It was a rough week for the some of the most high-profile teams and players in their respective sports. Kobe Bryant was suddenly lost for the season, Tiger Woods squandered another opportunity at the Masters (this time in even more improbable, controversial fashion), Don Mattingly saw his big-spending Dodgers lose one of their aces, and he was none too pleased about it, and defending Sprint Cup champion Brad Keselowski was similarly incensed after — in his mind — being unfairly treated by NASCAR. Yes, a lot happened last week; and not a lot of it good.

(All odds provided by Sportsbook.ag unless otherwise indicated).

Kobe Bryant. If the Lakers end up making the playoffs (and their magic number is one with one game of their own and two for the Jazz remaining), Kobe won’t be around to play. The five-time NBA Champion and 15-time all-star suffered a torn Achilles in L.A.’s victory over Golden State on Friday night. Kobe is expected to miss at least six months and perhaps as many as nine. The Lakers, though, may not miss out a postseason berth because they have won four in a row—including one without Kobe against San Antonio on Sunday. If the Lake Show beats Houston on Wednesday or Utah loses one of its last two contests, Kobe’s team is in. L.A. is +6500 to win the Western Conference and +12500 to win the NBA Championship.

Utah Jazz. If you told the Jazz they would win eight of their last 10 games and three of their last four, they surely would have thought themselves to be in pretty good shape. Add the minor detail that Kobe would miss his team’s last two games due to a torn Achilles, and they would have had to feel even better about their postseason possibilities. Instead, Utah sits 1.5 games out of the eighth and final spot in the Western Conference. In addition to a Lakers’ loss to the Rockets, the Jazz must win their last two games (at Minnesota on Monday and at Memphis on Wednesday). They are +20000 to win the Western Conference, while Oklahoma City is a +120 favorite ahead of San Antonio (+300).

Don Mattingly. A modest 7-5 record and a star pitcher out for eight weeks is probably not what the Dodgers’ skipper hand in mind for the first 12 games of this season. Mattingly’s week turned sour last Thursday night when he watched San Diego’s Carlos Quentin charge the mound and set off a bench-clearing brawl after being hit by L.A. hurler Zack Greinke in the sixth inning. Greinke sustained a broken collarbone in the melee before the Dodgers went on to win, 3-2. Adding insult to injury, they lost their weekend series at Arizona 2-1 after allowing a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning on Sunday night. L.A. is a -190 home favorite over San Diego on Monday with Chad Billingsley going up against Eric Stults of the Padres.

Washington Nationals. Leading the NL East rival Braves 4-0 in their series opener on Friday night, the last thing Washington could have imagined was getting swept. The Nationals were coming off a sweep of their own against the White Sox, and they were facing an opponent they had taken care of without too much trouble in last season’s division race. Atlanta, however, stormed back to win 6-4 in 10 innings and ended up taking all three games in the series. The visitors put an exclamation point on their foray into the nation’s capital with a 9-0 blowout on Sunday, highlighted by Justin Upton’s seventh dinger of the season. Washington is +450 to win the National League Pennant, tied for second behind Atlanta (+350).

Tiger Woods. It has now been eight years since Tiger last won the Masters despite a whole host of near misses in that stretch. He finished T-4 this time and four shots back of Adam Scott and Angel Cabrera. Four? That is arguably the exact number of shots Tiger was affected when his Friday approach on 15 hit the flag and ricocheted into the water. Instead of a likely birdie, the 14-time major champion bogeyed then turned it into a triple after making a well-documented illegal drop. Tiger is a +450 to win this summer’s U.S. Open at Merion, and he is +150 to win at least one of the four majors in 2013 (odds provided by Bovada Sportsbook).

Brad Keselowski. While Kyle Busch was busy dominating the proceedings at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday, Keselowski was busy sounding off to the media. The driver of the No. 2 car and his team were forced to change their rear-end housing (yes, that is some good ol’ NASCAR-speak for you) before the race after an inspection by the governing bodies. Keselowski managed to finish in a decent ninth place, but he spoke afterward like a man who knows it’s only going to get worse. The No. 2 team likely faces major penalties no matter how unfair Keselowski thinks those penalties are. The 2012 champion is +700 to defend his Sprint Cup title (tied for second behind Jimmie Johnson at +300).

Chelsea. Chelsea won’t be defending its 2012 FA Cup title after losing to Manchester City during semifinal action on Sunday at Wembley Stadium. The Blues were singing the blues when they trailed 2-0 early in the second half and a late-match rally fell short. Man City, which has won five titles in this league (most recently in 2011), is an overwhelming -500 favorite to win next month’s FA Cup final against Wigan Athletic. Wigan is through to its first-ever FA Cup final after dismissing Millwall, 2-0.

Read more articles by Ricky Dimon