- Kentucky is your national champion. The best team in the country all year long and the #1 overall seed doesn't always win in college hoops, but it held true here. UK held Kansas to 35% shooting, won the battle on the glass and had 11 blocked shots to key the win. Anthony Davis dominated this game on the interior despite not scoring A POINT in the first half and finishing with only 6 points, but he had 16 boards, 6 blocks, 5 assists, 3 steals, and frustrated Thomas Robinson on the other end to the tune of a 6 for 17 shooting night. I liked what Kansas got from Jeff Withey, but their perimeter guys had underwhelming nights including Tyshawn Taylor who did finish with 19 points, but was insanely erratic in the first half to aid in things getting away from Kansas. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was electric defensively, Marquis Teague showed his improvement from the beginning of the year, and Doron Lamb made shots all night. Total team effort, and if you hate John Calipari, this was a rough night for you as he put a team led by one-and-done freshman in the title game and won it.
- Two crazy contract extensions in baseball! Matt Cain reportedly inked a 5-year extension (in addition to the one year he had remaining) for $112.5 million in those five years. It's the largest contract ever given to a right-hander, and while I'm actually higher on Cain than most I've seen, that seems like an overpayment. On the batting end, Joey Votto agreed in principle to a 10-year, $225 million contract that would keep him in Cincy through age 38. I think Votto is the better player of the two, and hitting is usually safer than pitching, but 10 years is pretty crazy, and they did this TWO years before his free agency kicked in. Godspeed to you Cincy.
- Ubaldo Jimenez gets "5 games" for hitting Tulo with a pitch in the elbow. This amounts to one start and he's appealing, but there had to be something in the way of suspension after the way he antagonized (throwing his glove down and waving him on) after the pitch.
- NBA Check - The Bulls finally have a losing streak. They lost their 2nd straight game, this time at home to Houston 99-93, thanks to 21 from Goran Dragic. No cause for alarm IMO because Rose is still out, but the question now is, when is he coming back? Memphis went into OKC and broke the Thunder's 6-game win streak with a 94-88 win. OJ Mayo (can't squeeze the juice!) had 22 to lead the way for Memphis. The Clippers are suddenly alive again, winning their 6th straight with a road win in Dallas. Any time you can get 28 from Randy Foye, you're probably going to win. And finally, Minnesota may have gotten the final nail in their playoff coffin with a road loss to Sacramento. The loss wasn't the worst part of the game as they lost Luke Ridnour (their only healthy PG) with a rolled ankle that had him carried (literally) off the court. The dream is ending...
What to watch for on Tuesday...
- NCAA Women's Title Game - ESPN 8:30 - Undefeated Baylor and Ms. Griner are taking on Notre Dame. This gets the mention because it's the title game and Baylor is undefeated. There you go.
- NBA - Philly @ Miami - NBATV 7:30 - If anyone has wing defenders to throw at Miami, it's Philly, so that's something.
- NBA - New Jersey @ LA Lakers - NBATV 10:30 - The Andrew Bynum spectacle (ankle, personality) continues here.
Enjoy...
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