Basketball – NBA: Not covering this week but the ASG was this past weekend.
Basketball – NCAAM: Covering this week’s upsets including undefeated #1 Arizona twice!
Olympic Sports: US Golds. US Victories. Huge upsets. Other stories.
Quick Headlines: PGA. NCAAM. NBA.
Basketball-NBA:
- Not covering this week.
Basketball – NCAA:
- This week’s games:
- On Monday, the undefeated #1 team Arizona goes down to Kansas. Despite leading at halftime the Jayhawks played a nice 2H to come back and this was all without their star Darren Peterson.
- Tuesday was insane! TCU shocked #5 Iowa St putting up the final 12 points of the game to beat the Cyclones who had their lowest point total of the season with only 55. Doesn’t help when you have 17 turnovers. Then we had a thriller in the Big ten. #13 Purdue and #7 Nebraska went to OT. Purdue was leading by 22 points at one point in the game but Nebraska would bring it back to take this game to OT. Purdue would hold on to win. Then that same night (it was a doozy), Wisconsin had a huge upset also in OT of #8 Illinois. The Badgers were down 12 points in the 2H and still came back to tie it up and win in OT. #11 UNC had a hangover game after beating their rival and dropped this one to Miami losing in both halves.
- #20 Clemson put up 33 in both halves but that was not enough to put away Vtech who scored more in both to win by 10. The Tigers would lose again on Sat but to #4 Duke so no surprise. They would lose by 23 points to the Blue Devils.
- No ranked teams in action on Thurs. On Friday, the Badgers would take down another top 10 team. This time it was #10 Michigan St and it was a beating. Wisconsin wins by 21 points.
- Saturday was a busy day as well. #1 Arizona was back in action against another top 25 team in #16 Texas Tech. The two teams were tied after 1H both with 32 points. They would also score 34 points a piece in the 2H to head to OT. JT Toppin was the highest scorer of the game with 31 points to hand the Wildcats their 2nd loss of the season and the week! Let’s go to the team that beat the Wildcats earlier, the #9 Jayhawks played #5 Iowa St. The Cyclones bounced back from their loss nicely putting up 37 in both halves to easily take out Kansas 74-56. Newly ranked #25 Kentucky would had a good 2H putting up 49 but that wouldn’t help them put away the reigning champs who also ended up 49 but also was in the 40s in the 1H. Florida wins by 9.
Olympic Sports:
- Milan Cortina – US Golds and victories:
- I told you months ago to get used to the name, Jordon Stolz for this Olympic games. And he is showing why. He is 2/2 golds in his events. He started with the 1000m with the larest margin of victory since 1984. He then skated in the 500m which was going to be his likely his toughest race as it is the shortest in long track. He competed with NED Boo and both men went below the OR but Stolz beat Boo to the line and wins again by a large margin (largest in 20 years) and he is not done.
- For the first time, Team USA advanced to the mixed doubles gold medal match. They would face the SWE. It would come down to the final turn but SWE would lay the hammer down and knock the US out and takes the gold. But we get the silver! A huge accomplishment.
- Not a gold but Ryan CS would grab a silver in the Super G. He is 1 of 6 Olympians in the family so nice to see him get his own medal.
- For the first time in 50 years, team USA would get a medal in CC Skiing thanks to Ben Ogden. He would ski brilliantly to end up with the silver only trailing the goat from NOR.
- Alex Hall comes away from the ski slopestyle with the silver. Ruud would win gold from his first run!
- USA’s Ashley Farquardson comes back to finish her fourth run in the single luge in bronze medal position after dropping to 7th after her 2nd
- After Sunday night, we are sitting at 5 golds, 8 silvers and 4 bronze.
- Some huge upsets:
- Going back to the beginning of the week. The Alpine combo was a great race (or races) and our first time to see Michaela Shiffrin in action. Breezy Johnson would come back after her gold in the downhill to repeat and put up the leading time on the downhill run of this new event. That set up Shiffrin to run the slalom from the front. The other USA team was in 4th. The slalom course kicked ass and took names with only 50% of the field finishing. Remember Shiffrin came away from Beijing with 3 falls and no medals. And this one wouldt have a dream start either. Shiffrin did make it down the course but she skied conservatively and finished in 4th – 1 place off the podium. The other American team would sneak in for the bronze.
- Actually not an upset but defying the odds, Jessie diggings bruised her ribs in her previous race but she would fight back in the 10K and would ski brilliantly to claim bronze.
- In the men’s figure skating competition, we all know Ilia Malinin was supposed to be one of the biggest stars of these games and he came out swinging in the Team competition. To one surprise, he was in the lead after the short program. We all held our breath to see if he was going to be the first to ever land a quad axel in Olympic competition and instead we got our minds blown in a different way. To say he choked would be to put it mildly. After the first jump, almost every single other one had an issue. He fell, he did singles instead of quads and triples. It was devastating.
- In the women’s halfpipe, Chloe Kim, another huge name of these games, was going for the three-peat which had never been done by any boarder. Even Shaun White won 3 golds but not in consecutive Olympics. She put up a huge score of 88. But KOR Choi comes in clutch on the final run with a 90. Kim would get the rebuttal and final run but couldn’t nail the double. She would show great sportsmanship and hug the KOR which is the first medal for the country in this event. Chloe gets the silver.
- In Women’s double moguls, Team USA had 1 American in each of the quarterfinal and it looked like we could have an all American semi. However only 2 would move on and then of those two, only 1 would make the gold medal final. The AUS would beat our American in that final but the American beat the FRA in the bronze even after finishing behind her in time but she was awarded more points for her tricks and handling of the moguls. Don’t feel too bad for the ladies though as both also got medals in the individual moguls. Lemley who got bronze in doubles got the gold in singles. Kauf got silver in both.
- In the 500m long track, Brittany Bowe took 2nd after her heat and her head to head competitor NED Kok destroyed the OR to take the lead. However in the final pairing, NED Leerdam puts down a huge time, also breaking the OR and taking the top spot. NED go 1-2 and Bowe is left off the podium in her final Olympics.
- Other Olympic stories:
- In the Giant Slalom, it was a story of redemption and come back with ITA Frederica Brignone, who literally came to the Olympics really only expecting to carry the flag after a huge injury. But she comes back to win gold in the Giant Slalom and the Super G. Shiffrin finished 10th in the Giant Slalom although she was an outsider looking in at a medal for this one. Breezy Johnson would crash into the fencing in the women’s Super G but she still had a great day as her bf would propose at the finish line!
- BRA gets its first Olympic medal at a winter games ever and its gold. At one point the broadcast said it was the first south American country to get a gold but I didn’t check that. They did it with an extraordinary performance by Pinheiro in the Giant Slalom. He put up such a monster first run that barely any skiers were within 1 full second of his time.
- AUS Cooper Woods wins the single men’s moguls in a huge upsets, upsetting all the big names. He actually tied the time of one of the leaders but he would win a tiebreakers which was based on turns. Talk about a close one!
Quick Highlights:
- AT&T Pebble Beach: 6 different players had the lead at some point in the final round including World #1 Scottie Scheffler. Scottie came back a historic 8 shots (he had 3 eagles and a final round of 63). But Colin Morikawa managed to get a tap in birdie on the final hole to clinch his first win in 28 months.
- NBA: Chris Paul has announced his retirement after 21 years in the NBA.
- NCAAM: Alabama’s Bediako is now not allowed to compete in the NCAA anymore after a judge overturned the ruling.
What to watch this week
Baseball/Softball – NCAA:
- No ranked matchups on TV
Basketball-NBA:
- Thurs 2/19
- Pistons at Knicks @ 6:30pm on Prime
- Celtics at Warriors @ 9pm on Prime
- Fri 2/20
- Mavericks at TWolves @ 6:30pm on ESPN
- Clippers at Lakers @ 9pm on ESPN
- Sat 2/21
- Rockets at Knicks @ 7:30pm on ABC
- Sun 2/22
- Cavaliers at Thunder @ 12pm on ABC
- Nuggets at Warriors @ 2:30pm on ABC
- Celtics at Lakers @ 5:30pm on NBC
Basketball-NCAAM:
- Mon 2/16
- Syracuse at 3. Duke @ 6pm on ESPN
- 2. Houston at 6. Iowa St @ 8pm on ESPN
- Tues 2/17
- 1. Michigan at 7 Purdue @ 5:30pm on Peacock
- 16 UNC at NC St @ 6pm on SEC
- 21 Louisville at SMU @ 6pm on ESPN2
- South Carolina at 12. Florida @ 6pm on SEC
- UCLA at 15. Michigan St @ 7:30p on Peacock
- 24. Wisconsin at Ohio St @ 7:30p on FS1
- 9 Nebraska at Iowa @ 8pm on BTN
- 13 Texas Tech at Arizona St @ 10pm on ESPN2
- Wed 2/18
- Creigton at 5 Uconn @ 6pm on TNT
- 20 Arkansas at 25 Alabama @ 6pm on ESPN
- 23 BYU at 4 Arizona @ 8pm on ESPN
- 8 Kansas at Oklahoma St @ 8pm on Peacock
- 14 UVA at GT @ 8pm on ACC
- 17 St. Johns at Marquette @ 8pm on TNT
- 19 Vanderbilt at Mizzou @ 8pm on SEC
- 10 Illinois at USC @ 9pm on BTN
- 11 Gonzaga at SF @ 10pm on ESPN2
- Fri 2/20
- VCU at 18 St. Louis @ 6pm on ESPN2
- Indiana at 7 Purdue @ 7pm on FOX
- Bowling Green at 22 Miami OH @ 7:30pm on CBSSN
- Sat 2/21
- Creighton at 17 St. Johns @ 11am on FOX
- 12 Florida at Ole Miss @ 11am on ESPN
- Cinci at 8 Kansas @ 12pm on CBS
- 16 UNC at Syracuse @ 12pm on ABC
- Penn St at 9 Nebraska @ 1pm on BTN
- Tennessee at 19. Vandy @ 1pm on ESPN
- GT at 21 Louisville @ 1:15pm on CW
- K St at 13 Texas Tech @ 1:30pm on FOX
- 4 Arizona at 2 Houston @ 2pm on ABC
- Mizzou at 20 Arkansas @ 3pm on ESPN
- 1 Michigan vs 3 Duke (in DC) @ 5:30pm on ESPN
- 10 Illinois at UCLA @ 7pm on FOX
- 6 Iowa st at 23 BYU @ 9:30pm on ESPN
- Sun 2/22
- Ohio St at 15 Michigan st @ 12pm on CBS
- Iowa at 24. Wisconsin @ 3pm on FS1
Golf:
- Thurs 2/19
- Genesis Invitational – Round 1 @ 3pm on Golf Channel
- Fri 2/20
- Genesis Invitational – Round 2 @ 3pm on Golf Channel
- Sat 2/21
- Genesis Invitational – Round 3
- @ 12pm on Golf Channel
- @ 2pm on CBS
- Genesis Invitational – Round 3
- Sun 2/22
- Genesis Invitational – Final Round
- @ 12pm on Golf Channel
- @ 2pm on CBS
- Genesis Invitational – Final Round
Hockey:
- Mon 2/16
- W Semi: USA vs SWE @ 9:40am on NBC
- Wed 2/18
- M Quarter: USA vs TBD @ 2:10pm
- Thurs 2/19
- W Bronze Medal Match @ 11am on USA
- W Gold Medal Match @ 12:10pm on USA
- Fri 2/20
- M Semi @ 10:50am on USA
- Sat 2/21
- M Bronze Medal Match @ 1:40pm on USA
- Sun 2/22
- M Gold Medal Match @ 7:10am on NBC
Olympic Sports:
- Mon 2/16
- USA:
- W Curling @ 12pm
- Medal events:
- Short track: W 1000
- Alpine: M Slalom
- Figure Skating: Pairs Free Skate @ 12:45pm on USA
- Freestyle Ski: W freeski big air @ 12:30pm on NBC
- Ski Jump: M Super team @ 1:45pm on NBC
- Bobsleigh: W monobob – runs 3 & 4 @ 12pm on NBC
- Prime time @ 7pm on NBC
- Late night @ 10:35pm on NBC
- USA:
- Tues 2/17
- USA:
- M Curling @ 5am on USA
- W Curling @ 7am (@ 11pm re-air on USA)
- Figure Skating: W Short @ 11:45am on USA
- M Curling @ 9pm on USA
- Medal events:
- Snowboard: W Slopestyle @ 6am on USA
- Speed Skating: M & W Team Pursuit @ 7:30am on USA
- Biathlon: M 4×7.5 Relay @ 8:05am on USA
- Nordic Combined: Ind. Gund. LH/10km, Cross-Country @ 8:50am on USA
- Freestyle Skiing: Men’s Freeski Big Air Final @ 12:30pm on NBC
- Bobsleigh: 2-man runs 3 & 4 @ 4:30pm on USA
- Prime time @ 7pm on NBC
- Late night @ 10:35pm on NBC
- USA:
- Wed 2/18
- USA:
- W Curling: USA vs GBR @ 8:15am on USA
- M Curling @ 7am
- Medal events:
- Alpine ski: Women’s Slalom Run 1 & 2 @ 3am on USA
- Freestyle Ski: W Aerials @ 4:30am on USA
- Snowboard: Men’s Slopestyle @ 5:45am on USA
- CC Ski: M & W Team Sprint @ @ 7:30am on USA
- Biathlon: Women’s 4 x 6km Relay @ 11am on NBC
- Short Track: Women’s 3000m Relay & M 500m @ 1:30pm on USA
- Prime time @ 7pm on NBC
- Late night @ 10:35pm on NBC
- USA:
- Thurs 2/19
- USA:
- W Curling @ 7am
- Medal events:
- Freestyle Ski: M Aerials @ 4:30am on USA
- Ski Mountaineering: W & M Sprint @ 5:55am on USA
- Nordic Combines: M Team Large Hill 2 x 7.5km Relay @ 7:20am on USA
- Speed Skating: M 1500 @ 9:30am on USA
- Figure Skating: W Free Skate @ 12pm on NBC
- Prime time @ 7pm on NBC
- Late night @ 10:35pm on NBC
- USA:
- Fri 2/20
- USA: W Curling vs SUI @ 4am on USA
- Medal events:
- Freestyle Skiing: W Ski Cross @ 5am on USA
- Biathlon: M 15K mass start @ 7:15am on USA
- Speed Skating: W 1500 @ 10am on USA
- Curling: M Bronze
- Freestyle Skiing: M Freeski Halfpipe @ 12:30pm on NBC
- Short Track: W 1500 & M 500m Relay @ 1:15pm on USA
- Curling: W Semi @ 7pm on USA
- Prime time @ 7pm on NBC
- Late night @ 10:35pm on NBC
- Sat 2/21
- Medal events:
- Freestyle ski: Mixed Team Aerials @ 3:45am on USA
- CC Ski: M 50km Mass @ 5:10am on USA
- Ski Mountaineering: Mixed Team Relay @ 6:30am on USA
- Biathlon: W 12.5K Mass @ 7:15am on USA
- Speed Skating: M & W Mass @ 8am on USA & 9am on NBC
- Curling: W Bronze @ 9:20am on USA
- Freestyle Ski: M Ski Cross @ 10:45am on ISA
- Bobsleigh: 2 Woman Heat 3 & 4 @ 12pm on NBC
- Curling: M Gold @ 12:05pm on CNBC
- Freestyle Skiing: W Freeski Halfpipe @ 12:30am on NBC
- Prime time @ 7pm on NBC
- Late night @ 10:35pm on NBC
- Medal events:
- Sun 2/22
- Medal events:
- CC Ski: W 50km Mass @ 3am on USA
- Bobsleigh: 4-man Heat 4 @ 5:35am on USA
- Curling: W Gold @ 6am on USA and NBC
- Closing Ceremonies @ 1:30pm on NBC
- Highlights @ 4pm on NBC
- Primetime @ 8pm on NBC
- Medal events:
College OLY Sports:
- Fri 2/20
- NCAAW GYM: Florida vs UGA @ 6pmon SEC
- NCAAW GYM: Alabama vs Auburn @ 7:45pm on SEC
- NCAAW GYM: LSU vs Oklahoma @ 8pm on ESPN2
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