Keeping Current with Sports and News

I was in Chicago for the last few days and my flight back home was during the San Francisco Giants' opener and the men's NCAA basketball championship. I'm kind of bummed that I missed Lincecum's 7 innings of 0 runs and 7 strikeouts and Butler's close loss, but I recorded the games. It seems like there's a flurry of great sports going on right now, so here are some websites to keep informed.

Duke won its 4th basketball title Monday night with a nail biting 61-59 victory over the Butler Bulldogs. NBA prospect Gordon Hayward's half court shot at the buzzer bounced off the rim to cement Coach Krzyzewski's (Shuh-shef-skee) legacy as one of the all-time greats.

Pat Forde's recap.

Butler's amazing run.

Duke's x-factor.

The Giants got off to a good start with a 5-2 victory over the Houston Astros at the Astrodome. Lincecum utilized his new change-up and right fielder John Bowker, who some people had doubts about going into the season, had a nice catch and an RBI when he hit a ball off the fence. Mark DeRosa also hit an opposite field home run.

Highlights, box scores and photos of the Giants victory.

The Masters start this Thursday and on Monday Tiger Woods answered an array of questions from the media after his practice round. Woods said that the warm reception he received from the public "blew me away," this was the first time he played in front of the galleries.

New York Times article

There was also an interesting article on the front page of the NYT about a case of a wife of a former NFL player who's fighting for compensation for her husband's dementia. This case represents an increase in the number of NFL liability cases for retired players with brain problems. If the insurance costs the NFL has to pay out rise dramatically commissioner Roger Goodell might have to make big rules and equipment changes for safety.

Dementia