Preview

Ugh. This was almost ready to go and then Brady’s knee got Gillooly’d by Bernard Pollack and I couldn’t think about football until now. By the way, love the consistency of the NFL – Vince Wilfork gets pushed into J.P. Losman in last season's opener and got flagged and fined; Pollack hits the reigning MVP below the knee and gets nothing. Anyway, I’m amazed by the amount of glee all the Patriots’ ‘Haters’ have shown to Brady’s injury and look forward to an exciting season.

Thank heavens we're done with the boring, pointless and mostly unnecessary preseason (like 1 or 2 games wouldn't suffice?) and we can finally move on to the real games. This is going to be a quick preview of the season and predictions of each team's final standings.

AFC East

The AFC or Alpha dog Football Conference is where all the parity talk in the NFL flies right out the window. Pencil in the Pats, Chargers and Colts. The rest of the teams comprise the beta dogs (well except for KC they could be best summed up as the three legged dog that urinates blood and lives in a gutter), and these teams will fight for the meager scraps left come playoff time.

NBA Finals Preview

Wow. The Celtics & Lakers both looked impressive in closing out their respective Conference powerhouse. On top of that, they have guaranteed a TV ratings bonanza for the NBA and ABC. And let’s face it, after taking the regular season crown in their respective Conferences, would either team want it any other way? To be the best, you have to beat the best. And this is the first time since 2000 that both Conferences’ top seeds made the NBA Finals.

NBA Playoffs’ Conference Finals Preview

Sports Hubris' John Mugatu previews the 2008 NBA playoffs ... and swears he'll do better on these predictions than he did on his NCAA predictions - or you get a full refund.

March Madness is here! The best tournament of the year: 32 games in the first two days; 16 more games the next two days; what's not to love about the opening weekend? I’m going to break down each region, give a few upset alerts, pick the four teams that will advance to the sweet sixteen from each region, let you in on my final four picks and who I think is going to win it all.

EAST REGION