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      Couch Potato Alert: 4/17

      April 17, 2009 /

      John Madden was, um, colorful in the color analyst role on a NFL telecast. His catch phrases were the sound effects from the old Batman television series. After every play, you were guaranteed a “boom” or a “bam” from Madden in his description. He brought fun to the no fun league (NFL), and his name is synonymous in the gaming community for playing video football. And Madden was a maverick in another way; he left on top in two professions. He will be missed.

      The NBA and NHL postseasons start this weekend, and there are a few good baseball games on the tube as well.

      All times ET…

      NBA Playoffs
      Sat, 12:30 PM: Chicago Bulls @ Boston Celtics (ESPN)
      Sat, 3 PM: Detroit Pistons @ Cleveland Cavaliers (ABC)
      Sat, 8 PM: Dallas Mavericks @ San Antonio Spurs (ESPN)
      Sat, 10:30 PM: Houston Rockets @ Portland Trail Blazers (ESPN)
      Sun, 3 PM: Utah Jazz @ Los Angeles Lakers (ABC)
      Sun, 5:30 PM: Philadelphia 76ers @ Orlando Magic (TNT)
      Sun, 8 PM: Miami Heat @ Atlanta Hawks (TNT)
      Sun, 10:30 PM: New Orleans Hornets @ Denver Nuggets (TNT)

      NHL Playoffs
      Fri, 7 PM: Philadelphia Flyers @ Pittsburgh Penguins (Versus)
      Fri, 10 PM: St. Louis Blues @ Vancouver Canucks (Versus)
      Sat, 1 PM: New York Rangers @ Washington Capitals (NBC)
      Sat, 8 PM: Montreal Canadiens @ Boston Bruins (Versus)
      Sun, 3 PM: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Philadelphia Flyers (NBC)
      Sun, 7 PM: Vancouver Canucks @ St. Louis Blues (Versus)
      Sun, 10 PM: Anaheim Ducks @ San Jose Sharks (Versus)

      MLB
      Sat, 3:40 PM: St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs (Fox)
      Sun., 1 PM: Cleveland Indians @ New York Yankees (TBS)
      Sun., 8 PM: St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs (ESPN)

      Couch Potato Alert, MLB, NBA, NHL, Television

      Bynum returns, Lakers beat Nuggets

      April 10, 2009 /

      Andrew Bynum returned from his knee injury Thursday night and posted 16 points (on 7 of 11 shooting) and seven rebounds in just 21 minutes, helping the Lakers defeat the Nuggets, 116-102. I watched his first few minutes of play and he looked like his old self, though his stamina still needs work.

      If Bynum comes back at or near 100%, the Lakers are clearly the team to beat in the West. In fact, they’re the team to beat without him, so the addition only pushes them further ahead of the pack. Barring a major setback (to Kobe, Pau Gasol, Bynum or Odom), it’s doubtful that the Lakers will run into any serious problems in the West. Are there teams that can win a few games and maybe push a series to a Game 6 or Game 7? Sure, but I just don’t see anyone in the West upending a healthy Laker squad.

      NBA, NBA Finals

      Bynum to return soon

      April 7, 2009 /

      The stars are aligning for the Los Angeles Lakers. Yesterday, news broke that their chief rival to the Western Conference crown — the San Antonio Spurs — would be without the services of Manu Ginobili for the rest of the season. Now it looks like Andrew Bynum will be back before the week is out.

      He probably won’t play Tuesday against the Sacramento Kings and he might not play Thursday against the Denver Nuggets. If he doesn’t play Friday against the Portland Trail Blazers, that leaves next Sunday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies.

      It would be the perfect night and opponent, as far as Phil Jackson is concerned. The Lakers coach wants Bynum to clear a mental hurdle sooner rather than later. He doesn’t want the 7-foot center developing a complex about facing the Grizzlies.

      Maybe it’s too late, however.

      Bynum tore a right knee ligament Jan. 31 against Memphis.

      He injured his left kneecap Jan. 13, 2008, against Memphis.

      He faced Marc Gasol when he was hurt this season.

      He faced Pau Gasol when he was hurt last season.

      He scored 25 points in the game before he was injured this season.

      He scored 25 points in the game before he was injured last season.

      Bynum runs down the list of coincidences with anyone who will listen. Jackson would prefer Bynum get past his phobia about playing against Memphis.

      Jackson said Bynum’s role has yet to be determined, although he might be better suited to start because he could warm up and then begin the game. He wouldn’t have to warm up, then sit and get stiff and then try to play.

      Prior to the Ginobili injury, I thought that the Lakers would need a healthy and productive Bynum to make the Finals again, but now I’m not so sure. Barring an injury to Kobe Bryant or Pau Gasol, the Lakers look like they are destined for a second consecutive Finals appearance, so Bynum’s impending return is just frosting on the cake.

      NBA, NBA Finals, News, Rumors & Gossip

      Manu Ginobili out for season…and playoffs

      April 6, 2009 /

      The Spurs are going to have a tough time winning their fourth title in seven years without their star wing.

      The stiffness Spurs guard Manu Ginobili felt in his right ankle during Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers turned out to portend the worst possible news for the star guard and the Spurs: A stress fracture that will cost him the remainder of the season, and the playoffs.

      Ginobili had returned to game action March 25 in Atlanta after missing 19 games with a stress reaction in his right distal fibula. Sunday’s game was his sixth since returning to the lineup, and followed three games in which he had totaled 50 points. After scoring 16 in a victory in Indianapolis on Friday, Ginobili had reported that he felt “super.”

      When the ankle stiffened Sunday, he sought advice from the team’s athletic training and conditioning staff, and was sent back to San Antonio for a CT scan and MRI. The results of tests conducted Monday morning showed the stress fracture, and the determination that the team’s starting shooting guard would miss the remainder of the season.

      Laker fans will be dancing in the street when they hear this news. When healthy, the Spurs posed the biggest threat to L.A.’s title hopes. With Ginobili out and Kevin Garnett hobbled, it’s looking more and more like we’re destined for a Cavs/Lakers Finals.

      NBA, NBA Finals, News, Rumors & Gossip

      Couch Potato Alert: 4/3

      April 3, 2009 /

      This weekend, WrestleMania 25 will be held in Houston, and it promises to be one of the biggest shows of the year. It’s a culmination of the past year’s feuds decided inside the squared circle. Vince McMahon created this event and Hulk Hogan put it on the map, but the rabid fans have turned WrestleMania into wrestling’s own Super Bowl. Their support has transformed the WWE into the most successful pro wrestling promotion in entertainment sports today. And for that, they should be applauded!

      All times ET…

      NBA
      Friday, 8 PM: Cleveland Cavaliers @ Orlando Magic (ESPN)
      Friday, 10:30 PM: Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers (ESPN)
      Saturday, 3 PM: Detroit Pistons @ Philadelphia 76ers (ESPN)
      Saturday, 7 PM: Miami Heat @ Washington Wizards (NBA TV)
      Sunday, 1 PM: San Antonio Spurs @ Cleveland Cavaliers (ABC)
      Sunday, 3:30 PM: Phoenix Suns @ Dallas Mavericks (ABC)
      Sunday, 7 PM: Portland Trail Blazers @ Houston Rockets (NBA TV)

      NHL
      Saturday, 7 PM: Philadelphia Flyers @ Ottawa Senators (CBC)
      Saturday, 10 PM: Vancouver Canucks @ Edmonton Oilers (CBC)
      Sunday, 12:30 PM: Minnesota Wild @ Detroit Red Wings (NBC)

      NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament
      Saturday, 6:07 PM: (2) Michigan State vs. (1) Connecticut (CBS)
      Saturday, 8:47 PM: (3) Villanova vs. (1) North Carolina (CBS)

      NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament
      Sunday, 7 PM: (3) Louisville vs. (1) Oklahoma (ESPN)
      Sunday, 9 PM: (2) Stanford vs. (1) Connecticut (ESPN)

      MLB
      Sunday, 8 PM: Atlanta Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies (ESPN)

      College Basketball, Couch Potato Alert, March Madness, MLB, NBA, NHL, Television, Women

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