Dwight Schrute is my hero

Thank goodness for the return of The Office! When will NBC release the Dwight Schrute official can of pepper spray?

- Billy Donovan has a large mountain to climb next year, without any of the four juniors that starred on the Florida Gators' last two championship teams. Props to Coach Donovan for making up his mind immediately about his future; maybe a certain MLB pitcher should take notes. By doing so, he does a favor for both Florida--they don't have to worry about looking for a coach, and their recruiting power stays intact with the two-time defending national champion coach--and Kentucky--they can now focus other candidates, rather than trying to pry Donovan away from Florida.

If Donovan gets next year's Gators team anywhere close to the Final Four, we might be talking about one of the greatest NCAA Basketball coaches ever. How often do you see a college basketball team lose four superstars, and rebound the following season (never mind the fact that they are also losing sharpshooter Lee Humphrey and energy guy in Chris Richard)? I wouldn't be surprised, though, if Florida returns to championship contention within three years.

(Yes, I realize I said there was a 1% chance that Donovan was going to return to Florida if his stars were to declare for the NBA draft. Whoops!)

- First Caron Butler, now Gilbert Arenas. There goes Washington's championship aspirations, of which they didn't have much to begin with. With only eight games left in the NBA season, Washington will probably hold on to the sixth seed, but Toronto (the current third seed) should be licking their chops at the prospects of playing a banged-up Wizards team. Speaking of Toronto, props to GM Bryan Colangelo for turning this team around. It wasn't long ago when Toronto was absolutely horrible--after they were forced to trade Wince Carter (typo intentional) for twenty-five cents on the dollar. It's a shame that two of their own key players--rookie Andrea Bargnani and Jorge Garbajosa--are also hurt, and may miss the playoffs.

- So Dice-K pitched very well against the Kansas City Royals. Let's not make a big deal about his performance. The guy had a couple things going for him, after all. First of all, he was facing the Royals, after all. Second, let's see what happens later in the season, when teams become more familiar with his repertoire of pitches. Third, may I remind you that he was facing the Royals? Let's see how he works under the spotlight of Yankee Stadium. That being said, he threw some sick pitches, and I wouldn't be surprised if he reached 15-17 wins this year.

I was going to make more baseball predictions, but I'm tired, so I'll save those for tomorrow's post. Until then, happy blogging!