With the 2013 NFL Draft starting this week, the Baltimore Ravens have many holes that need to be addressed. General Manager Ozzie Newsome has already tackled issues on the defensive line and at outside linebacker, but there are still some holes at the inside linebacker position with Jameel McClain’s status still up in the air. The team could also add another young safety, especially with the depth at that position in this year’s draft (see [...]

Last weekend all that golf fans were talking about was Magnolia Lane, Amen Corner, Par 3 Fountain and the rest of the landmarks that make Augusta National the perfect place to hold The Master’s, the first of golf’s four majors of the season. The tournament literally came down to the final hole. Angel Cabrera and Adam Scott ended up tying after 18 on Sunday, April 14 and had to play two playoff holes to decide [...]

Who’s to blame for the brawl? Kyle Casey: When Dodgers’ pitcher Zack Greinke hit Padres’ outfielder Carlos Quentin in the arm last week, nothing should have happened other than Quentin walking to first and taking his free base. Quentin showed his immaturity when, in an unjustified bout of anger, he charged the mound, dropping his shoulder into Greinke, and starting a bench-clearing brawl for both teams. What Quentin failed to realize in the heat of [...]

Matt Hamilton, Staff Writer: My mother keeps telling me, “Matthew! Quit sitting around and do something with your life. Why do you need both TVs on at the same time?” Some people just do not understand the significance of March Madness, a month-long celebration of basketball. If only I could pay this much attention to school. Now we’re reaching the home stretch and my bracket is all but shattered. Blame it on the Cinderellas (I’m [...]

The Washington Capitals have a history of anti-climactic trade deadlines. But this year was different for all the wrong reasons. At the 2013 deadline, Washington traded Swedish prospect Filip Forsberg to the Nashville Predators for forwards Martin Erat and Michael Latta. It’s not a bad trade on paper, but after even basic analysis, this is a terrible idea. First of all, Latta is an AHL-level player. And Erat, he’s a right wing with four goals [...]

March Madness is a time that excites college basketball fans in a couple of ways. Either you’re cheering on your favorite team, or you’re hoping the bracket meticulously picked stays true to form. Brackets always seem impossible to keep accurate — having a good bracket at the end requires a lot of luck because of all the upsets in the tournament. It brings up the question of how much seeding matters in March Madness. History [...]

You know what really grinds my gears? The fact that Magic Johnson has offered LeBron James $1 million to participate in the dunk contest. Yes, you read that correctly. Magic Johnson offered LeBron $1 million to dunk. Oh yeah, ESPN analyst Michael Wilbon offered to throw in $1,000 to see it happen as well. Don’t get me wrong, I would love to see LeBron participate in the coolest event during the NBA All-Star Weekend. Just [...]

The Southeast division has a reputation of being the weakest division. This season it’s especially bad. But why? It certainly isn’t because of scoring. The Southeast has the current goal-scoring leader in Steven Stamkos from the Tampa Bay Lightning, who is also the second-highest points-scorer in the league. Tampa’s Martin St. Louis is second in assists, and Carolina’s Eric Staal and Alexander Semin are second and third respectively in plus-minus. The reason falls to goaltending. [...]

The Chicago Blackhawks are the NHL right now. They are killing the competition with a dominant 35 points and the next highest scoring team is Anaheim with 29 points. This is also the team that, over the weekend, set a new NHL record for the number of games a team starts the season without a regulation loss. Chicago broke the record with its 17th win and still have yet to break the streak 19 games [...]

Jesse Jones, Associate Sports Editor: Quite frankly, I can’t even pick a favorite. It seems that almost every week the top-seeded team in the nation gets upset. Just the other night, Indiana was knocked off on the road at Minnesota. The Hoosiers also lost to Illinois, Wisconsin and Butler. Let me note that Butler is also a dangerous team. Indiana has one of the top players in the nation in Cody Zeller, as well as [...]