THE BOYS OF SUMMER ARE READY TO GO! THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS SEASON OPENER COMES ON THE ROAD TODAY IN MILWAUKEE. THEY HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER WEEK FOR THEIR HOME OPENER, WHICH COMES NEXT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AGAINST THE PADRES. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL 18-12-1 SPRING RECORD, THE KANSAS CITY ROYALS REGULAR SEASON OPENER COMES THIS AFTERNOON AT HOME AGAINST THE W.SOX.
THE ATHLETIC RECENTLY SURVEYED PLAYERS FROM 30 MAJOR LEAGUE TEAMS TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY THINK OF THEIR FELLOW PLAYERS. BRYCE HARPER, WAS VOTED THE MOST OVERRATED PLAYER. THE PLAYERS SAY MANNY MACHADO IS THE DIRTIEST PLAYER. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, HARPER AND MACHADO JUST SIGNED RECORD BREAKING CONTRACTS IN THE OFF SEASON. HARPER WITH PHILLY, MACHADO WITH THE PADRES.
THE DRURY LADY PANTHERS SUFFERED THEIR FIRST LOSS OF THE SEASON LAST NIGHT IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI FINALS TO LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN BY 9 POINTS. THEY WERE JUST TWO WINS AWAY FROM A NATIONAL TITLE AND FINISHED THE SEASON 35-1.
MSU LADY BEARS MAKE THEIR FIRST SWEET 16 TRIP IN 18 YEARS IN THE WOMEN’S BIG DANCE. THEY’LL PLAY STANFORD SATURDAY. THE LADY BEARS ARE THE BIGGEST CINDERELLA TEAM STILL LEFT IN THE TOURNAMENT.
MEN’S MARCH MADNESS IS BACK TONIGHT WITH FOUR GAMES IN THE SWEET 16. TWO #1 SEEDS WILL BE BUSY—GONZAGA AGAINST FLORIDA ST AND VIRGINIA AGAINST OREGON. ALSO TONIGHT, TENNESSEE-PURDUE AND MICHIGAN-TEXAS TECH. FOUR MORE GAMES IN THE ROUND OF 16 TOMORROW.
A 40-YEAR-OLD OHIO MAN HAS THE ONLY PERFECT NCAA TOURNEY BRACKET IN THE NATION THROUGH THE FIRST 48 GAMES. GREGG NIGL LIVES IN COLUMBUS AND SAYS HE WAS SICK AND ALMOST DIDN’T FILL OUT THE BRACKET. IT BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF PERFECT PICKS THROUGH 39 GAMES, THAT HAPPENED TWO YEARS AGO. THE NCAA SAYS THE ODDS OF A PERFECT BRACKET THIS FAR IN ARE 1 IN 9.2 QUINTILIAN.
ST. LOUIS BLUES WILL SPEND THE WEEKEND ON THE EAST COAST, WITH GAMES AGAINST NEW YORK AND JERSEY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THERE IS JUST OVER A WEEK LEFT IN THE REGULAR SEASON, THE BLUES HAVE ALL BUT CLINCHED A PLAYOFF SPOT ALREADY.
BRAD KESELOWSKI AND KYLE BUSCH BOTH HAVE TWO WINS ON THE NASCAR SEASON. THEY MAKE THEIR WAY TO TEXAS THIS WEEKEND.