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The sun was back today but not so the soft warmness of springtime in Spain. Chilling winds and intermittent clouds gave way for some brief periods of warmth both in temperature and in the fans hearts.

Uh, guys. In case you were wondering. That best in the NBA season record will become meaningless if you lose in the first round. Just though you might want to know…

PS - Of course, it will also become meaningless if you don’t win it all… No pressure…

by Jill Neuharth Barcelona Day 1 ADHEREL Whoever coined the phrase “Sunny Spain” must have been drinking a bit too much vino tinto. The weather today was a cloudy and damp 61 degrees. Perfect weather if you happen to be a Russian sea captain which is precisely the look Dmitry Tursunov is going for these days. The thickly-bearded [...]

SportingNews.com - Fantasy Games and In-Depth Fantasy Analysis Six games to play and the Detroit Tigers (managed by yours truly) are a half game up on the Yankees. The Blue Jays would need a miracle to make it, but they are probably still alive mathematically. Tigers have three with the Brewers and three with the Orioles. The [...]

The Red Sox find themselves on Monday broomed out of Tampa Bay by the Devil Rays. The problem - hitting and runs… The numbers easily tell the story. 5 runs in 3 games, with only 1 run in the last two. Hitting for the series? Check this out…

• Youkilis .000 (0 for 10)
• Ortiz .000 (0 for 6)
• Varitek .000 (0 for 6)
• Lugo .100 (1 for 10)
• Pedroia .143 (2 for 14)
• Crisp .143 (1 for 7)

Need I say more?

People have been quick to put a period on Rafael Nadal’s dominance on the dirt. But not so fast. Nadal proved again that’s he’s still the undeniable King of Clay after a 7-5, 7-5 victory today over Roger Federer in the Monte Carlo final.

It seems like the NFL draft over the last few years has become an event almost as big as the “big game”. The amount of media coverage of the draft over the last few weeks has been enormous. For no other sport is the draft such a big deal.

I think it is important to maintain perspective. While I acknowledge that in the draft there is hope - hope that a team will acquire the right player or players to make an impact and a difference. But it is just that, hope. All of the players being drafted are prospects. Many, including many in the 1st round, will not work out or live up to expectations.

For me it is hard to get excited. First of all there are two playoffs in progress (NBA and NHL). Second, the baseball season is underway. I find it very hard to care very much about football in the spring. I’ll wait until the fall and performance on the field before I get excited about draft picks…

When the going gets tough, sometimes the tough and the not so tough quit. And that’s just what the not so tough Novak Djokovic did today, just as he has done before, hitting the eject button when things turned against him in a big match.

ESPN is truly on the verge of becoming the “Grand Slam Network.” ADHEREL The Wall Street Journal is reporting that this will be the last year of US Open coverage for USA Network, leaving an opening for ESPN which has long desired the US Open. ESPN already broadcasts the Australian Open, the French Open and Wimbledon. USA Network, [...]

Great champions rise up. And Roger Federer rose up today with a convincing 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 win over rival David Nalbandian in the Monte Carlo quarterfinals.