Cavs knocked out of playoffs

On Saturday night the Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Orlando Magic. It was the sixth game of the seven game series and that's all Orlando needed. The Cavs were suppose to win this series but no one can predict who will win as this series showed. The Cavs hadn't lost a game in the playoffs until game one of this series and then it seemed like everything change for them. The Cavs won the 2nd game of the series but then Orlando took over and and the Cavs struggled. Now the Magic take on the LA Lakers in the NBA Finals.

Line-up change sparks Twins bats

On Thursday the Twins change their batting line-up and ended their six game losing streak. They did a lot more than just end their streak also, they beat the Chicago White Sox 20 to 1. During their six game losing streak they only scored 22 runs and then on the final day of their road trip they changed the line-up and scored 20 runs. After the blow out they kept the line-up change and beat the Brewers 11 to 3 and Micheal Cuddyer hit for the cycle. It seems like the line-up change has worked and the Twins will keep the change as they go for the sweep of the Brewers Tonight.

Twins make comback for the sweep

Today the Twins played the Detroit Tigers in the final game of a 3-game series. It looked like the Twins would fall short of the sweep but then came the 7th inning. Through the first 6 and a third the Twins hadn't scored and struck out 13 times. The Twins were down 5 to 0 going into the the 7th inning and Verlander was taken out and the Twins took advantage. They scored 6 runs in the inning and took the lead 6 to 5. With the comback the Twins won all three of the games against the Tigers. Now the Twins travel to New York to take on the Yankees in the new Yankee Stadium.

Twins bats come alive at home

The Twins started a six game homestand on friday and since then the Twins are frenzy hitting. In friday nights game the Twins scored 11 runs on 13 hits, a big help in the game was having Scott Baker throw seven shutout innings and the bullpen picked up where he left off and didn't let a run score. Then on Saturday night the hits started again. The Twins were out hit in the game 8 to 10 but that didn't stop them from winning the game. With just the 8 hits they were able to score 9 runs and won 9 to 6. On the roadtrip before the homestand the Twins only scored 12 runs in four games but now in just two games the Twins have scored 20 runs. Now they go for the sweep of Seattle today at 1 pm.

Mauer has big impact in return

Friday night Joe Mauer came back from missing all of april with a hip injury. Mauer came up for his first at bat of the year and with his first swing Mauer hit a homerun. With the homerun the Twins went up one to zero. Later in the game Mauer got a double and scored, when the game was over Mauer went 2 for 3 with a walk and scored 3 runs. After Mauer got his walk in the 5th inning Justin Morneau hit a 2 run homerun and put the Twins up 7 to 5 which was the final score.

Twins have good series in Cleveland

Today the Twins wrapped up a 3 game series against the Cleveland Indians. Minnesota was going for the sweep but came up short today. Minnesota won friday nights game 5 to 1 with Morneau hitting a home run and then the next night Minnesota won 7 to 1 and Kubel hit 2 home runs in the game. Then in todays game the Twins got a rally going but a double play killed the momentum and the final was 4 to 2. Next the Twins come home and start a series against Tampa Bay.

Vikings off to good start at Draft

In the past few years the Vikings have made a few mistakes in the draft but this year they seem to be off to a good start. With the 22 overall pick the Vikings picked Percy Harvin a wide reciever from Florida. Last year Harvin helped Florida win a National Championship. Then in the 2nd round the Vikings got Phil Loadholt who played for Oklahoma and played Florida in the National Championship game. In the 3rd round the Vikings got Asher Allen a cornerback from Georgia. Allen should be able to help the Vikings at the cornerback position. The Vikings next pick is in the 5th round unless they trade up or trade down.

Cavs dominate Pistons in Game 1

The Cleveland Cavaliers hosted the Detroit Pistons in game 1 of their playoff series and didn't disappoint their fans. The beginning went back and forth with the teams battling but then Cleveland started to pull away. At halftime Cleveland was up 45 to 57 and when the second half started Cleveland picked up where they left off. The Pistons had a surge late in the second half to try to get ahead but Cleveland was able to hold them off and get their lead back. Cleveland kept their lead and went on the win the game 1o2 to 84. Labron James had a big impact on the game by scoring 38 points and 7 assists. Now they will wait till Tuesday night to play game 2.

Twins bats come alive against Angels

The Twins started a three game series against the Angels on friday and going into the series the Twins were struggling. They hadn't scored many runs and weren't getting many hits. Friday nights game seemed like the Twins hadn't got the bats going but then came the bottom of the 8th inning. Going into the inning the Twins were down 9 to 4. After a couple of hits and some walks the Twins were only down by two, then the Angels walked Justin Morneau to load the bases. Jason Kubel came up just a home run away for the cycle, then on the second pitch Kubel drilled the ball into the upper deck for a grand slam and completed the cycle. The home run put the Twins up 11 to 9 and that was the final score. Then Saturday nights was more of the same. The Twins bats continued to be hot. The Twins had a big fifth inning to get a comfortable lead then the reast of the game the Twins just padded their lead to win 9 to 2. Now they finish up the series today with a game starting at 1 pm.

Twins come from behind for 1st win

Last night the Minnesota Twins played the Seattle Mariners in the second game in the series and the second game of the year. At first it seemed like Seattle was going to get a big lead in the 1st inning but Nick Blackburn was able to work out of a jam and only give up one run. In the 3rd and 4th innings though Seattle got 3 more runs and were out to a 4 to 0 lead. Then in the 5th the Twins finally got on the scoreboard and put up 3 runs to make it a one run game. But then in the 9th Seattle scored another run and I thought that was it but the Twins didn't give up and in the bottom of the 9th they came back. At first it looked as they weren't going to make it getting 2 straight outs but then the rally started and they filled the bases. Then the Twins got one run but were still down one until Alexi Casilla came up to bat and one the first pitch he hits the ball back up the middle and drove in the winning run. The final was 6 to 5 with the Twins winning and picking up their first win of the year.

North Carolina wins National Title

Monday night the North Carolina Tar Heels played the Michigan State Spartans for the National Title. The Tar Heels were in control the whole game and the Spartans couldn't find a way to get anything going. At half the score was 55 to 34 and North Carolina set a new record with the highest score going into halftime. After half North Carolina picked up were they left off. North Carolina got their led out to 24 in the second half and at the end North Carolina won 89 to 72. Ty Lawson set a record for the most steals in the Championship game, he got 8 steals with 7 in the first half. This is North Carolinas' 2nd National Title in 6 years. In all it seemed to easy for North Carolina in this game, they were only behind by one point in the first minute of the game.

Michigan St upsets UConn

Saturday night Michigan St played UConn in the first game of the final four. This was the first time since 2000 that Michigan St has made it to the championship game which they won in 2000. UConn was expected to control the tempo of the game and come away with a win but that didn't happen. Michigan St controlled the tempo of the game from the start and never gave UConn a chance to play at their speed. Kalin Lucas was the leading scorer for Michigan and had the most points in the game. Now Michigan St gets to watch the Villanova, North Carolina game to see who they will play on monday for the championship.

Jay Cutler becomes Vikings rival

On friday the Denver Broncos traded Jay Cutler to the Chicago Bears a division rival of the Vikings. The Bears gave up a lot to get Cutler though, they gave up 2 first round picks a third round pick and Kyle Orton. Earlier the Vikings were after Cutler but then they picked up Sage Rosenfels. Since they got Rosenfels they didn't need to look for a quarterback but with Cutler being traded showed if we waited long enough we might have been able to get him. The worst part of the whole thing is he went to one of the Vikings division rivals.

NDSU puts up a fight for Kansas

On friday North Dakota State played Kansas in the opening round for the NCAA Tournament. The beginning of the game went back and forth but after a while Kansas was able to get a decent lead. That wasn't going to stop the Bison, North Dakota State got the game close again but Kansas pulled away again. At half Kansas was up 43 to 34 but the Bison came out ready to play in the second half and pulled the game to within 3 and kept it close for awhile. At the end Kansas was just to strong and pulled away. Ben Woodside was a huge help for the Bison scoring 37 points which led the team and game. This was NDSU first year eligible for the tournament and they almost made a big impact on the tourny.

Gophers fall short in Tourny

The Gophers played Texas on thursday in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. The Gophers put up a good fight but fell short. In the beginning the Gophers had the momentum, they took a ten point led just a couple minutes into the game but then the momentum started to switch sides. Texas started to come back and took the led then it was the Gophers trying to catch up. The Gophers were only down four at half after Texas made a 3 at the end of the first half. In the second half the momentum stayed with Texas. AJ Abrams was the star in the second half, he had a run of six 3's in a row. He ended the game one 3 shy of his record. Abrams made eight 3's in the game and led Texas with 26 points. The Gophers never really had a chance to get anything going and Texas won the game 76 to 62

UNC stunned by Florida St

Earlier today Florida St upset #1 North Carolina in a game that was close all the way through. The game went up and down in the first half with North Carolina taking good leads but Florida St came back and was only down three at halftime. Then in the second half the game was much closer, the lead went back and forth between the two teams. One of North Carolina's big impact players missed the game and it was his second game in a row. North Carolina had their chances to win the game or make the game go into overtime but missed the 3s they tried. North Carolina already has a spot in the NCAA Tournament so now they just have to wait the the tourny to start.

Gophers knocked out of Big Ten Tournament

The Gophers were beaten by Michigan State in the 2nd round of the Big Ten Tournament on friday and were eliminated from the tournament. The Gophers kept the game fairly close through out the game but Michigan State was just to strong. The first half went back and forth until Michigan State took a 33 to 30 led at halftime. In the second half Michigan State pulled away but the Gophers were able to close the lead to five with a minute and a half left. Then Michigan State pulled away making 5 out of 6 free throws to win the game 64 to 56. Now the Gophers have to wait till sunday night to know if they will be the NCAA Tournament.

Oklahoma back on track

Last week Oklahoma lost to Kansas and fell in the top 25. Oklahoma also lost 3 of their last 4 games and needed to get back on track. Then yesterday Oklahoma State went to Norman to face Oklahoma. The game kept going back and forth and then Oklahoma got the lead right before halftime and held it for the rest of the game. Oklahoma State made the game come down to the line though. Oklahoma was up by one but then Willie Warren made a 3 pointer with 28 seconds left and that sealed the game for Oklahoma. Blake Griffin led the Sooners with 33 points and 14 rebounds. With the 14 rebounds Griffin set the single-season record in rebounds with 425 for the Big 12. The Sooners are the number 2 seed in the Big 12 tournament that starts next week.

Gophers suffer loss to Michigan

On saturday the Gophers played the Michigan Wolverines and suffered a lose that could knock them out of the NCAA Tournament. The Gophers had many chances to seal the game but wasn't able and could've lost their biggest game of the year yesterday. The Gophers were winning at halftime but the second half was all about Michigan. The Gophers were winning 51 to 39 with 13 minutes left in the game but then Laval Lucas-Perry scored three 3 pointers in a row to cut the led to 2. Then Michigan went on a 13 to 4 run and sealed the game. Now the Gophers have to play good in Big Ten tournament to try to get an at-large bid.

Oklahoma downs Texas Tech

Blake Griffin helps Oklahoma win after he had to miss one game due to a concussion. Oklahoma suffered a lose in the game Griffin missed because of his concussion but he came back strong and ready to play.Oklahoma didn't struggle much in the game but Texas Tech was able to cut Oklahomas' lead to four in the sencond half but Oklahoma pulled away again. Taylor Griffin lead the Sooners with 22 points and Blake Griffin was right behind him with 20 points. Blake Griffin also lead Oklahoma in rebounds. John Roberts lead Texas Tech with 17 points. Next the Sooners play Missouri on Wednesday March 4th.

Twins strong in Spring Training

The Twins have started strong in Spring Training. Through their first four games they haven't lost and are leading their league. All the players are helping the team win and are playing well together. Delmon Young is leading the team with his .857 batting average. Brian Buscheris leading the team in total bases and is tied for the most RBI's. Many of the pitchers have had good outings and many haven't given up any runs. The last spring training game is on April 4th and the Twins home opener is on Monday April 4th.

Texas takes down #2 Oklahoma

Saturday night the Texas Longhorns took down the Oklahoma Sooners 73 to 68. A big impact on the game was when Oklahoma's Blake Griffin suffered a concussion with four minutes left in the first half. Griffin is the leading the Big 12 in scoring and rebounds but only had 2 points and 3 rebounds before he suffered the concussion. With Griffin out Willie Warren led the Sooners with 27 points. Taxas took advantage of Griffin being out of the game. A.J. Abrams led the Longhorns with 23 points and Damion James helped out with his 18 points. Oklahoma kept the game close even with Griffin out, with under a minute to play the Sooners were only down by one. After that everything turned in favor of Texas who started making every shot and went up by 5 and won the game 73 to 68.

North Carolina beat by Maryland

On Saturday the Maryland Terrapins upset North Carolina by coming back from 16 down to winning by 3 in overtime. North Carolina was up by 16 points with 14 minutes left in the game but Maryland never gave up and kept battling back. Greivis Vasquez had the biggest impact on the game. He had the first triple-double for Maryland since 1987. Vasquez had a career high 35 points and also had 11 rebounds and 10 assists. Vasquez also scored the first 16 points for Mayland. Ty Lawson led North Carolina and scored 24 points but it wasn't quite enough and Maryland got the upset.

Gophers snap streak

Tonight the Gophers played Indiana and going into the game the Gophers were on a 2 game losing streak. The Gophers were able to snap the small streak but they also dropped out of the top 25. Tonights game showed how the Gophers normally play. It showed all they spread out the scoring and have a strong defense that can cause trouble for any team. A new face stepped up in tonights game also, Paul Carter who averages less then 10 points per game had a career high 22 in tonights game. Carter scored 19 of the 22 points in the second half and help Minnesota pull away at the end of the game. The final score was 62 to 54 and next the Gophers go to Penn State to take on the Nittany Lions.

Vikes players do good at Pro Bowl

Sunday NFL players got to play in Hawaii in the Pro Bowl and the Vikings had their fair share of players in Hawaii. The Vikings sent 4 players who all had an impact in the game. For Antoine Winfield he got an interception and good size return to help out the NFC. Then Kevin Williams helped plug up the middle and helped get to the quarterback. Jared Allan was his normal self at the game, he got a sack, forced a fumble and then recovered the ball all in one play. Then he went on to do his routine celebration. Last but not least there was Adrian Peterson, he didn't slack off any. Peterson ran 8 times for 48 yards and one touchdown to help out the NFC. The Vikings players played well but none had as big as impact as Larry Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald had an amazing post-season and also set records while playing in the post-season. Fitzgerald was named MVP of the game and probably had the biggest impact in the game. He had 5 catches for 81 yards and 2 touchdowns in the game. In the end the NFC won 30 to 21.

Gophers lose to Buckeyes

Saturday night the Gophers played the Ohio State Buckeyes and the game didn't end well for the Gophers. The Gophers were suppose to win this game but yet again they struggled and suffered another lose. The Gophers were out scored in both halves. Blake Hoffarber led the scoring for the Gophers with 19 points and went 6 for 10 behind the arc. Damian Johnson was 2nd with 12 points. For the Buckeyes 5 of their 8 players had 10 or more points and Evan Turner was the leader with 18. The Gophers kept the game close but the Buckeyes pulled away at the end to pick up the win 64 to 58. The Gophers play again on Tuesday night against Indiana up in Williams Arena.

Gophers fall to Michigan State

Wednesday night the Gophers played the Spartans from Michigan State. Michigan was ranked 14 and they were ahead of Minnesota by 5 positions. The game started off bad for the Gophers, they were losing 22-9 just a couple minutes into the game. Things didn't improve for Gophers for rest of the night. At half the Gophers were down by 26 and things weren't looking good. Then in the 2nd half the problems continued. Michigan States lead got bigger in the 2nd half, their lead grew to 35 points. With all the struggles the Gophers had they couldn't get anything going and ended up losing 47-76.

Pittsburgh Superbowl Champs

Tonight the Pittsburgh Steelers played the Arizona Cardinals in Superbowl 43 and the game went back and forth for most of the 4th quarter. The game came down to the final play that could be argued as a fumble or incomplete pass. For most of the first 3 quarters Pittsburgh controlled the tempo but in the 4th Arizona got something going but left Pittsburgh 2:30 to try to score which was to much time. With the time they got Pittsburgh went down the field and scored what would be the game winning touchdown. Arizona had one more chance but with 15 seconds left, the controversial fumble incomplete pass occurred. Kurt Warner went back to pass and stepped up to throw and his arm got it, his arm was going foward when the ball came out which would be a incomplete pass but it was ruled a fumble and with that Pittsburgh recovered the ball and won the game 27-23. With the win this is Pittsburghs' 6th Superbowl win which is a NFL record.

Gophers back on track

The Minnesota men's basketball had some troubles a couple games ago but with the big win last night against Illinois they got over the struggles they had. Before the game with Illinois the gophers played Indiana and that game was closer than most thought it would be. The gophers only beat Indiana by 4 but that would change against Illinois. The first half was a low scoring half and both teams played good defense. The second half was a little different both teams scored more but Illionois defense faded a bit. In the second half the gophers scored 37 to Illinois' 20 to win with the final score being 36 to 59. This was a big win and Illinois was ranked higher than the gophers. Lawrence Westbrook lead all scoring with 15 points and Ralph Sampson was second with 10 points. Dominique Keller was the leading scorer for Illinois with 9 points. The gophers get a tough game next with number 9 ranked Michigan State.

Gophers starting to slide

The Minnesota men's basketball team has struggled the last couple of games and have fallen in the standings. The slide started when the Gophers were upset by Northwestern early in the week and then the Gophers got beat by Purdue. The lost that was the worst was the lose to Northwestern, Gophers were suppose to win easily but they had problems with rebounding and with shooting. Then the next game against Purdue had some of the same problems but it was a closer game. The biggest problems were rebounding and missing the three, the Gophers went 3 for 19 from three point range and Purdue went 6 for 11 and that played a big part in the game. The Gophers have some tough games coming up, they play Indiana which is a game that they should win and then they get two tough games in a row. The first game is against 24 ranked Illinois and then they go to 7 ranked Michigan State.

Gophers lose against Northwestern

Today the Gophers played the Northwestern Wildcats today and were suppose to pick up the win. The game looked like Minnesota was going to win but then in the 2nd half the Wildcats went on a 16-0 run and took a 10 point led and never looked back. Halfway through the 2nd half the Gophers were down by 12 and couldn't keep up the with the Wildcats from there. The final score was 74 to 65. Lawrence Westbrook scored 18 points which led the team today but wasn't enough to help the Gophers make another comeback like earlier in the week against Wisconsin. Craig Moore led the Wildcats with 22 points and made 6 of 9 three pointers. Kevin Cobe also played a big part in the win by going 9 for 9 from the foul line.

Gophers take down Badgers

Last night the Gophers mens basketball team beat the Wisconsin Badgers in Madison. This was the first win for the Gophers in Madison since 1994. Lawrence Westbrook led the Gophers in the win with a career high 29 points and hit a three pointer to force overtime. The gophers were down 12 with 5 minutes left and it seemed like the Badgers were just going to run the clock out by using the whole shot clock but then the Gophers went on a 22-10 run and tied the game with a three from Westbrook. Then in overtime the Gophers got ahead but almost blew it at the end with fouls and turnovers. The Badgers got the score to within 2 but there was only 10 seconds left and it was Minnesotas ball but the Badgers got the ball back after fouling the Gophers and had a chance to tie the game with a three but they ran out of time and the Gophers got the big win and big comeback from being down by 21 early in the 2nd half.

Cardinals beat Panthers

Saturday night the Arizona Cardinals played the Carolina Panthers and the Panthers were suppose to beat the Cardinals but that didn't happen. The Panthers seemed to be ready and went down the field and scored to take a quick 7 to 0 lead. It wasn't till later in the quarter for Arizona to score but after they got their first score it was under a minute before they scored again. So at the end of the first quarter the score was 14 to 7 with Arizona ahead. Then in the 2nd quarter Arizona was the only team to score and the scored 3 times with 2 field goals and one touchdown. At half the score was 27 to 7 but Arizona got help from Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme by throwing 2 interceptions in the half. In the 2nd half there wasn't as much scoring by either team. Arizona only got 2 more field goals and Carolina got a touchdown. The biggest story of the game was the 5 interceptions thrown by Jake Delhomme which was a career high for him. In all the Panthers had 6 turnovers and the Cardinals had 1. So the team favored to win didn't come away with the win instead they lost by 20 which is the worse lost by a number 2 seed in playoff history.

Florida Oklahoma

Florida and Oklahoma played thursday night in the BCS National Championship. In all the game was close but Florida pulled out the win. In the first half both teams couldn't get much going but both teams scored one touchdown so at half the score was 7 to 7. Florida was first to score in the half but then Oklahoma took the ball right down the field and scored. The second half started like the first but didn't end like first. There was more scoring in the second half but not much. Oklahoma scored another touchdown and Florida scored 2 touchdowns and a field goal. So the final score was 14 to 24 and Florida won but it was a good game to watch. Both quarter backs threw 2 interceptions which was the most either had throw in one game. Both of Oklahoma's touchdowns were passes for Sam Bradford to Jermaine Gresham. Florida's scoring though was spread out and many different players scored. Florida scored when they were close to the endzone but Oklahoma didn't. Oklahoma had the ball twice by the endzone but they couldn't score, first they got stopped on 4th down and then Bradford threw a interception the second time. With the win Florida got their 2nd National Title in 3 years.

Vikes season over

Today the Vikings lost to the Eagles in the Wild Card Playoff game. The game was close all the way till the end. Adrian Peterson had the only points for the Vikings scoring 2 touchdowns in the first half. At the end of the first half the Vikes got an interception but they didn't do anything with it and the fans were booing and people were upset with the choice not to do anything. At half though the Vikings were down just 2 points. Then in the 2nd half the Vikes couldn't get anything going but they were able to hold the Eagles from scoring until the 4th quarter but with the Vikings not scoring the Eagles got the win 14 to 26 and move onto the next round and play the Giants next week. In all the season was good the Vikings won thier first division title since 2000 and made the playoffs for the first time since 2004. Adrian Peterson also was the NFLs leading rusher and won the rushing title, which is a first for a Vikings running back. The quarterback position changed through out the year, after the 2nd game Tavaris was benched and Gus Frerotte was the quarterback, but then Gus hurt his back and Tavaris got the starting job back. Overall it was a season to remember with Adrian winning the rushing title and the Vikings winning the division title and making it to the playoffs.

Vikings make Playoffs

Last sunday the Vikings beat the Giants but barely by kicking a field goal as time expirered. The Vikings should have easily won because the Giants put in their 2nd string players for over half the game and the Vikings had their starters in all game. They needed to win or have Chicago lose and the bears game wasn't being shown at the Metrodome, so the Vikes didn't know how they were doing. They won though and that was all that mattered because then they were in the playoffs and won the division title for the first time since 2000. Next the Vikes play the Eagles this coming sunday at 3:30 up in the twin cities. Last time the 2 teams played each other the Eagles beat up on the Vikings. So this time the Vikings hope to return the favor or at least get the win to move onto the next round of the playoffs.