Monday, March 30, 2009

A Look Ahead

Just to give you a little taste of what's ahead in the World of Sports in the coming month...

The Conclusion of March Madness (from Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan)
Final Four - Saturday April 4th
National Championship - Monday April 6th

Remaining Teams:
  • [South Champions] 1 University of North Carolina vs. [East Champions] 3 Villanova
  • [West Champions] 1 University of Conneticuit vs. [Midwest Champions] 2 Michigan State

Wrestlemania XXV (from the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas)
Sunday April 5th

The 25th Anniversary of Wrestlemania has a star-studded lineup including:
  • WWE Championship Match - Triple H vs. Randy Orton
  • World Heavyweight Championship Match - Edge vs. John Cena vs. The Big Show
  • Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker
  • Intercontinental Championship - JBL vs. Rey Mysterio
  • Extreme Rules Match - Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy
  • Money in the Bank Ladder Match (Kane, CM Punk, Christian, Kofi Kingston, MVP, Shelton Benjamin, Mark Henry, Finley)
  • Chris Jericho vs. WWE Legends (Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper)
  • WWE Tag Team Championship Lumberjack Match  [Unification Match]  - WWE Tag Team Champions (Carlito & Primo) vs. World Tag Team Champions (The Miz & John Morrison)
  • 25-Diva Battle Royal

The Masters Tournament (Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia)
April 9th-12th

Featured players:
  • Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia, Geoff Ogilvy, Padraig Harrington, Vijay Singh, Robert Karlsson, Camilo Villegas, Kenny Perry, Henrik Stenson, among others 
  • CANADIANS Mike Weir & Stephen Ames

NHL Draft Lottery
Tuesday April 14th

Top 5 Ranked players:
1. John Tavares - London Kinghts (OHL)
2. Victor Hedman - Modo (Sweden)
3. Matt Duchene - Brampton Battalion (OHL)
4. Evander Kane - Vancouver Giants (WHL)
5. Brayden Schenn - Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs
begin Wednesday April 15th

NBA Playoffs
begin Saturday April 18th

NFL Draft (from Radio City Music Hall in New York City)
April 25th-26th

Top 5 Ranked players:
1. Aaron Curry - Wake Forest
2. Michael Crabtree - Texas Tech
3. Jason Smith - Baylor
4. Brian Orakpo - Texas
5. Eugene Monroe - Virginia

KEEP YOUR ASSES GLUED TO THE COUCH AND YOUR EYES GLUED TO YOUR TV SETS!

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