs; Rockets-Trailblazers

NHL:

Red Wings-Bluejackets; Penguins-Flyers; Devils-Hurricanes; Canucks-Blues; Sharks-Ducks

MLB:

A's-Yankees

I might not get to all the scores tonight but what I do not get to,I will update in the morning.

Later

Rusty Butler

Late scores

Final scores for the evening:

NBA

Spurs-105 Mavericks-84(series tied 1-1); behind Parker's 38 points, the Spurs were unstoppable tonight.

NHL

Flames-4 Blackhawks-2 (Blackhawks 2-1); this was one heck of a game at the end cause everyone got chippy with each other and made an otherwise boring game into a classic.

See ya tomorrow,

Rusty Butler

Scores

Here are the early scores for tonight:

NBA 

Celtics-118 Bulls-115; (series tied 1-1)

NHL

Capitals-4 Rangers-0 (Rangers 2-1); seems like no one can win at home on this one.

Bruins-4 Canadiens-2 (Bruins 3-0)

Be back later with more scores.

Rusty Butler

Rusty's day of fun

Yesterday was such a good day for me. There was plenty of basketball and hockey and baseball on that it made my head go wild. There were plenty of blowouts to go around and some of them were surprising to me. I expected the Jazz to make more of a game for the Lakers and Philly's hockey game with Pittsburgh caught me way off guard seeing  how the Penguins really took it to the Flyers in  Game 1&2. The real shocker was how the Magic lead the 76ers handily and then let come back and take one from them at home by 2 points. The rest of the games in the NBA were so far out of reach, it was just a joke. The NHL games were much closer and more exciting.

Now to talk a little about the NFL Draft. Will Matthew Stafford go number 1 to the Lions? They need just about everybody at every position, but I think it is a sure bet he will. I am hoping the Everette Brown of FSU will go in the first round. We need so me good news for the Seminoles.

Again I will be back later to catch you up on scores.

Later,

Rusty Butler

Follow up scores

Here are the scores form late last night:

NBA- Nuggets-113 Hornets-84 (Nuggets lead 1-0)

NHL- Ducks-3 Sharks-2 ; this is truly a choke show for San Jose (Ducks lead 2-0)

San Jose is the number 1 seed in the West and does not seem to have the legs in the playoffs to win, but I think they can come back with some play from the heart.

I will be back later with scores and analysis for tonight games.

Later

Rusty Butler

 

scores and more

Here are some final scores for today:

NBA Playoffs: 

Lakers-113 Jazz-100; can you say Lakers in 4 games? (Lakers lead 1-0)

76ers-100 Magic-98; a little bit of a shocker there. (76ers lead 1-0)

Hawks-90 Heat-64; where did the Heat go to all of a sudden? (Hawks lead 1-0)

Hornets vs Nuggets: will post score tomorrow

NHL Playoffs:

Flyers-6 Penguins-3 (Penguins lead 2-1)

Canucks-3 Blues-2 (Canucks lead 3-0)

Devils-3 Hurricanes-2 (Devils lead 2-1)

Ducks vs Sharks: will post score tomorrow

I am a little surprised by some of the day's events like the Jazz falling so easily, but maybe there will be a comeback in the works.

Till tomorrow,

Rusty Butler

 

What a day!!

Not a day goes by that I wonder how things could be different for me if I had not moved to Utah with my wife. If I were still back in Georgia, I could follow the Seminoles more closely, but I wouldn't be such a Jazz fan. Do not get me wrong, I love it here in Utah and I am glad that we made the move. I am watching the Jazz play the Lakers in the first round of the playoffs and they are getting their butts kicked by 20 points. I got a feeling it is going to be a long series for the Jazz.

I am also following the Pittsburgh/Philadelphia playoff hockey game, which Philly is winning 4-2, but Pittsburgh is leading the series 2-0. It has been such a fierce game with physical play and that is what I love to see. There are 2 more games on tonight, with Vancouver playing St Louis (Vancouver is up 2-0 in the series) and then Anaheim takes on San Jose in the late game (Anaheim is shocking up 1-0 in the series) and finally Carolina is taking on New Jersey(series is tied 1-1).

This morning I watched the Yankees play the Indians, and the Yankees were losing 3-0, so I turned it to something else cause it is so sad to see these guys with such potential play at such a bad state at this time. But to my surprise, they came back and won 7-3. They are 7-6 in the young season, but high hopes are always looming around them.

I will be back later to share some final scores with you and some analysis.

Bye for now,

Rusty Butler

Intro

Hello there friends,

The first thing I would like to post and talk about is introducing myself. I was born in Tallahassee, Fla. and raised in a small town just across the border called Cairo, Ga. So being a Seminoles fan just came naturally to me. I started watching sports since the age of 1 and it must have stuck with me cause I watch sports all year long. My favorite sports are college football and basketball. But the enjoyment does not end there. I watch NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB along with golf and NASCAR. In fact, right now I am watching an NHL playoff game with Montreal and Boston in Game 2 with Boston winning 5-1. I cheer my beloved 'Noles on in any sport they compete in and I actually attended there for my freshman year of college. 

I look forward to keeping you posted on scores and insight into the world of sports everyday and I will put some personal facts about me in there also. The plate is full this time of  year, especially with the NFL Draft coming up. I have a lot to say about that.

Till next time,

Rusty Butler