Greinke and Irving out, Niners get Boldin

1. Zack Greinke of the Dodgers will be out for several days following his diagnosis of elbow inflammation in his throwing arm. The Dodgers signed him to a deal worth over $147 million after a season Greinke spent with the Brewers and Angels which was also his first year outside of the Royals organization.
2. Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers will be out 3-4 weeks after injuring his left shoulder in Cavs' loss to the Raptors on Sunday night. Irving has been injury prone his whole career missing most of his one season at Duke, 14 games already this year and 15 last year. Shaun Livingston will start in place of Irving and rookie Dion Waiters is expected to get some minutes at the one-spot as well.
3. After the Seahawks traded for Percy Harvin, the 49ers became the second NFC West team to upgrade their receiving core by trading for Anquain Boldin. Boldin helped the Ravens beat the Niners in the Super Bowl and had 380 receiving yards during the post season. The Ravens will get a sixth round draft pick in return for Boldin; the team had earlier asked Boldin to take a paycut as the team was close to the cap.
4. The Big East aka "America 12" conference hace decided to let Notre Dame leave the conference early. All Notre Dame has to do is forfeit the rights to any money that the league will bring in due to exit and entrance fees. This weeks Big East tournament will be the last without Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Notre Dame, St. John's, DePaul, Georgetown, Marqette, Providence, Seton Hall, and Villanova.
WBC Recap
David Bergman allowed 7 runs in the first 1.2 innings for the Netherlands (2-2) as Japan defeated (3-0) the Kingdom 10-6. Shinnosuke Abe was 2-2 with 4 RBIs inclding a three run home run off of Bergman in the second. Hisayoshhi Chono got 5 of Japan's other 6 RBIs. Both teams will advance to the Championship round in San Francsico.
NBA Recap
Deron Williams' 27 points and 13 assists as the Nets fell to the 76ers 106-97. Spencer Hawes scored a game-high 24 points and grabbed 10 boards while his teammate Jrue Holiday dropped 15 points and dished out 11 dimes for the Sixers.

Curry

In a matchup between the "best in the west" the Spurs took care of the Thunder 105-93. Durant scored a game high 26 for the Thunder while his teammate Serge Ibaka had 13 points and an incredible 16 rebounds. Tiago Splitter was the star of the night for the Spurs with 21 points and 10 rebounds. (The best part of the Spurs is that you never know who is gonna kill you).
The Utah Jazz were led by Mo Williams' 20 points and 6 assists in their 103-90 win against the Pistons. Greg Monroe had 15 points and 13 rebounds for Detroit.
Kosta Kourfos (WTF?) scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Nuggets downed the Suns 108-93. Ty Lawson added another 19 points for the Nuggets while Wesley Williams led the Suns with 18.
Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 26 points as they destroyed the Knicks 92-63. Carmelo Anthony played at about 70% for the Knicks and only mustered 14 points and 10 rebounds.

All NBA 3/11/2013
Pos	Player	Note
G	BKN- Deron Williams	Shot 10-19 for 27 points and dished out a league high 13 assists.
F	OKC- Kevin Durant	Scored 25 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, and had 7 assists.
F	SA- Tiago Splitter	Shot 9-11 from the field and 3-5 from the line for 21 points while getting 10 rebounds.
F	DEN- Kosta Koufos	10-11 from the field for 22 points and also had 10 rebounds.
C	PHI- Spencer Hawes	Scored 24 points, got 10 rebounds, and dished out 7 assists. Also blocked 2 shots.

NHL Recap

Brown

It took four rounds of shootout for the Bruins to defeat the Senators 3-2. Patrice Bergeron and David Kregci scored for the Bruins in the shootout while Kyle Turris scored the lone one for Ottawa. Turris also scored the Senators second goal which put them up 2-0. Shawn Thornton and Daniel Paille then scored for the Bruins to force overtime.
The Kings got off to a fast start as Jake Muzzin assisted on two first period goals by Dustin Brown and Jarret Stoll. After Mikael Backlund scored for the Flames to make it a 2-1 game with only 6 minutes left, Brown netted an empty netter to seal a 3-1 win.

All NHL 3/11/13
Pos	Player	Note
F	Kyle Turris- OTT	Scored a goal and played good defense picking up two hits, a block, and a takeaway.
F	Dustin Brown- LA	Scored twice for the Kings and finished at plus 1. Also had three hits.
F	Patrice Bergeron- BOS	Didn't record a point but scored in the shootout and forced two turnovers.
D	Drew Doughty- LA	Finished at +1 and had 7 hits.
D	Chris Phillips- OTT	Had two assists and finished at +2. Also had two blocks and a hit.
G	Tuukka Rask- BOS	Saved 30 of 32 shots for a .938 SV% in the 3-2 win.

Heat and Blackhawks keep streaks alive

World Baseball Classic
No games played yesterday that weren't already covered but today there is three games. Netherlands and Cuba start second round play in Tokyo at 10pm while Pool C and Pool D begin opening round play. Venezuela will be playing in memory of Hugo Chavez against star studded Dominican Repblic. In Pool D, two countries with similar flags will face-off, Italy and Mexico.
NBA Recap
There was a shitload 14 games last night so this will be quick.
Joe Johnson scored 22 points as the Nets defeated the Bobcats 99-78. I don't if the Nets should be proud of their second half comeback or they should be embarrassed that they were ever trailing against Charlotte.

Irving

The Cavaliers overcame an eight point deficit entering the fourth quarter to beat the Jazz 104-101. Kyrie Irving dropped 20 points while recording 10 assists in the win. For the Jazz, Butler alum Gordon Hayward had 25 points and 7 assists.
Jeff Green hit a layup as time expired in Indiana to give the Celtics a 83-81 win over the Pacers. Kevin Garnett was the leading performer for Boston with 18 points and 10 rebounds and David West had 11 and 16 for Indiana.
Despite a strong fourth quarter the 76ers were not able to overcome a 19 point lead entering that period. Jeff Teague and Al Horford both played strong for the Hawks in the win with Teague having 27 points and 11 assists and Horford scoring 21 and grabbing 12 boards in the 107-96 win.
Lebron James was the hero in Miami hitting a shot with only a few seconds on the clock to give the Heat a 97-96 win. He scored 26 points on the night but his performance was outmatched by Nikola Vucevic, who scored 25 points while grabbing 21 rebounds.
The Knicks and Pistons entered the forth quarter tied but the Knicks pulled away for an 87-77 win. Raymond Felton scored 26 points for the night and it was an overly unimpressive night for everyone else.
Marc Gasol's double-double (23 P, 12 R) was crucial in the Grizzlies' 91-85 defeat of the Trail Blazers. Damian Lillard scored 20 for Portland.
Kobe Bryant had a huge night dropping 42 points and dishing out 12 assists in the Lakers' 108-102 win in New Orleans. Dwight Howard also played well scoring 20 and getting 15 boards. Al-Farouq Aminu had 12 points with 16 boards for the Hornets.
Honestly nobody cared about this game; the Timberwolves defeated the Wizards 87-82 at home. Derrick Williams had 16 points and 8 rebounds for the T-Wolves while John Wall went for 19 points and 7 assists.
Dirk Nowitzki and OJ Mayo both scored 22 as the Mavericks defeated the Rockets 112-108 (Wall also had 8 assists). This game was close as hell in the second with each team scoring 27 in the third and 25 in the fourth.

Duncan

The Spurs keep proving their dominance of the NBA with 101-83 defeat of the Spurs. Tim Duncan scored 18 points while grabbing 10 rebounds and teammate Manu Ginobili also scored 18 while dishing out 9 assists coming off the bench. Marco Bleinelli scored 21 for the Bulls.
The Raptors beat the Suns 98-71 in a game between teams with a combined 25-78 record. DeMar DeRozan scored 15 for Toronto and tied for their leading rebounder with an outstanding 6.
Blake Griffin recorded a triple-double of 23 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists in the Clippers 117-101 win over the Bucks. Monta Ellis scored 22 for Milwaukee.
In a surprisingly low game for the Warriors (especially against the sucky Kings), they beat Sacramento 87-83. Jason Thompson scored 17 in the loss for Sacramento while Klay Thompson scored 20 for Golden State.
 

All NBA 3/6/13
Pos	Player	Note
G	Jeff Teague- ATL	Scored 27 points going 10-17 from the field while contributing 11 assists.
G	Kobe Bryant- LAL *PON*	Went off last night for 42 points from 14-21 shooting from field and 11-14 from line. Also had 12 assists and 7 rebounds.
F	Blake Griffin- LAC	Got the triple double with 23 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists. Shot 9-14 from field.
F	Nikola Vucevic- ORL	Scored 25 points and had 21 (or 20; depending on site) in Magic loss.
C	Al HOrford- ATL	Second Hawk on the list shot 10-17 from field for 21 points and also grabbed 12 rebounds. Distributed the ball well for 6 assists.

NHL Recap
The Maple Leafs got off to a fast start leading off with 3 unanswered goals against the Senators (JVR had one of those goals plus an assist). Things changed when Mika Zibanejad scored for the Senators in the second to make it 3-1. Zack Smth then scored for Ottawa to begin the third before Toronto scored two to pretty much put things out of reach at 5-2 with 10 minutes left. Ottawa came close to tying it up though scoring twice in the waning moments. James Reimer made 39 saves on a whopping 43 shots to get the 5-4 win.

Carcillo

The Avalanche had a chance to end the Blackhawks point streak when Matt Duchene scored 13 minutes into the second to break a 1-1 tie. Jonathan Toews tied things up when he scored on Semyon Varlamov in the third. Dan Carcillo (a douche from the Flyers) scored with just 50 seconds left (somehow, he really wasn't too impressive in Philly) to give Chicago a 3-2 win.
Roman Cervenka scored for Calgary in the first and Joe Thornton scored for San Jose in the second to set up a third that would (hopefully) decide everything. Calgary made easy work of the third scoring three goals by Blake Comeau, Jarome Iginla, and Curtis Glencross. Mikka Kiprusoff played great saving  32 of 33 shots in the 4-1 win.
Jonas Hiller recorded the shutout stopping every single one of the 18(pathetic for Phoenx) shots that he faced last night. Corey Perry scored the opening goal and Ryan Getzlaf got an empty netter with 20 seconds left to make it 2-0. Getzlaf had assisted earlier on Hiller's goal.

All-NHL 3/6/13
Pos	Player	Injury Note
F	Ryan Getzlaf- ANA	Grabbed a goal and an assist for a two point night as well as finishing at +2. Also had 3 hits, a block, and a takeaway.
F	Leo Komarov- TOR	Didn't get a goal but he used the body for 6 hits and two blocked shots.
F	Bobby Ryan- ANA	Had an assist but played better defense with 4 hits and two takeaways.
F	Colin Greening- OTT	Scored one goal and finished at +1. On defense he had 4 hits, a block, and a takeaway.
D	Chris Phillips- OTT	Finished at +1 despite his team's loss. Had an assist and 6 hits.
D	Brent Seabrook- CHI	Had an assist while blocking three shots. Also hit 5 guys and forced a turnover.
D	Ryan O'Byrne-COL	Played real physical hitting 6 guys and blocking a shot. Finished at +1.
G	Mikka Kiprusoff- CGY	Stopped 32 of 33 shots to finish with a .970 SV%.
G	James Reimer- TOR	Faced a shitload of shots (43) but kept his cool stopping 39 and his offense did enough for the win.

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