It’s not only March madness in the Men’s and Women’s NCAA Basketball, but there’s plenty of madness in the final weeks of Spring Training.  As you get your brackets on, here’s a quick recap of the Top 5 PRO Rumors from the week ending March 18, 2011:

5.  Many players and teams respond to the Japanese earthquake/tsunami by donating money and resources:
Red Sox raise $4,600 for Japanese relief efforts
Ichiro Suzuki donates $1.25 million to Japanese Red Cross
Yankees donate $100K to the rescue efforts in Japan

4. Mets release Luis Castillo: The inevitable finally happened

3. Kevin Millwood still wants Major League deal: Could the right-handed land with the New York Yankees?

2. Reds and Ryan Hanigan agree to three-year deal: Cincinnati locks up their backstop for a few years.

1.  Tim Lincecum’s 3,390 calorie after-start meal from In-N-Out:  Hopefully Lincecum won’t get an order by the team to go an diet this winter.