The Hawks are Kings of All Birds: NBA Daily Review for January 17

Author: Brian VanArsdale

The Hawks are Kings of All Birds: NBA Daily Review for January 17

The Hawks made a powerful statement with a blowout win over the Raptors, but the NBA is sure to be buzzing over the Cavaliers, who have now won 2 straight and might be on the verge of a “turnaround” as they come home after a 6-game road trip. Meanwhile, the Warriors lose to an inspired Thunder team… Continue reading The Hawks are Kings of All Birds: NBA Daily Review for January 17

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Chelsea Takes Advantage of City’s Draw: Premier League Review for Jan 10-11

Chelsea and Manchester City came into the weekend tied for first place, but a City draw away at Everton meant that the weekend ended with a two-point lead for the Blues. On the other end of the table, QPR continued their road losing streak and fell into the relegation zone, replacing Burley who beat them… Continue reading Chelsea Takes Advantage of City’s Draw: Premier League Review for Jan 10-11

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Let’s Sort Out the Eastern Conference Log Jam: NBA Preview for Jan 12-18

Without a doubt, there are some nice Western Conference games this week-but the real action will be with Eastern Conference teams. The Hawks enter the week with a 3 game lead over the trio of the Raptors, Bulls, and Wizards, but face the Raptors and Bulls in a back-to-back. Meanwhile the Bulls get the rematch against… Continue reading Let’s Sort Out the Eastern Conference Log Jam: NBA Preview for Jan 12-18

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Barca and Madrid Impress, but the Bottom of the Table Gets Tighter: La Liga Review for Jan 9-11

The top of the table stays the same with impressive and important wins by Real Madrid and Barca (over an in-form Athletico side no less), but the bottom flipped with a win from Cordoba – leaving 9 teams within 3 points of the drop zone. Let’s take a look at the week’s action: Levante (0) –… Continue reading Barca and Madrid Impress, but the Bottom of the Table Gets Tighter: La Liga Review for Jan 9-11

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Madrid fall, but Barca fail to make up ground: La Liga Review for Jan 3-5

Real Madrid lose, ending a 22-game winning streak – but Barcelona fail to capitalize and are cut down by an early own goal. Meanwhile, Athletico win handily due to a Frenchman’s heroics and pull even with Barcelona in 2nd place. Athletico Madrid (3) – Levante (1) Embed from Getty Images Two headed goals from Antoine Griezmann led… Continue reading Madrid fall, but Barca fail to make up ground: La Liga Review for Jan 3-5

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A Gut-Check Week for the Atlanta Hawks: NBA Preview for Jan 5 – 11

For the first full week of the New Year, many Americans focus on the NFL Playoffs. The NBA, however, features some great matchups and intriguing story lines as we head towards the All-Star break. The Hawks and Bulls have particularly tough weeks and as the two top teams in the Eastern Conference entering the week,… Continue reading A Gut-Check Week for the Atlanta Hawks: NBA Preview for Jan 5 – 11

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The Wizards and Raptors Have a Tough Weekend

The Wizards lose two tough games out west, while the Raptors finish their Western road-trip with three loses. Listen to the recap of the weekend in the NBA Workday podcast for the weekend of January 2-4. Friday Dallas 119 (24-10) – Boston 101 (11-19) Houston 83 (22-10) – New Orleans 111 (17-16) Washington 102 (22-10) – Oklahoma City 109… Continue reading The Wizards and Raptors Have a Tough Weekend