All they needed was a goal to punch their ticket to the Stanley Cup Final, their first since a loss to the Anaheim Ducks exactly 10 years ago. T’wasn’t to be, and so the Pittsburgh Penguins now advance looking to win a second consecutive championship. Since the Senators were so
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2017 Phantom National Champs: Gonzaga, Oregon, South Carolina
The “Madness” in “March Madness”? That it’s actually decided in April. (Not good, right? I’m tired) North Carolina took the 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship last night with a victory over Gonzaga. It’s the sixth time the Tar Heels have won the Final Four tournament, their first since 2009. As for
Alternative Facts Super Bowl LI Merchandise
Green Bay vs Pittsburgh in Super Bowl LI? Hey, that was almost a thing! But New England made it through yet again and Atlanta rose up to make their first appearance since 1999. We almost had a re-match of Super Bowl XLV which was the first Super Bowl to use
Crimson Titles? Alabama 2016 National Phantom Champs Merchandise
The Tigers finally did it, our phantom champions from last season at Clemson rolled away the tide to get their revenge to the tune of 35-31 in last night’s NCAA Bowl Championship Series finale. The win was Clemson’s first national football title since 1981 and stopped Alabama from winning back-to-back championships
Cleveland Indians 2016 Phantom World Series Champs
Alright Cleveland, you flew too close to the sun in 2016. After 40+ years of no pro-level championships in the city the Indians were one win away, three games in a row, of taking home their second major title in the last four months. The championship gods can be cruel,
Toronto Blue Jays 2016 AL “Phantom” Champions Merchandise
Hey, the Toronto Blue Jays are Back to Back Champs once again! Oh, my childhood memories are … not quite come flooding back to me. It seems phantom championships are not nearly as fun, there’s no banners, no parades, sure there’s still tears but oh whatever. Congrats to the Clevelands for winning
Team Europe, Your 2016 World Cup of Hockey Phantom Champs!
Team Europe, ladies and gentlemen! The team people expected to roll over and die, lose their three round robin games and completely forgotten about. Not so much, eh? A surprise run to the 2016 World Cup of Hockey Finals ended last night for the team of misfit players belonging to European
Golden St Warriors: Phantom “Back to Back” NBA Champs
The Golden State Warriors just couldn’t quite do it, there will be no “Back to Back” championship for the Bay Area as the Warriors came just a few crucial points short against the Cleveland Cavaliers tonight in Oakland… meanwhile the City of Cleveland is enjoying the end of a lengthy
What If? San Jose Sharks 2016 Stanley Cup Champs Merchandise
Sorry Sharks fans… but where’s the fun in winning it all your first time in the big dance? This just makes it a whole lot sweeter when you come back to win it next year, right? Ask the Kansas City Royals, or the Cleveland Cava… ask the Royals! The Pittsburgh
Clemson Tigers 2015 Phantom Champs Merchandise
No victory stripes for this tiger… Clemson couldn’t quite pull it out last night, alas Alabama rolled on to their sixteenth NCAA football National Championship. But what if Clemson did it? The game was close, it could have easily gone their way. What would their players wear as they celebrated?
Ottawa RedBlacks Phantom Grey Cup Champs
Props to the Ottawa RedBlacks. I mean seriously, making it to the championship in just your second season is nothing to be ashamed of… that’s what the Ottawa RedBlacks and their fans have to take away from this 2015 CFL season on the morning after their loss to the Edmonton Eskimos.
Not Amazin Enough: NY Mets 2015 World Series Phantom Champs Merch
The New York Mets are not the 2015 World Series Champions. Despite it ending with a Kansas City victory in only 5 games, they put up one heckuva fight… really, a couple of hops here and there, a couple of routine throws and bam, world champs. But that’s what the Royals do,