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Beginning this weekend two longtime franchises battle for hockey’s greatest prize, as Chicago and Philadelphia square off in the Stanley Cup Final.

Blackhawks vs. Flyers – Two great sports towns, two units with great home-ice advantages, but two teams that can truly play tough in any rink.

Out in theaters now comes this basketball-centered romantic comedy featuring Queen Latifah and Common.

Written by Michael Elliot (Like Mike, Brown Sugar), the title refers to Latifah’s character, Leslie Wright, a physical therapist and die-hard hoops fan that is simply not lucky in finding Mr. Right.

PG Steve Nash, Mavericks-Suns
SG Kobe Bryant, Lakers
PF Tim Duncan, Spurs
SF LeBron James, Cavaliers
C Shaquille O’Neal, Lakers-Heat-Suns-Cavaliers

From the second highest capital in the world (Quito, Ecuador), the jungle trek starts with a short flight to Coca, a tiny village where oil-drillers can hang their hat at night. Then there is a three hour dusty truck ride (longer if it has rained and it often does) followed by three hours by canoe down the Amazon which is followed by a black tie affair at a private rainforest hot spot where I am the guest of honor or..¨roastee¨ by the local cannibals as a main course in savage stew. hahaha…

A day after Boston took game one over Orlando in the Eastern Conference Finals on the road, Phoenix comes to Los Angeles to begin play at the Staples Center for the right to advance to the NBA Finals.

LW Alexander Ovechkin Capitals; C Sidney Crosby, Penguins;RW Jaromir Jagr, Penguins-Capitals-Ducks;D Nicklas Lidstrom, Red Wings;D Chris Pronger, Blues-Oilers-Ducks-Flyers;G Martin Brodeur, Devils

As part of ESPN’s “30 for 30” film initiative celebrating the network’s 30th anniversary comes this documentary from rapper-turned-filmmaker Ice Cube. The program debuts on ESPN Tuesday at 8pm ET.

Where did the author stand? Primarily in centerfield. The former Phillie, Cubs and Ranger player, Doug Glanville presents a cornucopia of the everyday occurrences, rituals and pressures that operate hand-in-hand as a major league ballplayer.

Though they took time to warm up, the strength of the Blackhawks Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, Patrick Sharp and Marian Hossa eventually eventually found their range.

But in this budding rivalry, Vancouver is capable of putting up points as well, evidenced by the output of Mikael Samuelsson and Daniel Sedin against the Kings.