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Open Thread: Tennessee vs. Virginia
Once again, the first batch of games of the day is a batch of 1. Later in the day, VaTech/Southern Illinois and Winthrop/Oregon will be on at the same time (along with two other games), and I'll have to choose... but in about ten minutes, my undivided attention is forced to Tennessee/Virginia, wheth...
Thank You, Tournament
That's more like it. Yesterday was the NCAA Tournament as God intended it. Eight games, every single one of them close, with the possible exception of North Carolina/Michigan State, which was still up in the air with about 5:00 to play....
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NCAA Tournament:...
About Last Night...
• College Basketball. UCLA 54, Indiana 49. UCLA shot 26% in the first half. And led by 7. • Boxing. Evander Holyfield def. Vinny Maddalone, 3rd round TKO. Granted, he might as well have been fighting a Jersey toll-booth worker (and in fact, may have been), but Evander did look pretty sharp last nigh...
Open Thread: The Rest Of The Day
We've already had a pretty solid day of basketball, and we're only about 3/8th of the way through it. The set of three including Vanderbilt/Washington State, Boston College/Georgetown, and Virginia Commonwealth/Pitt should be tipping off, oh, any time now. Consider this your open thread for Indiana/...
To Watch Tonight...
• College Basketball: NCAA Tournament, Indiana vs. UCLA. Nice clown pants. 8:10, CBS. • College Wrestling: NCAA Championships. Just be sure to lube up, gentlemen. There'll be a lot of friction out there. 8:00, ESPN. • Women's College Basketball: NCAA Tournament, first round. You know who loves the w...
For Some Reason, Its Not Cool To Punch Fans In The Face
If you're looking for a way to make a quick $6,650, you might want to consider hanging out at rugby games, pouring beer on players and insulting their mothers. It worked for the idiot pictured above in the Santa hat....
LeftoverDome...
• A plea to CBS to make Bill Raftery and Verne Lundquist the top tournament announcing team. I could not agree more. [Complete Sports] • Gustavo Chacin smells terrific. [CBS Sportsline] • Even in prison. [SI] • Checking in with the KSK vs. Ladies... bracket challenge. [Ladies...] • Some unique thoug...
Open Thread: The 3:30 Games
That is exactly what we needed. We didn't quite get the upset we wanted, but we did get one hell of an exciting battle, some remarkable individual performances, Gus Johnson on top of his game, and maybe the first legitimate tournament thriller. The seal is broken now. Let the excitement flow....
Stephon Marbury Has Something In Common With All Of You
Namely, he doesn't like Stephen A. Smith. That delightful zinger was the outro for Stephon Marbury's new talk show, called... actually, I don't know what the hell it's called. But it exists, and that, to be honest with you, is more than I wanted to know about it in the first place....
Today in the Premiership...
• Manchester United 4-1 Bolton. Cristiano Ronaldo is as magnificent as he is handsome. He spent the day carving up the Bolton defense, setting up goals for Wayne Rooney (who had 2), and Ji-Sung Park (who also had 2). It was a dominating performance, but it didn't come without a price. Gary Neville s...
Open Thread: Xavier vs. Ohio State
I don't know why the NCAA always does this, but every year on the third day of the tournament, they have one game on by its lonesome in the 1:00 p.m. slot... and then they triple us up at around 5:45....
Don't Give Ken Griffey Jr. Any Ideas
We've got a little bit of time before the tournament action gets underway, so let's kill time with hockey. Ted Nolan, head coach of the New York Islanders got a little creative (or uncreative, I guess) by listing Rick DiPietro as suffering from "general body soreness."...
So, When Does This Get Good?
I guess Friday was a little better than Thursday. Both days had one legitimate upset, but Friday had the added bonus of two legitimate nail-biters: Nevada/Creighton and Virginia Tech/Illinois. And if you're the type of person who takes joy in the pain of others, have a good laugh at Illinois' expens...
For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
NCAA Tournament:...
About Last Night...
• NBA: Lakers 116, Trailblazers 111. Kobe had 65, 24 in the fourth quarter, and 9 in overtime. Kobe would beat 30% of NCAA tournament teams, 1-on-5. • College Basketball: Florida 112, Jackson State 69. You may have noticed a little bit of a talent discrepancy there. • NBA: Pistons 105, Suns 83. Impr...
You Are Not Invited, Jim Boeheim
I hate how CBS does this. You've got teams sweating it out, nervous wrecks waiting to see if they'll get in... and the show opens with Greg Gumbel explaining how a single-elimination tournament works. Then we spend about three more minutes with Gumbel spouting off as many words as he possibly can ab...
Examing Potential Targets Of Billy Packer's Rage
We're just minutes away from CBS's selection show, where Jim Nantz will tell you what lucky schools got an at-large tournament bid, and then Billy Packer will tell you why he hates them. Someone has to play the curmudgeon. Two years ago, St. Joe's earned the scorn, and last year, it was George Mason...
To Watch Tonight...
• College Basketball: NIT Selection Show. I am very sorry to tell you that I'll be watching. 9:00, ESPNU. • NBA: Mavericks @ Lakers. With Kobe's proclivity for elbowing white people, Dirk should probably watch his back. 9:00, ESPN. • Movie: Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. Perhaps Patches O'Houliha...
LeftoverDome...
• A PGA Golfer is in a whole lot of trouble over a street race that killed someone. [SI] • When the tires are hard, Tony Stewart gets pissed off. [Loser with Socks] • You know what Evander Holyfield is going to do? He's going to investigate this thing all by his damn self. [Deuce of Davenport] • Per...