10.  The Rangers are up 2-1 on the Devils in the Eastern Conference finals for the Stanley Cup.  The New York/New Jersey area must be buzzing while the Islanders silently weep into their pillows and write poems of heartbreak in their pink diaries every night.

9.  Verlander one hit the Pirates on Friday night after they got a hit in the ninth to break up the no-no.   As someone told me this weekend, they can’t even get no hit right.  Remarkably though, they haven’t been no hit in over 40 years.  At this point in Bucco history, that’s something to brag about, despite the fact that they flirt with it every two weeks or so.

8.  The Celtics and 76ers are knotted up at 2 games each.  I keep waiting for someone to remind the 76ers that they suck.  Maybe someone needs to go a little Celtic Pride on Andre Iguodala.

7.  As I suspected, the Heat aren’t going to go down without a fight.  For a super team, they sure seem to be missing something, but when Lebron and Wade decide to play, they are nearly impossible to beat.  This doesn’t help, but when you need more motivation, there is only one place to go.

6.  The White Sox swept the Cubs at Wrigley.  Are the Sox for real?  Probably not, but the Cubs really do suck.  Thank god someone will be there to fight it out with the Buccos for last place in September!

5.  Now that Scott Van Slyke hit his first big league homer for the Dodgers, my throwback Andy Van Slyke Pirates jersey is going to confuse even more people at the ball park this summer.

4.  I’ll Have Another has a shot at the Triple Crown, which hasn’t been claimed in 34 years.  The racing triple crown is up there with the most prestigious triple crowns in sports, baseball, bridge, and most revered of all, the All Japan Pro Wrestling Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship.

3.  The Kings finally lose one, but are still up 3-1 on the Coyotes.  I fully expect riots one way or the other after the playoffs wrap up in LA.  They care as much about hockey there as they do in Vancouver, don’t they?

2.  The Spurs just keep performing.  The Clippers have a bright future, but Tim Duncan and company shook their fists at the whippersnappers and told them to get off of their lawn in the second round.

1.  Folks in West Virginia are awfully excited to head to the Big 12.  I was told that WVU’s five year plan is to beat Oklahoma and Texas, win the Big 12, win the national title, and then move to the NFL.  That’s what drinking moonshine will do to you!

With spring in the air, let’s jump right into this week’s edition of the Dude’s Top Ten!

10.  The Clippers finish off the Grizzlies in game 7.  The very idea of the Clippers making the playoffs and winning a series just seems wrong to me.  This is the Clippers we’re talking about.  Didn’t they disturb a mummy’s tomb or something that put the curse on them to always stink?

9.  Will Florida State end up bolting the ACC for greener pastures in the Big 12 or SEC?  It seems like only a matter of time to me.  Until they have a playoff and a handful of super conferences sucking up all the college football money, these changes aren’t finished.  And then you could get away from the stink that is Duke too.  That never hurts.

8.  Lebron is the MVP again.  While he may win a dozen of these, it won’t matter without a ring.  Even if he does win it all this year, the refrain will be “who did he beat?” with Rose out.  That’s the problem when you want all the superstars on your team.  It wouldn’t have been the same if Bird and Magic or Jordan and Isaiah had decided to be on the same team.

7.  Sometimes it’s good to know that I’m not the only one wearing a tin foil hat.  We all know the NBA is as rigged as pro wrestling!

6.  Hats off to Kevin Steen for winning the Ring of Honor title Saturday night.  A few years ago, this would have been a really big deal for me, but ROH has managed to lose a lot of my interest in the last few years.  After the Briscoes, who am I supposed to care about again?

5.  Josh Hamilton is just killing it and Bryce Harper is just killing himself.  There’s a lesson to be learned here, Doctor and Dude Nation.  I’m not sure what it is, but I’m for it and for anything that can the Great Mutamentioned (and a linked picture) on a major website is a win in my book!

4.  The White Sox continue to stagger along like most people expected.  When they stink, they don’t do it half way.  I’m going to the Cell tonight, so I hope Sunday’s implosion got it out of their system for a day or two.  At least the beer will be cold!

3.  The Kings are keeping this hot streak going.  It’s hard to pick against a team that is doing everything right, but the Coyotes may have something to say about that.  At this point, someone has to cool off, but that is a hard thing to predict.

2.  I’m going to stay on the Rangers until someone can finish them off.  They’re like Steven Segal, hard to kill!

1.  Kobe and the Lakers take on the Thunder.  Another interesting matchup in the west.  Can Kobe continue to lead the Lakers to victory or will they go ahead and fire everybody now and put them out of their mystery?

Have a great week everybody!

Dude's Note:  This is a rough version of a new weekly feature that we'll be rolling out in the coming weeks.  Every Monday morning, the Dude will highlight ten things that have caught his eye or are on his radar for the week.  Since this is my world, topics may vary, but expect to hear lots about sports, betting, wrestling, shenanigans, and probably some good old fashioned bathroom humor.  Nothing but the finest here at the Doctor and Dude Show!  And now, the top ten...

10.  The Bulls limp towards the finish line.  This must be punishment for no one bringing me a brownie sundae when I was watching the game on Sunday.

9.  Overtime playoff hockey shows why the Stanley Cup playoffs are among the best in sports.  I may just grow a playoff beard forever, ZZ Top style.

8.  John Cena beats Brock Lesner.  Sometimes I think that pro wrestling is almost as fixed as boxing.

7.  The Spurs show why they are champions.  They’ll be rested and ready for the second round.  Still old, but well rested.  Watch out, whippersnappers, and stay off of my lawn!

6.  Hey, it’s not like this hasn’t happened in your work place.  Usually I blame it on Carl in accounting.  That guy reeks.

5.  The Ginger Hammer will not stop until people quit questioning his authority!

4.  If I was a 23 year old millionaire athlete, I would be doing the exact same thing.  I’m not, and I still do very similar things.

3.  Big Ben graduates college.  Now it’s your turn to watch your backs in the restroom, grad school ladies.

2.  Does this make Phoenix a hockey town now? 

1.   In 2012, I can go see an Accept cover band with Iron Maiden and AC/DC cover bands opening up for them.  God bless America!

Since betting on Wrestlemania has become a real thing in the last couple of years, the Doctor and Dude are expanding the betting to include the whole weekend!  The odds for Dragon Gate and Ring of Honor are a creation of the Dude, but the Wrestlemania odds are the final odds listed by 5Dimes as of Sunday, March 25th.  Listen to our Wrestlemania podcast special to get the guys picks on where to lay your money!

Friday:

Ring of Honor

The ICON vs The PRODIGY

Lance Storm (+130) vs "The Prodigy" Mike Bennett w/ Maria Kanellis (-120)

ROH World TV Championship Match

World TV Champion Jay Lethal (-130) defends against Kyle O'Reilly (+140)

LA REVANCHA!!

"Wrestling's Worst Nightmare" Kevin Steen (-130) vs El Generico (+150)

Dual Duel Night #1

The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) (+120) vs The All Night Express (Rhett Titus & Kenny King) (-110)

Proving Ground Match

ROH World Tag Team Champions Jay & Mark Briscoe (-200) vs TMDK (Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste) (+250)

ROH World Championship Triple Threat Match

ROH World Champion Davey Richards (-150) defends against "Die Hard" Eddie Edwards (+120) and Roderick Strong w/ Truth Martini (+120)

Dragon Gate

Stable Shootout Match - Street Fight
Sabu & Jon Davis (+130) vs. Arik Cannon & Pinkie Sanchez (DUF) (-120)

Stable Shootout Match - Fox Picks Callihan's Opponent
Sami Callihan (-110) vs. BxB Hulk (-110)

Stable Shootout Match - Callihan Picks Fox's Opponent
AR Fox (+120) vs. Uhaa Nation (-110)

Main Event #1 - Open The United Gate Title Match

CIMA & Ricochet (-130) defend vs. Chuck Taylor & Rich Swann (+150)

Main Event #2
PAC (+120) vs. Low Ki (-110)

Main Event #3
Masaaki Mochizuki (-120) vs. Akira Tozawa (+130)

Saturday:

Ring of Honor

Dual Duel Night #2

The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) (+120) vs The All Night Express (Rhett Titus & Kenny King) (-110)

Former Partners Collide

Kyle O'Reilly (-120) vs Adam Cole (+130)

Special Attraction : Chikara vs Ring of Honor

"Technical Lightning" TJ Perkins (-130) vs Chikara's Fire Ant (+140)

Blind Destiny - One of these matches will be for the ROH World Championship

ROH World TV Champion Jay Lethal (-110) vs Roderick Strong w/ Truth Martini (+120)

"Die Hard" Eddie Edwards (+120) vs "Wrestling's Worst Nightmare" Kevin Steen (-110)

Current ROH World Champion Davey Richards (-150) vs "Unbreakable" Michael Elgin (+160)

ROH World Tag Team Championship Match

The Briscoes (-140) defend against Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) (+130)

Dragon Gate

PAC Invitational Aerial Elimination Match
PAC (-140) vs. Rich Swann (+110) vs. Lince Dorado (+150) vs. Mystery Luchador! (+200)

No Rules Fight
Sami Callihan (-120) vs. Sabu (+130)

Grudge Match
AR Fox (-110) vs. Arik Cannon (+110)

Special Challenge Match
Jon Davis (-140) vs. Bobby Fish (+130)

Open The Freedom Gate Title Match

Johnny Gargano (C) (+120) vs. Masato Yoshino (-110)

The Dragon Gate Six Man Tag Team Match Tradition Continues!!!

CIMA, Ricochet & Masaaki Mochizki (-110)
vs.
Low Ki, Akira Tozawa, & BxB Hulk (+110)

Wrestlemania!

Maria Menounos & Kelly Kelly (-195) vs. Beth Phoenix & Eve Torres (+210)

Team Teddy (+170) (Santino Marella (captain), R-Truth, Kofi Kingston, Zack Ryder, The Great Khali, TBA) vs. Team Johnny (-230) (David Otunga(captain), Mark Henry, Christian, Jack Swagger, Dolph Ziggler and TBA)

Randy Orton (-515) vs. Kane (+345)

Cody Rhodes (c) (-125) vs. Big Show (-115)

Daniel Bryan (c) (+180) vs. Sheamus (-260)

CM Punk (c) (+110) vs. Chris Jericho (-150)

Triple H (+500) vs. The Undertaker (-900)

The Rock (+220) vs. John Cena (-300)

Time to get back to my winning ways!

Wisconsin Badgers at Syracuse Orange -3.5

Louisville Cardinals at Michigan State Spartans -5

Cincinnati Bearcats at Ohio State Buckeyes -7.5

Florida Gators at Marquette Golden Eagles -2

Xavier Musketeers at Baylor Bears -6



Ohio Bobcats at North Carolina Tar Heels -10.5

Indiana Hoosiers at Kentucky Wildcats -9

North Carolina State Wolfpack at Kansas Jayhawks -8.5

After a crazy Friday of games, I'm over .500 for the tourney (16-15-1) and feeling good.  Here are my picks for Sunday's 2nd round NCAA tourney action:

Creighton at North Carolina -8.5

Lehigh at Xavier -3.5

NC State at Georgetown -4.5

St. Louis at Michigan St -6

Cincinnati at Florida St -2.5

Ohio at South Florida -3

Norfolk St at Florida -14.5

Purdue at Kansas -8

Whether it's for good or ill, I like these picks!

Kansas State at Syracuse -5

Gonzaga at Ohio St. -7

Murray St at Marquette -4.5

Iowa St at Kentucky -10.5

Vanderbilt at Wisconsin +1

Colorado at Baylor -7.5

New Mexico at Louisville -2

VCU at Indiana -6

EAST

NO. 1 Syracuse -20.5
NO. 16 UNC-Asheville

NO. 8 Kansas State -5
NO. 9 Southern Miss

NO. 5 Vanderbilt -5
NO. 12 Harvard

NO. 4 Wisconsin -9
NO. 13 Montana

NO. 6 Cincinnati -2
NO. 11 Texas

NO. 3 Florida State -6.5

NO. 14 St. Bonaventure

NO. 7 Gonzaga -1
NO. 10 West Virginia

NO. 2 Ohio State -17.5
NO. 15 Loyola (MD)

WEST

NO. 1 Michigan State -20
NO. 16 LIU Brooklyn

NO. 8 Memphis -3.5
NO. 9 Saint Louis

NO. 5 New Mexico -4
NO. 12 Long Beach State

NO. 4 Louisville -7.5
NO. 13 Davidson

NO. 6 Murray State -4
NO. 11 Colorado State

NO. 3 Marquette -6
NO. 14 BYU

NO. 7 Florida -3.5
NO. 10 Virginia

NO. 2 Missouri -21.5
NO. 15 Norfolk State

SOUTH

NO. 1 Kentucky -25
NO. 16 Western Kentucky

NO. 8 Iowa State
NO. 9 Connecticut -1.5

NO. 5 Wichita State -6.5
NO. 12 VCU

NO. 4 Indiana -6
NO. 13 New Mexico State

NO. 6 UNLV -5.5
NO. 11 Colorado

NO. 3 Baylor -7.5
NO. 14 South Dakota State

NO. 7 Notre Dame -2.5
NO. 10 Xavier

NO. 2 Duke -12.5
NO. 15 Lehigh

MIDWEST

NO. 1 North Carolina (Giving 20 or so)
NO. 16 Vermont

NO. 8 Creighton +1.5
NO. 9 Alabama

NO. 5 Temple
NO. 12 South Florida (assuming getting a couple)

NO. 4 Michigan -6
NO. 13 Ohio

NO. 6 San Diego State -2
NO. 11 NC State

NO. 3 Georgetown -4
NO. 14 Belmont

NO. 7 Saint Mary’s -1.5
NO. 10 Purdue

NO. 2 Kansas -14
NO. 15 Detroit

The Dude is going it alone this week with some help from the old mailbag!  Topics include the NBA, NCAA basketball, baseball, politics, and Nascar.  It's a whole heaping helping of the Dude for you so check it out now.

The Dude Presents this week with a heavy heart as this is the last Dude Presents for a while.  He breaks down the end of the season for every NFL team and takes a quick look at the great bowl action.  Download this show now and savor the Dude presenting!