Good morning, all! It’s hump day!!!
Michigan is the national champion in men’s college basketball. How did I do in my bracket? I break it down in the video. Below is the bracket.
Here are some other thoughts on this second Wednesday in April:
South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley says “It is time to turn the page,” following Geno Auriemma’s dust-up with her in Friday night’s semifinal game against UConn. Below is the statement:
To be honest, I liked my solution better. Geno needed to invite Dawn up to his Italian restaurant in Manchester, CT. The two could have broken bread, had dinner with some of Geno’s branded wine and then met the media, as they departed from the restaurant. The story would have played much better IMHO.
Speaking of dinner…The champion’s dinner at the Master’s was last night, hosted by defending champion Rory McIlroy. Word is elk was on the menu. Wonder how this dinner tradition started? Glad you asked. Ben Hogan was the catalyst. Below is the invite letter he sent out for the first dinner:
Word is more than 2,000 players have entered the transfer portal for college basketball next season. To think, I am old enough to remember when college athletes went to school to get an education.
Can we stop with the comments about the Big 10 trifecta? Yes, the winners of the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball titles and the college football national championship were all from the Big 10 Conference. A qualifier needs to be added, however. The Big 10 now has 18 members, including four former Pac 12 schools. In fact, the winner of the women’s hoop title, UCLA, was a member of the Pac 12.
UCLA’s dismantling of South Carolina in the women’s national championship game drew almost 10M viewers on ABC. The 9.8M viewers drew a 3.9 rating on Easter Sunday.
Two weeks into the MLB season and my pick of the Cubs to win the NL Central does not look good. One injury after another is decimating the lineup. The latest player to go down is one of the Cubbies top pitchers, Cade Horton, who finished runner up in last season’s NL Rookie of the Year voting. Horton will miss the season, after suffering damage to his ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. He will go under the knife soon, but what type of surgery has not been determined. He did have Tommy John surgery in 2021, while a freshman at Oklahoma.
That is going to do it for today’s newsletter. Thank you for being a subscriber and have a wonderful Wednesday!
DAN
