2014 NCAA Tourney Handicapping
Even though the Huskies are not the highest seed left in the field (they are a #7 while Kentucky is a #8) it seems like everyone is looking at them like they are a cinderella story.
Even though the Huskies are not the highest seed left in the field (they are a #7 while Kentucky is a #8) it seems like everyone is looking at them like they are a cinderella story.
The Padres came from a one-run deficit in their season home opener on Sunday to beat NL West rival Los Angeles who will aim to get things back on track after a disappointing performance from its newly-upgraded bullpen.
Philly got the opening day win but they can not be pleased with the way Cliff Lee got knocked around. Looking more at the positive side the offense exploded with 14 runs and everyone got into the action.
One of the more bizarre coach swaps in NHL history writes another chapter Tuesday night when Alain Vigneault guides his New York Rangers into Vancouver to take on his former team the Vancouver Canucks and New York’s former coach John Tortarella.
After their five-game winning streak was halted on Saturday by the Clippers., the Rockets arrive in Brooklyn looking to get back on the rails against the Nets, who are looking at clinching a playoff spot.
The Wisconsin Badgers are headed to the Final Four for the first time since 2000, on Saturday, and the only thing stands between them and their second NCAA Tournament title is Kentucky.
There is precious little time remaining for teams to jockey for playoff positioning. Things are tight from top to bottom in the West, and the East is getting far more competitive through the middle of the standings, making every remaining game especially important.
Monday night’s game in SoCal will be played by two teams that have postseason designs, but neither of which have yet clinched a playoff berth. The L.A. Kings are looking like a foregone conclusion for playoff hockey, but it’s all hands on deck until they clinch.
The Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Florida State Seminoles, both No. 1 seeds in the 2014 NIT, have had the luxury of home-court advantage through the first three rounds of the tournament.
The Mariners will kick off their 2014 season with a trip to sunny southern California to take on AL West division foe the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Monday night at the Big A.
The Toronto Raptors will make the trip down to South Beach for a date with the Miami Heat on Monday night. The Raptors come to town having won three in a row following a stretch in which they dropped four of six games, while the Heat have three wins in their last four and six in their last nine following a stretch in which they lost five of six.
The Anaheim Ducks return home after a three game road trip on the heels of an dominant 5-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks to face a Winnipeg Jets team that is coming to grips with the realization that everyone on the roster is playing for a roster spot next year rather than a desired playoff spot this year.
Opening Day is finally here, and baseball nuts everywhere are rejoicing. There are a ton of tasty match-ups on the Opening Day slate; one in southern Florida should offer some great pitching and maybe even a couple of moonshots.
The Chicago Bulls have been one of the best teams in the NBA following the All-Star break, and the Boston Celtics—a team that once looked like a contender for home-court advantage in a historically bad Eastern Conference—are now 12th out East.
The Spurs are laying waste to the league right now. They have one 17 in a row and if they can get this one on Monday they will have been perfect throughout the month of March. They are dominating with only 4 of those games finishing within less than 10 points.
The St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds will open their seasons at the Great American Ball Park in Ohio on Monday afternoon. Both teams made the postseason out of the National League Central Division a year ago, and both sides know that wins in March mean just as much as wins in October.