And Here's Kalon with the Sports report...

How could I have my thoughts written out and not talk about my second love in the world?  Sports. 

To say the very least I have an affinity for the Texas Longhorns.  My office has a burnt orange wall and Longhorn memorabilia all over every inch of wallspace.  It is AWESOME.  That said, I am also a fan of the Dallas Mavericks, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, Duke Blue Devils, Boston Celtics, and I don't exactly have a favorite team, but I enjoy watching NFL Football (even though I think they all are blinded by money).  So let's get a run down of predictions and stuff for the coming seasons and maybe some of my perspective on news and notes...

What's Left of Basketball (NCAA and NBA)
To say the least, the Longhorn basketball team is having a rough go as of late.  1-3 in their last 4 is not a good way to end the regular season.  They dropped a 15-plus point lead to Colorado and then let an injured player lead K-State to victory over them.  They finish out the season against Baylor and that won't be easy, considering Baylor is playing to be part of the last few in the big dance.  Texas won the last meeting by 9 and needs to play great on both sides of the ball or they could be headed for disaster in the upcoming Big 12 tournament.  I think Texas will pull out with a 1-seed, barring a complete collapse at the Big 12 tourney.  Look for their exit in the Elite 8.  (That's what I think, not what I hope.)

Sticking with the college theme, let's move to Duke.  Duke will always and forever be my early pick to win the NCAA tournament every year.  I really like Coach K and the way he runs his program and the teams he puts together.  This year has been an interesting one for anyone who has gotten to the top of the rankings.  Number 1 is always an awful number to be, at least in my opinion, especially in NCAAB.  Duke hosts Clemson tonight, the previous meeting being decided by 13 points.  Then they traverse Tobacco Road to visit UNC and finish out the regular season.  I think Duke will be able to pull out a 1-seed in the Big Dance and should ride it all the way to Houston and win the championship. 

The Dallas Mavericks are having a GREAT season.  They sit 5 games back of the Spurs for the lead in the West and are playing well together, despite the absence of Caron Butler.  Currently they're 24-8 against the West and 20-8 against the East.  An even 22-8 at home and on the road.  The problem is the 6-5 record in the Southwest Division.  Dirk's averaging 22.8 pts a game with 6.7 rebounds in an average of 34 minutes per game.  Jason Kidd recorded his 107th career triple-double to place himself at 3rd place on the all-time list.  Tyson Chandler was an awesome addition to the team, he's averaging 9.4 rebounds at this time.  The future looks promising for the Mavs if they can continue their dominance.  Maybe a return to the Finals?  Maybe.

The Boston Celtics are looking to make another run to the Finals this year.  However, I think they might have cut off one of their legs with a trade they made at the deadline.  Kendrick Perkins was a scary, scary man in the low post for them and just held such a presence down there and was a great player.  Granted, he'd only seen 12 games of action this year after being plagued by injury.  But as many analysts have said, he was Boston's answer to Bynum for the Lakers.  Although, I don't see the Lakers making it to the Finals this year, but I've been wrong before.

CBA and why I don't care...

The NFL and the NFL Players' Union is still negotiating the CBA and honestly I could care less.  This is why I'm not an outright fan of the NFL.  Too much legalistic bs.  If they don't have a season I WILL survive.  College Football offers me so much more to watch in one day than the NFL does in a month.  And yeah, NFL is the top tier of football, but I don't know, I get way more enjoyment out of watching even the smallest college football team than I do any NFL game. 

That's all for today.  Tune in next time when I talk MLB.