NCAA Basketball
While the NCAA Men’s basketball season has officially come to a close with Duke’s Blue Devils taking the National Championship by outlasting the Wisconsin Badgers in a great game, Mike Krzyzewski comes out with his fifth National Championship, second only to the legendary John Wooden, who had ten with the UCLA Bruins. The Wisconsin Badgers held the lead through the second half but couldn’t put Duke away. Star Frank Kaminsky put up his usual great numbers as he battled and outplayed Duke’s heralded freshmen center. Sam Dekker seemed to lose his touch after getting hit in the face in the later part of the second half going in for a rebound. However, Duke pulled it out with freshman Grayson Allen coming through in the clutch for the Blue Devils along with Point Guard Tyus Jones.
Tonight, we head on to the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship where we see a familiar look with Connecticut and Notre Dame playing for the title in the second consecutive year. All eyes will be on the Huskies, as a victory could tie Geno Auriemma with John Wooden with 10 overall NCAA titles. UConn’s powerhouse lineup includes Kaleena Mosquda-Lewis, who leads the nation in three point shooting, Breanna Stewart, National Player of the Year last season and first team All- American this year, and guards Moriah Jefferson and Kia Nurse.
However, everyone loves an underdog and Notre Dame has the talent to potentially upend the Huskies, having won seven of the past eleven games in the series. Notre Dame’s Brianna Turner, a lead rebounder and top scorer will make her presence known on the floor as well as Jewell Lloyd, who is one of the best players in the country and Notre Dame’s lead scorer. Coach Muffet McGraw, who is seeking her 700th victory at Notre Dame, states that UConn’s intimidation is not a factor with them as much as other teams. Notre Dame may not possess the overall talent as UConn, but Coach McGraw sells one notion- UConn can be beaten and Notre Dame as done it before.
MLB Opening Day
The 2015 Major League baseball season officially opened in full force yesterday. Considering this is only the first game of 162, we love to make sweeping conclusions from that from that one single game you can either start printing World Series tickets or having a fire sale. However, the most tweeted items about yesterday’s games weren’t the players nor some the great plays of the day, but of the stadium food. From Darby’s Bacon Tots at Target Field (Twins), Chicken Fried Bacon at Globe Life Park (Rangers), deep fried Oreos at Busch Stadium (Cardinals), the incredible Pizza Burger at US Cellular Field (White Sox), or the Tommy Lasorda Meatball Marinara Cones at Right Field Pavilion (Dodgers), we don’t know what is more exciting – the 2.5 hour game or the food. Bon Apetit!
