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Alexander Ovechkin has been sent home early from the NHL Playoffs…again. I’m starting to worry.

There may not be a better time of year. 40 nights of NBA playoff basketball in 40 days. What could be more exciting? Glad you asked…
(Photo by Tony Dejak)

Now that March Madness is over I can focus my attention on perhaps the best month in all of sports – the NBA playoffs. The playoffs haven’t begun yet but the battle to avoid 8th place is in on.

With all due respect to Butler and Duke (OK, I don’t mean that. I don’t really respect Duke and their “basketball pwayers”), I’m relieved the NCAA tournament has finally concluded. With the exception of Monday night’s finale, the 2010 Final Four flopped.

Easter Sunday was an emotional roller coaster. First, my adopted NBA team trounced the Lakers. Awesome. Then, baseball season officially started. Exciting. Shortly after that I learned firsthand that Klondike Bars are now 2/3 their original size. Bummer. Finally, my favorite Philadelphia Eagle got traded to a division rival. Devastating.

There’s been a lot of chatter over the past few weeks about moving Donovan McNabb. The media has devoted plenty of energy to the end of the McNabb era in Philadelphia…but what are they missing?