Ray Bourque

Long-suffering Tampa Bay and emerging star Brad Richards rallied to win Games 6 and 7, edging the Flames for the NHL title

The SI columnist's home state deserves a little more attention, thank you

STELLAR SNUB: C. In 19 seasons with four clubs, current Blackhawk forward Steve Thomas has 892 points (398 goals, 494 assists) and no All-Star appearances.

Here are some ups and downs of the season's first half (all stats through Sunday):

There's no crying in sports. Unless you're a retiring athlete. Or you're being inducted into a hall of fame. Or you just lost a playoff game. O.K., so there's lots of crying in sports. In the last week alone Jason...