April 4th update

Kentucky wins National Championship

• The Kentucky Wildcats defeated the Kansas Jayhawks for the NCAA mens college basketball championship on Monday. The 67-59 final score does not quite tell the story of the domination the Wildcats showed in both phases of the game.
• Lead by star center and tournament MVP Anthony Davis’s 5 points 16 rebounds 6 blocks and 5 assists, the Wildcats dominated Kansas scoring easily and leaving only the most difficult of shots available for them. Leading by as much as 18 in the first half and 15 with 5 minutes left, the Wildcats domination is reminiscent of the 2009 championship game between UNC and Michigan State where the Tar Heels were never in danger.
• Kansas was lead by its own star center Thomas Robinson who scored 18 points and had 17 rebounds. Robinson is expected to be a top 5 draft pick in this summer’s NBA draft, but he will likely be drafted behind two Wildcats, as Davis is widely expected to be the top pick and Kentucky forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is thought to be the likely second overall pick.


MLB season starts tonight

• OK, first things first. Yes, we are aware that two regular season games have already been played in Japan already this season. Quiet, you. However, the first regular season game to be played in the United States starts with the defending champion St. Louis Cardinals going against the new-look Miami Marlins, who have a new name, new uniforms, new coach (Ozzie Guillen) and new superstar (Jose Reyes).
• The Cardinals lost Albert Pujols to the Angels for just a little bit of money, but he might be the last huge name to switch teams for a while, as two of the best players to hit the market soon, Joey Votto and Matt Cain, signed one-third of a billion worth of combined deals this week.
• All the usual suspects are out there with the Yankees hoping their hitting from guys like Curtis Granderson and other lesser stars wasn't a fluke, the Red Sox hoping that Bobby Valentine and a less than stellar starting pitching staff can get the job done this year, the Mets and Dodgers hoping not to embarrass themselves and the Cubs hoping that next year is this year (It won't be).
• This will also be the last year for Chipper Jones who actually started in the majors right when Nolan Ryan retired. Other big names might call it quits too, but none of them have done more winning in the regular season than Chipper who oversaw the legendary streak of playoff appearances by the Braves and Bobby Cox during his tenure.
• If you can't tune in tonight for Game 1, check the rest of the Opening Days tomorrow and on Friday and let's play ball!


Masters Tee off on Thursday

• An event unlike any other, the Masters, the biggest golf tournament on the calendar will begin on Thursday in Augusta, Georgia.
• The betting favorite is Tiger Woods fresh off his victory in the last Masters warmup tournament. He is currently a 3-1 favorite in Vegas.
• Last year’s winner Charl Schwartzel looks to become the first back-to-back winner since Woods himself in 2001 and 02 but the field will be tough and the competition should be very fierce.