Russell Wilson’s Deadline

Russell Wilson hoisting the Vince Lombardi Trophy after winning Super Bowl XLVIII (Credit: Brad Penner/USA Today)

April 15.

Yes, that is the deadline to file your taxes (DON’T MAKE THE IRS MAD FOLKS!), but it is also the deadline that Russell Wilson has given the Seattle Seahawks for a new contract.

Settle Down Antonio Brown

The Oakland Raiders’ new $50 million (mildly schizophrenic?) wide receiver is still going at the Steelers, in particular, JuJu Smith-Schuster.

JuJu recently won Steeler of the Year for the 2018 season, and his former diva teammate had a problem with it when a fan brought it up on Twitter.

Paul Pierce vs. Dwyane Wade

Paul Pierce and Dwyane Wade battled several times throughout their careers, giving us great matches each time (Credit: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images North America)

Okay, I am going to say this right off the bat: Dwyane Wade had a better career than Paul Pierce.

Did everyone get that? Did everyone see I wrote that? Are we good? Okay, good.

As we saw on Friday night, Paul Pierce lit a fire when he said he had a better career than Dwyane Wade. Before we go any further, I just want you to hear Pierce’s logic:

Who To Watch (April 5 – April 11)

Hi everyone, and welcome back to Who to Watch.

Here’s our recap: in baseball, Bryce Haper made Nick look like an idiot, looking like a bona fide superstar last week; the Red Sox look… not good, Christian Yelich is hitting lots of dingers, Daniel Hess of the Orioles was pulled during a PERFECT GAME, and somehow, the SEATTLE MARINERS are the best team in the league at 7-1. In college hoops, the Men’s Final Four will feature Virginia, Auburn, Michigan State, and Texas Tech, and we will see a champion crowned on Monday night. On the women’s side, Oregon will face Baylor, while UCONN will face Notre Dame, that championship game will be Sunday. In NBA news, we saw Russell Westbrook have a historic triple-double (more on that from Kerm), Anthony Davis get fined for giving a fan the finger (have to figure they’ll all flip him the bird during the last home game of the season), and Giannis had a casual 45/13/6 performance last night. OKC and the Spurs clinched playoff spots, and seeding is still shaking itself out in the West. In the East, there is still a seeds 3 through 5 are still not set, but much more interesting is the battle for seeds 6 through 8, which essentially looks like a four-team battle between Detroit, Brooklyn, Orlando and Miami; those teams are separated by just one game.

Before we give everyone the rundown for the next week, we at Hold My Drink Sports just want to take a moment to give our respects to Nipsey Hussle, who was killed last Sunday. Our thoughts go out to his loved ones during this difficult time.

I Wouldn’t Blame Mookie if he left

I’m not writing this as a reaction to the Red Sox stinking it up to start the season. I could honestly care less about a 2-6 start to their 162 game season. But from Mookie’s perspective, why would you want to stay?