Pittsburgh Penguins – ESPN

The Pittsburgh Penguins reached a milestone, sewed up home-ice advantage when the playoffs start and drew the ire of another divisional opponent on a busy Thursday night. Marc-Andre Fleury made 35 saves to tie the Pittsburgh franchise record for wins and the Penguins clinched home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs with a …

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I Spoke Too Soon

I blogged just two posts ago about my beloved Farragut Admirals baseball team being ranked #6 in the nation and trying to grab their 5th straight state championship. Then, this past week, they played in the Blackman Invitational and got drilled in multiple games. So disappointing! Now we'll drop out of the rankings, that's for …

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MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Baseball Rankings – MaxPreps News

My high school alma mater, Knoxville's Farragut, is off to another great start to their baseball season. They're currently ranked sixth in the country by MaxPreps. They're going after their fifth straight state championships, and eighth of the last 10 years. Go Admirals! (BTW, I think we're something like 12-0 now....) 6.  Farragut Knoxville, Tenn., …

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Stan Van Gundy calls notion of Kentucky Wildcats defeating Washington Wizards ‘absurd’ – ESPN

NEW YORK -- Stan Van Gundy said Wednesday the notion that Kentucky could beat an NBA team is "absurd. "The Orlando Magic coach was asked about comments by former Maryland coach Gary Williams, who told a Washington radio station he thought the Wildcats could beat the NBA's Washington Wizards in one game at Rupp Arena. …

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Tennessee Lady Volunteers vs. Baylor Lady Bears – Recap – March 26, 2012 – ESPN

Baylor has just two wins to go for 40-0. Tennessee's future is far less certain. Brittney Griner had 23 points, 15 rebounds and nine blocks before being ejected with less than a minute left and top-seeded Baylor rolled over Tennessee 77-58 Monday night to advance to the Final Four. "We're so happy, but you can't …

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