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Sunday Sundown Rundown - 4/28/13

3 Up

1. The NBA Playoffs - How can any basketball fan call March Madness "the best time" of the year?

2. Travis Hafner - The slugger has really fit in with the Yankees coming up clutch. Even legging out a triple - yes, a triple! - this week.

3. Warm weather weekends. Once my weekends aren't spent working...I'll be able to enjoy them again.

3 Down

1. Mother of Brother-Suspects in Boston Marathon Bombing - How can any mother have their child risk their lives for such an extreme cause?

2. Sports Talking Heads - Usually it's specific people in the sports world that do this, how anyone can really make sound and credible statements about the NFL Draft is asinine. No one has seen these players play enough to warrant judgement.

3. Working 37 hours in three days with a combined 11 hours of sleep is not cool. But in the end, is quite the professional self-rewarding feat. I just can't wait until the Summer.

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