Game 6’s double-overtime celebration was THE moment that every hockey player fights through the grind of the 82-game regular season to reach. Dallas fans hope there are still a pair of other joy-filled celebrations on the horizon for the Stars over the next few weeks. But amidst the cast-aside hockey gear and “headbutts of love” shared amongst teammates on Friday night, Dallas stood victorious in the handshake line after Game 6. The win returns the Dallas Stars to the Western Conference Finals, where they lost to the Las Vegas Golden Knights last season. For Dallas, it will be the third…
Author: Christopher Babos
Christopher Babos
A storyteller who took the sports broadcasting route into the incredible world of sports. I've been blessed to work for both college and professional sports organizations in various capacities. Now my focus is to provide insightful coverage of sports and entertainment, while uncovering the stories that people need to hear.
Arsenal is attempting to create history in the Premier League this evening. That is not an easy accomplishment in the 30+ year history of arguably one of the world’s best football leagues. However, the lads clad in the red-and-white will need Manchester City’s help if the Arsenal reach their destiny. No team has ever started second on the Premier League table on the final day and ended the day with the Premier League crown. With a Man City win or draw, the Gunners would hold fate in their own hands in today’s game against Everton. Arsenal Faces Stiff Test On…
Game 6 represents a brand new life for the Avalanche. Like a fresh Colorado morning snowfall not yet trampled by the kiddos running to school, the Ball Center will see white-out conditions with swirling towels as the Colorado Avalanche attempts to finish their ascent up the mountain to tie this series at 3 games apiece. The Dallas Stars are likely angry with themselves for even playing Game 6. Don’t get me wrong; Colorado earned its Game 5 win with a clutch third period from the superstars they rely on. But Dallas has a Game 1 OT loss to fret about…
Game 5 of the second-round series between the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche represented everything this series has been 60 minutes of frantic Stanley Cup Playoffs action. The Avalanche entered the game with the pressure on their shoulders trailing the series 3-games-to-1. While they escaped Dallas the last time with a Game 1 overtime win, they would need a better effort to avoid elimination in the return contest for Game 5. The Avalanche managed only two goals in two home contests earlier this week in Games 3 & 4 in Denver. The Stars outscored Colorado, 9-2, on the way to…
The WNBA tipped off the 2024 Regular Season last night in four cities across the United States. The highly-anticipated debut of Caitlin Clark brought the masses out to a sold-out Mohegan Sun Arena. A sold-out crowd in Connecticut eagerly awaited the first points from the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer. Clark finally scored a lay-up toward the end of the first half to send that crowd of road fans into a frenzy. Caitlin Clark finished with 20 points in the 92-71 loss. However, that was not the only game on the WNBA slate last night. Did the hype from the NCAA…
PWHL Boston completed one of the more difficult three-game series sweeps in recent professional sports history. If you’ve ever tuned into a Stanley Cup Playoffs game, you are familiar with the skill, intensity, and effort that comes with one’s hockey season on the line. All those same intangibles accompany the PWHL’s Walter Cup Playoffs and the final four teams left skating in them. As the NHL’s Boston Bruins manage to hang on by a thread in their second-round NHL playoff series against the Florida Panthers, the women’s pro hockey team from Bean Town finds themselves in the PWHL Finals, first-year…
Game 5 presents an interesting mystery for hockey fans as the lone game on the NHL schedule tonight. The Dallas Stars walked into Denver, whopped the Colorado Avalanche in front of the Avs faithful, and secured a 3-1 series lead. The best road team in the NHL looked the part with a nine-to-two scoring advantage over Game 3 & Game 4 in Denver. The Stars have returned to Dallas with their sights set on a return to the first trip back to the Western Conference Finals since 2022-23 when the Stars fell to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden…
The untimely death of one of the greatest pitching minds in baseball history occurred in November 2017, just outside of Tampa Bay, Florida, due to an airplane crash. The Perfect Game pitching legend, Roy Halladay, had only retired from the game in 2013. Four years later, fans were left in shock and mourning the untimely aircraft accident that caused the death of the Hall-of-Fame pitcher on November 7th, 2017. In such a short amount of time, how did we go from a man with an electric pitching arm to wondering what could have been if life had turned out slightly…
The eagerly awaited debuts of some of the newest WNBA stars will take place all across the United States over the next two evenings. The Women’s National Basketball Association, aka. The WNBA will begin play on their 28th season tonight with a brand new cast of athletes ready to take center stage. New rookies Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, and Cameron Brink are ready to lace ‘em up against the best women’s basketball players in the world, like A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, and Chelsea Gray. The storybook tale starts to unfold tonight as the league tips off the 2024 WNBA regular…
Before the puck met the ice in Game 4 in Denver, the Colorado Avalanche had to make late adjustments to the lineup card. About three hours before Game 4, the NHL and the NHLPA announced Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin was entering the NHL’s Player Assistance program for the second straight postseason. The vibes entering the game seemed off for the Avalanche, and the result proved much the same. The departure of their leading scorer in the playoffs would be too much for Colorado to bear. The Dallas Stars continued their road dominance in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs as they…
The National Basketball Association’s extremely lucrative television broadcasting rights contract is reportedly about to undergo a major shake-up. Over the last year, with the TNT broadcasting contract expiring at the end of the season, the NBA has negotiated with parties interested in broadcasting the league’s games. With the 2024 NBA Playoffs in full swing, there has been no announcement yet from the league and/or its partners informing fans where games will be broadcast next season. According to at least one insider, the television deal is done and waiting to be announced. But why? It’s all about the money, baby. Netflix…
The National Hockey League (NHL) and the National Hockey League Player’s Association (NHLPA) announced that Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin has been entered into Stage 3 of the Players Assistance Program. The pair league and its player’s union confirmed some rumors that had been swirling about three hours prior to the game regarding his availability for Colorado. Nichushkin would be eligible to apply for re-installment to the NHL in November 2024. Rumors Confirmed by TSN’s Elliotte Friedman TSN’s Elliotte Friedman, one of the foremost authorities on hockey matters for TSN in Canada, confirmed the report with his Twitter/X posting only a few hours before Game 4 is…
The Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche return to Denver this evening to battle it out once again on the frozen floor in the 2024 NHL Playoffs. Game 4 at Ball Arena will be a pivotal game for both squads as we speed towards the finale of this series. How quickly the ride ends for one of these teams could depend on who suffers the loss tonight. The Stars enter the game holding a 2-1 series lead entering tonight’s game. Colorado was the best team at home in the regular season in 2024. But the Avalanche managed just one goal in…
The Cleveland Cavaliers are worried about injury to the guards in their backcourt. They are already up against it trailing the Boston Celtics two-games-to-one in their best-of-seven series in the 2024 NBA Playoffs. That hill will not be any easier to climb as they host the Celtics for Game Four this evening in the OH-IO. According to ESPN, Cavs all-star guard, Donovan Mitchell, is dealing with a left calf strain and is will not see the court in a pivotal game in this series. The five-time NBA All-star at the guard position, Mitchell is currently averaging almost close to 30…
In the NHL Playoffs, patterns start to emerge throughout a series and playoff run. This was no different in Game Three of the second-round battle between Dallas and Colorado. Every NHL team is designed differently with unique skill sets that can cause chaos to their opponents’ game plans if operating correctly. Right now for Peter DeBoer’s Dallas Stars, a familiar pattern is emerging, and that chaos is becoming the model that is leading them to success. On the other hand, the former Stanley Cup champion Avalanche will need to figure things out in a hurry. In all three contests in this second-round playoff matchup. The Avs have found themselves chasing the game late just like they…
National Hockey League clubs scratch, claw, and grind every moment of the grueling 82-game regular season schedule to secure home-ice advantage in the NHL Playoffs. The Colorado Avalanche protected the friendly building better than any other team in the league during the 2023-24 season at 31-9-1. The Avs return home in game three with all of the pressure squarely on the Dallas Stars. To advance in these playoffs, Dallas must win at least one of three potential games in Denver, Colorado. The pressure won’t scare the Dallas Stars as they typically have disappointed opposing crowds this year on the way to…
The Colorado Avalanche have no chill. Dallas supporters sat quietly in their seats at the American Airlines Center as their team took the ice for the third period of Game Two. Some were probably a little answer with a large lead given what happened two nights earlier. Dallas squared a 3-goal advantage before losing in overtime. The Stars seemed quite comfortable with a large lead in the final frame of Game Two before the first cracks in the ice started to show. The Avalanche scored once. Then they threw everything at Jake Oettinger and the Stars crease during the rest…
Take a moment with me and journey back to being a 14-year-old child. For me, summer afternoons in Pennsylvania involved running around the grass backyards of the neighbors playing wiffle ball or tossing a football around. Still some months from being driving license eligible, it was a FAR simpler time. I did not understand it, but looking back, I was lucky enough to just BE a kid. Earlier today, my mind was slightly bent on learning about the signing of the contract by the teenager. A 14-year-old Christopher was failing to score goals in my imagination, let alone on a…
Every single post-season, the hockey club that claims the Stanley Cup will face adversity at some point during their championship journey. It could be an injury, a heart-breaking overtime game that didn’t go your way, or just bad performances from star players over an extended time or even an entire series. Championship-caliber teams face these challenges head-on without blinking. That is the task at hand facing Dallas in Game Two while being one that Colorado already conquered on Tuesday. While the adversity will be ever-present in the playoffs, the Colorado Avalanche did erase a 3-goal deficit and claim home-ice advantage in the matchup with…
A couple of days ago, Philadelphia 76ers General Manager faced reporters for a press conference following the team’s first-round series loss to New York. In addition to the more obvious questions regarding how he plans to address his own free agents, Morey also navigated questions involving his moves at the trade deadline and 76ers hoopers participation in the upcoming Summer Olympics Games. It was pretty clear messing from the longtime executive. The Sixers need to find a way to build around Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey. Armed with the potential for the most available cap space entering the off-season, the…
