I’m sorry to report that my blog will have very little to provide about sports with many seasons being postponed or cancelled completely due to the spread of the coronavirus that is impacting the sports world. MLB spring training was wrapping up and well on its  way to opening day and the NBA was preparing for an all out war in the playoffs with many teams including the Lakers and the Bucks hitting their strides. The NHL’s regular season was coming to a close and the much anticipated Stanley Cup was on the horizon. The Boston Bruins leading the eastern standings and the Saint Louis Blues leading the western standings were both on their way to a rematch for the Stanley Cup that the Blues were able to take home last year. Thankfully, the NFL has not postponed the draft slotted for late April but there will be no fans in attendance making the event one to remember, probably for its awkwardness. As well as the NFL season still being on track to start in September as usual. Locally, high school basketball’s season has been cancelled without a winner due to the UIL eliminating most of the risk that student athletes might contract Covid-19. For many seniors this is a tragic time with many of their hopes of finishing their careers on a high note have been crushed. However, it’s sadly for the best as it’s not worth it to risk these kids’ lives over a game. Still, life without the usual distraction of sporting events has been fairly miserable, especially as many people around the globe realize just how much time watching national sports took up our time. Hopefully, this time period of self-isolation comes to an end soon and the world can resume back to its normal state but in the time being we just have to trudge on and find other distractions. I hope y’all are all safe and with your families making the best out of your situations.

External source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/sports/football/nfl-draft-coronavirus.html

You smell that? That distinct smell of rubber, hardwood and sweat? Well you better cause March is six days away and so does everything that comes along with it. The regular season of basketball is coming to an end around the country. Its about to be playoff season in the worlds of UIL basketball and NCAA basketball. The time for collegiate basketball with rivalry games are on the horizon with seeding implications that will greatly change the landscape of the brackets. Notably, up north the Michigan Wolverines will be heading to Columbus to take on the Ohio State Buckeyes in a fierce rivalry game that have a major impact on where both teams end up heading into the tournament. Also, Purdue is set to take on Indiana in a game that will most likely end up deciding which team will make it to the playoffs. Locally for college teams in Texas, Texas Tech, North Texas and Baylor are three Texas universities expected to make it to March Madness. With Baylor also expecting to be a one seed in one of the four regions of the bracket. Teams like Texas and Texas A&M though are not expected to be taking part in the anticipated tournament barring a miracle in the conference tournament due to both team under performing expectations this year. However, UIL (High School basketball in Texas) playoffs will begin for the men’s teams this weekend with notable games such as Duncanville versus Grand Prairie high school and North Shore versus Kingwood. Duncanville are the reigning champs from last years 6A division title game, where they took down North Shore 66-62 in a nail biter. These games will be kicking off what should be an intense playoff bracket that will conclude with the state championship game in the Alamobowl stadium located in San Antonio.

Sources:

https://www.uiltexas.org/basketball/state-boys

https://www.uiltexas.org/basketball/playoff-brackets/boys/6A/1-3

Hello! My name is Dylan DeRaud and I’m a Journalism major here at Texas State University along with minoring in Business. I recently transferred to Texas State from from the University of North Texas after my freshman year of college. UNT has a highly touted journalism program there but due to external factors. I never felt at home and decided to find a change in scenery. However this did not impact the way I still feel about my major and stuck with it. What got me into journalism in the first place was watching ESPN as a kid and seeing all the highlights they broadcasted. Mixed in with my love for sports and finding out information, journalism just felt like the perfect fit. Thus, this is why I’m creating this public blog as a way to share my opinions and reports of sports locally and nationally. I believe that people will enjoy reading my blog posts due to my credibility. I am an avid sports viewer and I have experience in the field of sports reporting. In high school I was chosen to be the sports producer of my student run broadcast class. That took a lot of hard work and perseverance due to the fact that I had to start out at the bottom of the staff hierarchy. I was given the least important segments and had to earn the respect of my peers. I also was an Intern for a site called The Old Coach that provided me with an opportunity to film and report local high school football games. If my blog does indeed become successful, my hope is that it kept my readers entertained as well as informed of what is going on in the world of sports. With a lot of different sports platforms out there that are all about clicks its nice to have a straight forward sports site and I hope my blog can provide that.

Sources: https://theoldcoach.com/

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