Horse Racing is all Animal Abuse and Corruption

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Hola! A few years back I had a coworker who had just turned 21. Like all just turned 21 year old, he wanted to do two things immediately. 1. Buy alcohol legally and 2. Gamble. So, he decided to take his girlfriend to Hot Springs, AR to go to the horse races. After he got back I asked him how he did and he told me that he pretty much lost all his money. Then he turned to me with a very confused look on his face and said “You know, several times when it looked like someone was cruising to victory, they would actually pull up and end up finishing out of the money.” <o:p></o:p><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Imagine that. Horseracing … FIXED!? Say it isn’t so! Next you’ll tell me that boxing is fixed too. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzrJpERzWYHNzj1XQKzluQdw7N5D3gLVnVtqhxv9EXuY11vB31ihJYUJ7yOkypc7iHZK-xC3ANhx6Cyc94BGTa4-6nfUimWEVC-v8Q6d6PQGM1A1BoBt0RHE8la4h2nlDZLJLR6Pxi-4/s1600/Eight+Bells+Injured+Racehorse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzrJpERzWYHNzj1XQKzluQdw7N5D3gLVnVtqhxv9EXuY11vB31ihJYUJ7yOkypc7iHZK-xC3ANhx6Cyc94BGTa4-6nfUimWEVC-v8Q6d6PQGM1A1BoBt0RHE8la4h2nlDZLJLR6Pxi-4/s320/Eight+Bells+Injured+Racehorse.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">I have been to the horse races several times. I’ve never really won any money at them because I don’t know<o:p></o:p></div>dick about it. I always buy the advice sheets, check the racing report in the paper and then take wild guesses as to which horse might win. But, I made a day of it, ate nachos, hot dogs, corned beef sandwiches and drank lots of beer to make up for the lack of winning. I enjoyed the races but there was always something about the whole thing that was kind of … unseemly. <br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Anyone who knows me knows that when it comes to vices like drinking, smoking, sex and gambling, my libertarian side comes out. Do I know that gambling preys on the poor and that horse tracks (and especially dog tracks) attract a “bad element?” And do I know that in so many places horse tracks (and especially dog tracks) are surrounded by drug houses, strip clubs and adult “theaters?” Yes, and I don’t care. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">The problem with horse racing is its level of corruption and the treatment of the horses. Anytime you have a sport that is mostly rich people competing and there is enormous amounts of money at stake, you’re gonna have a lot of cheating and corruption. I think as a society we’ve just accepted this kind of thing, but we really shouldn’t because it’s the greed and corruption that causes the abuse of the animals. <o:p></o:p></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal">Owners and trainers shoot the horses up with <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/13/sports/dutrow-barred-from-training-horses-in-new-york-for-10-years.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0" target="_blank">all kinds ofdrugs and growth hormone</a>s so they can race them earlier and more often than they should. You might claim NFL, MLB and NBA guys are shooting up with HGH too and that’s true. But, humans have the ability to decide for themselves to take the risk of HGH and the oppoeable thumbs to give themselves the shot. Horses don’t have that. They have to just take it. Hundreds of racehorses are severely injured or killed while racing each year. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">When you watch the Kentucky Derby you’ll see all kinds of video of retired racehorses living out their <o:p></o:p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieAm5_WfUCjp6ERoPw3PeJv1C7JhyjExtlGnLvQrSLLBLECilc4c9soKUT5se3B4BQzXPfuy8Pe_XMi75ReuQW-dAYUu63jdMSwDRRN1eOthqETfvbmJsMO4KIy_CJzt8wTUQuPL69h0o/s1600/Euthanized+Racehorse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieAm5_WfUCjp6ERoPw3PeJv1C7JhyjExtlGnLvQrSLLBLECilc4c9soKUT5se3B4BQzXPfuy8Pe_XMi75ReuQW-dAYUu63jdMSwDRRN1eOthqETfvbmJsMO4KIy_CJzt8wTUQuPL69h0o/s320/Euthanized+Racehorse.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>twilight years in Horse Heaven. They get put out to stud and just run free in the bluegrass fields and have sex all day every day. But for every retired racehorse that is living that life hundreds, if not thousands are simply run until they completely breakdown and are then shipped off to the glue factory. <br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">“These horses are born to run?” True, but they’re not born to race. They’re trained to race and that training is brutal. They start them before their bones have fully formed, shoot them full of drugs and run them hard very early and often. Once they are no longer any use to the owners, the horses are then disposed of. The lucky ones are placed at a retired horse park and do live good lives. But, the vast majority of them are sold off to other people who continue to try to make money off racing them (either legally or in illegal match races) or are sold off to people who will transport them to Canada, Mexico or Asia to be slaughtered. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">It’s possible for someone to go to the races and enjoy the sport and the betting all that great stuff, but we all need to remember what we’re also supporting when we do so. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Jayman3768@gmail.com">Jayman3768@gmail.com</a><br /><a href="http://facebook.com/Jayman68" target="_blank">Facebook.com/Jayman68</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/jayman_iws" target="_blank">@Jayman_IWS</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">*On Thursday good friend of IWS Radio, <a href="https://twitter.com/_JustinHenry_/" target="_blank">Justin in Lexington</a>will guest post here in support of horseracing. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div></div>

Horse Racing is all Animal Abuse and Corruption

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Mr. Scott or Kaylee: Which Sci-Fi Mechanic Would You Take with You?

<br /><div class="MsoNormal">Of all the geeky debate items on my plate (and in my wheelhouse) at any given time one interesting one has me a bit perplexed.  When it comes to spaceship mechanics, who would I want in the Engine Room?  Kaylee from “Firefly” or Mr. Scott from “Star Trek”?<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Now, I know what you’re thinking—that it does not matter because I will never be on a starship, but it matters to me (and fansboys around the world as well).  So here is how the battle shapes up in my mind:<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">The pros of having Kaylee as the engineer, aside from having <a href="https://twitter.com/JewelStaite">Jewel Staite</a> on your ship, include:  being good and creative at ship repair, having extensive knowledge of the ship, and anticipating issues with the engine.  The cons are lack of experience, not having knowledge of transporters (I know there weren’t any on “Firefly” but still), and her being a distraction for the ship’s doctor.  Basically, she was more of a mechanic than an engineer.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Mr. Scott was for the most part the complete package.  He had knowledge of just about every major system on board the ship and usually managed to get results.  The big downside is that sometimes his solutions were not necessarily his ideas.  Mr. Scott had a number of talented individuals to draw input from.  This guy was a very important part of a very massive ship, which can not be understated.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">So basically, it depends on what you’re looking for and what kind of ship you are on.  Me personally, I like the feel evoked on “Firefly” so I lean toward Kaylee and Serenity, but if I was going to be engaged in an all-out galactic clash give me Mr. Scott and the Enterprise.<o:p></o:p></div>

firefly star trek kaylee mr scott scifi Mr. Scott or Kaylee: Which Sci-Fi Mechanic Would You Take with You?

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Chilli chilli!

I made a big pot of chilli for the first time ever.<br /><br />As a base I used tomato sauce (made from tinned tomatoes and tomato puree) with puréed vegetables in it. I browned mince and onions and then added the chilli mix. Finally 2 cans of kidney beans went into the pot.<br /><br />I will be bringing chilli in to work with me for a tasty lunch! <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfzazjKPrhTuyBAInHWkQ_MU3u5DWogldBPloFq7yhMufeAWiiLfJQ2UsR83KyNt6RPT7kBCNaGJeKxQJGesqh1PV5R8zcNMz_rnBx_FalHYjEqNi3DpKNQgK45TKDdV9w4Xw1CFxtBHQW/s640/blogger-image-278611661.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfzazjKPrhTuyBAInHWkQ_MU3u5DWogldBPloFq7yhMufeAWiiLfJQ2UsR83KyNt6RPT7kBCNaGJeKxQJGesqh1PV5R8zcNMz_rnBx_FalHYjEqNi3DpKNQgK45TKDdV9w4Xw1CFxtBHQW/s640/blogger-image-278611661.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Y8kUWFyIndVp7QFdinWOunpf0_DEZwWs69c5Wqo9R_X3fkD2SZIpjnoA6csAwSXXes-1Js2jt0WhlZ5Cw0aoTqRMIhL4sIS4kD8UTvew3hmYf-Bn8xPNsXyKgd3Vs7GvWaoV_C4pCDXQ/s640/blogger-image--1497068743.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Y8kUWFyIndVp7QFdinWOunpf0_DEZwWs69c5Wqo9R_X3fkD2SZIpjnoA6csAwSXXes-1Js2jt0WhlZ5Cw0aoTqRMIhL4sIS4kD8UTvew3hmYf-Bn8xPNsXyKgd3Vs7GvWaoV_C4pCDXQ/s640/blogger-image--1497068743.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBl7gzZs4TkuLSuEq8fpeu1PMujjfmBfOrhAXqb6th259v2EMV95eSy7d3xE7rrkJvtwUmxuH0IH2Wcev6vikb3OGyhlZ9DAJ6_drtehiQ3ad7VfMZAwENhEMeTQ0gZ2AeCmCBvLQWatQM/s640/blogger-image--124867174.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBl7gzZs4TkuLSuEq8fpeu1PMujjfmBfOrhAXqb6th259v2EMV95eSy7d3xE7rrkJvtwUmxuH0IH2Wcev6vikb3OGyhlZ9DAJ6_drtehiQ3ad7VfMZAwENhEMeTQ0gZ2AeCmCBvLQWatQM/s640/blogger-image--124867174.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbI8eFPmj2Ctv15bm2MsWVQiMIuA15e9Flv8lsgVL8XJP5w3FumQx_-1s7TGJlvfmmGrK-3_euoSux6Xu2lHrEDhEhE8g3eJvcq9LTpFc6wLouY0WRHFPuVNGIBo_MyBtgbhZNF0mGKs1L/s640/blogger-image--729559030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbI8eFPmj2Ctv15bm2MsWVQiMIuA15e9Flv8lsgVL8XJP5w3FumQx_-1s7TGJlvfmmGrK-3_euoSux6Xu2lHrEDhEhE8g3eJvcq9LTpFc6wLouY0WRHFPuVNGIBo_MyBtgbhZNF0mGKs1L/s640/blogger-image--729559030.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5fRgycp2zgBVoUljPkawgjubrKsr3VXmIwhU6BBVBd5nR6mw2OFU7gBumTqD_u5ZiZcH_ze96BnEAUN2_45QIaVi996o4H08gtzREctUfQyeCRpJAjFDD7xXFqA1j1lHV4gzoxizCxtk/s640/blogger-image--1421885432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5fRgycp2zgBVoUljPkawgjubrKsr3VXmIwhU6BBVBd5nR6mw2OFU7gBumTqD_u5ZiZcH_ze96BnEAUN2_45QIaVi996o4H08gtzREctUfQyeCRpJAjFDD7xXFqA1j1lHV4gzoxizCxtk/s640/blogger-image--1421885432.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTz5dS_yob2JncFdzGWW3GL8JNLpUyt_Y5TIc1pka2atdhHgPcERgCwS4ToL-1SeiyjIxwqaZp4fdJQnT0bWZgVUiOIChEatAfKf_pAbAqgmCZ2OGs7dSC0O0CajHnz1_FyN02P71oyK2V/s640/blogger-image--936982820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTz5dS_yob2JncFdzGWW3GL8JNLpUyt_Y5TIc1pka2atdhHgPcERgCwS4ToL-1SeiyjIxwqaZp4fdJQnT0bWZgVUiOIChEatAfKf_pAbAqgmCZ2OGs7dSC0O0CajHnz1_FyN02P71oyK2V/s640/blogger-image--936982820.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdnr0jwjFlg4kLAmk5C2EJztDRprCMJ5197KllME8fxIDtrILUrcs3OPeDXv7L1yTDeCoFz2g0wu10zfCc-a0lvqa6f8vz6pVwy7UlIZ0VV3bzRXFBk0NTF4OjCixyL1IKGKCly84zyIu/s640/blogger-image-583677736.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdnr0jwjFlg4kLAmk5C2EJztDRprCMJ5197KllME8fxIDtrILUrcs3OPeDXv7L1yTDeCoFz2g0wu10zfCc-a0lvqa6f8vz6pVwy7UlIZ0VV3bzRXFBk0NTF4OjCixyL1IKGKCly84zyIu/s640/blogger-image-583677736.jpg" /></a></div>

Chilli chilli!

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Dublin City this evening

Yes, this a horse in Dublin City!! This was what was in front of me as I drove home. <br /><br />This is not quite an uncommon sight in Dublin!!! <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiYlaxWOMbY_OJgtKFP226y2dqG-ecAPksTTDbu-A3qFRxvg5rSd6pVsJ4kr_QeSD5NGf2iKLxgLz4pzZA75JhAJrcPCV8Xo_62D7SkDJCBnPIxeKJsGYAiqFlq14tWCNkXeWLLBWKxAQ7/s640/blogger-image--451828748.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiYlaxWOMbY_OJgtKFP226y2dqG-ecAPksTTDbu-A3qFRxvg5rSd6pVsJ4kr_QeSD5NGf2iKLxgLz4pzZA75JhAJrcPCV8Xo_62D7SkDJCBnPIxeKJsGYAiqFlq14tWCNkXeWLLBWKxAQ7/s640/blogger-image--451828748.jpg" /></a></div>

Dublin City this evening

Yes, this a horse in Dublin City!! This was what was in front of me as I drove home. This is not quite an uncommon sight in Dublin!!!

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Coffee time

I got a smiley face on my coffee today! It put a smile on my face! <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj04R_7NeVzux8Y7-VNSaDd1moHu2YA9cz6KGVOBB2VCr2mOBzyIXu8mR_WvzCycq8tZtm7esrTYjeyXQTApONAXHx7DpiBRSG5Z2GnRf8wHYmjcHQCehhOY16BWfc87bfvkot5LfaYIVaX/s640/blogger-image--726209914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj04R_7NeVzux8Y7-VNSaDd1moHu2YA9cz6KGVOBB2VCr2mOBzyIXu8mR_WvzCycq8tZtm7esrTYjeyXQTApONAXHx7DpiBRSG5Z2GnRf8wHYmjcHQCehhOY16BWfc87bfvkot5LfaYIVaX/s640/blogger-image--726209914.jpg" /></a></div>

Coffee time

I got a smiley face on my coffee today! It put a smile on my face!

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2013 NHL playoff schedule: Matchups, TV times and more

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img alt="Pittsburgh Penguins fans" src="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/si/dam/assets/130428194150-pittsburg-penguins-fans-single-image-cut.jpg" /><br /><br /><div class="cnnDivideContent" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="cnnInlineT1Caption" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Pittsburgh Penguins fans are a confident bunch -- and will be even more so if Sidney Crosby returns.</div><div class="cnnInlineT1Credit" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Gene J. Puskar/AP</div></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 0px;">The lockout-shortened season is over; the chase for the Stanley Cup has begun. Will the Chicago Blackhawks continue to dominate? Can the Detroit Red Wings make the most of their 22nd consecutive playoff appearance? Is Sidney Crosby going to return from a fractured jaw -- and are the Pittsburgh Penguins prepared to make a run if he doesn't?</div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 0px;">First-round action begins on Tuesday, April 30. Game dates, times and TV listings are presented below by matchup. Check back with SI.com's hockey team throughout the playoffs for the latest news, analysis and game results.</div><div class="cnnDivideContent" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 662px;"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="title-round" colspan="2" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 6px 2px 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">First Round</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; 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border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 1px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" width="50%"><img border="0" src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/.e1d/img/4.0/global/hockey/nhl/logos/blackhawks_80.png" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td class="team-logo" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 1px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" width="50%"><img border="0" src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/.e1d/img/4.0/global/hockey/nhl/logos/wild_80.png" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="container2" colspan="2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="seed" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #ec2c21; font-family: verdana; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 4px 4px 1px; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle;" width="15%">1</td><td class="team-name" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 2px; vertical-align: middle;" width="35%">Chicago <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">BLACKHAWKS</strong></td><td class="seed" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #ec2c21; font-family: verdana; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 4px 4px 1px; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle;" width="15%">8</td><td class="team-name" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 2px; vertical-align: middle;" width="35%">Minnesota<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">WILD</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="series-status" colspan="6" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Series has not started</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="spacer" style="font-size: 6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px;" width="50%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="spacer" colspan="6" style="font-size: 6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px;"> </td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="title-league" colspan="6" style="background-color: #e7e7e7; border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">EASTERN CONFERENCE</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="team-logo" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 1px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" width="50%"><img border="0" src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/.e1d/img/4.0/global/hockey/nhl/logos/penguins_80.png" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td class="team-logo" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 1px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" width="50%"><img border="0" src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/.e1d/img/4.0/global/hockey/nhl/logos/islanders_80.png" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="container2" colspan="2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="seed" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #ec2c21; font-family: verdana; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 4px 4px 1px; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle;" width="15%">1</td><td class="team-name" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 2px; vertical-align: middle;" width="35%">Pittsburgh<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">PENGUINS</strong></td><td class="seed" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #ec2c21; font-family: verdana; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 4px 4px 1px; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle;" width="15%">8</td><td class="team-name" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 2px; vertical-align: middle;" width="35%">New York<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">ISLANDERS</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="series-status" colspan="6" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Series has not started</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="team-text" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 6px 4px; vertical-align: top;" width="50%"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 1: </strong>at CHI, Tue., April 30, 8 p.m., NBCSN, CBC<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 2: </strong>at CHI, Fri., May 3, 9:30 p.m., NBCSN, CBC<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 3: </strong>at MIN, Sun., May 5, 3 p.m., NBC, CBC<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 4: </strong>at MIN, Tue., May 7, 9:30 p.m., NBCSN, CBC<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 5: </strong>at CHI, Thu., May 9, TBD, CBC*<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 6: </strong>at MIN, Sat., May 11, TBD, CBC*<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 7: </strong>at CHI, Sun., May 12, TBD, CBC*</td><td class="team-text" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 6px 4px; vertical-align: top;" width="50%"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 1: </strong>at PIT, Wed., May 1, 7:30 p.m., NBCSN, TSN<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 2: </strong>at PIT, Fri., May 3, 7 p.m., NBCSN, TSN<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 3: </strong>at NY, Sun., May 5, 12 p.m., NBC, TSN<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 4: </strong>at NY, Tue., May 7, 7 p.m., NBCSN, TSN<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 5: </strong>at PIT, Thu., May 9, 7 p.m., TSN*<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 6: </strong>at NY, Sat., May 11, TBD, TSN*<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 7: </strong>at PIT, Sun., May 12, TBD, TSN*</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="spacer" colspan="6" style="font-size: 6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px;"> </td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="spacer" style="font-size: 6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px;" width="50%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="spacer" colspan="6" style="font-size: 6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px;"> </td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="team-logo" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 1px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" width="50%"><img border="0" src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/.e1d/img/4.0/global/hockey/nhl/logos/ducks_80.png" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td class="team-logo" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 1px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" width="50%"><img border="0" src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/.e1d/img/4.0/global/hockey/nhl/logos/red_wings_80.png" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="container2" colspan="2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="seed" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #ec2c21; font-family: verdana; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 4px 4px 1px; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle;" width="15%">2</td><td class="team-name" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 2px; vertical-align: middle;" width="35%">Anaheim<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">DUCKS</strong></td><td class="seed" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #ec2c21; font-family: verdana; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 4px 4px 1px; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle;" width="15%">7</td><td class="team-name" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 2px; vertical-align: middle;" width="35%">Detroit<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">RED WINGS</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="series-status" colspan="6" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Series has not started</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="spacer" style="font-size: 6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px;" width="50%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="spacer" colspan="6" style="font-size: 6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px;"> </td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="team-logo" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 1px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" width="50%"><img border="0" src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/.e1d/img/4.0/global/hockey/nhl/logos/canadiens_80.png" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td class="team-logo" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 1px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" width="50%"><img border="0" src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/.e1d/img/4.0/global/hockey/nhl/logos/senators_80.png" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="container2" colspan="2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="seed" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #ec2c21; font-family: verdana; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 4px 4px 1px; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle;" width="15%">2</td><td class="team-name" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 2px; vertical-align: middle;" width="35%">Montreal<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">CANADIENS</strong></td><td class="seed" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #ec2c21; font-family: verdana; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 4px 4px 1px; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle;" width="15%">7</td><td class="team-name" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 2px; vertical-align: middle;" width="35%">Ottawa<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">SENATORS</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="series-status" colspan="6" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Series has not started</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="team-text" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 6px 4px; vertical-align: top;" width="50%"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 1: </strong>at ANA, Tue., April 30, 10:30 p.m., NBCSN, TSN<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 2: </strong>at ANA, Thu., May 2, 10 p.m., NBCSN, TSN<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 3: </strong>at DET, Sat., May 4, 7:30 p.m., NBCSN, TSN<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 4: </strong>at DET, Mon., May 6, 8 p.m., CNBC, TSN<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 5: </strong>at ANA, Wed., May 8, 10 p.m., TSN*<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 6: </strong>at DET, Fri., May 10 TBD, TSN*<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 7: </strong>at ANA, Sun., May 12, TBD, TSN*</td><td class="team-text" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 6px 4px; vertical-align: top;" width="50%"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 1: </strong>at MON, Thu., May 2, 7 p.m., CNBC, CBC, RDS<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 2: </strong>at MON, Fri., May 3, 7 p.m., CNBC. CBC, RDS<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 3: </strong>at OTT, Sun., May 5, 7 p.m., NBCSN, CBC, RDS<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 4: </strong>at OTT, Tue., May 7, 7 p.m., CNBC, CBC, RDS<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 5: </strong>at MON, Thu., May 9, 7 p.m., CBC, RDS*<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 6: </strong>at OTT, Sat., May 11, TBD, CBC, RDS*<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 7: </strong>at MON, Sun., May 12, TBD, CBC, RDS*</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="spacer" colspan="6" style="font-size: 6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px;"> </td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="spacer" style="font-size: 6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px;" width="50%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="spacer" colspan="6" style="font-size: 6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px;"> </td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="team-logo" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 1px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" width="50%"><img border="0" src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/.e1d/img/4.0/global/hockey/nhl/logos/canucks_80.png" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td class="team-logo" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 1px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" width="50%"><img border="0" src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/.e1d/img/4.0/global/hockey/nhl/logos/sharks_80.png" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="container2" colspan="2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="seed" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #ec2c21; font-family: verdana; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 4px 4px 1px; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle;" width="15%">3</td><td class="team-name" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 2px; vertical-align: middle;" width="35%">Vancouver<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">CANUCKS</strong></td><td class="seed" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #ec2c21; font-family: verdana; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 4px 4px 1px; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle;" width="15%">6</td><td class="team-name" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 2px; vertical-align: middle;" width="35%">San Jose<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">SHARKS</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="series-status" colspan="6" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Series has not started</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="spacer" style="font-size: 6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px;" width="50%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="spacer" colspan="6" style="font-size: 6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px;"> </td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="team-logo" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 1px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" width="50%"><img border="0" src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/.e1d/img/4.0/global/hockey/nhl/logos/capitals_80.png" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td class="team-logo" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 1px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" width="50%"><img border="0" src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/.e1d/img/4.0/global/hockey/nhl/logos/rangers_80.png" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="container2" colspan="2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="seed" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #ec2c21; font-family: verdana; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 4px 4px 1px; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle;" width="15%">3</td><td class="team-name" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 2px; vertical-align: middle;" width="35%">Washington<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">CAPITALS</strong></td><td class="seed" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #ec2c21; font-family: verdana; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 4px 4px 1px; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle;" width="15%">6</td><td class="team-name" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 2px; vertical-align: middle;" width="35%">New York<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">RANGERS</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="series-status" colspan="6" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Series has not started</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="team-text" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 6px 4px; vertical-align: top;" width="50%"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 1: </strong>at VAN, Wed., May 1, 10:30 p.m., NBCSN, TSN<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 2: </strong>at VAN, Fri., May 3, 10 p.m., CNBC, TSN<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 3: </strong>at SJ, Sun., May 5, 10 p.m., NBCSN, TSN<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 4: </strong>at SJ, Tue., May 7, 10 p.m., CNBC, TSN<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 5: </strong>at VAN, Thu., May 9, 10 p.m., TSN*<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 6: </strong>at SJ, Sat., May 11, TBD, TSN*<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 7: </strong>at VAN, Mon., May 13, TBD, TSN*</td><td class="team-text" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 6px 4px; vertical-align: top;" width="50%"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 1: </strong>at WAS, Thu., May 2, 7:30 p.m., NBCSN, TSN<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 2: </strong>at WAS, Sat., May 4, 12:30 p.m., NBC, TSN<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 3: </strong>at NY, Mon., May 6, 7:30 p.m., NBCSN, TSN<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 4: </strong>at NY, Wed., May 8, 7:30 p.m., NBCSN, TSN<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 5: </strong>at WAS, Fri., May 10, 7:30 p.m., TSN*<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 6: </strong>at NY, Sun., May 12, TBD, TSN*<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 7: </strong>at WAS, Mon., May 13, TBD, TSN*</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="spacer" colspan="6" style="font-size: 6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px;"> </td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="spacer" style="font-size: 6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px;" width="50%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="spacer" colspan="6" style="font-size: 6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px;"> </td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="team-logo" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 1px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" width="50%"><img border="0" src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/.e1d/img/4.0/global/hockey/nhl/logos/blues_80.png" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td><td class="team-logo" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 1px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" width="50%"><img border="0" src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/.e1d/img/4.0/global/hockey/nhl/logos/kings_80.png" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="container2" colspan="2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="seed" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #ec2c21; font-family: verdana; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 4px 4px 1px; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle;" width="15%">4</td><td class="team-name" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 2px; vertical-align: middle;" width="35%">Saint Louis<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">BLUES</strong></td><td class="seed" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #ec2c21; font-family: verdana; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 4px 4px 1px; text-align: right; vertical-align: middle;" width="15%">5</td><td class="team-name" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 2px; vertical-align: middle;" width="35%">Los Angeles<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">KINGS</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="series-status" colspan="6" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Series has not started</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="spacer" style="font-size: 6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px;" width="50%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="spacer" colspan="6" style="font-size: 6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px;"> </td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="team-logo" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 1px; 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border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 6px 4px; vertical-align: top;" width="50%"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 1: </strong>at STL, Tue., April 30, 8 p.m., CNBC, CBC<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 2: </strong>at STL, Thu., May 2, 9:30 p.m., CNBC, CBC<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 3: </strong>at LA, Sat., May 4, 10 p.m., NBCSN, CBC<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 4: </strong>at LA, Mon., May 6, 10 p.m., NBCSN, CBC<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 5: </strong>at STL, Wed., May 8, TBD, CBC*<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 6: </strong>at LA, Fri., May 10, TBD, CBC*<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 7: </strong>at STL, Mon., May 13, TBD, CBC*</td><td class="team-text" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 6px 4px; vertical-align: top;" width="50%"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 1: </strong>at BOS, Wed., May 1, 7 p.m., CNBC, CBC, RDS<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 2: </strong>at BOS, Sat., May 4, 7 p.m., CNBC, CBC, RDS<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 3: </strong>at TOR, Mon., May 6, 7 p.m., NHLN, CBC, RDS<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 4: </strong>at TOR, Wed., May 8, 7 p.m., NHLN, CBC, RDS<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 5: </strong>at BOS, Fri., May 10, 7 p.m. CBC, RDS*<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 6: </strong>at TOR, Sun., May 12, CBC, RDS*<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Game 7: </strong>at BOS, Mon., May 13, CBC, RDS*</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="spacer" colspan="6" style="font-size: 6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px;"> </td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="team-text2" colspan="6" style="background-color: #e7e7e7; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0px; 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border: 0px; color: #225fb2; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Los Angeles Lakers</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; line-height: 17px;"> uniform,</span><a href="http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2384/dwight-howard" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #225fb2; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Dwight Howard</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; line-height: 17px;"> was ejected after picking up his second technical foul shortly after halftime in Sunday's Game 4 against the </span><a href="http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/sa/san-antonio-spurs" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #225fb2; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">San Antonio Spurs</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; line-height: 17px;">.</span></div></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><blockquote class="mod-quote-box quote-box-left mod-inline" style="border-right-color: rgb(194, 194, 194); border-right-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 0px 0px; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; quotes: none; vertical-align: baseline; width: 261.8833312988281px;"><span class="quote-start" style="border: 0px; color: #aaaaaa; float: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 60px; font-weight: bold; height: 20px; line-height: 40px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 8px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“</span><br /><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px; outline: 0px; padding: 7px 10px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Howard" class="floatright" height="90" src="http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/nba/players/full/2384.png&w=65&h=90&scale=crop&background=0xcccccc&transparent=false" style="border: 0px; float: right !important; margin: 0px 0px 4px 8px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="65" />It was a rocky year. A lot of things happened that I didn't have any control over. I think I handled some situations good and I think I handled some situations bad, but it's a growing process</div><span class="quote-end" style="border: 0px; color: #aaaaaa; float: right; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 60px; font-weight: bold; height: 20px; line-height: 40px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">”</span><cite style="border: 0px; clear: right; color: #333333; display: block; font-size: 11px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 10px 10px 0px; text-align: right; vertical-align: baseline;">-- Dwight Howard</cite></blockquote><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Howard's second tech came from arguing with a referee with 9:51 to go in the third quarter and the already-thin Lakers trailing 55-34.</div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"It's over with now," Howard said of his ejection. "I just got to do a better job of trying to keep my cool. It's very tough to be out there playing. It's an emotional game, you don't want to lose, and sometimes when things don't go your way, sometimes you react the wrong way. I just got to keep my cool."</div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Howard later apologized in a series of Twitter posts.</div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"Im still upset about tonights game and the way this season ended," Howard tweeted around 3:30 a.m. ET Monday morning. "Im mad I lost my cool. Im sorry for letting my team and our fans down when ... they needed me the most. If there's one thing I've learned this year its that I need to be more responsible for my actions and learn to ... 'breathe'!"</div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Coach Mike D'Antoni defended Howard, saying "I'm sure he didn't mean to."</div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"He takes a pounding and after a while I guess his nerves are shot or whatever, but obviously we were in a deep hole anyways so I felt bad for him," D'Antoni said. "Understand it's easy when you sit there like us and just watch, but when you're playing you've got a lot of adrenaline going so it's a hard situation and obviously that wouldn't have happened if the series was a little bit different."</div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lakers legend and ESPN analyst Magic Johnson was not so apologetic in a series of critical tweets:</div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">• "Dwight Howard that was a big No, No. Your teammates and the fans were counting on you."</div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">• "Dwight, I've been swept before but I never let my team down by getting kicked out of the game."</div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">• "Dwight with an already depleted team you couldn't afford to foul out or get kicked out. Having you on the floor was the only chance for the @Lakers."</div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div class="mod-container mod-no-footer mod-inline content-box floatright mod-no-header-footer" style="border: 0px; clear: both; float: right !important; font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 261.8833312988281px;"><div class="mod-content" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1px solid rgb(194, 194, 194); font-size: 11px; margin: 0px 0px 6px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h4 style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(194, 194, 194); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0px 7px; outline: 0px; padding: 2px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;">More Spurs-Lakers Coverage</h4><div style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img border="0" class="io-img" src="http://a.espncdn.com/i/columnists/Adande_JA_m.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; float: right; margin: 8px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" />Drastic changes often come about when the Lakers fall short of expectations. This offseason, however, that won't necessarily be the case, writes J.A. Adande. <a href="http://espn.go.com/nba/dailydime/_/page/dime-130428/daily-dime" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: rgb(96, 143, 214) !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #333333; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dime</b></a></div><center style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><hr style="background-color: #dddddd; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #dddddd; float: none; height: 0.1em; margin: 0px 0px 1.45em; width: 127.93333435058594px;" /></center><div style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img border="0" class="io-img" src="http://a.espncdn.com/i/columnists/verrier_justin_m.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; float: right; margin: 8px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" />The Lakers fielded their lineup out of desperation. The Spurs fielded theirs out of vision, writes Justin Verrier. <a href="http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2013/story/_/id/9222492/nba-playoffs-2013-how-san-antonio-spurs-made-sweeping-success-los-angeles-lakers" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: rgb(96, 143, 214) !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #333333; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Story</b></a></div><center style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><hr style="background-color: #dddddd; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #dddddd; float: none; height: 0.1em; margin: 0px 0px 1.45em; width: 127.93333435058594px;" /></center><div style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img border="0" class="io-img" src="http://a.espncdn.com/i/columnists/markazi_arash_m.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; float: right; margin: 8px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" />Dwight Howard's ejection in Game 4 on Sunday night was just the latest episode as the Lakers turn, writes Arash Markazi. <a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/lakers/post/_/id/36598/dwight-howards-ejection-just-latest-episode-as-the-lakers-turn" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: rgb(96, 143, 214) !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #333333; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Blog</b></a><br /><br />•<b style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Radio:</b> <a href="http://espn.go.com/espnradio/play?id=9222851" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: rgb(96, 143, 214) !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Stephen A. Smith</a> | <a href="http://espn.go.com/espnradio/play?id=9222852" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: rgb(96, 143, 214) !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mike & Mike</a><br />•<b style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">McMenamin:</b> <a href="http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/9222677/2013-nba-playoffs-unknown-los-angeles-lakers-pau-gasol" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: rgb(96, 143, 214) !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pau's season is Lakers' season in a nutshell</a><br />•<b style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Doolittle:</b> <a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2013/story/_/id/9222081/2013-nba-playoffs-next-los-angeles-lakers" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: rgb(96, 143, 214) !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">All the big questions going forward </a><img alt="Insider" border="0" height="9" src="http://assets.espn.go.com/icons/intiny.png" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="9" /><br />•<b style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">5-on-5:</b> <a href="http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs2013/story/_/page/5-on-5-Lakers-130429/nba-playoffs-2013-breaking-lakers-end" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: rgb(96, 143, 214) !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Charting the Lakers' hard road ahead</a> </div></div></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Spurs completed a sweep of the Lakers, winning 103-82.</div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"It's like a nightmare, it's like a bad dream and we couldn't wake up out of it," Howard said about the season. "That's what it felt like. It seemed like nothing could go right from the start, injuries and all that stuff, but we can get an opportunity to get some rest for guys who are injured, coming off injuries. A chance to rehab and think about what we can all do to better ourselves."</div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Howard becomes a free agent July 1 and failed to leave Lakers fans with a positive last impression.</div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"It was a rocky year," he said. "A lot of things happened that I didn't have any control over. I think I handled some situations good and I think I handled some situations bad, but it's a growing process. You keep growing, you keep learning. That's why we have the offseason, to get an opportunity to reflect on the good and bad things that happened during the season and try to make it better for the next year."</div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">When asked by a reporter if his answer about using the summer for his Lakers teammates to get healthy showed some "optimism" for Howard re-signing in L.A., the center said, "You're reading too much into it."</div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"There's a lot of things I learned this year," Howard said. "Next year I just got to be mentally stronger to handle a lot of different situations and that's about it."</div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">When he hits free agency, Howard can sign a five-year, $118 million contract to stay with the Lakers, or a four-year, $87.6 million deal with another team.</div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"I'm going to step away from everything for a couple weeks and clear my head before I do or talk about anything as far as next season," Howard said. "I think I deserve that, and that's what I'm going to do."</div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">With the Lakers already depleted without <a href="http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/110/kobe-bryant" style="border: 0px; color: #225fb2; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Kobe Bryant</a>, <a href="http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/592/steve-nash" style="border: 0px; color: #225fb2; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Steve Nash</a>, <a href="http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/25/metta-world-peace" style="border: 0px; color: #225fb2; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Metta World Peace</a>,<a href="http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/1994/steve-blake" style="border: 0px; color: #225fb2; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Steve Blake</a> and <a href="http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/4003/jodie-meeks" style="border: 0px; color: #225fb2; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Jodie Meeks</a>, Howard said he tried to play through his own injuries.</div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"I was in pain for the whole season, but I just wanted to try to play through it and fight through it and I'm grateful I'm still standing. I'm just going to keep fighting."</div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div class="mod-container mod-no-footer mod-inline content-box floatright mod-no-header-footer" style="border: 0px; clear: both; float: right !important; font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 261.8833312988281px;"><div class="mod-content" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1px solid rgb(194, 194, 194); font-size: 11px; margin: 0px 0px 6px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h4 style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(194, 194, 194); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0px 7px; outline: 0px; padding: 2px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;">SportsNation: Lakers get swept</h4><div style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="SportsNation" class="floatright" height="80" src="http://assets.espn.go.com/i/sportsnation/logos/espn_sportsnation_80.gif" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; float: right !important; margin: 0px 0px 4px 8px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="80" />The Lakers' season of turmoil is over, as the Spurs finished off a first-round sweep. What does the future hold for the Lakers? <a href="http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/polls?pCat=46&sCat=3035" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: rgb(96, 143, 214) !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #333333; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Vote!</b></a></div></div></div></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">While Howard acknowledged that he and Bryant are "not best friends," he said their relationship was not as rocky as it might have seemed at times this season.</div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"We've had a pretty good relationship before I got here and I think a lot of people twisted a lot of things, the fake fights that people said we supposedly had, we maintained a pretty good relationship and we'll continue to be here for him throughout a process that he has to go through recovering from his Achilles," Howard said.</div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">But Howard clamped down when asked about playing for D'Antoni again next season, saying: "I don't want to talk about anything that's for the upcoming season and next year. I just want to reflect on this year and try to get myself better and come back 100 percent."</div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Howard was whistled for his first technical foul with 50.3 seconds remaining in the first quarter on Sunday for elbowing Spurs guard <a href="http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/6446/cory-joseph" style="border: 0px; color: #225fb2; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Cory Joseph</a>.</div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"That's Cory, that's how he is," the Spurs' <a href="http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3988/danny-green" style="border: 0px; color: #225fb2; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Danny Green</a> said. "He's an energy guy. He's always biting, scratching and doing the little things that we need him to do all season. We expect that from him, but I'm sure that Dwight was surprised."</div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">After Howard's second technical, the nine-year veteran clapped hands with a few teammates by the bench before making his way through the tunnel to the locker room.</div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Howard finished with seven points on 2-for-2 shooting, eight rebounds and five turnovers while going 3-for-9 from the free throw line in 21 minutes.</div></div></div>

Dwight Howard Dwight Howard ejected in Game 4

Dwight Howard ejected in Game 4 Updated:  April 29, 2013, 7:47 AM ET By  Dave McMenamin  | ESPNLosAngeles.com 519 357 4K EMAIL PRINT LOS ANG...

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