2014 WNBA Conference Finals Predictions

Here are my predictions for the WNBA Conference Finals

Eastern Conference

(E2) Indiana Fever vs (E4) Chicago Sky- I correctly predicted this Eastern Conference finals, well I correctly predicted both conference finals. This is going to be a great series with Indiana forward Tamika Catchings and Chicago winger Elena Delle Donne and their teammates going at it. I like a healthy Chicago team that should be a higher seed to advance to the WNBA finals. Sky in 3.

Western Conference

 (W1) Phoenix Mercury vs (W2) Minnesota Lynx- This matchup should live up to expectations, considering the Western Conference is better than the Eastern Conference, these two teams looked phenomenal in the first round, and are arguably the best two teams in the league. The star power is in this series with Phoenix guard Diana Turasi and center Brittney Greiner along with Minnesota guard and league MVP Maya Moore. I had a hard time picking a winner in this series, but I like Phoenix slightly better in this matchup. Mercury in 3.

2014-15 College Football Bowl Projections

Here are my projections for the College Football Bowl's for this upcoming season.

College Football Playoff

Rose Bowl- Alabama vs Michigan State
Sugar Bowl- Oregon vs Oklahoma
Championship Bowl- Oregon vs Alabama

Selection Committee Bowl Games

Cotton Bowl- Florida State vs Georgia
Orange Bowl- Clemson vs Auburn
Fiesta Bowl- South Carolina vs UCLA
Peach Bowl- Baylor vs Wisconsin

Other Bowls

Godaddy.com Bowl- Bowling Green vs Arkansas State
Birmingham Bowl- Cincinnati vs North Texas
Cactus Bowl- Arizona State vs Oklahoma State
TaxSlayer Bowl- Virginia Tech vs Florida
Alamo Bowl- Kansas State vs Stanford
Armed Forces Bowl- Rice vs Houston
Outback Bowl- Michigan vs LSU
Capital One Bowl- Louisville vs Missouri
Detroit Bowl- Ohio State vs North Carolina
Music City Bowl-  Maryland vs Ole Miss
Fight Hunger Bowl- Nebraska vs USC
Belk Bowl- Duke vs Tennessee
Texas Bowl- Texas vs Texas A&M
Liberty Bowl- Texas Tech vs Mississippi State
Russell Athletic Bowl- NC State vs TCU
Holiday Bowl- Iowa vs Washington
Sun Bowl- Notre Dame vs Oregon State
Pinstripe Bowl- Syracuse vs Minnesota
Independence Bowl- Miami (FL) vs Vanderbilt
Military Bowl- Boston College vs SMU
Heart of Dallas Bowl- Northwestern vs Marshall
Bitcoin Bowl- Pittsburgh vs UCF
Hawaii Bowl- Boise State vs UTSA
Bahamas Bowl- Middle Tennessee vs Ohio
Boca Raton Bowl- Louisiana Tech vs Northern Illinois
Poinsettia Bowl- Nevada vs Navy
Miami Beach Bowl- East Carolina vs BYU
Camellia Bowl- Toledo vs UL Lafayette
New Mexico Bowl- San Diego State vs Western Kentucky
Royal Purple Bowl- Utah State vs Arizona
Idaho Potato Bowl- Colorado State vs Akron
New Orleans Bowl- South Alabama vs Fresno State

2014 Week 1 College Football Picks

Here are my picks for Week 1 of the 2014 College Football season.

Wednesday, August 27th
Abilene Christian vs Georgia Tech
Pick: Georgia Tech

Thursday, August 28th
(21) Texas A&M vs (9) South Carolina- This is one of the more fascinating games of the first weekend of the college football season as two top 25 teams go head-to-head. A&M still has a good offensive line and talent, but without Johnny Football, it will be tough for A&M to go into Columbia and pull this one out.
Pick: South Carolina

Wake Forest vs UL Monroe
Pick: UL Monroe

Eastern Illinois vs Minnesota
Pick: Minnesota

Howard vs Akron
Pick: Akron

Presbyterian vs Northern Illinois
Pick: Northern Illinois

Chattanooga vs Central Michigan
Pick: Central Michigan

Idaho State vs Utah
Pick: Utah

Boise State vs (18) Ole Miss- This game will be played in Atlanta and it's a pretty good matchup. This is a tough call, but I Ole Miss pulls this one out.
Pick: Ole Miss

Cal Poly vs New Mexico State
Pick: New Mexico State

Tulane vs Tulsa
Pick: Tulsa

Temple vs Vanderbilt
Pick: Vanderbilt

Rutgers vs Washington State- This game will be played in Seattle's Century Link Field. Washington State should win this one easily.
Pick: Washington State

North Dakota vs San Diego State
Pick: San Diego State

Weber State vs (19) Arizona State
Pick: Arizona State

Friday, August 30th
BYU vs UConn
Pick: BYU

Jacksonville State vs (8) Michigan State
Pick: Michigan State

Villanova vs Syracuse
Pick: Syracuse

Bowling Green vs Western Kentucky
Pick: Bowling Green

Colorado State vs Colorado- This game will be played in Denver's Mile High Stadium. I think Colorado State takes this one.
Pick: Colorado State

UTSA vs Houston- Some people like an upset here, I wouldn't be surprised if it happened but I like Houston in this matchup slightly better.
Pick: Houston

UNLV vs Arizona
Pick: Arizona

Saturday, August 30th
Penn State vs UCF- This game will be played in Dublin. I like UCF in this fascinating matchup.
Pick: UCF

(5) Ohio State vs Navy- This game will be played in Baltimore. Navy could make it interesting, but Ohio State should pull it out.
Pick: Ohio State

(7) UCLA vs Virginia
Pick: UCLA

Delaware vs Pittsburgh
Pick: Pittsburgh

Appalachian State vs Michigan
Pick: Michigan

North Dakota State vs Iowa State
Pick: Iowa State

Indiana State vs Indiana
Pick: Indiana

Northern Iowa vs Iowa
Pick: Iowa

Western Michigan vs Perdue
Pick: Perdue

Troy vs UAB
Pick: Troy

Tennessee-Martin vs Kentucky
Pick: Kentucky

Youngstown State vs Illinois
Pick: Illinois

Wofford vs Georgia Tech
Pick: Georgia Tech

Georgia Southern vs NC State
Pick: NC State

Colgate vs Ball State
Pick: Ball State

Nicholls State vs Air Force
Pick: Air Force

Southern Utah vs Nevada
Pick: Nevada

Boston College vs UMass
Pick: Boston College

West Virginia vs (2) Alabama- This game will be played in Atlanta. Look for Alabama to cruise.
Pick: Alabama

Rice vs (17) Notre Dame- I think Everett Goldson returns back to 2012 forum in his first start back from suspension.
Pick: Notre Dame

Florida Atlantic vs (22) Nebraska
Pick: Nebraska

South Dakota State vs (24) Missouri
Pick: Missouri

James Madison vs Maryland
Pick: Maryland

California vs Northwestern
Pick: Northwestern

Duquesne vs Buffalo
Pick: Buffalo

Hampton vs Old Dominion
Pick: Old Dominion

Marshall vs Miami (OH)
Pick: Marshall

Arkansas vs (6) Auburn
Pick: Auburn

UC Davis vs (11) Stanford
Pick: Stanford

Montana vs Wyoming
Pick: Wyoming

Portland State vs Oregon State
Pick: Oregon State

William & Mary vs Virginia Tech
Pick: Virginia Tech

(16) Clemson vs (12) Georgia- This is a very tough game to pick, but I think Georgia pulls away late.
Pick: Georgia

Liberty vs (23) North Carolina
Pick: North Carolina

Elon vs Duke
Pick: Duke

Ohio vs Kent State
Pick: Ohio

Morgan State vs Eastern Michigan
Pick: Eastern Michigan

Louisiana Tech vs (4) Oklahoma
Pick: Oklahoma

New Hampshire vs Toledo
Pick: Toledo

Savannah State vs Middle Tennessee
Pick: Middle Tennessee

Bethune-Cookman vs FIU
Pick: FIU

Northern Arizona vs San Diego State
Pick: San Diego State

Idaho vs Florida
Pick: Florida

Austin Peay vs Memphis
Pick: Memphis

Western Carolina vs USF
Pick: USF

Samford vs TCU
Pick: TCU

Central Arkansas vs Texas Tech
Pick: Texas Tech

Montana State vs Arkansas State
Pick: Arkansas State

Southern University vs UL Lafayette
Pick: UL Lafayette

Arkansas Pine-Bluff vs Texas State
Pick: Texas State

Stephen F. Austin vs (20) Kansas State
Pick: Kansas State

Fresno State vs (15) USC- I like Fresno State this season, but the home crowd in Southern Cal will be too fired up and will be behind the team and new coach Steve Sarkisian.
Pick: USC

Southern Miss vs Mississippi State- This was a tough call, but I think Mississippi State pulls it out.
Pick: Mississippi State

(1) Florida State vs Oklahoma State- This game will be played at AT&T Stadium aka Jerry World in which Florida State should be able to win this game.
Pick: Florida State

UTEP vs New Mexico
Pick: New Mexico

North Texas vs Texas
Pick: Texas

NC Central vs East Carolina
Pick: East Carolina

(14) Wisconsin vs (13) LSU- This is one hell of a game that's being played in Houston. I think LSU pulls this one out late.
Pick: LSU

South Dakota vs (3) Oregon
Pick: Oregon

(25) Washington vs Hawaii
Pick: Washington

Sunday, August 31st
Utah State vs Tennessee
Pick: Tennessee

SMU vs (10) Baylor
Pick: Baylor

Monday, September 1st
Miami (FL) vs Louisville
Pick: Louisville

2014-15 College Football Predictions

Here are my predictions for the 2014-15 college football season.

ACC (Atlantic)
1. Florida State
2. Clemson
3. Louisville
4. North Carolina State
5. Syracuse
6. Boston College
7. Wake Forest

ACC (Costal)
1. Virginia Tech
2. Duke
3. North Carolina
4. Miami (FL)
5. Pittsburgh
6. Georgia Tech
7. Virginia

Championship
Florida State over Virginia Tech

AAC
1. Cincinnati
2. UCF
3. Houston
4. East Carolina
5. SMU
6. USF
7. Memphis
8. Tulsa
9. Connecticut
10. Tulane
11. Temple

Big Ten (East)
1. Michigan State
2. Ohio State
3. Michigan
4. Penn State
5. Maryland
6. Indiana
7. Rutgers

Big Ten (West)
1. Wisconsin
2. Nebraska
3. Iowa
4. Minnesota
5. Northwestern
6. Illinois
7. Perdue

Championship
Michigan State over Wisconsin

Big 12
1. Oklahoma
2. Baylor
3. Kansas State
4. Oklahoma State
5. Texas
6. Texas Tech
7. TCU
8. West Virginia
9. Iowa State
10. Kansas

Conference USA (East)
1. Marshall
2. Middle Tennessee
3. Western Kentucky
4. Florida Atlantic
5. Old Dominion
6. UAB
7. FIV

Conference USA (West)
1. Rice
2. UTSA
3. North Texas
4. Louisiana Tech
5. Southern Miss
6. UTEP

Championship
Marshall over Rice

Independents
1. Notre Dame
2. BYU
3. Navy
4. Army

Mid American (East)
1. Bowling Green
2. Ohio
3. Akron
4. Buffalo
5. Kent State
6. Miami (OH)
7. Massachusetts

Mid American (West)
1. Northern Illinois
2. Toledo
3. Ball State
4. Central Michigan
5. Western Michigan
6. Eastern Michigan

Championship
Marshall over Northern Illinois

 Mountain West (Mountain)
1. Boise State
2. Utah State
3. Colorado State
4. Wyoming
5. Air Force
6. New Mexico

Mountain West (West)
1. Fresno State
2. Nevada
3. San Diego State
4. UNLV
5. San. Jose State
6. Hawaii

Championship
Fresno State over Boise State

Pac 12 (North)
1. Oregon
2. Stanford
3. Washington
4. Oregon State
5. Washington State
6. California

Pac 12 (South)
1. UCLA
2. USC
3. Arizona State
4. Arizona
5. Utah
6. Colorado

Championship
Oregon over UCLA

SEC (East)
1. South Carolina
2. Georgia
3. Missouri
4. Florida
5. Tennessee
6. Vanderbilt
7. Kentucky

SEC (West)
1. Alabama
2. Auburn
3. LSU
4. Ole Miss
5. Texas A&M
6. Mississippi State
7. Arkansas

Championship
Alabama over South Carolina

Sun Belt
1. Louisiana-Lafayette
2. Arkansas  State
3. South Alabama
4. Louisiana-Monroe
5. Troy
6. Texas State
7. Georgia Southern
8. Appalachian State
9. New Mexico State
10. Idaho
11. Georgia State

College Playoff (Semi Final #1; Rose Bowl)
Oregon over Oklahoma

College Playoff (Semi Final #2; Sugar Bowl)
Alabama over Michigan State

Championship Game
Oregon over Alabama

Heisman Trophy pick: Marcus Mariotta, QB, Oregon

2014 College Football Week 1 National TV Schedule

Here is the 2014 College Football Week 1 National TV Schedule with announcers (when necessary).

August 27th- Abilene Christian vs Georgia State- 7:00PM; ESPNU: Ryan Ruocco & Charles Arbuckle
August 28th- (21) Texas A&M vs (9) South Carolina- 6:00PM; SEC: Brent Musburger, Jesse Palmer, Maria Taylor, Kaylee Hartung
August 28th- Wake Forest vs Louisiana-Monroe- 7:00PM; ESPNU: Dave Lamont & David Diaz-Infante
August 28th- Eastern Illinois vs Minnesota- 7:00PM; BTN: Eric Collins, Glen Mason, Jamie Hersch
August 28th- Howard vs Akron- 7:00PM; ESPN3: Michael Reghi & Jerod Cherry
August 28th- Presbyterian vs Northern Illinois- 7:00PM; ESPN3: Wayne Randazzo & Bob Chmeil
August 28th- Tennessee-Chattanooga vs Central Michigan- 7:00PM; ESPN3: Shawn Kenney & John Gregory
August 28th- Idaho State vs Utah- 7:00PM; P12N: Kevin Calabro, Glenn Parker, Jill Savage
August 28th- Bouse State vs (18) Ole Miss- 8:00PM; ESPN: Rece Davis, David Pollack, Todd Blackledge, Samantha Ponder
August 28th- Cal Poly vs New Mexico State- 8:00PM; ESPN3: Trey Bender & Jay Taylor
August 28th- Tulane vs Tulsa- 8:00PM; CBSSN: Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous, Lauren Gardner
August 28th- Temple vs Vanderbilt- 9:15PM; SEC: Dave Neal, Andre Ware, Laura Rutledge
August 28th- North Dakota vs San Jose State- 10:00PM; ESPN3: Paul Loeffer & Pat Hill
August 28th- Rutgers vs Washington State- 10:00PM; FS1: Tim Brando, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft
August 28th- Weber State vs (19) Arizona State- 10:30PM; P12N: Roxy Bernstein, Yogi Roth, Ashley Adamson
August 29th- BYU vs Connecticut- 7:00PM; ESPN: Dave Flemming, Danny Kanell, Allison Williams
August 29th- Villanova vs Syracuse; 7:30PM; ESPN3: Dave Popkin & Al Groh
August 29th- Jacksonville State vs (8) Michigan State- 7:30PM; BTN: Matt Devlin, Jim Miller, Lisa Byington
August 29th- Bowling Green vs Western Kentucky- 7:30PM; CBSSN: Ben Holden, Kevin O'Connell, Courtney Fallon
August 29th- UTSA vs Houston- 9:00PM; ESPNU: Mike Couzens & Charles Arbuckle
August 29th- Colorado State vs Colorado- 9:00PM; FS1: Craig Bolerjack & Ryan Nece
August 29th- UNLV vs Arizona- 10:30PM; ESPN: Mark Neely, Mike Bellotti, Dawn Davenport
August 30th- Penn State vs UCF- 8:30AM; ESPN2: Mike Patrick, Ed Cummingham, Jeannine Edwards, Kenny Mayne
August 30th- (5) Ohio State vs Navy- 12:00PM; CBSSN: Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson, Allie LaForce
August 30th- (7) ULCA vs Virginia-  12:00PM; ESPN: Bob Wischusen, Matt Millen, Quint Kessenich
August 30th- North Dakota State vs Iowa State- 12:00PM; FS1: Justin Kutcher & Coy Wire
August 30th- Youngstown State vs Illinois- 12:00PM; BTN: Chris Denari & Danan Hughes
August 30th- Indiana State vs Indiana- 12:00PM; ESPNEWS: Mike Corey & Dan Hawkins
August 30th- Northern Iowa vs Iowa- 12:00PM; BTN: Eric Collins & Chuck Long
August 30th- Appalachian State vs Michigan- 12:00PM; ESPN2: Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway, Paul Carcaterra
August 30th- Western Michigan vs Perdue- 12:00PM; ESPNU: Adam Amin & John Congemi
August 30th- Tennessee-Martin vs Kentucky- 12:00PM; SEC: Tom Hart, Matt Stinchcomb, Heather Mitts
August 30th- Delaware vs Pittsburgh- 12:00PM; ESPN3: Dave Weekley & Mickey Matthews
August 30th- Troy vs UAB- 12:00PM; FCS: Mike Morgan, JC Pearson, Steffi Sorensen
August 30th- Georgia Southern vs NC State- 12:30PM; ESPN3/ACCN (OTA): Tim Brant, Dave Archer, Rachel Baribeau
August 30th- Wofford vs Georgia Tech- 12:30PM; ESPN3/ACCN (RSN): Wes Durham, James Bates, Hans Heiserer
August 30th- Colgate vs Ball State- 2:00PM; ESPN3: Jim Barbar & Mark Herrmann
August 30th- Nicholls State vs Air Force- 2:00PM; ESPN3: Peter Young & Pat Hill
August 30th- Boston College vs UMass- 3:00PM; ESPN3: Bob Picozzi & Matt Chatham
August 30th- Southern Utah vs Nevada- 3:00PM; MWN: Ryan Radtke, Chris Vargas, Alex Marguiles
August 30th- West Virginia vs (2) Alabama- 3:30PM; ABC: Dave Pasch, Brian Griese, Tom Luginbill
August 30th- Rice vs (17) Notre Dame- 3:30PM; NBC: Dan Hicks, Mike Mayock, Kathryn Tappen
August 30th- Florida Atlantic vs (22) Nebraska- 3:30PM; BTN: Kevin Kugler, Eric Crouch, Damon Benning
August 30th- South Dakota State vs (24) Missouri- 3:30PM; ESPNU: Clay Matwick, Anthony Becht, Cara Capuano
August 30th- James Madison vs Maryland- 3:30PM; BTN: Joe Beninati, Scott McBrien, Frank Hanrahan
August 30th- California vs Northwestern- 3:30PM; ESPN2: Mark Jones, Rod Gilmore, Jessica Mendoza
August 30th- Duquesne vs Buffalo- 3:30PM; ESPN3: Jonathan Yardley & Vonnie Holiday
August 30th- Marshall vs Miami (OH)- 3:30PM; ESPN3: Shawn Kenney & Rocky Boiman
August 30th- Hampton vs Old Dominion- 3:30; American Network: Mike Gleason & Jim Donnan

August 30th- Arkansas vs (6) Auburn- 4:00PM; SEC: Brent Musberger, Jesse Palmer, Maria Taylor
August 30th- UC Davis vs (11) Stanford- 4:00PM; P12N: Roxy Bernstein, Yogi Roth, Ashley Adamson
August 30th- Montana vs Wyoming- 4:00PM; ROOT Sports: Ari Wolfe, Sed Bonner, Mark Stout
August 30th- William & Mary vs Virginia Tech- 4:00PM; ESPNEWS: Craig Minervini & Ray Bentley
August 30th- Portland State vs Oregon State- 4:00PM; P12N: JB Long, Anthony Herron, Drea Avent
August 30th- (16) Clemson vs (12) Georgia- 5:30PM; ESPN: Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe
August 30th- Elon vs Duke- 6:00PM; ESPN3: Roy Phillpot & Stan Lewter
August 30th- Liberty vs (23) North Carolina- 6:00PM; ESPN3: Ryan Rose & Forest Conoly
August 30th- Morgan State vs Eastern Michigan- 6:00PM; ESPN3: Dan Gutowsky & Dustin Fox
August 30th- Ohio vs Kent State- 6:00PM; ESPN3: Michael Reghi & Jerod Cherry
August 30th- Holy Cross vs Albany- 6:00PM; ESPN3: Doug Sherman & Ken Dunek
August 30th- Northern Arizona vs San Diego State- 7:00PM: CBSSN: John Sadak, Randy Cross, Susannah Collins
August 30th- Idaho vs Florida- 7:00PM; ESPNU: Anish Shroff, Kelly Stouffer, Niki Noto
August 30th- New Hampshire vs Toledo- 7:00PM; ESPN3: Wayne Randazzo & John Gregory
August 30th- Montana State vs Arkansas State- 7:00PM; ESPN3: Brock Bowling & Wayne Gandy
August 30th- Southern vs UL Lafayette- 7:00PM; ESPN3: Matt Stewart & Cole Cubelic
August 30th- Arkansas Pine-Bluff vs Texas State- 7:00PM; ESPN3: Brett Dolan & Chris Baham
August 30th- Austin Peay vs Memphis- 7:00PM; ESPN3: Joel Meyers & Chad Brown
August 30th- Western Carolina vs South Florida- 7:00PM; ESPN3: Drew Fellios & Doug Graber
August 30th- Central Arkansas vs Texas Tech- 7:00PM; FSN Regional: Mark Followill, Brian Baldinger, Lesley McCaslin
August 30th- Samford vs TCU- 7:00PM; FSN Regional: Brendan Burke, Ben Leber, Christian Steckel
August 30th- Bethune-Cookman vs FIU- 7:00PM; American Network: Dave Armstrong, Keith Morelan
August 30th- Louisiana Tech vs (4) Oklahoma, 7:00PM; FSN PPV: Ron Thulin, Dave Lapham, Chad McKee

August 30th- Fresno State vs USC- 7:30PM; FOX: Gus Johnson, Charles Davis, Molly McGrath
August 30th- Southern Miss vs Mississippi State- 7:30PM; SEC: Dave Neal, Andre Ware, Laura Rutledge
August 30th- (1) Florida State vs Oklahoma State- 8:00PM; ABC: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox
August 30th- NC Central vs East Carolina- 8:00PM; ESPNEWS: Dave Lamont & David Diaz-Infante
August 30th- North Texas vs Texas- 8:00PM; LHN: Kevin Dunn, Ahmad Brooks, Sean Adams
August 30th- UTEP vs New Mexico- 8:00PM; MWN: Ray Crawford & Ted Sundquist
August 30th- (14) Wisconsin vs (13) LSU- 9:00PM; ESPN: Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Todd McShay
August 30th- South Dakota vs (3) Oregon- 10:30PM; P12N: Kevin Calabro, Glenn Parker, Jill Savage
August 30th- (25) Washington vs Hawaii- 10:30PM; CBSSN: Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor, Jamie Erdahl
August 31st- Alabama A&M vs North Carolina A&T- 11:45AM; ESPN: Mark Neely, Jay Walker, Tiffany Greene
August 31st- Utah State vs Tennessee- 7:00PM; SEC: Joe Tessitore, Brock Huard, Shannon Spake
August 31st- SMU vs (10) Baylor- 7:30PM; FS1: Joe Davis, Joey Harrington, Kris Budden
September 1st- Miami (FL) vs Louisville- 8:00PM; ESPN: Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack, Samantha Ponder

2014 WNBA Conference Semi-Finals Predictions

Here are my predictions for the 2014 WNBA Conference Semi-Finals (best-of-3).

Eastern Conference

(E1) Atlanta Dream vs (E4) Chicago Sky- The top seeded Atlanta Dream take on the Chicago Sky in a mediocre Eastern Conference, but this is a neat matchup since Chicago star winger Elena Delle Done is back from injury and Atlanta guard and All Star Game MVP Shoni Shimmel along with Atlanta forward Angel McCoughtry would be fun to watch play against one another. This is a close call, but I think Delle Done puts her team behind her back and leads Chicago to the Conference Finals. Sky in 3.

(E2) Indiana Fever vs (E3) Washington Mystics- Two sub-500 ball clubs in the mediocre Eastern Conference take on each other for the right to play in the Eastern Conference Finals. The most intriguing part of this matchup is the two star veterans in Indiana's Tamika Catchings and Washington's Kara Lawson. Both of these teams were mediocre for most of the season, but I like Indiana a little bit better than Washington in this particular matchup. Fever in 2.

Western Conference

(W1) Phoenix Mercury vs (W4) Los Angeles Sparks- The WNBA-best Phoenix Mercury will take on an underachieving Los Angeles Sparks team (from a record standpoint). This is the most intriguing matchup of the four conference semi-final match ups because of the star power on these respective squads. With guard Diana Taurasi and center Brittney Griner in Phoenix and forwards Candace Parker and Nneka Ogwumike in Los Angeles, this will be a fun matchup to watch. I like Phoenix in this match up because Taurasi will put this team on her back to lead the way. Mercury in 3.

(W2) Minnesota Lynx vs (W3) San Antonio Stars- The defending champion Minnesota Lynx will take on the San Antonio Stars, who missed the playoffs a year ago. Minnesota has arguably the best player in the league in forward Maya Moore and San Antonio has one of the leagues best rookies in winger Kayla McBride. I believe Moore will carry Minnesota to the conference finals while Stars guard Becky Hammon will play her final WNBA games before joining Gregg Popovich to work on his coaching staff with the Spurs. Lynx in 2.

2014 WNBA Playoffs Schedule & Announcers

Here is the 2014 WNBA Playoffs Schedule with announcers.

August 21st- Mystics vs Fever- 7:00PM; ESPN2: Pam Ward, Carolyn Peck & LaChina Robinson
August 21st- Stars vs Lynx- 9:00PM; ESPN2: Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo & Holly Rowe
August 22nd- Sky vs Dream- 7:30PM; NBATV:
August 22nd- Sparks vs Mercury- 10:00PM; NBATV:
August 23rd- Fever vs Mystics- 5:00PM; ESPN2: Pam Ward, Carolyn Peck & LaChina Robinson
August 23rd- Lynx vs Stars- 7:00PM; ESPN2: Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo & Holly Rowe
August 24th- Dream vs Sky- 7:00PM; ESPN2: Pam Ward, Carolyn Peck & LaChina Robinson
August 24th- Mercury vs Sparks- 9:00PM; ESPN2: Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo & Holly Rowe
August 26th- Sky vs Dream- 7:30PM; NBATV:
August 29th- Lynx vs Mercury- 10:00PM; NBATV:
August 30th- Sky vs Fever- 7:00PM; NBATV:
August 31st- Mercury vs Lynx- 3:30PM; ABC:
September 1st- Fever vs Sky- 4:00PM; NBATV:

2014-15 NHL National TV Schedule

Here is the National TV Schedule for the 2014-15 NHL Season with announcers to be slated in.

October 8th, 2014- Flyers vs Bruins- 7:30PM; NBCSN: Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
October 8th, 2014- Sharks vs Kings- 10:00PM; NBCSN: Dave Strader & Brian Englom
October 9th, 2014- Avalanche vs Wild- 9:00PM; NBCSN: John Forslund & Pierre McGuire
October 14th, 2014- Sabres vs Hurricanes- 7:30PM; NBCSN: Dave Strader & Brian Engblom 
October 15th, 2014- Bruins vs Red Wings- 8:00PM; NBCSN: Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
October 21st, 2014- Flyers vs Blackhawks- 8:30PM; NBCSN: Dave Strader & Brian Engblom 
October 22nd, 2014- Flyers vs Penguins- 8:00PM; NBCSN: Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
October 28th, 2014- Wild vs Bruins- 7:00PM; NBCSN: Dave Strader & Brian Engblom
October 29th, 2014- Red Wings vs Capitals- 7:30PM; NBCSN: Doc Emrick & Pierre McGuire
November 1st, 2014- Islanders vs Sharks- 10:30PM; NBCSN: Randy Hahn & Jamie Baker
November 4th, 2014- Blues vs Devils- 7:30PM; NBCSN: Dave Strader & Pierre McGuire
November 5th, 2014- Red Wings vs Rangers- 8:00PM; NBCSN: Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
November 11th, 2014- Sabres vs Blues- 8:00PM; NBCSN: John Forslund & Pierre McGuire
November 12th, 2014- Bruins vs Maple Leafs- 8:00PM; NBCSN: Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
November 12th, 2014- Kings vs Ducks- 10:30PM; NBCSN: Dave Strader & Brian Engblom
November 18th, 2014- Sharks vs Sabres- 7:30PM; NBCSN: Dave Strader & Brian Engblom
November 19th, 2014- Flyers vs Rangers- 8:00PM; NBCSN: Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
November 24th, 2014- Penguins vs Bruins- 7:00PM; NBCSN: Dave Strader & Brian Engblom 
November 26th, 2014- Flyers vs Red Wings- 7:30PM; NBCSN: Jim Jackson, Bill Clement, Chris
Therien
November 28th, 2014- Rangers vs Flyers- 1:00PM; NBC: Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre
McGuire
December 2nd, 2014- Lightning vs Sabres- 7:30PM; NBCSN: Dave Strader & Brian Engblom
December 2nd, 2014- Flyers vs Sharks- 10:00PM; NBCSN: Randy Hahn & Jamie Baker
December 3rd, 2014- Blues vs Blackhawks- 8:00PM; NBCSN: Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre
McGuire
December 9th, 2014- Kings vs Sabres- 7:30PM; NBCSN: Dave Strader & Brian Engblom
December 10th, 2014- Maple Leafs vs Red Wings- 8:00PM; NBCSN: Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre
McGuire
December 15th, 2014- Lightning vs Penguins- 7:00PM; NBCSN: Dave Strader & Brian Engblom
December 17th, 2014- Bruins vs Wild- 8:00PM; NBCSN: Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre
McGuire
December 23rd, 2014- Blues vs Avalanche- 8:00PM; NBCSN: Chris Cuthbert & Peter McNabb
December 27th, 2014- Capitals vs Penguins- 7:30PM; NBCSN: Chris Cuthbert & Anson Carter
December 27th, 2014- Sharks vs Kings- 10:00PM; NBCSN: Randy Hahn & Jamie Baker
December 29th, 2014- Red Wings vs Bruins- 7:00PM; NBCSN: Dave Strader & Brian Engblom
January 1st, 2015- Blackhawks vs Capitals- 1:00PM; NBC: Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre
McGuire
January 4th, 2015- Stars vs Blackhawks- 8:00PM; NBCSN: Dave Strader & Brian Engblom
January 6th, 2015- Sharks vs Wild- 8:00PM; NBCSN: Gord Miller & Pierre McGuire
January 7th, 2015- Bruins vs Penguins- 8:00PM; NBCSN: Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre
McGuire
January 7th, 2015- Rangers vs Ducks- 10:30PM; NBCSN: Dave Strader & Brian Engblom
January 11th, 2015- Wild vs Blackhawks- 8:00PM; NBCSN: Doc Emrick & Pierre McGuire
January 13th, 2015- Wild vs Penguins- 7:00PM; NBCSN: Dave Strader & Brian Engblom
January 14th, 2015- Flyers vs Capitals- 8:00PM; NBCSN: Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre
McGuire
January 18th, 2015- Rangers vs Penguins- 12:30PM; NBC: Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre
McGuire
January 18th, 2015- Sabres vs Red Wings- 8:00PM; NBCSN: Dave Strader & Brian Engblom
January 19th, 2015- Avalanche vs Blues- 8:00PM; NBCSN: Chris Cuthbert & Pierre McGuire
January 20th, 2015- Penguins vs Flyers- 7:30PM; NBCSN: Dave Strader & Brian Engblom
January 21st, 2015- Blackhawks vs Penguins- 8:00PM; NBCSN: Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre
McGuire
January 21st, 2015- Kings vs Sharks- 10:30PM; NBCSN: Randy Hahn & Jamie Baker
January 27th, 2015- Lightning vs Hurricanes- 7:30PM; NBCSN: John Forslund & Anson Carter
January 28th, 2015- Penguins vs Capitals- 8:00PM; NBCSN: Doc Emrick & Pierre McGuire
January 28th, 2015- Blackhawks vs Kings- 10:30PM; NBCSN: Dave Strader, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Engblom
January 29th, 2015- Canadiens vs Rangers- 7:00PM; NBCSN: John Forslund & Pierre McGuire
January 29th, 2015- Ducks vs Sharks- 10:00PM; NBCSN: Dave Strader & Brian Engblom 
February 1st, 2015- Blues vs Capitals- 1:00PM; NBCSN: Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
February 3rd, 2015- Blackhawks vs Wild- 8:00PM; NBCSN: Pat Foley & Eddie Olczyk (CSN
Chicago feed)
February 4th, 2015- Bruins vs Rangers- 8:00PM; NBCSN: Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
February 5th, 2015- Red Wings vs Avalanche- 9:00PM; NBCSN: Dave Strader & Brian Engblom
February 8th, 2015- Blackhawks vs Blues- 12:30PM; NBC: Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
February 8th, 2015- Canadiens vs Bruins- 7:30PM; NBCSN: Dave Strader & Brian Engblom
February 9th, 2015- Coyotes vs Blackhawks- 8:30PM; NBCSN: Pat Foley & Eddie Olczyk (CSN Chicago feed)
February 11th, 2015- Red Wings vs Penguins- 8:00PM; NBCSN: Doc Emrick & Pierre McGuire
February 11th, 2015- Capitals vs Sharks- 10:30PM; NBCSN:
February 15th, 2015- Penguins vs Blackhawks- 12:30PM; NBC: Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
February 15th, 2015- Flyers vs Sabres- 7:30PM; NBCSN: Dave Strader & Brian Engblom
February 17th, 2015- Sabres vs Devils- 7:30PM; NBCSN: Kenny Albert & Joe Micheletti
February 18th, 2015- Red Wings vs Blackhawks- 7:30PM; NBCSN: Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
February 18th, 2015- Kings vs Avalanche- 10:00PM; NBCSN: Randy Hahn & Jamie Baker
February 19th, 2015- Blue Jackets vs Penguins- 7:00PM; NBCSN: John Forslund & Tripp Tracy
February 21st, 2015- Kings vs Sharks- 10:00PM; NBCSN: Dave Strader, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Engblom
February 22nd, 2015- Capitals vs Flyers- 12:00PM; NBC: Chris Cuthbert & Anson Carter
February 22nd, 2015- Bruins vs Blackhawks- 3:00PM; NBC: Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
February 22nd, 2015- Stars vs Wild- 8:00PM; NBCSN: Gord Miller & Bret Hedican
February 24th, 2015- Flyers vs Hurricanes- 7:00PM; NBCSN: Jim Jackson, Keith Jones, Chris Therien
February 25th, 2015- Penguins vs Capitals- 8:00PM; NBCSN: Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
February 26th, 2015- Wild vs Predators- 8:30PM; NBCSN: Dave Strader & Brian Engblom
February 28th, 2015- Rangers vs Flyers- 8:00PM; NBC: Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
March 1st, 2015- Ducks vs Stars- 8:00PM; NBCSN: John Forslund & Daryl Reaugh
March 3rd, 2015- Sabres vs Lightning- 7:30PM; NBCSN: Rick Peckham & Pierre McGuire
March 4th, 2015- Rangers vs Red Wings- 8:00PM; NBCSN: Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
March 8th, 2015- Red Wings vs Bruins- 12:30PM; NBC: Doc Emrick & Pierre McGuire
March 8th, 2015- Rangers vs Blackhawks- 7:30PM; NBCSN: Kenny Albert & Eddie Olczyk
March 9th, 2015- Penguins vs Sharks- 10:00PM; NBCSN: Jamie Baker & Randy Hahn
March 10th, 2015- Kings vs Avalanche- 9:00PM; NBCSN: Dave Strader & Brian Engblom
March 11th, 2015- Rangers vs Capitals- 8:00PM; NBCSN: Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Joe Micheletti
March 15th, 2015- Red Wings vs Penguins- 12:30PM; NBC: Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
March 15th, 2015- Bruins vs Capitals- 7:30PM; NBCSN: Dave Strader & Brian Engblom
March 16th, 2015- Capitals vs Sabres- 7:00PM; NBCSN: Gord Miller & Keith Jones
March 17th, 2015- Sabres vs Bruins- 7:30PM; NBCSN: Kenny Albert & Pierre McGuire
March 18th, 2015- Blackhawks vs Rangers- 8:00PM; NBCSN: Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
March 18th, 2015- Kings vs Ducks- 10:30PM; NBCSN: Dave Strader & Brian Engblom
March 22nd, 2015- Blues vs Red Wings- 12:30PM; NBC: Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
March 22nd, 2015- Ducks vs Rangers- 7:30PM; NBCSN: Kenny Albert & Joe Micheletti
March 24th, 2015- Kings vs Rangers- 7:00PM; NBCSN: Dave Strader & Pierre McGuire
March 25th, 2015- Blackhawks vs Flyers- 8:00PM; NBCSN: Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
March 29th, 2015- Sharks vs Penguins- 7:30PM; NBCSN: Dave Strader & Brian Engblom
March 30th, 2015- Kings vs Blackhawks- 8:30PM; NBCSN: Pat Foley & Eddie Olczyk (CSN Chicago feed)
April 1st, 2015- Flyers vs Penguins- 8:00PM; NBCSN: Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
April 1st, 2015- Avalanche vs Sharks- 10:30PM; NBCSN: Randy Hahn & Jamie Baker
April 2nd, 2015- Bruins vs Red Wings- 7:30PM; NBCSN: Dave Strader & Brian Engblom
April 5th, 2015- Penguins vs Flyers- 12:30PM; NBC: Doc Emrick & Pierre McGuire
April 5th, 2015- Blues vs Blackhawks- 7:30PM; NBCSN: Dave Strader, Eddie Olczyk, Brian Engblom
April 7th, 2015- Wild vs Blackhawks- 8:30PM; NBCSN: Dave Strader & Brian Engblom
April 8th, 2015- Bruins vs Capitals- 8:00PM; NBCSN: Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
April 8th, 2015- Stars vs Ducks- 10:30PM; NBCSN: Gord Miller & Mike Johnson
April 9th, 2015- Blackhawks vs Blues- 8:00PM; NBCSN: Dave Strader & Brian Engblom
April 11th, 2015- Sharks vs Kings- 3:00PM; NBC: Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
April 11th, 2015- Wild vs Blues- 3:30PM; NBC:
April 11th, 2015- Bruins vs Lightning- 7:30PM; NBCSN: