The two semi-final round games will be played Saturday with Kentucky taking on Louisville at 5 p.m. and Ohio State playing Kansas at 7:45 p.m. The winners of those two games will play in the championship game Monday at 8 p.m. All three games will be televised on CBS.
I look for Ohio State to down Kansas and for Kentucky to beat Louisville, which will set up a championship game between Ohio State and Kentucky. Kentucky and Ohio State haven’t played each other this season, so it’ll be interesting to see how that game turns out. Personally, I think Kentucky is going to win it all.
The start of the Major League Baseball regular season is just around the corner, and I’m already getting the itch to play fantasy baseball again this year.
The regular season technically began yesterday (Wednesday) for the Seattle Mariners and the Oakland Athletics, who were scheduled to play two games yesterday and today (Thursday) in Tokyo, Japan. Those games were part of the Japan Open Series 2012.
The first regular season game to be played stateside will feature the St. Louis Cardinals and the Florida Marlins, who will face off on Wed., April 4, on what’s called Opening Night.
Opening Day will be on Thurs., April 5, and will feature a full slate of games across the country. The Atlanta Braves will open on the road against the New York Mets on that day. Atlanta’s first home game will be played on Fri., April 13, when the Braves will play the Brewers.
I’ve been invited to join about half a dozen fantasy baseball leagues this year, and it’s tempting to dive right in. It’s a great way to follow the action, day to day, but it’s also a big drain on a person’s time. Fantasy football isn’t so bad in that regard because most NFL teams will play less than 20 games. On the other hand, Major League Baseball teams will play 162 regular games over a period of six months.
And the NBA season still rocks on.
As of Monday, all of the league’s 30 teams have played between 46 and 50 games. The Chicago Bulls had the best record in the NBA (40-10) and were leading the Eastern Conference’s Central Division. The Oklahoma City Thunder had the best record in the Western Conference (37-12) and were leading the Northwest Division.
The Miami Heat (35-12) were leading the East’s Southeast Division, and the San Antonio Spurs (33-14) were leading the West’s Southwest Division. The L.A. Lakers (30-19) were atop the West’s Pacific Division, and the Philadelphia 76’ers (27-22) were leading the East’s Atlantic Division.
I’ve always sort of pulled for the New Orleans Hornets. Predictably, they had the third-worst record in the entire league as of Monday. Their 12-36 record was only slightly better than Washington (11-37) and Charlotte’s (7-39).
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