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