THIS WEEK IN SPORTS: MARCH 27TH — APRIL 2ND

This week closes out March. It will result in a D1 Women’s Basketball National Champion, NIT Champion and the 2 squads that will meet for the D1 Men’s Basketball National Championship. As College Basketball comes to an end, baseball emerges with MLB Opening Day on Thursday. The WBC was a global explosion the previous two weeks, but now Major League Baseball embarks on their 7 month journey. The NBA has 2 weeks left and the NHL has 3 before they dive into the playoffs. European Soccer Clubs resume over the weekend as the International window comes to a close. Major League Soccer moves toward Match Day 6 and the XFL heads to Week 7. As College Basketball Season comes to a closes, College Baseball, College Softball and College Lacrosse have the stage to themselves through May/ mid June.

If you’re looking for a great podcast, tune into and subscribe to The Irrational Confidence Podcast (@IRConfidencePod on Twitter). We release 2 college football episodes a week during the season and throw in NFL and college basketball episodes in between. We currently have 2 exclusive interview episodes available on all platforms. The interviews available now are with former NFL Assistant Coach Paul McCord and EA Sports Writer and Designer Christopher Davis. You can find our podcast on every platform as well as the Spinnable Sports YouTube Channel. We just released an insightful episode looking at the future of college sports. It is focused on the changing landscape of college athletics and potential conference realignment ideas. We’re also dropping an episode taking a look at who we think the best NCAA Tournament champion really is going back over the past 35 years. Our preview of the Final Four will also drop this week and we’ll give our updated predictions on who will cut down the nets. Another reason to subscribe to the Spinnable Sports YouTube Channel is to catch the Photo Finish Podcast that is focused on all things horse racing.

NFL:

• ANTHONY RICHARDSON’S PRO DAY. MARCH 30TH
• AARON RODGERS IS STILL A GREEN BAY PACKER
• LAMAR JACKSON IS STILL A RAVEN BUT TEAMS MAY OR MAY NOT BE REACHING OUT
• CAROLINA PANTHERS OWN THE TOP PICK IN THE NFL DRAFT
• APRIL IS NFL DRAFT MONTH

COLLEGE BASKETBALL:

• WOMEN’S ELITE 8. OHIO STATE VS VIRGINIA TECH. MONDAY. 9PM EST. ESPN
• WOMEN’S ELITE 8. MARYLAND VS SOUTH CAROLINA. MONDAY. 7PM EST. ESPN
• NIT SEMIFINALS: NORTH TEXAS VS WISCONSIN (IN VEGAS). TUESDAY. 7PM EST. ESPN
• NIT SEMIFINALS: UTAH VALLEY VS UAB (IN VEGAS). TUESDAY. 9:30PM EST. ESPN2
• NIT CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (IN VEGAS). THURSDAY. 9:30PM EST. ESPN2
• WOMEN’S FINAL FOUR. LSU VS VIRGINIA TECH. FRIDAY. 7PM EST. ESPN
• WOMEN’S FINAL FOUR. IOWA VS. SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. 9PM EST. ESPN
• MEN’S FINAL FOUR. FAU VS SDSU. SATURDAY. 6PM EST. CBS
• MEN’S FINAL FOUR. UCONN VS MIAMI. SATURDAY. 8:50PM EST. CBS
• WOMEN’S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. SUNDAY. 3:30PM EST. ABC

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: OPENING WEEK

• CHECKOUT OUR NL / AL PREVIEWS AS WELL AS A REVIEW OF THE MLB RULE CHANGES AND HOW BANNING THE INFIELD SHIFT WILL IMPACT THE GAME, ALL ON SPINNABLE SPORTS
• MLB OPENING DAY. THURSDAY
• SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS AT NEW YORK YANKEES THURSDAY/ SATURDAY / SUNDAY
• PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES AT TEXAS RANGERS. THURSDAY / SATURDAY / SUNDAY
• TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS. THURSDAY / SATURDAY / SUNDAY
• MILWAUKEE BREWERS AT CHICAGO CUBS. THURSDAY / SATURDAY/ SUNDAY
• CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT HOUSTON ASTROS. THURSDAY — SUNDAY
• CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT SEATTLE MARINERS. THURSDAY — SUNDAY

NHL:

• NEW JERSEY DEVILS AT NEW YORK ISLANDERS. MONDAY. 7:30PM EST
• SEATTLE KRAKEN AT MINNESOTA WILD. MONDAY. 8PM EST
• TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING AT CAROLINA HURRICANES. TUESDAY. 7PM EST
• LA KINGS AT CALGARY FLAMES. TUESDAY. 9PM EST
• MINNESOTA WILD AT COLORADO AVALANCHE. WEDNESDAY. 10PM EST. TNT
• NEW YORK RANGERS AT NEW JERSEY DEVILS. THURSDAY. 7PM EST
• LA KINGS AT EDMONTON OILERS. THURSDAY. 9PM EST
• NEW YORK ISLANDERS AT TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING. SATURDAY. 7PM EST
• MINNESOTA WILD AT VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS. SATURDAY. 10PM EST
• NEW YORK RANGERS AT WASHINGTON CAPITALS. SUNDAY. 1PM EST. TNT
• NEW JERSEY DEVILS AT WINNIPEG JETS. SUNDAY. 7PM EST. NHL NETWORK

NBA:

• PHILADELPHIA 76ERS AT DENVER NUGGETS. MONDAY. 9:30PM EST. NBA TV
• MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES AT SACRAMENTO KINGS. MONDAY. 10PM EST
• MIAMI HEAT AT TORONTO RAPTORS. TUESDAY. 7:30PM EST. TNT
• MIAMI HEAT AT NEW YORK KNICKS. WEDNESDAY. 7:30PM EST
• DALLAS MAVERICKS AT PHILADELPHIA 76ERS. WEDNESDAY 7:30PM EST. ESPN
• BOSTON CELTICS AT MILWAUKEE BUCKS. THURSDAY. 7:30PM EST. TNT
• NEW ORLEANS PELICANS AT DENVER NUGGETS. THURSDAY. 10PM EST. TNT
• UTAH JAZZ AT BOSTON CELTICS. FRIDAY. 7:30PM EST
• NEW YORK KNICKS AT CLEVELAND CAVALIERS. FRIDAY. 7:30PM EST
• SACRAMENTO KINGS AT PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS. FRIDAY. 10PM EST
• PHILADELPHIA 76ERS AT MILWAUKEE BUCKS. SUNDAY. 8PM EST
• INDIANA PACERS AT CLEVELAND CAVALIERS. SUNDAY. 8PM EST

US MEN’S NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM:

• USA VS EL SALVADOR. EXPLORIA STADIUM IN ORLANDO. MONDAY. 7:30PM EST. TNT

EUROPEAN DOMESTIC SOCCER LEAGUES:

• FRANKFURT VS BOCHUM. FRIDAY. 2:30PM EST
• MAN CITY VS LIVERPOOL. SATURDAY. 7:30AM EST. USA / PEACOCK
• UNION BERLIN VS VfB STUTTGART. SATURDAY. 9:30AM EST
• RB LEIPZIG VS MAINZ. SATURDAY. 9:30PM EST
• BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION VS BRENTFORD. SATURDAY. 10AM EST. PEACOCK
• INTER MILAN VS FIORENTINA. SATURDAY. NOON EST
• BAYERN MUNICH VS BORUSSIA DORTMUND. SATURDAY. 12:30PM EST. ABC
• CHELSEA VS ASTON VILLA. SATURDAY. 12:30PM EST. NBC
• KÖLN VS BORUSSIA MÖNCHENGLADBACH. SUNDAY. 9:30AM EST
• REAL MADRID VS VALLADOLID. SUNDAY. 10:15AM EST
• NEWCASTLE UNITED VS MANCHESTER UNITED. SUNDAY. 11:30AM EST. USA / PEACOCK
• PSG VS LYON. SUNDAY. 2:45PM EST
• NAPOLI VS AC MILAN. SUNDAY. 2:45PM EST

MLS:

• ORLANDO CITY SC VS NASHVILLE SC. SATURDAY. 7:30PM EST
• ATLANTA UNITED VS NEW YORK RED BULLS. SATURDAY. 7:30PM EST
• FC CINCINNATI VS INTER MIAMI. SATURDAY. 7:30PM EST
• FC DALLAS VS PORTLAND TIMBERS. SATURDAY. 8:30PM EST
• ST. LOUIS CITY SC VS MINNESOTA UNITED. SATURDAY. 8:30PM EST
• COLORADO RAPIDS VS LAFC. SATURDAY. 9:30PM EST

XFL:

• SEA DRAGONS AT RENEGADES. FRIDAY. 7PM EST. FX
• BRAHMAS AT VIPERS. SATURDAY. 3PM EST. ESPN2
• DEFENDERS AT GUARDIANS. SATURDAY. 6PM EST. ESPN
• BATTLEHAWKS AT ROUGHNECKS SUNDAY. 2PM EST. ESPN

Next week we head to Augusta National for The Masters!

Let’s MARCH into a new season and new month with a CHAMPIONSHIP mindset!