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2021 NHL Playoff Round One Matchups: Betting Preview And Picks
Saturday, May 15, 2021 - 8:51am | 993The 2021 NHL Playoffs are set to begin today with eight first-round best of seven series matchups. The series with Canadian teams will start on May 19. The winners will be reseeded for the second round. Games will air on NBC, NBCSN and USA, all networks owned by Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA...
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The 2020 NBA Finals Ratings Are Historically Bad. But Why?
Saturday, October 10, 2020 - 4:27pm | 686Ratings for the NBA Finals are at an all-time low. While some have pointed the finger at the boycott by players and a social justice movement as the reason for the decline, it could be a number of factors impacting viewership. NBA Viewership Setting Records: The NBA finals are seeing 48% less...
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St. Louis Blues Win First Stanley Cup In Franchise History
Thursday, June 13, 2019 - 8:27am | 350St. Louis Blues captain Alex Pietrangelo scored the game-winning goal in Game 7 of the NHL Stanley Cup finals Wednesday evening, marking an almost-improbable turnaround from earlier in the season when the team was ranked last. What Happened The Blues defeated of the top contenders, the Winnipeg...
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Legal Betting, LeBron, Kaepernick And Tiger's Comeback: The Year In Sports Business
Thursday, January 3, 2019 - 5:11pm | 1227It was a year of comebacks and new beginnings in the sports world. Legal Sports Betting Led by New Jersey, the reversal of PAPSA in 2018 — the federal ban on sports betting — laid the groundwork for states to unveil legalized gambling, forever changing the landscape of...
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Can The Cubs Break The Curse? Fans Are Paying Big Bucks To Find Out
Friday, October 28, 2016 - 3:38pm | 565As baseball fans gear up for game three of the World Series, currently tied at 1–1, tickets in Chicago are shattering records on the resale market. Super Bowl prices are popping up as the Cubs try to break its 108-year-old curse. Friday marks the Cubs first Fall Classic game at home since...
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Because It's The Cup: StubHub Ticket Prices Go From Record Highs To Major Selloff
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - 11:32am | 520The New York Rangers are on the brink of elimination and fans are starting to cash in. The Los Angeles Kings on Monday night defeated the Rangers 3-0 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals. After blowing two-goal leads in the first two games of the series, the Rangers quest for their first Cup in...
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Market Wrap For May 30: 'Sell In May And Go Away' Proves To Be Bad Advice
Friday, May 30, 2014 - 4:30pm | 1763U.S. stocks were mostly higher on the final trading day of May, as both the S&P 500 and Dow indices close at record highs, despite disappointing consumer spending data reported on Friday morning. Loretta Mester, the soon to be Cleveland Fed President argued in a speech the importance of...
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Tea Party in Boston as Bruins Bounce Canucks
Thursday, June 16, 2011 - 12:59pm | 230Apparently, the U.S. even wins trophies that most Americans don't give a damn about. In dominating fashion, the Boston Bruins demolished the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 Wednesday night, capturing hockey's Stanley Cup four games to three. The win proved that, while the Canucks are good at running their...