What to watch in sports: Weekend Edition!!

Finally the weekend is here (damn I need a drink) and there will be plenty of sporting events to watch on the tube cuz it will be a rainy one. We have the Caps in the 2nd round of playoff action, the Bulls/Celtics series conclusion and start of the 2nd round, and we have some big time boxing going on as Ricky Hatton faces Manny Pacquiao. Check out whats on tap for the weekend baby!!!!

Friday, May 1
NBA-
Atlanta at Miami (espn@8pm) "Last game the Hawks smashed the Heat and Josh Smith attempted to do a "dunk contest" type of dunk in the last couple of minutes of the blowout. Even though he missed the dunk the Heat felt like they were showboating and vowed to get even. So I would defiantly stay tuned to this one."

MLB-
St Louis at Nationals (masn@7pm)

Saturday, May 2
NBA-
-Chicago at Boston (tnt@8pm) "Man this has been one of the best series I've seen in many years and only the first round. So game 7 could be one for the ages. Please tune in!"

NHL
-Pittsburgh at Washington (nbc@1pm) "Crosby vs Ovechkin...Its going to get ugly!"

MLB-
-St Louis at Washington (masn2@1pm)

Boxing-
Manny Pacquiao vs Ricky Hatton (ppv@9pm) "Oh yeah boxing fans, this may be one of the fights of the year. I may even pay for it!"

Sunday, May 3
MLB-
-St Louis at Washington (ch501:30pm)
-Boston at Tampa Bay (tbs@1:30pm) "Last season came down to these 2 teams."

NBA-
-Miami at Atlanta (TBD if need be)
-Dallas at Denver (abc@3:30pm) "Denver has been ballin since Billups arrived and Dallas hit there stride at the end. That equals a good series."

What to watch in sports: Weekend Edition!!

The NBA and NHL playoffs are in full swing and the intensity level is high. The Celtics rebound in strong fashion and the Dallas Mavs blowout the Spurs at home. The Lakers and Cavs look like they will meet in the Finals as the most dominate team but one never knows in a 7 game series. And who could forget the NFL DRAFT this Sat. and Sun...enough said.

DLR has the schedule for you sports viewing pleasure:

Friday, April 24
NBA-
-Cleveland at Detroit (espn@7pm) "Its looking ugly for the Pistons, LeBron and company are tearing off in their azzes (no homo)"
-Orlando at Phili (espn2@8pm) "This series may actually go 7 games as the 76ers are stepping up to make this a competitive one"
-Portland at Houston (espn@9pm)"Roy scored 42pts last game. Game 3 could be a momentum builder if Portland wins but could also be crushing if they lose"

NHL-
-NY at Washington (cns@7pm) "This is do or die for our Caps folks, we were waiting for a winner but looks like well end up with a chicken dinner" LOL

MLB-
-Nationals at Mets (MASN@7pm)

Saturday, April 25
NFL-
-DRAFT-(espn@4pm), (espn2@9pm) "WTF is Dan Snyder doing? Poor Jason Campbell. Are we getting a QB or not? SMH"

NBA-
-Nuggets at Hornets (espn@1pm) "The Hornets get there turn to put the heat to the Nuggets at home"
-Spurs at Mavs (tnt@4pm)
-Atlanta at Miami (tnt@6:30pm)
-Lakers at Jazz (espn@9pm)

MLB-
-Nats at Mets (MASN@1pm)
-Yankees at Red Sox (fox@4pm) "A rivalry as old as time"

Sunday, April 26
MLB-
-Nats at Mets (channel50@1pm)
-Yankees at Red Sox (espn@8pm)

NFL-
-DRAFT (espn@10am)

NHL-
-Caps at Rangers if the Caps are still alive (nbc@2pm)

NBA-
-Boston at Chicago (abc@1pm)
-Cleveland at Pistons (abc@3:30pm)
-Orlando at Phili (tnt@6:30pm)
-Portland at Houston (tnt@9pm)

DLR Weekend Sports Recap

-#2 Capitals go down 0-2 to #7 New York and loose home ice.
-The Celtics lose to Chicago Bulls in OT; Derrick Rose scores 36pts to lead Bulls.
-NBA playoffs 4 away teams upset the home team taking home court advantage; Bulls, 76ers, Mavs, Rockets.
-Yankees lose to the Indians 22-4 in the new Yankee stadium giving up 14 runs in one inning.
-Nationals are 1-10 with the worst record in the league.

What to watch in sports: Weekend Edition!!

IT'S PLAYOFF TIME BABY! This weekend we have a full load of games on TV. The NBA playoffs kick off on Saturday with 8 teams playing and 8 more on Sunday. The hockey playoffs have already started and DMV's own Washington Capitals took an L in game 1 to lose home ice advantage (SMH can anyone around here win anything?). The Caps look to bounce back in game 2 Saturday. Definately stock up on the beverages cuz its going to be a great weekend.

Friday, April 17
MLB-
-Baltimore at Boston (MASN@7pm) "Looky here, looky here. The Birds are doing some early damage in the AL East. Can they keep it up against Boston?"
-Florida at Washington (MASN2@7pm) "Woo the Nats finally won a game, its off to the races now!"

Saturday, April 18
NBA-
-Bulls at Celtics (espn@12:30pm) "The defending champions will take on a young Bulls team without KG in the mix. This series could get crucial for the Celts if they lose focus"
-Pistons at Cavs (abc@3pm) "Is this the year LeBron takes it all. If so they will start with the Pistons who should be a easy win. Beware the wiley vets though"
-Mavs at Spurs (espn@8pm) "The Spurs are hurting and the Mavs are streaking. This may be a tougher battle that everyone thinks"
-Rockets at Portland (espn@10:30) "The young upstart Trailblazers are a pretty scary team to face for anybody in the playoffs. Dare I even say they can challenge the mighty Lakers in the West...but they are young. Rockets ehhhh, may give them a good battle"

MLB-
-Florida at Washington (MASN@1pm)
-Baltimore at Boston (MASN@7pm)

Hockey-
-NY Rangers at Caps (nbc@1pm) "Can the Caps show the dominance of the regular season or was it all just BS?"

Sunday, April 19
-Jazz at Lakers (abc@3pm) "Man the Lakers look pretty dayum tough, Jazz not so much on the road"
-76ers at Magic (tnt@5:30pm) "The Magic will miss Nelson but if Superman wants the big recognition, he needs to start winning in the playoffs. I dont see Phili putting up much of a fight."
-Heat at Hawks (tnt@8pm) "This may be a great series. DWade's MVP play vs the Hawks who took Boston to 7 last year."
-Hornets at Nuggets (tnt@10:30pm) "Another good series. Tyson Chandler is back but can he knock the rust off to help his team. Billups vs Paul will be exciting"

What to watch in sports: Weekend Edition!!

Playoff time is here. Next week ends the regular season for hockey and basketball. Teams will be playing for playoff spots and playoff position this week so there will be plenty of action on the tubes. In other news baseball has started this week and the Nationals are o-3 (of course), while the Orioles have taken 2-3 games from the Yankees.

DLR would like to extend its deepest condolences to the family and friends of Nick Adenhart from the LA Angels who passed away from a car accident involving a person driving under the influence.

Check out the whats on TV this weekend. (check out yesterdays post for PGA coverage)

Friday, April 10
NBA-
-Washington at Toranto (csn@8pm) "Nothing much to say about this one"
-New York at Orlando (espn2@8pm) "I wonder when teams are going to start sitting their stars for these meaningless games?"

MLB-
-Washington at Atlanta (masn2@7pm)
-Tampa Bay at Baltimore (masn@7:30pm) "If the O's can steal 2 games away from the Rays they may be a team to contend with"

Saturday, April 11
MLB-
-Boston at LA Angels (fox@4pm)
-Nationals at Braves (MASN@7pm)

Hockey-
-Capitals at Florida (csn@7pm) "Time to start watching the Caps for all you fans that want to see some winning teams in the DMV."

Boxing-
-Winky Wright vs Paul Williams (HBO@10pm) "Free fight at my crib"

Sunday, April 12
MLB-
-Nats at Braves (MASN@1:30pm)
-Rays at Orioles (MASN2@1:30pm)

NBA-
-Dallas at New Oreleans (abc@1pm) "This should be a good one as the Mavs and Hornets could move up or down in the #5-#8 spots. The goal here is to avoid the Lakers."
-Boston at Cleveland (abc@3:30pm) "This should be a great one as the LeBrons look to secure the NBA's best record and also home court over the Lakers. Boston is holding on until KG can get back for the playoffs".

What to watch in sports: Master's Edition

In the sporting world the month of April brings us many great events. The NBA playoffs, the NCAA championship game, the NFL draft and one of the most watched events: the Masters golf tournament. The Masters is played in Augusta, Georgia on one of the most beautiful and famous courses in the world. Yes folks this is the creme de la creme (LOL) of the golfing world. Tiger Woods will be trying to win the green jacket for the first time in 3 years from last years winner Trevor Immelman. So for the experienced and inexperienced golf fan alike check out the schedule for this great tournament below.

Thursday, April 9
Golf-
First round (espn@4pm)

NBA-
-76ers at Bulls (tnt@8:15pm) "This will be a good game as both teams are fighting to get the 7th spot in the playoffs and avoid King James."
-Nuggets at Lakers (tnt@10:30pm) "Denver is coming off a 8 game winning streak and the Lakers are the best in the west...somebody has got to lose. Stay up for this one."

Friday, April 10
Golf-
2nd round (espn@4pm)

Saturday, April 11
Golf-
3rd round (cbs@3:30pm)

Sunday, April 12
Golf-
Final round (cbs@2pm) "This is a must see day. The final round is where all the drama happends."

What to watch in sports...Weekend Edition!!

Some pretty good NCAA games on last night. Missouri continues to its run and the Big East continues to dominate. Tonight's slate of games should provide even more drama. For the DMV we will finally see Agent 0 on Saturday so definitely check out the TV sporting scene this weekend.

Friday, March 27
College bball-
-Oklahoma at Syracuse (cbs@7:27pm) "Should be a good one but I like Cuse and the Big East"
-Gonzaga at UNC (cbs@9:57pm) "What you going to do Ty Lawson?"

Saturday, March 28
NBA
-Detroit at Washington (csn@7pm) "Woo we finally get to see Gil. Dont expect any miracles though. And we are going for Blake Griffin."

College bball-
NCAA tourney (cbs@1pm and 4pm)

Sunday, March 29
-Dallas at Cleveland (abc@1pm)
-Washington at Indiana (csn@7pm) "Blake, Blake, Blake, Blake..."
-San Antonio at New Orleans (espn@8pm)

College bball-
-NCAA tourney (cbs@2pm and 5pm)

What to watch in sports: Thursday Edition!!

The second round of the NCAA tournament starts today and its been a relatively safe tourney as far as upsets go. Still there have been many fans who lost out on the likes of Wake Forest but should have no fear if they picked some of the higher ranked teams going to the final four. In the NBA we have 4 possible playoff teams on the tube tonight in Chicago, Miami, Phoenix, and Trailblazers. So even though it is Thursday, time to get the weekend started with some drinks, food and plenty of basketball on TV.

Thursday, March 26
College bball-
-Purdue at UConn (cbs@7:07pm) "I'm going with UConn who dominated most of the season."
-Xavier at Pitt (cbs@7:20pm) "This will be an interesting game depending on which Xavier team shows up. Pitt has not looked as good as they should be looking."
-Missouri at Memphis (cbs@9:37pm) "This should also be a good game. Two hard working teams."
-Villanova at Duke (cbs@9:57pm) "Another great game. Besides putting my money on the Big East, my hate for Duke will have me cheering for a Nova victory!"

NBA-
-Miami at Chicago (tnt@8:15pm) "Big game for the Bulls as they fight for the 8th and final spot in the East."
-Phoenix at Portland (tnt@10:30pm) "Big game for both teams. The Suns are battling to make the final spot and Portland is looking for positioning in the playoffs."

What to watch in sports...Weekend Edition!!

March madness is dominating the ratings and will for the next couple of weeks but with the NBA and NHL regular season coming to a close there is plenty to watch for this weekend. As always DLR has your sporting fix.

Friday, March 20
NBA-
-Washington at Denver (csn@9pm) "Is anybody still watching?"

College bball-
-First group of games (cbs@12:15pm)
-Second group of games (cbs@3pm)
-Third group of games (cbs@7:20pm)
-Last group of games (cbs@9:30pm)

Saturday, March 21
NBA-
-Washington at Phoenix (csn@10pm) "See above statement"

Hockey-
-Washington at Carolina (csn@7pm) "Ovechkin hit 50 goal 3 years in a row"

College bball-
-First group of games (cbs@1pm)
-Maryland at Memphis (cbs@3:20pm)
-Third group of games (cbs@5:30pm)
-Fourth group of games (cbs@8pm)

Sunday, March 22
NBA-
-Miami at Detroit (abc@1pm) "D Wade is a man possessed!"

College bball-
-First group of games (cbs@noon)
-Second group of games (cbs@2:30pm)
-Third group of games (cbs@5pm)

What to watch in sports...Weekend Edition!!

Happy Friday to all! This is a pretty great weekend for all of you sports fans out there. We have loads of basketball for your viewing pleasure. Of course all of the college basketball conference tournaments are on and there will be some great games. The game last night between UConn and Syracuse in particular was a classic. If you didn't watch, the game went to 6, yes 6 overtimes and the 'Cuse finally pulled away the winner. I managed to watch 5 of them but ended up passing out on the couch for the final OT. Get ready for the March madness cuz here it comes!

Fri, March 13
College BBall-
-North Carolina at VA Tech (channel 20@noon)
-Michigan ST at Minn (espn@noon)
-Florida ST at Georgia Tech (channel 20@2:30pm)
-Winsconsin at Ohio ST (espn@2:30pm)
-Wake Forest at Maryland (channel 20@7pm) "Come on Terps, we need this win"
-Louisville at Villanova (espn@7pm)
-Duke at BC (channel 20@9:30pm)
-W. VA at Syracuse (espn@9:30pm)

NBA-
-Orlando at Washington (csn@7pm) "Come on wiz keep losing baby. Griffin, Harding or Thabeet will be good for the wiz"

Sat, March 14
College bball-
-Conference USA Finals (cbs@9)
-SEC Semis (espn2@1pm, game2@3pm)
-ACC Semis (Channel 20@1:30pm, game2@4pm)
-Big Ten Semis (cbs@1:40pm, game2@4pm)
-A-10 Final (espn2@6pm)
-Big 12 Final (espn@6pm)
-Pacific 10 Final (cbs@6pm)
-MAC Final (espn2@8pm)
-Big East Final (espn@9pm)

Sun, March 15
NBA-
-Dallas at Lakers (abc@3:30pm)
-Sacramento at Wizards (csn@6pm) "The battle for the #1 pick"
-Phoenix at Golden State (espn@9pm)

College bball-
-ACC Final (channel20@1pm)
-SEC Final (cbs@1pm)
-Big Ten Final (cbs@3:30pm)
-NCAA TOURNAMENT SELECTION SHOW (cbs@6pm) "Find out where all the teams in the big dance will go and cry over the teams that dont make it in..."

"What to watch in sports" Weekend Edition!!

Another weekend is upon us and we find Tiger Woods ousted from the Accenture Match Play Championship yesterday. This was his first tournament back since surgery. He looked good on some shots but the rust prevailed as he went down to Tim Clark. Maryland Terps had a big win over North Carolina only to lose to Duke after a tough game. Spring training has started and the Redskins have signed Big Albert Haynesworth. Also rumors of Gil Arenas playing full speed in practice? You read the hightlights of the week, now check out what you dont want to miss for the weekend.

Friday, Feb 27
NBA-
-Chicago at Washington (csn@7pm) "The only thing worth noting here is that Pres. Obama may be present at the game. Will he root for the Wiz or da Bulls?"
-Detroit at Orlando (espn@7pm) "Detroit is self destruction quickly"
-Cleveland at San Antonio (espn@9:30pm) "This is the game of the night..easlily"

Saturday, Feb 28
-NBA-
Washington at Milwaukee (csn@8:30pm) "Can the Wiz get the coveted #1 draft spot?"

-Hockey-
Captials at Bruins (csn@1pm)

College BBall-
-Georgetown at Villanova (espn@noon) "I feel no pulse, I think they are dead! Gtown went from #8 seed to being flatlined. SMH"
-Georgia Tech at North Carolina (cbs@noon) "Can NC bounce back from the Maryland loss"
-Wake Forest at VA (fox@2pm)
-Duke at VA Tech (abc@3:30pm) "Va Tech has suprised many a top ranked team. The Dukies better watch their azz!"

Sunday, March 1
NBA-
-Detroit at Boston (abc@1pm)
-LA Lakers at Suns (abc@3:30pm) "unfortunatly the Lakers just blew the suns out by 32, now they have to play again. SMH"
-Cleveland at Atlanta (espn@8pm) "This should be a good one. May be a playoff match up"

College Bball-
-Marquette at Louisville (cbs@12pm) "Louisville is looking very dangerous, but so is Marquette"
-Missouri at Kansas (cbs@2pm) "Another good Big 12 game between top ranked teams"
-Maryland at NC State (csn@7:30pm)

"What to watch in sports" Weekend Edition!!

Its Friday baby!! 2 days away from the annoying bosses, annoying coworkers and annoying tasks. Time to sit back and relax and watch some sports. This weekends team is the Capitals. All you Washington DC area fans need to get on board with the Capitals. I'm not saying you need to watch all the games or even a whole game but these dudes are the only bona fide team that look like they have a championship presence. They have a Jordanesque super star (Ovechkin), loads of young talent and gritty veterans to stablize the team. The Wizards, Nats and Redskins we can only hope for good things but the Caps may be the team to bring a championship parade to DC.

Check out this weekends line up...

Friday Feb. 20
NHL-
-Colorado at Washington (csn@7pm) "Ovechkin the Great...nuff said"

NBA-
-Wizards at New Jersey (csnplus@8pm) "Come on young Wizards, get all the experience you can. Rumor has it that Gil and Brendan Haywood will be back for part of this season"
-Dallas at Houston (espn@8pm) "Man that dude McGrady stays hurt. Out for the season again."
-New Orleans at Lakers (espn@10:30pm) "This is definately the game of the night."

Saturday, Feb. 21
College bball-
-Butler at Davison (espn@noon) "This is a good game to see once you crawl out of bed. Butler has been good all year and if Stephan Curry and play it should be an all out battle."
-Virginia at NC State (channel 20@1pm)
-Marquette at G'Town (espn@2pm) "Please dont get blown out G'town"
-North Carolina at Maryland (abc@3:30pm) "Please dont get blown out Maryland"
-Oklahoma at Texas (espn@9pm) "This should be a good game. A chance for people to see Blake Griffin a possible #1 draft pick for the Washington Wizards *crossing fingers*"

Sunday, Feb. 22
NHL-
-Pittsburgh at Capitals (nbc@1pm) "This is a big game in hockey. Ovechkin takes on Sidney Crosby two of the best players in the league and two of the best teams."

NBA-
-Boston at Phoenix (abc@2:30pm) "Dancing Shaq is trying to prove he still moves taking on one of the best in the East."
-Miami at Orlando (espn@5:30pm) "DWades and Jermaine ONeil takes on Superman and the Magic. Lets see how the trade works for Miami"
-Detroit at Cleveland (espn@8pm) "Can Cleveland take the title this year?"

College bball-
-Villanova at Syracuse (cbs@1pm) "another good Big East battle."
-Wake Forest at Duke (csn@7:30) "This is a must see battle. Duke is looking for revenge after a 2 point loss at Wake last month."

"What to watch in sports" Weekend Edition

Its valentine weekend and unless you are caught up with your boo, there will be plenty of sporting action going on over the next 3 days. With the unusual springtime weather we are having in the DMV area comes the start of training camp for baseball players and steroid scandals. This HGH thing is getting out of control but I digress because winter is still here and baseball doesn't start opening day until April so lets focus on basketball.

The NBA all-star weekend will be shown on TNT and ESPN starting tonight, so watch out for the slam dunk contests, rookies vs sophmores and the big game of stars on Sunday. In college we have some pretty big matchups like G'Town vs Syracuse and UCLA at Arizona. The full run down is below.

Friday, Feb 13
NBA-
-Allstar Celeberty game (espn@7pm) "All these whack azz celeberty personalities try to live their dream of playing in the NBA, and were supposed to care?"
-Allstar rookie challange (tnt@9pm)

College bball-
-Villanova at West Virginia (espn@9pm) "Nova is rolling but West Va will be tough at home"

Saturday, Feb 14
NBA-
-Allstar Dunk/3point/Skills contest (tnt@8:30pm) "I'm thinking of a way to weasle out of valentine to catch the dunk contest"

College bball-
-Gtown at Syracuse (espn@noon) "Great rivalry in bball, put Gtown is looking like a young team that may not make the torny in March."
-UCLA at Arizona (cbs@1pm) "Always a good West coast matchup"
-Va Tech at Maryland (fox@4pm) "WTF Gary Williams? Make sure yall check out the mini series on Maryland in the Washington Post"

Sunday, Feb 15
NBA-
-Allstar basketball game (tnt@8pm) "Dunks and fancy passes...no defense. Got to love it"

College bball-
-Clemson at VA (channel 20@1pm) "VA has no chance"
-North Carolina at Miami (csn@7:45pm)

NASCAR-
-Daytona 500 (fox@2pm)

PGA-
-Peeble Beach (cbs@3pm)

College BBall Rankings

We are in the second week of February and things are heating up in college basketball. The Big East is still looking like the strongest conference with 6 teams in the top 25, but the ACC is right on their heels with 5. Speaking of which there are 2 big games tomorrow night: Syracuse vs UConn in the Big East and the old classic North Carolina vs Duke in the ACC. So get a jump on the NCAA office pools this year and check out the new AP top 25 of the week. March is only 2 weeks away....

AP Top 25

1. Connecticut (67) 22-1 1,795

2. Oklahoma (3) 23-1 1,710

3. North Carolina (2) 21-2 1,672

4. Pittsburgh 21-2 1,583

5. Louisville 18-4 1,423

6. Duke 20-3 1,350

7. Wake Forest 18-3 1,242

8. Memphis 20-3 1,237

9. Michigan State 19-4 1,214

10. Marquette 20-3 1,137

11. UCLA 19-4 1,131

12. Clemson 19-3 1,097

13. Villanova 19-4 989

14. Xavier 20-3 893

15. Butler 21-2 762

16. Kansas 19-4 751

17. Missouri 20-4 395

18. Arizona State 18-5 389

19. Gonzaga 17-5 361

20. Purdue 17-6 353

21. Utah State 23-1 317

22. Illinois 19-5 303

23. Syracuse 18-6 280

24. Ohio State 17-5 216

25. Florida State 18-5 182

"What to watch in sports" Weekend Edition

Its Friday baby!!! Counting down the hours till I can get to my favorite watering hole and knock a few back. My favorite time of week. Plenty of basketball action to fill our time until Monday such as Lakers at Cleveland on Sunday. For you football junkies, you enjoyed a great Superbowl game last week but you have one more game before we close the curtain on the NFL season. But before you start crying we all get one more nfl game (sorta) in the pro bowl on Sunday. Check out the rest the weekends sporting events.
Friday, Feb 6
NBA-
-Denver at Washington (espn@8pm) "Maaaan, I heard that ESPN is actually giving some tickets away for free. SMH I wouldnt even go see that crap if they paid me. This is getting very ugly DC."
-Golden State at Phoenix (espn@10:30pm)

Saturday, Feb 7
College bball-
Cincinnati at GTown (masn@noon) "Boy the Hoyas need to turn it around quickly, March is next month!"
-Syracuse at Villanova (espn@noon) "Another good Big East match up"
-Notre Dame at UCLA (cbs@1pm) "Struggling ND needs to show the world how tough the Big East as the take on west coast power UCLA"
-Miami at Duke (fox@1pm) "Miami just crushed Wake Forest...Duke just got crushed. Lets go Miami!"
-VA at Nort Carolina (fox@4pm)
-College of Charlston at Davison (espn2@6pm) "Curry is the real deal, scores in bunches"
Memphis at Gonzaga (espn@9pm) "This may be the game of the day. Two top ranked teams fighting for resptect."

Sunday, Feb 8
NBA-
-Spurs at Boston (abc@1pm) "Good game, Boston is pissed after 1 point loss to the Lakers"
-Lakers at Cleveland (abc@3:30pm) "This is definately the best pro game this weekend. Kobe vs Lebron. Two of the best teams in the nba. What more could you want?"
-Indiana at Washington (csn@6pm) "eh"
-Suns at Pistons (espn@8pm)

NFL
-AFC at NFC (nbc@4:30pm) "Silly football at its finest...at least it is still football."

"What to watch in sports" Thursday Edition

Once again its on! The 2008 Finals repeat is tonight in Boston, Mass. as the Lakers take on the Celtics in a Thursday night showdown. This is definitely the game of the night but you also have a mix of men's basketball and also Pat Summit of the Tennessee Lady Vols is going for 1000 wins (that is if you are into women's college basketball...Ha) So here you have it Thursday nights sporting events!

Thursday, Feb. 5
NBA-
-Lakers vs Celtics (tnt@8:15pm) "This aint the classic 80's rivalry anymore but after last year's finals the heat is on as Kobe Bryant tries to take on the Celtics after a record setting game in Madison Square Garden (62pts). Both teams only have 9 losses and the Lakers are looking for revenge. Great game!"
-Dallas at Utah (tnt@10:30pm) "For the late night basketball purist. Should be good"

College bball-
-Temple at Xavier (espn@7pm) "Xavier is ranked and all but does anybody still care about the Atlatic 10 anymore?"
-Illinois at Winsconsin (espn@9pm)
-Gonzaga at Portland (espn2@11pm)

Hockey-
-LA at Washington Caps (csn@7pm) "Yeah thats right, I put the Caps down as a team to watch. look here DMV this is the only bonafide winning team in our area and they are looking strong, so you better jump on the red wave...LOL"

"What to watch in sports" Weekend Edition

Superbowl weekend!!!!While the mighty Redskins are not in it this year (SMH) the Steelers and Arizona could be an interesting offense vs defense match up. Plenty of NBA and college bball games to keep you busy until Sunday, so check it out.
Friday, Jan 30
NBA-
-Washington at Philadelphia (comcast@7pm) "Man the Wiz STINK...come on lottery pick"
-Boston at Detroit (espn@7pm)
-Golden St at New Orleans (espn@9:30pm)

Saturday, Jan 31
NBA-
LA Clippers at Wizards (channel 50@8pm) "This will be a good game, the bottom of the west vs the bottom of the east"

College BBall-
-Notre Dame at Pitt (espn@noon) "More Big East dominance"
-G'town at Marquette (MASN@2pm) "Gtown looking like the wizards lately, dropped out the top 25"
-Miami at Maryland (channel 20@8pm) "Wizards JR"
-Florida at Tenesse (espn@9pm)

Sunday, Feb 1
NBA-
-Cleveland at Detroit (abc@2:30pm)

NFL-
-Arizona at Pittsburgh (nbc@6:30pm) "The king of all TV ratings, the NFL's most coveted game. We have the hard hitting #1 ranked defense of the Steelers vs the Kurt Warner and the offensive happy Cardinals. Seriously, is there anyone out there that has been a Cardinal fan since day one?)

"What to watch in sports" Thursday Edition

Tonight's games include the red hot Cleveland Cavs vs the hot Orlando Magic. There is also 2 top 25 college teams battling on ESPN2. Check it out!

Thursday, Jan 29
College BBall-
Saint Mary's at Gonzaga (espn2@11:30pm) "#22 at #20, late night west coast action at its finest"

NBA-
Cleveland at Orlando (tnt@8:15pm) "Two of the best teams in the NBA battle on TNT. Also features 2 of the best players in the NBA Lebron vs Howard. Clearly the best game of the night"

San Antonio at Phoenix (tnt@10:30pm)

"What to watch in sports" Weekend Edition

What's up DLR? History is upon us. Yes it is Inaugural weekend and it will be wild in Washington DC. I know sports will take a back seat to all the socialites in the DMV area but there are still some very good and important games this weekend. So if you find time between partying and all the events going on check out what you can watch this holiday weekend in sports. (MLK day and Obama back to back baby!!!!)

Friday, Jan 16
NBA-
-New York at Washington (comcast@7pm) "Play the young bucks dammit!!!"
-New Orleans at Cleveland (espn@8pm)
-Orlando at LA Lakers (espn@10:30pm)

Saturday, Jan 17
College basketball-
-Maryland at Floriday State (fox@noon) "I think its time for Gary to go.."
-Georgetown at Duke (cbs@1:30pm) "Man this is a great game. GTown will take out Duke!"
-Illinois at Michigan St (cbs@4pm)
-Pitt at Louisville (espn@6pm) "Another big Big East match up"

Boxing-
Andre Berto vs Luis Collazo (hbo@9:45) "Free welterweight fight"

Sunday, Jan 18
NFL
-Eagles at Cardinals (fox@3pm) "These 2 wild cards (yes wild cards in the nfc finals) duke it out to see which underdog will make it to the big show. Both teams hot so lets play ball"
-Ravens at Steelers (cbs@6:30) "Both great defenses but it is VERY hard to beat a team 3 times in one season, lets see if the Steelers can do just that"

"What to watch in sports" Thursday Edition

What up all you sports junkies? Its Inauguration Thursday and tonight's TV action features college bball and the NBA. Not a lot of big time games but for all you night owls the Arizona/UCLA joint should be pretty good! Here's today's action.

Thursday, Jan 15
College Basketball-
-Uconn at ST John's (espn@7pm) "St. John WTF happened to the good old days? Uconn is going to kill them"
-North Carolina at Virginia (espn@9pm) "Folks are calling out UNC's manhood after a few losses. How they goin to carry it?"
-Arizona at UCLA (fox sports net@11pm)

NBA-
-Cleveland at Chicago (tnt@8:15pm) "King James nukka, enough said"
-Pheonix at Denver (tnt@10:30pm) "This should be a good late nighter also"