If The NHL Playoffs Started Today

If the NHL Playoffs had started today here is how the match ups would look like,

EASTERN CONFERENCE

A1-Boston vs W2-Detroit
A2-Montreal vs A2-Tampa Bay

M1-Pittsburgh vs W1-Columbus
M2-New York Rangers vs M3-Philadelphia

WESTERN CONFERENCE

C1-St. Louis vs W1-Minnesota
C2-Colorado vsC3-Chicago

P1-Anaheim vs W2-Dallas
P2-San Jose vs P3 Los Angeles

The NHL Playoffs are currently 6 Days away. First Postseason puck drop will be April 16th at 7:05 pm.

NCAA National Championship Games

The March Madness has finally come to an end in North Texas as we have reached the Men's National Championship Game on Monday Night. We also have the Women's National Championship Game on Tuesday Night in Nashville, TN. For the Men's the match-up is the Connecticut Huskies versus the Kentucky Wildcats. For the Women's it is the Connecticut Huskies versus the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. To this point in the Men's bracket the UConn Huskies have defeated St. Joseph's, Villanova, Iowa State, Michigan State, and top-ranked Florida in that order and are underway against Kentucky. To this point in the Women's bracket the UConn Huskies have defeated Prairie View A&M, St. Joseph's, BYU, Texas A&M, and Stanford. The UConn women play thier National Championship Game on Tuesday against Notre Dame in Nashville.

Kicking Off The MLB

Hello and welcome back to the baseball season, today is Opening Day in the MLB.

There are 13 games on tap for today. Here are the matchups:

Cubs @ Pirates - 1:05
Royals @ Tigers - 1:08
Nationals @ Mets - 1:10
Phillies @ Rangers - 2:05
Braves @ Brewers - 2:10
Red Sox @ Orioles - 3:05
Twins @ White Sox - 4:10
Cardinals @ Reds - 4:10
Blue Jays @ Rays - 4:10
Rockies @ Marlins - 7:05
Giants @ Diamondbacks - 9:40
Indians @ Athletics - 10:05
Mariners @ Angels - 10:05

Rounding Out NHL Regular Season

As we draw closer to the end of the NHL's regular season we take a quick look at the standings:

Eastern
Atlantic

1. Boston - 110 pts
2. Montreal - 93 pts
3. Tampa Bay - 91 pts

Metropolitan

1. Pittsburgh - 101 pts
2. NY Rangers - 88 pts
3. Philadelphia - 86 pts

Wild Card

1. Detroit (Atlantic) - 84 pts
2. Columbus (Metro) - 82 pts

Western

Central

1. St Louis - 107 pts
2. Colorado - 100 pts
3. Chicago - 99 pts

Pacific

1. Anaheim - 104 pts
2. San Jose - 103 pts
3. LA Kings - 94 pts

Wild Card

1. Minnesota (Central) - 87 pts
2. Phoenix (Pacific) - 84 pts

Home Stretch Of The AHL

Here is a close look at the current Playoff Picture in the American Hockey League.

Eastern Conference

1. Manchester (ATL) = 39-16-2-6 = 86 pts
2. Springfield (NE) = 36-18-1-5 = 78 pts
3. Norfolk (E) = 32-19-1-7 = 72 pts
4. St. John's (ATL) = 37-19-1-3 = 78 pts
5. Wilkes-Barre (E) = 32-20-3-5 = 72 pts
6. Providence (ATL) = 32-21-1-7 = 72 pts
7. Binghamton (E) = 33-20-1-4 = 71 pts
8. Albany (NE) = 30-19-3-7 = 70 pts
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9. Hershey (E) = 30-22-3-4 = 69 pts

Western Conference

1.  Texas (W) = 36-17-3-5 = 80 pts
2. Grand Rapids (MID) = 37-18-2-3 = 79 pts
3. Toronto (N) = 34-19-2-3 = 73 pts
4. Chicago (MID) = 35-18-4-2 = 76 pts
5. Abbotsford (W) = 33-21-5-2 = 73 pts
6. Rochester (N) = 30-20-5-4 = 69 pts
7. Rockford (MID) = 30-24-5-3 = 68 pts
8. Milwaukee (MID) = 27-20-6-6 = 66 pts
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9. Oklahoma City (W) = 29-24-1-7 = 66 pts
10. Charlotte (W) = 30-27-1-2 = 63 pts

The Closing Stretch Of The NHL

As we get closer to the NHL playoffs, We take a quick look at the NHL playoff picture.

Eastern Conference

Atlantic:
Boston = 43-17-5 = 91 pts
Toronto = 35-24-8 = 78 pts
Montreal = 35-25-7 = 77 pts

Metropolitan:
Pittsburgh = 44-17-4 = 92 pts
NY Rangers = 35-27-4 = 74 pts
Columbus = 34-26-5 = 73 pts

Wild Card:
Tampa Bay = 34-24-7 = 75 pts
Philadelphia = 33-25-7 = 73 pts

On The Bubble:
Detroit (Atlantic) = 29-23-13 = 71 pts
New Jersey (Metro) = 29-24-13 = 71 pts
Washington (Metro) = 30-27-10 =  70 pts

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Western Conference

Central:
St. Louis = 44-14-7 = 95 pts
Colorado = 43-18-5 = 91 pts
Chicago = 38-14-14 = 90 pts

Pacific:
Anaheim = 43-16-7 = 93 pts
San Jose = 42-17-7 = 91 pts
Los Angeles = 38-22-6 = 82 pts

Wild Card:
Minnesota = 34-22-9 = 77 pts
Dallas = 32-23-10 = 74 pts

On The Bubble:
Phoenix (Pacific) = 31-24-11 = 73 pts
Vancouver (Pacific) = 30-28-10 = 70 pts
Winnipeg (Central) = 30-28-9 = 69 pts

Home Stretch Of The 2014 Sochi Olympics

Thus far in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi the US is currently sitting in 3rd place in the medal count with 7 Gold, 5 Silver, and 11 Bronze totaling out to be 23 medals in these 2014 Winter Olympics. There are still a few days left of the Sochi Olympics. So anything can happen in regards to the medal count. There are 4 remaining events for today in the Olympics. Here are the current medal standings in order by Gold Medals.

1. Norway = 10 Gold, 4 Silver, 7 Bronze = 21 Total
2. Germany = 8 Gold, 4 Silver, 4 Bronze = 16 Total
3. United States = 7 Gold, 5 Silver, 11 Bronze = 23 Total
4. Russia = 6 Gold, 9 Silver, 7 Bronze = 22 Total
5. Netherlands = 6 Gold, 7 Silver, 9 Bronze = 22 Total
6. Switzerland = 6 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze = 11 Total
7. Canada = 5 Gold, 9 Silver, 4 Bronze = 18 Total
8. Belarus = 5 Gold, 0 Silver, 1 Bronze = 6 Total
9. France = 4 Gold, 3 Silver, 7 Bronze = 14 Total
10. Poland = 4 Gold, 0 Silver, 0 Bronze = 4 Total

Olympics In Full Swing

After the Opening Ceremony on Friday in Sochi, the Olympics kicked off real quick. The US is currently 4th in the Medal Count sitting with 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze, totaling out to be 6 medals in all. Canada and Norway are tied in the Medal Count each with 4 Gold. The difference is for Norway has 4 Gold, 2 Silver, 4 Bronze, totaling out to 10 medals in all; and Canada has 4 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze, totaling out to 9 medals in all. Then comes the Netherlands with 3 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze totaling out to 7 medals in all. After the US comes Germany with only 2 Gold medals who are in 5th in the Medal Count.