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!

Wrestlemania is on Sunday

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UFC Hall of Famer Suspended

It was announced today that the California State Athletic Commission has suspended UFC and MMA veteran and "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock for one-year following a positive test for 3 banned substances.  Shamrock had appealed the suspension but to no avail. The positive test came after the conclusion of Shamrock's latest fight, a win over Ross Clifton on February 13, 2009.  The fight was Shamrock's first win since 2004, and helped snap a personal 5 match losing streak (Shamrock had also been knocked out in the first round of each of his previous five fights, OUCH!). 

Reports indicate that other states will uphold Shamrock's suspension and his latest fight where he was scheduled to battle Bobby Lashley (A former World Wresting Entertainment Superstar) in the Main Event of a mixed-martial-arts portion of the pro boxing/MMA hybrid show at the Pensacola Civic Centre on March 21st, 2009 will NOT happen. Eight-time world boxing champion Roy Jones Jr. is scheduled to take on Omar Sheika in the Main Event of the boxing portion of the show.

This may lead some to wonder if the UFC Hall of Famer may have also been taking banned substances back in Shamrock's days with the World Wrestling Federation?

Kudos to the California State Athletic Commission for getting this one right!