After having 41 years of Hopkins making the NCAA Lacrosse tournament snapped, another first has occurred: No Maryland based school has advanced to the second round. Time to start watching Women’s Lacrosse, I guess.
Ravens:
In a seemingly abrupt move, Rolando McClain announces his retirement. In reality, this is could only be a stunt. After his most recent arrest, the Ravens pulled him aside and gave him an ultimatum: Shape up. Expect McClain to reappear on the scene once his existing 3 police squabbles are resolved, assuming nothing new crops up. If he can’t keep his nose clean, he really will be retired.
Orioles:
O’s have collapsed in epic proportion. First, Jim Johnson blows a save against San Diego, and then again on Saturday, as they just earned their 5 straight lose today. Starting pitching, in general has failed, and the bullpen hasn’t been much relief when they are really needed. If this trend continues, we could really be in trouble, since this is what got us where we were last year.
| If the Playoffs started today… | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | American | National |
| 1 | Texas | St. Louis |
| 2 | New York | Arizona |
| 3 | Cleveland | Atlanta |
| WC1 | Boston | Cincinnati |
| WC2 | Detroit | San Francisco |
Alouettes
Nothing to report.
Blast:
Nothing to report.
Chesapeake Bayhawks: (Home games at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium)
The Bayhawks gave Boston their first win with a 15-14 OT loss on Saturday. The Hawks will host undefeated Hamilton (3-0) on Saturday.
Charm:
The Charm will open the 2013 season at Jacksonville on May 25. First home game is a week later against Philadelphia.
Capitals (See website for more details):
Caps collapsed… now it is a matter of routing for certain teams to NOT win.
Wizards (See website for more details):
Still not looking for any of this depressing information.
Mystics (See website for more details):
Preseason has started. Season opens May 27 in Tulsa. First home game is Sunday, June 2 against Atlanta.
D.C.United (See website for more details):
DC hosts Sporting KC tonight.
What do you want to see in the Ravens report? What should be scrapped? Actually, never mind. No one is reading this anyway so you probably won’t know the difference. Send an email to iggy at tealdragon.net. Thanks!
Schedule
| 2013 Preseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Time | Result | |
| Thursday, August 8, 2013 | @Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7:30 PM | ||
| Thursday, August 15, 2013 | Atlanta Falcons | 7:30 PM | ||
| Thursday, August 22, 2013 | Carolina Panthers | 8:00 PM | ||
| Thursday, August 29, 2013 | @Saint Louis Rams | 8:00 PM | ||
| 2013 Regular Season | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Record | Time | Result |
| Thursday, September 5, 2013 | @Denver Broncos | 7-4 Overall, 2-3 Away | 8:30 PM | |
| Sunday, September 15, 2013 | Cleveland Browns | 21-7 Overall, 11-3 Home | 1:00 PM | |
| Sunday, September 22, 2013 | Houston Texans | 6-1 Overall, 3-0 Home | 1:00 PM | |
| Sunday, September 29, 2013 | @Buffalo Bills | 3-2 Overall, 0-1 Away | 1:00 PM | |
| Sunday, October 6, 2013 | @Miami Dolphins | 5-5 Overall, 3-4 Away | 1:00 PM | |
| Sunday, October 13, 2013 | Green Bay Packers | 1-3 Overall, 1-0 Home | 1:00 PM | |
| Sunday, October 20, 2013 | @pittsburgh steelers | 15-22 Overall, 7-12 Away | 4:25 PM | |
| Sunday, November 3, 2013 | @Cleveland Browns | 21-7 Overall, 10-4 Away | 4:25 PM | |
| Sunday, November 10, 2013 | Cincinnati Bengals | 19-15 Overall, 12-5 Home | 1:00 PM | |
| Sunday, November 17, 2013 | @Chicago Bears | 2-2 Overall, 0-2 Away | 1:00 PM | |
| Sunday, November 24, 2013 | New York Jets | 7-1 Overall, 5-0 Home | 1:00 PM | |
| Thursday, November 28, 2013 | pittsburgh steelers | 15-22 Overall, 8-10 Home | 8:30 PM | |
| Sunday, December 8, 2013 | Minnesota Vikings | 2-2 Overall, 2-1 Home | 1:00 PM | |
| Monday, December 16, 2013 | @Detroit Lions | 2-1 Overall, 0-1 Away | 8:40 PM | |
| Sunday, December 22, 2013 | New England Patriots | 3-7 Overall, 1-2 Home | 8:30 PM | |
| Sunday, December 29, 2013 | @Cincinnati Bengals | 19-15 Overall, 7-10 Away | 1:00 PM | |
Relevant Football Links
- NFL: Tie Breaking Procedures
- Johnny Road Trip NFL Schedules 2010-2017
- PrintYourBrackets.com Good source of printable team schedules
- NFL Rule Book
- Spotrac.com Awesome source of player contracts and impact on salary cap
Iggy’s Predictions
“Past performance does not guarantee future success, but it sure is the way to bet!”
- NBA
- First Round (6-2)
- Second Round (3-1)
- Miami over Bulls in 6. They split the season series, so give the edge to the team with more home games. Miami wins 4-1
- Knicks over Pacers in 6. These two also split, but with the home team winning all 4 regular season meetings. Indiana wins 4-2
- Memphis over OKC in 6. Grizzlies took 2 of 3 in the regular season, going 1-1 in OKC. Memphis wins 4-1
- Spurs over Warriors in 6. They also split the season series. Spurs win 4-2
- Conference Finals
- Pacers over Heat in 6. Pacers won 2 out of 3 in the regular season, and are playing hot right now. Good match up to watch!.
- Spurs over Grizzlies in 7. They split the season series, with the home team winning all 4 games.
- NHL
- First Round (6-2)
- pens over Islanders in 5. pens won 4 of 5 in the regular season. pens win 4-2
- Montreal over Ottawa in 7. The split the regular season series 2-2, so go with the home team. Ottawa wins 4-1.
- Rangers over Caps in 6. Despite Caps strong finish, Rangers have had their number. Caps lose 4-3!
- Bruins over Leafs in 6. Boston won season series 3-1. Boston wins series
- Chicago over Minnesota in 5. Hawks won presidents trophy, and should make quick work of the Wild. Hawks win 4-1.
- Red Wings over Anaheim in 6. Detroit won regular season match-up 2-1. Wins win game 7
- Canucks over Sharks in 5. Canucks swept season series, 3-0. Sharks win 4-0.
- Kings over Blues in 5. Kings swept season series 3-0. Kings come back, win 4-2
- Second Round
- pens over Senators in 5. pens swept season series 3-0.
- Rangers over Bruins in 6. Rangers won 2 of 3 in the regular season, after the Bruins won the first game of the year.
- Chicago over Detroit in 5. Hawks swept season series 4-0.
- Kings over Sharks in 7. Regular season split with home team winning all 4 games, will have thi going down to the wire.
- First Round (6-2)
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