The Cheat SheetBy Kevin McGuire on

Baseball and college basketball during the day? BRILLIANT!

Are you home today, whether off from work or working from home or any other reason that comes to mind? Then turn on your TV because odds are there will be some live sports on TV for you to watch. Between conference championship basketballs in college basketball and the World Baseball Classic, the sports gods are here for you today. And if you are just joining us now after waking up at 5:00 AM ET to watch some World Baseball Classic action between Cuba and Japan, go ahead and grab a quick nap before the ACC tournament gets underway in Brooklyn at noon. You have time, and we’ll be here all day.

Kawhi Leonard makes his MVP case vs. James Harden

It was a battle of MVP candidates Monday night in San Antonio.

Who is the NBA’s most valuable player? If you fell on the James Harden side of the argument against your LeBron James friends, then you had a pretty decent leg to stand on for much of the night on Monday. But Kawhi Leonard of the San Antonio Spurs rejected that argument with authority in the biggest way possible. Leonard matched a 39-point effort by Harden on Monday night and gave the Spurs the lead in the final minute with a three-pointer that had Manu Ginobli beside himself.

As if that go-ahead three-pointer were not enough, Leonard came up with a block of Harden to protect the lead.

Leonard finished his night with 39 points, six rebounds and five assists and two blocks. Harden’s 39-point effort also came with 12 assists, but Leonard took the win and blocked Harden to help seal it. Advantage: Leonard.

Andrew Bogut’s Cleveland Cavaliers injury ends with a broken leg

Andrew Bogut wanted to play with LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, and he did just that. For about a minute.

Bogut was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers at the trade deadline last week and quickly had his contract bought out by the Sixers, allowing Bogut to test free agency. He had his eyes set on joining the Cavs, who made the dream a reality. On Monday night, Bogut made his Cleveland debut, and it was short-lived. In one minute of play with the Cavs, Bogut was called for two fouls and left the game with a fractured left tibia. Yikes.

Anyone else want to play for Cleveland?

Tournament tickets punched by Iona, UNC Wilmington, East Tennessee State,

Iona is heading back to the NCAA tournament for a second straight season.

Three new teams have officially been added to this year’s men’s basketball tournament. Iona needed double overtime to get by Siena for the MAAC championship with an 87-86 victory. East Tennessee State came back from a second-half deficit to take the Southern Conference against UNC Greensboro, and UNC-Wilmington held off Charleston for the CAA championship. One other notable outcome from Monday night was Milwaukee’s 74-68 victory over UIC in the Horizon League semifinal. Milwaukee is now one win away from making the NCAA tournament with a record of 12-23 and just four wins in conference play during the regular season.

Conference championship week will begin to pick up the pace starting today with the opening of the ACC tournament in Brooklyn (seriously, Brooklyn). WE’ll also have a good handful of tickets officially punched tonight as well with the championship games in the Horizon League, Northeast Conference, and Summit League all on tap for tonight.

Quick Hits

Life comes at you pretty fast.

The Oakland Raiders continue to be putting together plans for a potential move to Las Vegas. Reports seem to suggest the franchise is securing financing to help with the Las Vegas football stadium (and all-around entertainment complex).

The Portland Trailblazers and Minnesota Timberwolves had a game postponed due to poor floor conditions, courtesy of Disney on Ice.

Sports Business Daily says NASCAR is considering working to make the cars quieter, which seems like a decent idea. They’ll still be loud, but if the idea is to make it easier for fans in the stands to talk to each other during a race, turning the volume down on the cars is the only way to go. Of course, some people like the loudness of sitting in the stands and observing the speedy hunks of metal zipping by.

Terrell Owens should absolutely be in the Pro Football Hall of fame. He’s not yet, because the voters are dumb, but that didn’t stop T.O. from buying his own gold jacket to show off.

Here’s a soccer fan in Orlando getting owned by a security fence…

Life comes at you pretty fast, especially when you replace “life” with Dustin Byfuglien. Speaking of hockey, here’s a hockey player taking on all comers in the stands. And the NHL’s newest franchise, the Vegas Golden Knights, signed their first player. Yes, there is now an NHL team in Las Vegas, in case you missed it.

the World Baseball Classic is underway, and that has led to the idea of playing regular season Major League Baseball in… South Korea?

College football players vs. frat brothers. In a battle of jocks vs. frat bros, is there ever a winner?

One last gratuitous moment of procrastination

I’ve made this mistake in RBI Baseball countless times.

About Kevin McGuire

Contributor to Athlon Sports and The Comeback. Previously contributed to NBCSports.com. Host of the Locked On Nittany Lions Podcast. FWAA member and Philadelphia-area resident.

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