THE BACK AND FORTH: WHICH SPORT HAS THE BEST POSTSEASON?

...s also hockey: playoff beards, the propensity for No. 8 seeds to make deep runs, the Rangers in '94! Here's what we (think) we know: BCS is a mess, NBA playoffs are waaaay...

Penguins are home, searching for goals and wins

Penguins are home, searching for goals and wins

...court in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Orlando Magic during the 2008 NBA Playoffs at the Palace of Auburn Hills on May 13, 2008 in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The Pistons...

What's in an NHL team name? Bucci knows ...

What is Bucci doing to pass the time before the Stanley Cup finals? He's playing his NHL name game, and he's got thoughts for all 30 NHL teams.

Best teams of 2002

SportsNation: Vote for the team of the year of 2002.

Extrapointindex May 15-31 2002

Extrapointindex May 15-31 2002

Extra Point/ESPN Sportsbeat April 15-30, 2002

Extra Point/ESPN Sportsbeat April 15-30, 2002

It's October, I'm in love

...stuff. 19:59: Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff. Like Larry Bird and Magic Johnson in the 1980s NBA, Crosby has that gene that wills him to improve his weaknesses. After being weak in the faceoff...

2009-10 Team Preview: Atlanta Thrashers

...franchise embroiled in an endless ownership squabble and with on-ice futility (the team has won zero playoff games in franchise history) that has seen its fan base dwindle to a handful of hard-core...

Which is the best NHL realignment plan?

Should Phoenix move? Should other franchises move? More teams? Less teams? European expansion? We put the question to some of our NHL experts and asked them how the league should look.

Let's make some more history

We rank all the Game 7s in Stanley Cup finals history, the surprise heroes and the clutch moments.

Finals' Game 7 new thing for Wings

The Wings have the experience, they are still the defending champs, they are still the NHL's modern-day dynasty, but they have no more Game 7 experience in the Cup finals than the Pens.

A fitting end to an exciting postseason

For a postseason that has given us some of the best hockey we've seen in years, it's only fitting that it all ends with a Game 7 between the Penguins and Red Wings.

My player observations from Cup finals

Are the Wings and Penguins living up to their billing in the Cup finals? Bucci breaks it down, player by player.

Cavs join long list of heartbreakers

Not all great teams win it all. The Cavs join this list of 20 teams that got exposed when it counted most.