It’s the Tuesday edition of the SMJ inbox…

More Crazy Ratings Numbers from the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament- CBS and Turner Sports are reporting that 99.9 million viewers watched a portion of the first two weeks of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.  That number is 11% over CBS’ sole coverage of the tournament in 2010.

New ESPN Film Focuses on Nicklaus’ 1986 Masters Win- It’s been 25 years since Jack Nicklaus shocked the golf world by winning his sixth Masters at the age of 46 in 1986.  ESPN Films will commemorate the victory with Yes Sir: Jack Nicklaus and the 1986 Masters.  The film will debut April 6th at 6:0pm ET on ESPN.  I, for one, am looking forward to it.

SI Releases MLB Preview Issue- As a Red Sox fan I have concerns.  Sports Illustrated has released its Major League Baseball Preview Issue and the Red Sox are picked to beat the Giants in the World Series.  Where’s my panic button?

Sirius XM Gets Set for Coverage of Another MLB Season- Sirius XM radio is getting set for another year of wall-to-wall coverage of Major League Baseball.  The satellite radio services will have play-by-play coverage of every game of the season, across channels 175 to 189.  You can get the complete schedule here.

TNT Promotes This Week’s NBA Twinbill- The Celtics at Spurs and Mavericks at Lakers will be this week’s NBA doubleheader on TNT.  Coverage begins Thursday at 8pm ET.

Coach K to Interview Two Final Four Coaches on His Weekly Sirius XM Program- Butler Head Coach Brad Stevens and Kentucky Head Coach John Calipari will appear on the next edition of Basketball and Beyond with Coach K on Sirius XM Radio tomorrow at 7pm ET.  Coach Krzyzewski is also scheduled to talk with former Georgetown coach John Thompson.  The show can be found on Sirius channel 123 and XM channel 144.

Tennis Channel Brings Back Fitness Show- The Tennis Channel is bringing back for a second season Fit to Hit, a series that takes a and look at the world of sports diet and fitness from a tennis player’s perspective.  The premiere episode is April 3rd at 7pm ET.