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College basketball fans, now is the time to get exticed!!! We are down to our final 8 teams in the postseason tournament. The final 8 teams are: Kentucky, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Arizona, Duke, Gonzaga, Notre Dame and  Lousivlle. The team to beat in the tournament and all season is , Kentucky, who has gone 37-0 and looks to be the second team in NCAA Basketball history to have an undefeated season. However, there are some teams such as Wisconsin and the big man, Frank Kaminski who look to get their revenge on Kentucky from last season, after they were knocked out in the Final Four against Kentucky. Kentucky must face a Notre Dame team tonight, that is on a roll, after winning the ACC Championship and excellent guard play by Jerian Grant, one of the seniors on the team.  And back to Wisconsin, they must play an Arizona team tonight that wants revenge from Wisconsin, that knocked 'Zona out of the tourney last year in the Elite 8.  It should be a great night tonight for basketball

Now, former Mavs, Suns and Lakers Point Guard, announced his retirement from the NBA after 19 seasons. Nash was a great player and put up some historic numbers. He is a 2-time MVP from 2004-2006, with the Phoenix Suns. In addition, Nash is 3rd, in all-time assists, with over 10,000 for his career. Nash was a great player, representing Canada and paving the way for Canadian basketball players in the NBA, such as Andrew Wiggins, Thristian Thompson, etc. Although, towards the last 2 years in the league with the Los Angeles Lakers, Nash was plagued with injuries and never played a full season with the Lakers.  Here's his statement according  to ESPN, " My time playing this game has been incredible. I played on some great teams-- had a lot of success--and I just wasn't able to get over the hump a few times. I simply want people to remember me as a competitor and great teammate. That's it." As do I, and many other basketball fans want to remember the great Steve Nash as

For all you college basketball fans, it is March Madness and that that means it its tournament time for all 68 teams and the one and done postseason, where any college basketball team can win it all. But, let's take a look back about 27 years go, when Lattener joined the Duke Bluedevils basketball team under Coach K. Lattener was a highly recruited high-school player and looked to take his game to the next level at Duke. The reasons whey non-Duke fans hated him so much was because, we as "dirty" player with hitting players and kicking players when they were down. But Lattener to his defense said, " sports isn't supposed to be goody, goody, its competition." In addition, he was talented on the court, he court shoot, pass, play defense and all-around difference maker on the court. Some say that he was arrogant and selfish on the court, and he only wanted personal success. However, I believe that in the documentary, you will see Lattener break down the common m

Kendrick Lamar is back and with his highly anticipated album, To Pimp A Butterfly. Lamar has been on his grind and it certainly shows in his new album. It is a great sophomore album, following G.O.O.D. KID M.A.A.D. City album in 2012-13. I recommend to all rap fans and music fans to check out this album! Rating: 10/10!!! You can check it out now on Spotify and iTunes, Soundcloud, etc.

This past weekend , there was alot of great shows to watch, particularly on Sunday night on HBO and Showtime. On HBO, there is the popular original series, Girls, which is in it's fourth season and has elevated its' plot tremendously from last season. If you haven't watched the series yet, there is still time to catch up. Season 4 will end in about a couple of weeks. The show's creator and main character, Lena Dunham, (Hannah), is a struggling writer trying to make her way through New York and growing up as a young adult , alongside her 3 best friends and other characters along the way. In addition, a new original HBO series, Togetherness, had its' season finale last night and it was pretty well done. The show is about a late to middle aged Brett, a sound effects producer in suburban Southern California, with his wife Michelle, his best friend, and roommate, Alex, a struggling actor, with Michelle's sister, Tina and Brett and Michelle's kids all living toget

If you haven't had the opportunity to watch the latest documentary on NBA star Kobe Bryant, check it out on Showtime now. The newest documentary shows Los Angeles Laker star Kobe Bryant and chronicling the success and failures of his NBA career, from winning 3 consecutive championships in the early 2000s, the infamous rape charge against him in the media and in the courts. That could have completely derailed his career and we would not see the Kobe we see today probably in the league and in the media spotlight. Also, the documentary entails the recent injuries Bryant has faced over the last 2 and a half years, from tearing his Achilles, knee fractures and about a month a half ago, tearing his rota-tor cuff in his shoulder. This left Bryant out for the season again this year, leaving him to rehab for about the next 9-10 months.  Bryant only has 1 year left on his expensive , 50 million dollar contract with the Lakers and the the question now looms at 36, going on 37, will Bryant be