THIS WEEK IN SPORTS: APRIL 10TH — 16TH

The Masters Champion has been crowned and the Men’s NCAA Tournament Champion has cut down the nets. On behalf of Spinnable Sports and The Irrational Confidence Podcast, congratulations to Jon Rahm & the UConn Huskies. Now that those champions have been crowned, we start the NBA Playoffs. This week brings us the Play In Rounds and opening action of the First Round in the Eastern and Western Conferences respectively. The NHL skates into the final week of their regular season before the Stanley Cup Playoffs start on April 18th. The NFL is 2 weeks away from the Draft in Kansas City, but News can break at anytime. If you’re looking for NFL Draft content, we have you covered from every aspect at SpinnableSports.com. The NFL might not be playing, but we do have a few college football spring games this week. We are done with all the MLB Opening Week pageantry and now enter the 2nd full week of the campaign. The UEFA Champions League returns with the 1st Leg of Quarterfinal matches during mid-week. The MLS and European Domestic Leagues all return to action over the weekend. The XFL enters Week and the USFL season kicks off on Saturday.

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NFL:

• RUMORS SAY THE PACKERS – JETS DEAL FOR AARON RODGERS IS 98% DONE, SO WE CONTINUE TO WAIT
• THE RAVENS AND LAMAR JACKSON ARE STILL IN A STAND-OFF
• TONS OF NFL DRAFT CONTENT ON SPINNABLE SPORTS

COLLEGE FOOTBALL SPRING GAMES:

• BACK TO BACK NATIONAL CHAMPION GEORGIA BULLDOGS SPRING GAME. SATURDAY. 4PM EST. ESPN2
• FLORIDA GATORS SPRING GAME. THURSDAY 7:30PM EST. ESPN+/SECN+
• TCU HORNED FROGS SPRING GAME. FRIDAY. 8PM EST. ESPN+
• OHIO STATE BUCKEYES SPRING GAME. SATURDAY. NOON EST. BIG TEN NETWORK
• CLEMSON TIGERS SPRING GAME. SATURDAY. 1PM EST. ACC NETWORK
• MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS SPRING GAME. SATURDAY. 2PM EST. BIG TEN NETWORK
• TEXAS LONGHORNS SPRING GAME. SATURDAY. 2PM EST.
• USC TROJANS SPRING GAME. SATURDAY. 3PM EST. PAC 12 NETWORK
• FSU SEMINOLES SPRING GAME. SATURDAY. 4PM EST. ACC NETWORK EXTRA
• TEXAS A&M AGGIES SPRING GAME SATURDAY. 4PM EST. ESPN+/SECN+
• SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS SPRING GAME. SATURDAY. 7PM EST. ESPN+/SECN+

NBA PLAYOFFS:

• EASTERN CONFERENCE PLAY IN GAME: 8 SEED ATLANTA HAWKS AT 7 SEED MIAMI HEAT TUESDAY (WINNER IS 7 SEED). 7:30PM EST. TNT
• WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAY IN GAME: 8 SEED MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES AT 7 SEED LA LAKERS. TUESDAY (WINNER IS 7 SEED). 10PM EST. TNT
• EASTERN CONFERENCE PLAY IN GAME: 10 SEED CHICAGO BULLS AT 9 SEED TORONTO RAPTORS WEDNESDAY (WINNER VS LOSER OF 7/8 SEED GAME). 7PM EST. ESPN
• WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAY IN GAME: 10 SEED OKC THUNDER AT 9 SEED NEW ORLEANS PELICANS. WEDNESDAY (WINNER VS LOSER OF 7/8 SEED GAME). 9:30PM EST. ESPN
• EASTERN CONFERENCE PLAY IN GAME. LOSER OF 7/8 SEED VS WINNER OF 9/10 SEED. FRIDAY. (WINNER IS 8 SEED). TNT
• WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAY IN GAME. LOSER OF 7/8 SEED VS WINNER OF 9/10 SEED. FRIDAY. (WINNER IS 8 SEED). ESPN
• FIRST ROUND TIPS OFF ON SATURDAY AT 1PM EST WITH THE NETS AT 76ERS.
• 4 GAMES ON SATURDAY (1PM EST, 3:30PM EST, 6PM EST ON ESPN & 8:30PM EST ABC)
• 4 GAMES ON SUNDAY (3PM EST ABC, 5:30PM EST, 8PM EST & 10:30PM EST ALL ON TNT)

NHL FINAL WEEK OF REGULAR SEASON:

• TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS AT FLORIDA PANTHERS. MONDAY 7PM EST
• NASHVILLE PREDATORS AT CALGARY FLAMES. MONDAY. 9:30PM EST
• TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS AT TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING. TUESDAY. 7PM EST. ESPN
• WINNIPEG JETS AT MINNESOTA WILD. TUESDAY. 8PM EST
• EDMONTON OILERS AT COLORADO AVALANCHE. TUESDAY. 9:30PM EST. ESPN
• SEATTLE KRAKEN AT VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS. TUESDAY. 10PM EST
• CAROLINA HURRICANES AT FLORIDA PANTHERS. THURSDAY. 7PM EST
• TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS AT NEW YORK RANGERS. THURSDAY. 7PM EST
• MINNESOTA WILD AT NASHVILLE PREDATORS. THURSDAY. 8PM EST
• WINNIPEG JETS AT COLORADO AVALANCHE. THURSDAY. 8PM EST
• VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS AT SEATTLE KRAKEN. THURSDAY. 10:30PM EST. ESPN
• COLORADO AVALANCHE AT NASHVILLE PREDATORS. FRIDAY. 8PM EST

MLB:

• NEW YORK YANKEES AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS. MONDAY THRU WEDNESDAY
• SAN DIEGO PADRES AT NEW YORK METS. MONDAY THRU WEDNESDAY
• LA DODGERS AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS. MONDAY THRU WEDNESDAY
• MILWAUKEE BREWERS AT SAN DIEGO PADRES. THURSDAY THRU SUNDAY
• TEXAS RANGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS. FRIDAY THRU SUNDAY
• CHICAGO CUBS AT LA DODGERS. FRIDAY THRU SUNDAY
• LA ANGELS AT BOSTON RED. FRIDAY THRU MONDAY (11AM PATRIOTS DAY 4/17)
• BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX. FRIDAY THRU SUNDAY

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: 1ST LEG — QUARTERFINALS:

• BENFICA VS INTER MILAN. TUESDAY. 3PM EST. PARAMOUNT +
• MANCHESTER CITY VS BAYERN MUNICH. TUESDAY. 3PM EST. CBS / PARAMOUNT +
• AC MILAN VS NAPOLI. WEDNESDAY. 3PM EST. PARAMOUNT +
• REAL MADRID VS CHELSEA. WEDNESDAY. 3PM EST. CBS / PARAMOUNT +

MLS:

• COLUMBUS CREW VS NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION. SATURDAY. 7:30PM EST
• NYCFC VS NASHVILLE SC. SATURDAY. 7:30PM EST
• MINNESOTA UNITED VS ORLANDO CITY SC. SATURDAY. 8:30PM EST
• ST. LOUIS CITY SC VS FC CINCINNATI. SATURDAY. 8:30PM EST
• PORTLAND TIMBERS VS SEATTLE SOUNDERS. SATURDAY. 10:30PM EST
• LA GALAXY VS LAFC (EL TRAFICO). SUNDAY. 4:30PM EST. FOX

EUROPEAN DOMESTIC SOCCER LEAGUES:

• ASTON VILLA VS NEWCASTLE UNITED. SATURDAY. 7:30AM EST. USA / PEACOCK
• BOLOGNA VS AC MILAN. SATURDAY. 9AM EST
• BAYERN MUNICH VS TSG HOFFENHEIM. SATURDAY. 9:30AM EST
• VfB STUTTGART VS BORUSSIA DORTMUND. SATURDAY. 9:30AM EST
• EVERTON VS FULHAM FC. SATURDAY. 10AM EST. PEACOCK
• NOTTINGHAM FOREST VS MANCHESTER UNITED. 11:30AM EST. USA / PEACOCK

XFL:

• VIPERS AT ROUGHNECKS. SATURDAY. 12:30PM EST. ABC
• GUARDIANS AT BRAHMAS. SATURDAY. 7PM EST. ESPN2
• RENEGADES AT DEFENDERS. SUNDAY. NOON EST. ESPN
• SEA DRAGONS AT BATTLEHAWKS. SUNDAY. 3PM EST. ESPN

USFL:

• WEEK 1 OF THE SEASON — SATURDAY & SUNDAY ON NBC / FOX

Hope you have a GREAT sports week!