Yeah, so it couldn’t really happen, but here’s a guess on what TV / movie characters would text to some of the superstars of the world after the week that was in sports…  
“Don’t have a cow, man!”  -Bart Simpson To Kevin Garnett

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Celtics - Lakers.  It’s just got that ring to it and for the first time over twenty years, it’ll be about the rings as the two most storied franchises meet in the 2008 NBA finals.

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  Trot Nixon may be down, but he’s not out.  Playing with the Arizona Diamondback AAA affiliate in Tuscon, Trot is hitting .302 for the Sidewinders with 7 dingers and 25 RBIs. 
  Most of his teammates are younger players trying to make it to the Bigs for the first time, while Trot is the old veteran [...]

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Can you imagine, instead of extra innings in the World Series, a homerun derby to determine the winner?  
Or how about the Lakers and Celtics being knotted at 108 after one overtime in game seven of the NBA finals, and instead of double OT, they have a dunk contest to settle the score.
Manchester United won [...]

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Dr. J’s cradle when he swooped in for the 76ers.  Jordan’s revision of the cradle.  Or MJ’s dunk on Patrick Ewing and the NY Knick frontline.  Dominique’s follow up, when he soared in torso, head, and shoulders above everyone else one the court, and cocked the rebound two feet behind his head before rocking the [...]

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Yup.  22 innings…and just three runs.  
 
When I was a kid, I used to get sad when it was the eighth inning and the realization started to set in that soon, it would be time to leave the ball park.  So I’d hope for extra innings.  

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A Sunday spent on the couch: The King’s running diary of the 2008 Masters Final Round
2:25 p.m. - Hello, friends. (As Jim Nantz has proved, I think that is the only appropriate way to welcome viewers or readers to anything involving the Masters). Over the first three days of the tournament, I think I’ve watched [...]

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This time of year is about the time that I really start to wish I was Jim Nantz for a few weeks. Sure, there are plenty of people whose shoes I would not mind being in, but the run Nantz goes on in March and early April is incredible. Not only does he call every [...]

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After outscrapping the Tar Heels, Kansas beat Memphis on Monday night to win the NCAA Tournament.   (Photo: Jeffrey Camarati/UNC)
 
When the brackets first came out, I was asked by several people to join their pool.  
 
“No, thanks.”  “Nah.”  In some way, for some reason, I dodged them all.  I guess with the pressure of being [...]

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Blury at best, but the fog will start to burn off as the playoff picture will finally start to gain some clarity this week.  

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