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• Golden Knights vs. Avalanche Game 2 picks: Cale Makar's injury status looms large for Colorado on Friday

The Avalanche host the Golden Knights in Game 2 of the West Final on Friday and SportsLine expert Matt Severance has a same-game parlay for the contest...2026
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• Avalanche vs. Golden Knights Game 4 picks: Vegas looks to complete shocking sweep with MacKinnon in question

The Golden Knights host the Avalanche in Game 4 of the West Final on Tuesday...2026
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• Redick hails LeBron's greatness as injury-hit Lakers oust Rockets in 6
When leading scorers Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves were both injured in an April 2 game, coach JJ Redick admitted things felt bleak for the Los Angeles Lakers. Los Angeles has advanced to the second round for the first time since 2023 when it lost to Denver in the West final. LeBron James had 28 points in Game 6 on Friday night and the Lakers used a tenacious defense to hold the Rockets to their...2026
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• The Rundown - Canada West Final

There was no guessing nor any surprises to be found as the final games of the Canada West season played out this weekend. Both the UBC Thunderbirds and the Manitoba Bisons were headed to the U SPORTS National Championship in Elmira, Ontario where they'll be looking to bring home the conference's first gold medal since 2023. The only paperwork needed to be done is which team would go as the champio...2026
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• The Rundown - Semifinals

Canada West will once again narrow the field from four teams to two teams as the hunt for the Canada West banner and berths in the U SPORTS National Championship continues. We already knew a team from BC would be in the Canada West Final, but we needed to find out which of those two teams would be moving on in their series. The second series saw two recent National Champions clash in Calgary as on...2026
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• The Rundown - Quarterfinals

Four teams took to the ice this weekend as we looked to narrow the field from six to four teams who are in pursuit of a Canada West banner and a berth to the U SPORTS National Championship in Elmira, Ontario. UBC and Mount Royal earned the byes this week by finishing atop their respective divisions while Saskatchewan, Regina, and MacEwan are already making plans for next season. That left Alberta,...2026
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• Golden Knights vs. Avalanche Game 2 picks: Cale Makar's injury status looms large for Colorado on Friday
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• Redick hails LeBron's greatness as injury-hit Lakers oust Rockets in 6
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• The Rundown - Semifinals
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• The Rundown - Quarterfinals
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• The Rundown - Week 11
Eight teams returned to action this weekend with playoff implications being the story arc in a few of those series. The Alberta Pandas started the second half with the bye, but there was action played at Clare Drake Arena as well. We'll touch on that game after the Canada West games are reviewed, but, with the number of games remaining getting smaller for everyone involved, this weekend was all ab...2026
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• The Rundown - Week 3
Two weeks were in the books. One team entered Week Three needing its first points, one team entered Week Three without a loss, and one team - the Regina Cougars - sat at home watching the action and preparing for Week Four. We're seeing teams figure out systems and building chemistry, players finding scoresheets, goalies standing tall, and points being earned. Storylines will develop as the season...2025
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• The Rundown - Week 1
It's been a while since I had to pull out the banner above, but The Rundown is back again for the 2025-26 Canada West season as the games got underway this weekend. Nine teams will begin the season with renewed hope for a Canada West banner and one of two berths at the U SPORTS National Championship in Elmira, Ontario in March, so the race will be on from the moment the puck was dropped this weeke...2025
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• The Rundown - Nationals Preview
There are no highlights or recaps to view this week as every team in university women's team in Canada is getting ready for Thursday when the U SPORTS National Women's Hockey Championship opens in Elmira, Ontario. Eight teams will participate as each of the four conferences are sending their two finalists for their respective championships to the big dance, so this tournament will feature the eigh...2025
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• The Rundown - Canada West Final
The Canada West 2024-25 season came down to two teams that were seeking a championship before heading east to Ontario for the National Championship. UBC and Alberta were the top-two teams in the conference this season, and they met in Vancouver to determine which program would be crowned as champion, which school would get a new wall decoration, and which program would be ranked in the top-half of...2025
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• The Rundown - Quarterfinals
Four teams entered the weekend as the playoffs opened in Canada West. Trinity Western was making the long trip to Winnipeg for a date with Manitoba while the Regina Cougars were heading west to meet the Mount Royal Cougars in an all-cats series. The winners of those series would move on to face UBC and Alberta, respectively, next weekend with berths in the Canada West Final and the U SPORTS Nation...2025
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"Behind Seahawks enemy lines, Week 18 preview: NFC West, top seed on the line vs. 49ers"

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"Oilers confident ahead of 'challenge' in meeting Stars again in West final"

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"NBA Cup’s 4 teams still standing, ranked by who can win in-season tournament"

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"Results (14-3) September: 3-0 @SEA 38, LAR 9 SEA 42, @DET 36 @SEA 29, CAR 6 October: 3-1 @NYG 21, SEA 20 SEA 35, @CIN 10 @SEA 28, ARI 13 @SEA 30, CLE 16 November: 4-1 SEA 25, @ BAL 22 @SEA 20, WAS 17 SEA 17, @LAR 11 @SEA 41, SF 20 @DAL 30, SEA 23 December: 3-1 @SF 28, SEA 27 @SEA 31, PHI 16 SEA 28, @TEN 7 @SEA 26, PIT 17 January: 1-0 SEA 21, @ARI 10 NFC West Final Standings Seahawks 14-3, 5-1 division 49ers 13-4, 4-2 division Rams 6-11, 2-4 division Cardinals 3-14, 1-5 division Epilogue: The closing seconds of Super Bowl LVIII ANNOUNCER 1: Well Tony, one thing we haven’t mentioned since kickoff is the age gap between these rosters."

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"Helm's late goal stuns Blues, lifts Avs to West final"

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"NHL West final preview: Avalanche vs. Golden Knights is money in the bank"

2020
"West Final preview: High-flying Golden Knights take on surging Stars"

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"Defensive switch helps Blues even West final vs. Sharks"

2018
"Golden Knights advance to West final after beating Sharks"

2017
"Predators in trouble without star Ryan Johansen"

2016
"Seahawks pound Rams, clinch NFC West: Final score, 6 things to know"

2015
"Epic Matchup Keeps Getting Better as Blackhawks Even Series vs. Ducks in Game 4"

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"Kick Off: Seattle, Dallas aim for West final | Revs, LA Galaxy win big | Red Bulls eliminate DC"

• The Rundown - Semifinals
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• The Kid Gets A Shot

Every year in U SPORTS men's hockey, there are a handful of players who look like they're a level above everyone else. They make split-second decisions with the puck that usually results in good things, they skate effortlessly up and down the ice, and they always seem to the in the right spot at the right time. That's how Alberta Golden Bears forward Jakin Smallwood played the game, and he won't b...2025
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• The Rundown - Week 2
The ninth and final team to begin play in Canada West hockey took the ice this weekend as the Manitoba Bisons got their schedule underway by hosting the Alberta Pandas. With all nine teams playing at least two games, it will give us an idea of who may be among the contenders this season, and which teams will need to up their games over the course of the season if they hope to have a shot at winnin...2024
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• Oilers close to a Stanley Cup chance, going home needing one win over Stars to wrap up West final

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has never been this close to playing for a Stanley Cup since the Edmonton Oilers took him with the first overall draft pick in 2011....2024
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• The Rundown - Semifinals

Four teams remained in the picture for the lone Canada West berth at the 2024 GFL U SPORTS National Women's Hockey Championship as the weekend began, and that number would be cut in half by the time Monday arrived on the calendar. The two Calgary-based teams were taking their respective shows on the road to Vancouver and Edmonton as the Calgary Dinos met up with the UBC Thunderbirds while the Moun...2024
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• 2023 Seahawks season: If it all goes right!

yes, sit down. your time has elapsed | Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports Follow-up to the downer post from a couple days ago. Guess what? More wins this time. (For Part 1, wherein the Seahawks never get fully healthy or lucky and finish with a losing record, click here. But why?) In retrospect, as we get ready to watch Super Bowl 58, in which the undefeated Kansas City Chiefs — the highest-s...2023
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• The Rundown - U SPORTS Finals

The field at this year's National Women's Hockey Championship had been reduced to six teams with three games closing out the 2022-23 season today. We'd see a consolation final, a bronze medal game, and the gold medal game when it came to action on the ice, and all three games looked to be fantastic in terms of the two teams scheduled to meet. The defending champions would have a shot a defending t...2023
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• Epic Matchup Keeps Getting Better as Blackhawks Even Series vs. Ducks in Game 4
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• Epic Matchup Keeps Getting Better as Blackhawks Even Series vs. Ducks in Game 4
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• Will Joel Quenneville's Experience Edge over Bruce Boudreau Decide West Final?
2015

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• Redick hails LeBron's greatness as injury-hit Lakers oust Rockets in 6
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• The Rundown - Canada West Final
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• The Rundown - Semifinals
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• The Rundown - Quarterfinals
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• The Rundown - Week 11
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• The Rundown - Week 3
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• The Rundown - Week 1
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• The Kid Gets A Shot
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• The Rundown - Bracket Busters
There isn't much to say or set up on today's edition of The Rundown. Eight teams started the fun on Thursday, four advanced to the medal-round semifinals, and four were trying to wrap up their seasons with wins on the consolation side. Who made it to which games? Who is pushing for medals? Were there any upsets? We can answer all these questions below as the action from Elmira, Ontario has seen th...2025
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• The Rundown - Nationals Preview
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• The Rundown - Quarterfinals
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• The Rundown - Week 3
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• The Rundown - Week 1
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• The Kid Gets A Shot
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• The Rundown - Nationals Preview
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• The Rundown - Quarterfinals
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• The Rundown - Week 14
With the playoffs approaching, there were a number of teams that simply needed as many points as possible each and every weekend moving forward. Whether it be to keep slim playoff hopes alive or to lock down a playoff seeding, gathering points in any manner should be the focus until the end of the week. There were opportunities for points this weekend for those wanting and needing them, and a hand...2025
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• NBA Cup’s 4 teams still standing, ranked by who can win in-season tournament

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images There are four teams left in the NBA Cup as it heads to Las Vegas. Let’s rank the teams still standing. The NBA Cup is in its second year as a mid-season tournament the league hopes to grow into a coveted secondary trophy. The Los Angeles Lakers won the Cup in its inaugural year, and the competition has elevated to an even greater level this season. The NBA...2024
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• The Rundown - Week 2
2024

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• Oilers and Stars even at 2-2 in West Final after wild swings of momentum and big comebacks

DALLAS (AP) — There have been wild swings of momentum in the Western Conference Final, and something that has happened only one other time this late in the NHL playoffs....2024

• Seahawks pound Rams, clinch NFC West: Final score, 6 things to know
Seattle rolls behind a dominant defense and an efficient performance from Russell Wilson...2016
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• Helm's late goal stuns Blues, lifts Avs to West final

Darren Helm's goal with 5.6 seconds left in the third period of Friday night's Game 6 put the Avalanche in the Western Conference finals for the first time in 20 years....2022
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• Avs eliminate Blues on Helm's late winner, advance to West final vs. Oilers

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• Epic Matchup Keeps Getting Better as Blackhawks Even Series vs. Ducks in Game 4
2015

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• 2023 Seahawks season: If it all goes right!
2023

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• Game 7 of West Final to be broadcast on NBC in U.S.
NEW YORK – The National Hockey League today announced that Game 7 of 2015 Western Conference Final between the Anaheim Ducks and Chicago Blackhawks will be broadcast on NBC in the U.S. This is an update to the schedule as it was previously announc......2015
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• Predators in trouble without star Ryan Johansen
Even with the West final tied, Nashville now seems like a long shot to win the Stanley Cup without its best center. ...2017
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• The Ultimate Guide to the Conference Finals of the 2015 NHL Playoffs
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• The Rundown - Canada West Final
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• The Rundown - Semifinals
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• The Rundown - Quarterfinals
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• The Rundown - Week 11
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• The Rundown - Week 3
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• The Rundown - Week 1
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• Getting Ready For Next Season

While we just finished off the final games of the 2024-25 season, it seems the preparation for next season starts now. Teams are going over their rosters, figuring out strengths and weaknesses, and identifying strategies and systems they're going to play, but the one thing that certainly helps in building for next season is a schedule. Canada West jumped all over that today by releasing their men'...2025
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• Stars pull goalie Oettinger after Oilers score on 1st 2 shots in Game 5 of West final

DALLAS (AP) — Stars starting goalie Jake Oettinger was pulled after giving up two goals on the only two shots he faced in the first 7:09 of a must-win Game 5 for Dallas in the Western Conference final against Edmonton…...2025
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• Oilers aim to outshine Stars in West final rematch beginning tonight in Texas

DALLAS - The Edmonton Oilers, a.k.a. Canada's last team standing in the 2025 NHL playoffs, open the Western Conference final tonight at American Airlines Center facing a Dallas Stars' squad bent on retribution....2025
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• Dallas Stars finally have a version of their full lineup going into 3rd consecutive West final

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Stars began these NHL playoffs without standout defenseman Miro Heiskanen and top goal scorer Jason Robertson, and still made it to their third consecutive Western Conference final....2025
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• Avalanche vs. Golden Knights Game 4 picks: Vegas looks to complete shocking sweep with MacKinnon in question
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• The Rundown - Quarterfinals
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• The Rundown - Bracket Busters
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• The Rundown - Week 6
We're back to an eight-team schedule this weekend as only the MacEwan Griffins had the benefit of some extra time off, but the games to which we were treated looked like good ones as there were storylines in each of the series. It should be noted that UBC had an opportunity to pass the 20-point mark on the season this week which shows how well they've been playing, but they've beaten teams they sh...2023
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• The Rundown - U SPORTS Finals
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