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All-Time Six Nations Standings
Wales won the Six Nations tournament thanks to point difference and a massive win on the final day of the tournament over England, but that still isn’t enough, despite winning the title for the second consecutive time (being the first side to retain the trophy since France from six years ago, to climb too high on the all-time Six Nations standings.
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Portland Trail Blazers – LaMarcus Aldridge Next to Keep Them in NBA Playoffs Race
A three man team can still make the postseason, if they actually get big games from their entire starting five. The Portland Trail Blazers are mostly about LaMarcus Aldridge, Nicolas Batum and Damian Lillard, but sometimes they get a little bit more from J.J. Hickson and Wesley Matthews.
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Oregon Ducks – Not the Pac-12 Champions You Expected
All of a sudden, Oregon are national heavyweights, coming ahead in the Pac-12 tournament with a win over UCLA, thanks to great rebounding, excellent depth and a huge game from two bench players, Carlos Emory and Jonhathan Loyd.
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Utah Jazz – Gordon Hayward Rises Above Suffocating Physicality
The Utah Jazz want to physical and tough each and every night, just like the Memphis Grizzlies usually have been over the last three seasons. Still, someone needs to rise above all the brutishness and score some points, and Gordon Hayward, part of the future the Jazz are hoping will be a bright one, became the one that rises.
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San Antonio Spurs – Tim Duncan on Best Big Man in NBA Mode
It has been harder on Tim Duncan at certain moments this season to shine, but still, you don’t expect a 36 year old man to turn on the time machine so often and play like these are his MVP days every night. And still, without Tony Parker, it seems that’s just what the San Antonio Spurs need him to be doing.
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Indiana Pacers – Developing a Worrying Mini Crisis
Earlier this season, the Indiana Pacers, thanks to the defense and the offensive rise of Paul George, looked like a potential dark horse to win the East. All of a sudden, the wheels are falling off, as fatigue and simply bad play are hurting this team badly, possibly even losing their second spot in the conference.
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Boston Celtics – Finally Beating the Worst Team in the NBA
It took the Boston Celtics three attempts, but they finally got the best of the Worst team in the NBA, with no one in particular standing out, while not even needing Kevin Garnett to dress up for the game or travel with them.
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Kansas Jayhawks – True Rulers of Rivalry & Big 12
Despite having to share the regular season title with Kansas State, there’s no doubt who is the better team, and the more deserving Big 12 tournament (and regular season) champion, as Kansas won against their inner-state rivals for a third time this season, not leaving much doubt to the identity of the superior team.
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Louisville Cardinals – Big East Era Ends With a Double
The Big East name will remain, but with a lot less star power as the big names of one of College Basketball’s best conferences will be blown all over the nation, and Louisville, winning the conference tournament while grabbing a piece of the regular season title, become the last to be crowned champions.
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NFL Rumors – Denver Broncos Closest to Elvis Dumervil
By mistake, Elvis Dumervil became the biggest name remaining in the free agency market, although he got there by mistake. Now he prefers to return to the Denver Broncos instead of testing free agency, but the New England Patriots and the Baltimore Ravens might be very interested in the pass-rusher.