Current sports update

These past few weeks have been a good one for sports fans. The 2013-2013 MLB season has finally started after months of anticipation. At nearly the same time, the NHL playoffs are underway with many upsets already. Tiger Woods, after winning a tournament, had a major mental breakdown only a few weeks ago after his terrible play. The NBA....well, they're still getting over payed. Soccer has currently been heating up with the title race in sight for many leagues around the world. So lets look a little more in depth to some of the main subjects. The baseball season is underway and so far it looks like a good one. But there have been some surprises out there. The Washington Nationals (Yes they are still a professional team) currently have the lead in the National League. yes, there have only been about 15 games played. But this is huge for underdogs such as the Nationals. We also have the Red Sox and Phillies at the bottom of the standings. This is an unusual look for the MLB. With this said, I still believe that the Nationals will not be in the playoffs this year while the Phillies and Red Sox will be. In the NHL, the Philadelphia Flyers and the Nashville Predators have advanced to the second round. Flyers forward Claude Giroux set an all time Flyers record for most points in a playoff series with 14 (Giroux).  As of now, it looks like we could see a very interesting matchup with Russian star Alexander Ovechkin against Canadian star Claude Giroux by next week. The race for Lord Stanley's Cup sure is on and it will only get better. And now we will move to soccer. The Ole Red Devils of Manchester UNited have surrendered a 7 point lead and now MAnchester City only trails by 3 points. The race is on and City is closing the gap. Will it come down to the final match of the season? We will find out in the upcoming few weeks. Real Madrid defeated FC Barcelona in the El Classico 2-1 with a wonder strike from Cristiano Ronaldo (Real). Madrid now has a definitive lead in the league table and looks sure to win.

"ESPN NHL." Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Philadelphia Flyers. ESPN. Web. 22 Apr. 2012. <http://scores.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=400259122>.

"Real Madrid." ESPNsoccernet.com. ESPN. Web. 22 Apr. 2012. <http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team?id=86>.