ST. LOUIS CARDINALS CAME FROM 4-0 DOWN TO PULL OUT A WIN IN PITTSBURGH, IT WAS THE PIRATES HOME OPENER. THE CARDS SCORED A RUN IN THE 9TH TO SEND IT TO EXTRA INNINGS, THEN WON IT IN THE 11TH. THE RED BIRDS ARE OFF ON TUESDAY WITH A 2-4 RECORD.
THE KANSAS CITY ROYALS HAD MONDAY OFF. THEY OPEN A QUICK TWO GAME SERIES AGAINST THE TWINS TUESDAY NIGHT. THE ROYALS ARE 2-1 AFTER THEIR FIRST SERIES AGAINST THE WHITE SOX.
ST. LOUIS BLUES MOVED INTO A TIE FOR 2ND PLACE IN THE CENTRAL DIVISION WITH NASHVILLE WITH JUST 3 GAMES LEFT IN THE REGULAR SEASON. THE BLUES BEAT COLORADO 3-2 IN A SHOOTOUT MONDAY NIGHT. THE BLUES TAKE TUESDAY OFF BEFORE TRAVELING TO CHICAGO WEDNESDAY. THE STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS GET UNDERWAY NEXT WEEK.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL WILL CATCH ITS BREATH FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE FINAL FOUR GOES THIS WEEKEND. MICHIGAN ST. TAKES ON TEXAS TECH (THE SPARTANS ARE 2 ½ POINT FAVORITES) AND VIRGINIA PLAYS AUBURN (CAVALIERS ARE 5 POINT FAVORITES).
IT LOOKS LIKE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY AND COACH JOHN CALIPARI HAVE A NEW CONTRACT AGREEMENT, FOR LIFE. UK WAS AFRAID OF LOSING CALIPARI TO ANOTHER SCHOOL, SO THEY OFFER HIM A ‘LIFETIME’ DEAL. HE IS ALREADY THE HIGHEST PAID COACH IN THE COUNTRY AT 9.2 MILL A YEAR, REPORTS ARE THE NEW DEAL WILL MAKE HIM EVEN RICHER.COACH CAL CONFIRMED THE DEAL ON HIS RADIO SHOW.
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE WANTS TO TALK TO MSU LADY BEARS COACH KELLIE HARPER ABOUT THE LADY VOLS HEAD COACHING VACANCY. TENNESSEE FIRED THEIR COACH LAST WEEK. HARPER LED THE LADY BEARS TO THE SWEET 16 THIS YEAR, AND PLAYED FOR THE LADY VOLS BACK IN THE 90’S
PATRIOTS QB TOM BRADY IS NOW ON TWITTER, AND ANNOUNCED ON APRIL FOOLS DAY, THAT HE WAS RETIRING AND WILL BE TWEETING IN HIS SPARE TIME. IT WAS JUST AN APRIL FOOLS PRANK APPARENTLY, BRADY LATER TWEETED, WAS THIS A BAD JOKE. HE MIGHT HAVE GIVEN A FEW PATRIOTS FANS A HEART ATTACK. BRADY TURNS 42 IN AUGUST AND IS GOING INTO HIS 20TH NFL SEASON.