It was game seven of the Stanley Cup Playoffs between The Washington Capitals and the Boston Bruins.The fact that Boston lost should have been the story. Sadly, it was not. .

The Fighting Irish football team took the week off to enjoy Easter. What top stories have come out of spring practice to date. Read on to find out.

Former Notre Dame head football coaches Dan Devine and Lou Holtz both won National Championships in their third year at the helm. Entering year three of the Brian Kelly regime, that's not going to happen. However, that's not to say Kelly isn't doing a good job.

The NBA has become an athletic expression of black masculinity. "Linsanity" could alter the cultural context of the league.

Ryan Braun is a great young talent for the Milwaukee Brewers. Helping the team get to the playoffs and winning the National League MVP are great accomplishments. But, testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs has tainted his legacy.

With a free-agency class containing only a few superstars, the Major League Baseball offseason period for most teams will be judged by smaller, less-noticeable moves, while for some, the moves they did not make at all.

Before Super Bowl XLVI between the New York Giants and New England Patriots, sports enthusiasts were comparing this rivalry to the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. While observing the discussion on ESPN, other great professional sports rivalries came to mind, such as the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers, and the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers. Here are just four of sports' greatest pro sports rivalries.

The city of Indianapolis, the NFL and the Super Bowl Committee have been planning and preparing for Super Bowl XLVI for the past few years. The time for the events to unfold has arrived. Many will ask if all the work and transformations in downtown will take the focus off of "the game." As a football fan who loves the tradition of the game, I say, "Yes, it does." Some casual fans may disagree, but that is my view and here's why.

The early months of 2012 provide golf fans with an opportunity to reflect upon the legacy of our sport’s most prolific and iconic athlete, Tiger Woods. After his dramatic victory at the Chevron World Challenge in early December, expectations of him are high for 2012. However, before we look forward to 2012 and beyond, let’s take a look back at the history of Woods with a new lens.

As a lifelong Liverpool fan, I am contorted with pride and shame at the moment. Pride in the increasingly convincing return of King Kenny Dalglish. Shame at the unseemly mess our new hero, Uruguayan Luis Suarez, has plunged us in. Read on to learn why.

Steroids has not only tarnished baseball's athletes, it has also damaged the credibility of the baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

After the Andrew Luck sweepstakes ends, the next question will be – Where does Peyton Manning go? Here are five possibilities.

The Indianapolis Colts have a decision coming in the next few months that could make or break the future of the franchise. Will they turn their back on Peyton Manning, the face of their team, in order to draft the "best rookie prospect in decades?"