The author's use of the plural is, though less common on this side of the pond, completely acceptable by English grammar conventions.

Not a Portland fan at all but I watched that 25 times in a row. Also, seeing Dwight Howard lose is awesome

Wrong — there were six medals awarded to six different people.

Taking a plea that results in screwing your teammates is a hard decision but something you need to do for your own career. Sure, those medals represented the culmination of years of hard work and possibly their most prized possession, but you have to think of it like this: Tyson Gay is just now entering the prime of…

I would say Gay's kind of like Judas, but Judas actually got to keep his silver.

They play 82 games. Playing a series of fewer than 7 games would introduce a lot more random chance; the worse team would advance more often than they already do.

Most of the Mavericks team were telling the officials that it happened right after the ball went out of bounds, and they clearly did not care.

It's the basketball equivalent of pulling the goalie, only without Shawn Kemp having another kid.

Not NBA, but the official for the Rangers/Penguins game missed a game winning goal. It didn't matter though, as the Rangers went on to score another goal quickly after. The announcers made it sound like the play would have been reviewed at a stoppage of time and a goal could have been awarded.

maybe he shouldn't have punched the guy in his neck?

Of course it makes the game potentially less fun to watch, but it's bullshit on Z-Bo's part not the NBA's.

He closed-fist pushed a guy in the neck. The fuck are you whining about?

Do what, then? Close the beach? Are you kidding me, Brody? We're at the beginning of the summer golf season here. We CAN'T close the beach!

But the Bruins won the Cup a few years ago despite a horrific power play in the postseason. Remember, the point is that the Sharks have been beasts in the regular season and pushovers in the playoffs. Even if the PP struggled at times in the regular season it hasn't really hurt them.

Yup. Exactly one game in 12 of the last two first-round losses, both against defending cup champs, was decided by more than a goal, empty-netters excluded. Difference only that the Sharks are more dangerous offensively, the Blues a bit more stout on D.

I'm a Sharks fan and you sir are a magnificent bastard.

To be fair, blowing things up would certainly clear up that choking problem.

The last time a hypothetical Shark was blown up it resulted in 3 horrifically bad sequels that tarnished the reputation of the original. I urge San Jose to stay the course and do nothing to help preserve our sanity.

Sharks: [assess position]