"Best Athlete" Quarter-Finals
We have advanced to the quarter-finals of the first ever Sports Action “Best Athlete” Bracket. There were several upsets in the first round and could be many more before this bracket is all said and done. Here is how the bracket now breaks down.
In the Deion Sanders Bracket the top overall seed, LeBron James, moved on over Miami Heat teammate Dwyane Wade. He will face the only UFC athlete in the competition, Jon “Bones” Jones, in the next round after Jones upset fourth seeded Bryce Harper of the MLB‘s Washington Nationals. The Boston Red Sox’s Carl Crawford, a three-sport all-state athlete in high school and number six seed in this bracket, also pulled the upset over the Philadelphia Eagles’ DeSean Jackson and will face Calvin “Megatron” Johnson in the quarters.
In the Bo Jackson half of the bracket the second overall seed Blake Griffin advanced easily, and now will face Dwight Howard who beat out the Atlanta Falcons’ Tony Gonzalez, who has been called one of the best athletes in NFL history. Finally Cam Newton of the Carolina Panthers upset fellow NFLer Jimmy Graham of the New Orleans Saints, who played both basketball and football at The University of Miami, and will be facing Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder who dispatched the only soccer player in the bracket, Christiano Ronaldo.
Here is how the quarters look:
Deion Sanders Bracket
1. LeBron James vs. 5. Jon “Bones” Jones
2. Calvin Johnson vs. 6. Carl Crawford
Bo Jackson Bracket
1. Blake Griffin vs. 5. Dwight Howard
2. Russell Westbrook vs. 6. Cam Newton
We will post these on social media so people can vote, or you can vote by leaving a comment on this page. Voting will close tonight at midnight and the results will be announced in the morning tomorrow.
Pac-12 Men’s Golf Championships Arrive
The sun has finally graced us with it’s presence, the smell of spring is in the air, and all other 11 Pac-12 schools have arrived in Corvallis for the inaugural Pac-12 Men’s Golf Championships which will be held locally at Trysting Tree Golf Course this year.
Sitting here this morning I can tell you that the practice rounds for the teams have gotten under way and we are less than 24 hours away from the first tee shot being hit and the tournament beginning.
The favorites to take the team crown this year have to be Oregon, UCLA, Washington, Stanford, Cal, and USC. Oregon comes in to the championships with the most momentum having won their previous tournament, and six on the year.
The Ducks are led by Eugene Wong and Dan Miernicki, the 5th and 18th ranked players in the nation, and have to be two of the favorites for individual champion. Others who will be in the hunt for the title, accompanied by their ranking, could include Patrick Rodgers of Stanford, 3rd, Chris Williams of Washington, 7th, Patrick Cantlay of UCLA, 10th, and Steve Lim of USC, 17th. Other players who could be in the mix include Andrew Yun of Stanford, Cheng-Tsung Pan of Washington, Max Homa of Cal, Alex Moore of Oregon State and Martin Trainer, last year’s champion, of USC.
The tournament runs from Friday April 27 through Sunday the 29th with the first two rounds being played on Friday. Come out, support your teams (especially Beaver Nation), and watch the future stars in the game of golf.
Sunday night on “Sports Action” Jonnie and I will be reviewing the Pac-12 Championships and talking about what we learned throughout the weekend. DON’T MISS IT!
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