Tired of the stress of trying to keep up with which pro playoff game is on tonight? Then your problems are over. Simply add my Playoff calendar to your Google Calendars and all of the championship events will appear in your group of Google Calendars.
2011 Playoff Calendar (Gcal)
It looks like this is the best overview for what is on now.
Now that the MLB All-Star Break is over, let’s talk college football! I’ve uploaded the 2008 football schedule for all ACC teams in .CSV format.
Google Calendar:
(right click on the link above and “Save As…â€)
Note: Use at your own risk. I do not accept responsibility for any consequences resulting from errors in the schedule.
Tonight is essentially the first of three tests to see who gets the NCAA Raleigh seed in March. The Heels enter the game without their first and second string point guards, so it is up to Quentin Thomas to lead the Heels. To add to UNC’s misery, Duke has been playing better than Carolina lately. Of course, we will see a barrage of Hansbrough (pronounced HANS-bro – just two syllables) right baby hooks with a foul to the left shoulder (it’s his go-to move).
The key to the game is Thomas’ ability to handle Duke’s perimeter overplay. Carolina needs to extend their offense far from the paint, and exploit Duke’s overplay by going back-door and setting picks. Duke, on the other hand, needs to pressure Thomas and beat Carolina with their running game.
So, it is the matchup of all of college basketball, but why does the media insist on insulting us with this "Tobacco Road" thing? While the region has a history of major tobacco production, it is a totally outdated concept, and equates the area with the abject poverty portrayed in Erskine Caldwell’s novel. It’s time to dump this moniker for something more accurately portraying the area’s education and healthiness (there are 15 states with higher smoking rates than North Carolina).
Nobody quite argues the shortcomings of the BCS like good ol’ Carl (link)
This week’s ESPN NHL Power Ratings shows the Carolina Hurricanes as the #4 team in the NHL. The Canes stand only behind the Red Wings, Wild, and Senators.
Last night the Canes dismantled the Rangers after shaking up the forward lines a bit. Here are the lines they used:
| Stillman | Staal | Williams |
| Whitney | Brind’Amour | Cole |
| LaRose | Cullin | Walker |
| Ladd | Hamilton | Letowski |
or if you like going by the jersey numbers:
| 61 | 12 | 11 |
| 13 | 17 | 26 |
| 59 | 8 | 24 |
| 16 | 51 | 19 |
Wallin, Commodore, and Adams were scratches.
Channing Crowder, a linebacker for the Miami Dolphins who grew up in Atlanta and played at the University of Florida, revealed today that he is now excited that he won’t need a translator when his team plays in London this week.
