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MLB Action Starts Tonight — Yankees @ Red Sox @ Fenway Park
Sunday, April 4th, 2010 | 2010 Schedule, Boston Red Sox, College Basketball, Final Four, MLB, NCAA College Basketball, New York Yankees, Sports, World Series | No Comments
After a long spring, MLB action finally starts tonight as the defending World Series Champion New York Yankees invade Boston to take on the Red Sox at Fenway Park. What better way to kick off the 2010 MLB schedule with a battle between these 2 bitter rivals.
Yankees ace CC Sabathia squares off against Red Sox ace Josh Beckett in an epic match-up. Sabathia led the Yankees to their 2009 World Series crown, while Beckett led his squad to the 2007 crown with his stellar post-season pitching run. It doesn’t get better than this.
Enjoy the start of baseball season tonight on Sunday Night ESPN baseball. Throw in live MLB opening day action all day on Monday and then the NCAA Final Four Championship Game pitting Duke against Butler on Monday night and you have yourself a sports Nirvana the next 36 hours!
Final Four Championship Game Set — Duke Blue Devils v. Butler Bulldogs
Saturday, April 3rd, 2010 | College Basketball, Final Four, NCAA College Basketball, Sports | 1 Comment
It will be David v. Goliath in the NCAA Final Four Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Monday night.
Butler defeated Michigan State 52-50 on Saturday to advance to their first ever Championship Game.
Duke defeated West Virginia in a blowout 78-57 in the 2nd game on Saturday night and is seeking its first championship title since 2001.
Fasten your seat belts – it is going to be a wild ride on Monday night in Indy with the hometown Bulldogs looking to pull off the upset…
2010 Final Four All Set
Monday, March 29th, 2010 | College Basketball, Final Four, NCAA College Basketball, Sports | No Comments
It was a great weekend of exciting regional finals in the 2010 NCAA College Basketball Tournament. Only 4 teams remain – Butler, West Viriginia, Michigan State and Duke.
Butler (#5 seed) knocked off Kansas State (#2 seed) 63-56 behind 22 points and 9 rebounds from Gordon Hayward. Butler returns home to Indianapolis to play in the Final Four.
West Virginia (#2 seed) knocked off Kentucky (#1 seed) 73-66 behind Da’Sean Butler’s 18 points and 6 rebounds. Head Coach Bob Huggins is taking his alma mater to the Final Four.
Michigan State (#5 seed) knocked off Tennessee (#6 seed) 70-69 in the 1st game of the day on Sunday. Although Durrell Summers led the team with 21 points, it was Raymar Morgan’s free throw with 2 seconds left in the game that put the Spartans ahead for good. Head Coach Tom Izzo is now headed to his 6th Final Four in 12 years, including back-to-back Final Fours.
Duke (#1 seed) was the final team to qualify for the Final Four with a come-from-behind 78-71 win over Baylor (#3 seed). Duke was the only #1 seed to reach the Final Four this year. Nolan Smith (29 points) and John Scheyer (20 points) paced the Blue Devils. Duke also grabbed 22 offensive rebounds in the game.
Get ready for a great weekend of action – it will be a long 5 days to wait for the Final Four, but it will sure be a lot of fun…
Elite 8 All Set – Big NCAA Tourney Weekend to Set Final Four
Saturday, March 27th, 2010 | College Basketball, Final Four, NCAA College Basketball, Sports | 1 Comment
The Elite Eight match-ups are all set. After this weekend’s games, we’ll know exactly who’s in the 2010 Final Four.
Here’s how it all shakes out this weekend:
Saturday 3/27 @ 4:30PM EST in Salt Lake City, Utah – West Regional Final
Butler (5 seed) v. Kansas State (2 seed)
TicketChest Blog Prediction — Kansas State with a 7-point victory
Saturday 3/27 @ 4:30PM EST in Salt Lake City, Utah – West Regional Final
Butler (5 seed) v. Kansas State (2 seed)
TicketChest Blog Prediction — Kansas State with a 7-point victory
Saturday 3/27 @ 7:00PM EST in Syracuse, New York – East Regional Final
Kentucky (1 seed) v. West Virginia (2 seed)
TicketChest Blog Prediction — Kentucky with a 5-point victory
Sunday 3/28 @ 2:20PM EST in St. Louis, Missouri – Midwest Regional Final
Tennessee (6 seed) v. Michigan State (5 seed)
TicketChest Blog Prediction — Michigan State with a 1-point victory
Sunday 3/28 @ 5:05PM EST in Houston, Texas – South Regional Final
Duke (1 seed) v. Baylor (3 seed)
TicketChest Blog Prediction — Baylor with a 3-point victory
Enjoy the games — we’ll keep you posted throughout the weekend!
Upsets Still the Story in 2010 NCAA Tourney
Friday, March 19th, 2010 | College Basketball, Final Four, NCAA College Basketball, Sports | No Comments
Upsets continued to occur in Thursday night’s action and Friday afternoon’s action in the 2010 NCAA Tournament.
On Thursday night, Ohio (#14) pulled off the biggest upset of the tournament with a dominating 97-83 win over Georgetown. Armon Bassett poured in 32 points, while D.J. Cooper contributed 23 points and 8 assists to pace Ohio.
On Friday, the biggest upset came courtesy of #12 Cornell. Cornell – the Ivy League darling – crushed Temple (#5) 78-65. The game was never even close.
In a somewhat lesser upset, Missouri (#10) held off Clemson (#7) 86-78.
#1 seeds Duke and Syracuse are both in action tonight – will we finally see that #16 upset over a #1 seed?! Probably not, but you always need to stay tuned so you don’t miss out when it does happen…
Duke not having a good week
Friday, March 27th, 2009 | College Basketball | No Comments
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