TheAOSN 2016 Mock NFL Draft

Embed from Getty Images The time has come for the seemingly-endless prognostication to end. In a matter of days, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will step forward to the podium at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago and announce that the Los Angeles Rams are officially on the clock to begin the 2016 NFL Draft. Guessing games have been played…
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Goodbye Rangers, Better Luck Next Year

Embed from Getty Images For the past six years, the New York Rangers have made it to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. They've made it as far as the Stanley Cup Final against the Los Angeles Kings in the 2013-2014 season, and lost four games to one.  However, losing to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round? A first round loss hasn't…
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Sorry Red Wings, The Lightning Got You Again

Embed from Getty Images Sorry, Detroit - you were booted once again by the Tampa Bay Lightning. While everyone thought you had a great chance to defeat the injury-stricken Lightning, you couldn't stop a fantastic Nikita Kucherov who had eight points in the five games (5 G, 3 A). Sure, you went to seven games last year, and went back…
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TheAOSN Analyzes: Heat vs. Hornets

 3 Miami Heat (48-34) v. 6 Charlotte Hornets (48-34) First Thoughts:  Imagining the Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat would be facing off in the Eastern Conference Playoffs seemed pretty far-fetched as recently as February and the All-Star Break. Going into the exhibition weekend, the Heat had a record of 29-24 and lost All-Star forward Chris…
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