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It is time for one of the best sporting weekends of the year, featuring the men's Final Four and WrestleMania. This time, the showcase of immortals is in New Orleans.

Thursday, April 3

NBA (7-9:30 p.m., TNT): Catch a possible preview of this year's Western Conference Finals as the Oklahoma City Thunder host the San Antonio Spurs.

Friday, April 4

NHL (6-9 p.m., NBCSN): Your weekly hockey fix features the New Jersey Devils facing off against Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals.

Saturday, April 5

College basketball (5-11 p.m., TBS): A doubleheader will decide which two teams make the championship game on Monday night, with Florida v. Connecticut and Kentucky v. Wisconsin.

Monday, April 7

College basketball (8-11 p.m., CBS): The winners of Saturday's games face off in the 2014 NCAA Men's Tournament Championship Game, and it could be an all-SEC final.

Tuesday, April 8

MLB (6-9 p.m., ESPN): This Tuesday night baseball affair features two teams that could be major players in October. as the Texas Rangers travel to Beantown to face the Boston Red Sox.

Wednesday, April 9

NBA (7-9:30 p.m., ESPN): The Memphis Grizzlies—currently on the outside looking in for the Western Conference playoff—take on LeBron James and the Miami Heat.

It will be interesting to see this year's WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony with Scott Hall (as Razor Ramon) in the class. Hall has ruined a once promising career with his personal demons.

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