Warriors Break the Record

Last night the Golden State Warriors broke the record for the best record ever in the NBA. They finished the season 73-9. The 1995-96 Chicago Bulls held the previous record of 72-10. The Warriors won the game easily last night against the Memphis Grizzlies by beating them 125-104. Steph Curry had 46 points in three quarters last night. He also made his 400th three of the season last night. He ended up with 402 for the season. No one has ever had 300 threes in one season, so 400 is unheard of. Playoffs start Saturday for the Warriors as they play the Houston Rockets. I would be shocked if the Warriors do not win another Championship this year.

 

Big Game Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo may have silenced a lot of critics yesterday. Most likely not, because people just like to hate him. His team, Real Madrid, was going into the game yesterday down 2-0 against Wolfsburg in the UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals. Real Madrid would have to make it 2-2 for it to go to extra-time, or just make the aggregate 3-2 in their favor to advance. In the 15th minute Ronaldo scored the first goal of the game to make them be down only one goal. Two minutes later he headed home another goal. All they needed to do was score one more and they advanced to the semis. That did not happen until the 77th minute. Ronaldo completed his hat-trick with a free kick goal. That game Ronaldo showed the world he could make noise in big games, and also showed why he is one of the greatest soccer players in the world.

 

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Surprising Masters Outcome

This past Sunday was the final round of the Masters at Augusta National. Going into the day it looked like Jordan Spieth was going to win his second Masters in as many years. Spieth had a 5 shot lead going into the back nine. Then everything seemed to unravel for him. He had a couple bad holes in a row, and that is where Danny Willett came into play. Willett was in the right place at the right time when Spieth imploded on the back nine. Willett was making all the right shots, and before you knew it, he was 3 strokes ahead of Spieth. Danny Willett ended up winning the Masters, and pretty much shocking the whole world. This is why sports are so great, you never know what will happen.

Penguins Dominating

At the beginning of the season you would of never thought the Penguins would of made the playoffs, let alone have the number 2 seed.  After the Penguins fired their coach and brought in Mike Sullivan from their minor league team, Wilkes Barre-Scranton Penguins, they looked like a very different team. Towards the end of the season the  Penguins won 15 of their last 17 games and they went on an 8 game winning streak. They did this all while one of their best players was injured, Evgeni Malkin. The Penguins could go pretty far this year in the playoffs, they look a lot like the 2008-2009 team that won it all. The toughest thing they face is having a healthy team. Right now their two goalies, Marc-Andre Fleury and Matt Murray are injured. Evgeni Malkin is still injured, and defenseman Olli Maatta is injured as well.  The Penguins will play Wednesday against the New York Rangers in game one of the first round. The Rangers knocked the Penguins out of the playoffs the past two years. The Penguins will be looking for revenge, and I think they will be able to get it.

Thrilling National Championship Game

Last night may have been one of the best National Championship games of all time. The game went back and forth the whole time. Most of the 2nd half, Villanova took control of the game. Every time North Carolina would get a basket to get back in the game, Villanova would answer right back. With the game winding down, Villanova had a double digit lead, and it looked like it was all over. North Carolina wasn't finished yet, they went on a little run of their own to be down by 3 with 13 seconds left. North Carolina inbounds the ball they take about 9 seconds off the clock, and then Marcus Paige went to take a three, then looked like he changed his mind mid way though the air. He realized it was to late to change his mind, so he took an off balanced shot, and it somehow went in. Right there you think in your head, how could this game get any better, I guess we will see how in overtime. Villanova had other plans though. If you are a Pitt fan you knew what was coming next, because back in 2009 in the Elite Eight against Villanova, the Pitt Panthers tied it up late seeming like it was going to overtime. It didn't, Villanova stand out, Scottie Reynolds took it all the way to the hoop with seconds left and got them the win.... So back to last night there are 4.7 seconds left, everyone is thinking overtime except for Jay Wright and Kris Jenkins. Ryan Arcidiacono took the ball down then passed it behind him to Jenkins, Jenkins shot the 3 and as it was in the air, Villanova's Coach, Jay Wright could be seen saying bang. That is exactly what happened, the shot beat the buzzer, and the Villanova Wildcats are the National Champions. It was a game for the ages, and I will never forget about it.

Pirates Start Year Off Strong

The Pittsburgh Pirates played their first game of the season yesterday against the St. Louis Cardinals. The Pirates won 4-1 and never trailed in the game. Liriano tied the team record for strikeouts on opening Day with 10. He always got the games first RBI with a single to right. John Jaso also got his first RBI as a member of the Pirates yesterday. The Pirates have an off day today, but go right back to playing the Cardinals tomorrow night at 7:05 at PNC Park. I for one am really excited for the baseball season!!!