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The topics this week are the NBA Finals, Strasburg's impressive debut, and the conference mess going on in the NCAA, mainly the Big 12. Next week I will talk about the World Cup... if I watch it.
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This past week in sports is one of the biggest of the year. We had major days in the MLB, NCAA, Golf, and some pretty big NFL deals went down. We saw Tiger for the first time in ages, we saw Butler play for the Championship, we saw the first glimpse of the Major League season in baseball, and we saw a couple of NFL superstars get new homes.
The Masters was one of the most talked about sporting events in a while because it was the return of Tiger Woods, who was coming off his 144 day lay off due to all his troubles. He didn't have the finish he wanted though. Instead he finished tied for 4th while shooting -11. Phil Mickelson also has had quite a year. His wife, Amy Mickelson, Phil’s wife, was diagnosed with breast cancer a while back. Phil ended up taking his 3rd Masters green jacket shooting -16.
In the MLB this week, we saw the real Opening Day. Technically Opening Day was on Sunday between the Yankees and the BoSox, but every other team played their first games on Monday, except the Tampa Bay Rays (GO RAYS) and the Baltimore Orioles, who started their seasons on Tuesday. So far we have seen some excellent pitching by some old vets like Roy Halladay, CC Sabathia, Barry Zito, and Randy Wolf. Matt Garza also had a great first outing. Some hitting slumps for some big bats as well with Mark Tiexeiria and Evan Longoria struggling to get consistant base hits, though Longo has 2 HR’s. We were all also impressed by Jason Heyward, the Braves young outfielder, who in his forts ever career MLB at-bat, knocks home a 450-feet home run off Carlos Zambrano.
And finally, the NCAA Championship game. And oh boy was it a good one. Butler the 5 seed and hometown heroes, versus Duke who is the most hated team in the field. Who would of guessed the final score 61-59, with Duke winning. Duke was favored highly, but Butler kept it close the whole game, and Gordon Hayword came oh-so-close to winning the game, twice, including a half court shot at the buzzer that hit the rim and the backboard. Duke probably deserved to win, but everyone outside of North Carolina (basically) was rooting heavily for Butler.
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How is everyone’s bracket? Busted? This tournament has been one for the ages. Upset after upset, with only a single 1 seed going to Indianapolis for the Final Four. One team in the Final Four was going back to Indy regardless.
That team is the Butler Bulldogs, whose campus is only 6 miles away from Lucas Oil Stadium, the location of the last 3 games. Butler is one of two 5 seeds in the Final Four. They will be playing Michigan State. Butler’r road to the Indy wasn’t exactly easy. They breezed through UTEP in the first round, and then found themselves beating Murray State by 2 points in a low scoring 54-52 game. They then had a good 4 point win over the number 1 seed Syracuse.
Michigan State is the other 5 seed in the Final Four. Their road was easier than it should have been. They survived a 3 point win in the firs round over New Mexico State, then had a 2 point win over Maryland. They then beat Northern Iowa, who had beaten number 1 Kansas in the second round, by 7 and hung on verses Tennessee by 1 point in the Elite Eight.
West Virginia has looked really good throughout this tournament, even without their starting PG Truck Bryant. They had relatively convincing wins throughout until Kentucky, who they beat by 7. Joe Mazzulla was the reason why they beat the young and energetic 1 seeded Wildcats. He had a career high 17 points in his first start of the season.
And finally there is Duke. They are the lone 1 seed left, and everyone knows most people at the Final Four will be rooting against the Blue Devils. Nolan Smith has really stepped up his game this tournament with Kyle Singler struggling a bit. Jon Scheyer has playing as an energetic leader as well. But Duke matches up with WVU first round, and I think the Mountaineers might get this one.
Rohan Reddy Mar 29, 2010 at 10:16 PM in Sports tagged NCAA, Sports, Tournamet, basketball 
Championship week in College Basketball headlines this week. As does LT heading to the Jets and more Spring Training in the MLB.
All the conference tournaments in the NCAA were this week. The big conference champions were West Virginia in the Big East, Ohio State in the Big 10, the Jayhawks of Kansas in the Big 12, and Kentucky in the SEC. There were many close games though. OSU won on a Evan Turner game winner from just inside half court, it was a spectacular shot and I highly suggest trying to find it on YouTube if you have not already seen it. West Virginia had to win 2 games on game winners by Da’Sean Butler and Kentucky went to overtime on a Demarcus Cousins put back at the buzzer with Mississippi State in the SEC Championship. Another highlight this week was Selection Sunday. The best day in College Basketball was this week. I will have a link to a full bracket. The 1 seeds are Duke, Syracuse, Kansas, and Kentucky. The 2’s are West Virginia, Ohio State, Kansas State, and Villanova. The 3’s were Georgetown, Pittsburg, Baylor, and New Mexico. Yes, my Lobos are a 3 seed and will play Montana on Thursday. GO LOBOS. Bracket: http://cuthut.com/WUf
LaDanian Tomlinson has joined the Chargers playoff rival. LT is now part of the Jets, the team that ended the Charger’s run in this past NFL Playoffs. LT will be part of Mart Schottenheimer’s offense, which he is quite familiar with as Schottenheimer was with the Chargers earlier in LT’s career.
The Twin’s pitcher Joe Nathan, who had surgery earlier this off-season to rmove bone spurs from his elbow, has torn a ligament in his same elbow. This is devastating news to Twins fans, as Nathan was playing great. He will most likely miss the whole season, but he wants to get second and third opinion on his elbow.
Next week’s edition will be all on the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, so be prepared for March Madness overload!
