2011 April - Part 5

TUF 13 Episode 3: Chicken Salad

Category: MMA

The Ultimate Fighter Season 13 Episode 3 Chicken Salad

TUF 13 EPISODE 2 RECAP: This is why Keon Caldwell was picked last. Both coaches must have known that he doesn’t have in it to become the Ultimate Fighter. Hell, even Dana White said that he’s happy that Keon is leaving to let a “real fighter” take his spot.

Meanwhile, Brock Lesnar keeps talking about “making chicken salad out of chicken sh*t”. I don’t know what that means. Do you? I like his “any given Sunday” line better. At least the message is more clear.

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2011 NBA Playoff Bracket: 1st Round

Category: Basketball

After two consecutive seasons in which the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers claimed the #1 seeds for the Eastern Conference and Western Conference respectively, there will be a different NBA playoff bracket scenario this time.

This is why the 2011 NBA Playoffs is one of the most exciting and anticipated in recent memory as a new powerhouse in the East has emerged, the Chicago Bulls. The Miami Heat with its three-headed monster are not to be taken lightly as well.

In the West, an old sleeping giant has waken up from its deep slumber ready to retake its crown, the San Antonio Spurs.

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2011 NBA Playoff Schedule

Category: Basketball

Known as the Second Season, the NBA Playoffs is scheduled to begin on Saturday, April 16, 2011.

This will be one of the most anticipated postseasons in NBA history as after a grueling 82 games undertaken by the NBA’s 30 teams for the 2010-11 NBA season, new  title contenders have emerged.

Usual suspects the LA Lakers and the Boston Celtics will face tough competition in the San Antonio Spurs, the Miami Heat and the Chicago Bulls for the ultimate prize, an NBA championship ring.

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Today’s Google Doodle: Yuri Gagarin and the 50th Anniversary of the First Human Spaceflight

Category: Computers

Yuri Gagarin Google Doodle 50th Anniversary of the First Human Spaceflight

Fifty years ago, on April 12 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man to travel into space, launching to orbit aboard the Vostok 3KA-3 (Vostok 1) spacecraft.

This historic event is commemorated today by Google with a doodle featuring Gagarin and a rocket that launches whenever you put your mouse cursor anywhere on the doodle.

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Strikeforce: Diaz vs Daley | Melendez Knocks Out Kawajiri To Retain Lightweight Title

Category: MMA

MATCHUP: Gilbert “El Niño” Melendez vs Tatsuya “Crusher” Kawajiri

EVENT: Strikeforce: Diaz vs Daley

DATE: April 9, 2011

VENUE: Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California, USA

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Strikeforce: Diaz vs Daley | Diaz Knocks Out Daley To Retain Welterweight Title

Category: MMA

MATCHUP: Nick Diaz vs Paul “Semtex” Daley

EVENT: Strikeforce: Diaz vs Daley

DATE: April 9, 2011

VENUE: Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California, USA

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