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Elliott: Thrilling Stanley Cup Final captured the essence of NHL season: Ecstasy and agony
TAMPA, Fla. — The sting of defeat was still fresh when Jon Cooper, coach of the recently dethroned Tampa Bay Lightning,…
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Elliott: For a 208th draft pick, Ondrej Palat is quite the Stanley Cup hero
DENVER — Lightning coach Jon Cooper clearly remembers the first time he saw winger Ondrej Palat. Cooper was coaching Tampa Bay’s…
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Elliott: Lightning show heart of defending champions, stay alive in Stanley Cup Final
DENVER — The Stanley Cup was in the house on Friday, but it remained in the white-gloved hands of its keeper.…
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Elliott: Billie Jean King on how Title IX went from near ‘accident’ to life-changing force
Nowhere in the lone sentence that comprises Title IX, the 1972 law that forbids discrimination, denial of benefits or exclusion…
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Elliott: Serena Williams plays singles tennis for first time in a year
Serena Williams‘s game was rusty, but the instincts that have made her an enduring champion carried her to a win…
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Elliott: Their offense is great, but it’s defense that gives the Avalanche the look of a champion
The Colorado Avalanche are the fourth NHL team to score seven or more goals four times in one postseason run…
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Elliott: Corey Perry and Jack Johnson embracing vital roles in Stanley Cup Final
DENVER — The Stanley Cup Final has glowed with the megawatt brilliance of Colorado defenseman Cale Makar and forwards Valeri Nichushkin…
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Elliott: Former Duck Josh Manson has taken game to higher altitude with Cup finalist Avalanche
DENVER — At first, it was about the altitude. When Josh Manson was told the Ducks were trading him to Colorado…
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Elliott: Kings have to like similarities with Stanley Cup finalists Avalanche, Lightning
DENVER — The Kings should be glad Colorado and Tampa Bay are in the Stanley Cup Final. Of course, they’d rather…
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Elliott: If the Angels really are a ‘special group,’ they need to go out and prove it
On Tuesday, his first day as the Angels’ interim manager, Phil Nevin was asked a question he should have been…
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