Monday, March 10, 2014

10 Awesome Things That Happened This Weekend (3/7-3/9)

10. Rashard Mendenhall Retires From NFL
            This is noteworthy because Mendenhall is only 26, and at the very least could’ve been a productive goal line back for the next few seasons. Hopefully he’s banked plenty of money.

9. Cuban Free Agent Aledmys Diaz Signs With St. Louis
            Major League Baseball’s best-run organization makes it’s most dramatic foray into the international market with the inking of this year’s best international prospect. If Diaz kills it in Triple-A, he could be in the big leagues before July.

8. Wichita State Wins Conference Tournament, Will Enter NCAA Tourney 34-0
            Among a tournament field where the majority of the favorites are anchored by one-and-done freshmen, Wichita State could be the most complete team in the field. We’ll see how they do when they have to run through a slate of major conference opponents.

7. Two Ohio High Schools Share State Championship After Seven Overtime Periods
            Old school, Republican me says that Sylvania Northview and Cleveland St. Ignatius should have kept playing. New-wave, Democrat me says that it was ridiculous that high-school kids were even allowed to play what was the equivalent of over 3 regulation games in one night. Moderate me says they should’ve ended it with a shoot-out.

6. Henrik Lundqvist Pitches Shutout For Career Win #300
            There hasn’t been a more consistently dominant goalie in THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE post-lockout since King Henrik. Sunday’s blanking of the Red Wings puts him one win shy of the Ranger’s franchise record.

5. Jodie Meeks Goes Bonkers, Gives Lakers Reason to Celebrate
            Overcoming a triple-double from Kevin Durant, Meeks outscored Oklahoma City by himself in the third quarter on Sunday.

4. Creighton’s Doug McDermott Tops 3,000 Career Points
            To put this accomplishment in perspective, McDermott is only the eighth player in NCAA Division I history to surpass 3,000 points. Creighton could make some noise as a #3 or #4 seed, depending on how they perform in the Big East tournament.
      
3. Chicago Pulls Out Overtime Victory Against Miami
            Even with Derrick Rose injured, and Luol Deng shipped away in what was essentially a giant salary dump, Chicago still has themselves positioned as a major pain in the ass for the two time defending champions.
         
2. Jabari Parker Nets Career High 30 Against Tar Heels
            While most assume Parker is slated to be one of the prizes of the 2014 NBA Draft, he’s still claiming he hasn’t made up his mind yet about returning to Duke next year.

1. Junior’s Tank Runs Dry, Keselowski Wins at Las Vegas
            Anyone that had doubts about the new NASCAR format for the Chase this year can put those to bed. We wouldn’t of had Sunday’s dramatic finish without it.

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