“NBA Night Tonight?”

The loss of San Antonio's leader, Tim Duncan (pictured above) could allow the Lakers to catch the Spurs for the 1 seed in the West. Either way, San Antonio will not make a deep run in the playoffs without the rock of their franchise at full strength.

Over the past couple of weeks, it has become very easy to forget about all other sports outside of NCAA Basketball.  This year’s version of March Madness has been absolutely phenomenal, and we are all extremely excited to see what happens in Houston this weekend.  Today though, Major League Baseball has opened up in a big way.  6 games will be played when all is said and done.  Granted the weather is still in the 30s in Cincinnati, where the Reds are currently taking on the Brewers.

People need to realize though that College Basketball is not the only game in town.  The NBA season is coming down to the final stretch before the playoffs, with much left to be decided.  Plus, tonight features two mega matchups.  So after you watch your respective MLB teams open up the season, tune in to one of the two insanely good matchups the NBA has this evening.  Sorry to my Giants and Dodgers fans.  As the only night game, you will have to make a decision, but for the rest of the country, watching the NBA Action is a no brainer.

“ESPN Debut”

One of our guest writers, Matt Murray, appeared on ESPN's First Take today discussing the current state of Lexington.

Earlier today, one of my best friends in the world, and a contributor to this blog, Matt Murray, made his big ESPN debut.  Matt appeared on the “Campus Pulse” section of “ESPN’s First Take.” 

Now I will state, I am by no means a University of Kentucky Wildcat basketball fan.  I will not be jumping on the “Calipari Bandwagon” any time in the near future.  But I will state how happy I am for Matt.

If you do not remember Matt, he provided us with an SEC Basketball Preview back on December 23rd. (https://sportskraze.wordpress.com/2010/12/22/the-sec-basketball-preview/)

Matt is the Editor in Chief for the University of Kentucky’s student run newspaper, the Kentucky Kernel.  You can follow him on twitter @Matthew_Murray

Check out Matt’s big debut at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9_pxkqC0JU

I have to admit, the man sounds good on air.  I think he should maybe rethink his future plans of journalism and look into television.  There is writing for TV too.

Stay tuned for the next edition of TheSportsKraze.

-TheSportsKraze

“Food for Thought 3-29-11”

I think this picture should be enough evidence for the Barry Bond's Perjury Trial. Sadly though, it will not nearly be enough. Can we just end this circus already?

It’s another Tuesday, which could only mean one thing.  Lets jump into this week’s version of “Food for Thought.”

Bond’s Trial is A Circus

“Weekly Nickel”

The Final Four will be the top sporting event of the week, but Major League Baseball Opening Day on Thursday is not far behind at number 2.

After the week that just ensued, it would be hard to imagine a more exciting week in the wide world of sports.  But this week will be a good one.  All capped off will the Final Four Showdown in Houston.

Here is this week’s top 5.

“Elite Eight: Day 2 Predictions”

The Jayhawks will end VCU's Cinderella story today behind a big time day from the Morris brothers inside.

4 straight thrilling games in a row dating back to Friday night.  Will we hit 6 in a row today?  I am going with a doubtful.  But both games today should be uptempo and exciting.  Here is a closer look into the matchups that will give us our final 2 participants for the Final Four.

“Elite Eight: Day 1 Predictions”

I fully expect a thriller in the West Regional Final matchup between Arizona and Connecticut later today. But the X-Factor, and reason why the Huskies will win is the phenomenal play as of late by UConn super freshman, Jeremy Lamb (pictured above).

So my bracket has finally exploded over the past 2 nights.  I was doing pretty well through the first weekend.  But with 2 of my Final Four teams going down(Wisconsin, Ohio State),  I am now in the same boat as the majority of America.  I guess I can thank the Big Ten for ruining my bracket.  Either way, it has been an unbelievable tournament with phenomenal finishes thus far.  Last night’s late games were 2 of the best games I have seen all year.

“Sweet 16: Day 2 Predictions”

North Carolina super freshman Harrison Barnes (pictured above) continues to improve his draft stock as UNC will creep one step closer to the Final Four tonight.

As if last night’s games weren’t wild enough.  We get another full dosage this evening with 4 big time matchups.  The winners tonight will find themselves one game away from dancing to Houston.  A trip to the Final Four.  College Basketball’s ultimate dream.

“Sweet 16: Day 1 Predictions”

I expect the clock to strike Midnight tomorrow night for the Jimmer Show.

The madness resumes tomorrow evening with 4 big time games.  And it cannot come soon enough.  Out of the 8 teams that play tomorrow, I correctly picked 6 of them in my bracket.  Plus all 4 of the teams I predicted to move on to the Elite Eight in my bracket are still in tact.  Here is a closer look into each of tomorrow’s matchups.

“Food for Thought 3-22-11”

Cincinnati Bengal's wide receiver has talked trash to Raven's Safety Tom Zbikowski (pictured above, left) via Twitter about a possible boxing match between the two NFL players. Does Chad Ochocino really want to get in the ring with that guy?

It is another Tuesday.  Which means it is time for some “Food for Thought.”  These are the topics in sports that have really caught my attention in the past 24 hours.  Items that must be discussed.  So let’s jump right into it.