- Baseball throws out its first pitch today... as cheesy as it is, there certainly is something about Spring and baseball coming together, and the start of the absolute grind that is an MLB season... I'm wildly fired up because I'm excited about the Braves, and that's the thing about opening day... as they say, "hope springs eternal"... anyway, check out the MLB preview in the archives (look to your right) for 7 parts of preview goodness...
- Matt Painter staying at Purdue... the Boilermaker hoops coach flirted extensively with Missouri, but decided to return... nothing to really see here with them losing Johnson and Moore next year, but maybe Hummel returns and they make some noise...
- NBA Check - The Hawks win... a close game... against a good team?... 85-82 over Orlando... Josh Smith played well sans the more-than-occasional bad jumpshot (26 and 6) to lead the way, and they got very good minutes from Jason Collins (+11 in 18 minutes) on Dwight Howard, i.e. the reason they signed him in the first place... a nice win... Philly edges Houston 108-97 behind Jrue Holliday with 24 as they inch closer to clinching a playoff spot... Wade and Lebron combine for 68/11/17 in Miami's 123-107 shellacking of Washington on the road... ho-hum right?... well, unless you consider that Jordan Crawford had 39 (!) for Washington, and there was a fight that got John Wall and big Z ejected and Wall likely suspended for throwing a punch... eesh... The Knicks beat the Nets 120-116 behind Melo's 39 and a 33-point outburst from Billups overcoming the return of Deron Williams (22/8/8) and a 30-point game from Anthony Morrow... New Orleans keeps winning... knocking off Portland to claim the 6th spot for a day... 12 dimes for CP3 and 21 from Carl Landry in David West's stead (that was a great move in hindsight, huh?)... OKC had their best month.. ever?... 14 wins in March was a franchise record, and they beat up on Phoenix 116-98 on the road last night...
- Some college football hilarity... Jim Tressel apologizes... come on!... if this guy wasn't "the vest" he'd already be suspended for the year if not fired, and it's a complete charade... I'm enjoying it as a Michigan fan though... the HBO/Auburn story hit the fan last night with stories of money handshakes and envelopes... my question is, why is anyone surprised by this?... and The Fiesta Bowl may lose BCS status... no one really cares about this, but the head of the Fiesta Bowl was outed by some inproprieties including a $30K birthday party and a big-time "business" strip club visit... say hello to the BCS for the Cotton Bowl and Jerry Jones...
What to watch for on a jam-packed Thursday...
- Braves @ Nationals - Lowe vs. Hernandez - SportSouth 1:05 - Well, here we go... Livan Hernandez owns the Braves though, so that's an ominous start...
- Celtics @ Spurs - TNT 8:00 - You thought it was all baseball?... Ha! The NBA has 2 awesome games... San Antonio is unfortunately short-handed here, so looks like Boston will cruise...
- Mavs @ Lakers - TNT 10:30 - Great night-cap... Dallas is playing well, and LA has been scorching for weeks now... possible Western playoff matchup when we get deep...
- Tigers @ Yankees - Verlander vs. Sabathia - ESPN 1:00 - Best pitching matchup of the day, and of course the Yankees have prime real estate on the Worldwide leader...
- Padres @ Cardinals - Stauffer vs. Carpenter - ESPN 4:00 - You think ESPN thought they'd be showing a Tim Stauffer opening day start?...
- Giants @ Dodgers - Lincecum vs. Kershaw - ESPN 8:00 - Another huge pitching matchup, and the best overall game of the day with 2 old-school rivals kicking it off....
Enjoy it... it's a great day to be a sports fan...
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