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About Last Night ...
What you missed while wondering if anyone is reading the Times columns ... anyone ... anyone ... • College basketball: NCAA Tournament ... Indiana moves on, Knight doesn't. • NBA: Things just keep getting better and better for the Lakers. And by better, we mean worse. • NHL: Martin Brodeur laughs at...
The Day The Music Died
You know, it already just doesn't feel right without Duke in the NCAA tournament. It's just wrong. Wrong!...
Not The Most Exciting First Seven Games ... But There's Plenty To Go
All right, so there were no buzzer-beaters, no upsets — all the top seeds won, annoyingly — and no real tight games ... but we're just gonna assume that's the luck of the draw. We'd like to thank Mr. Shanoff for some excellent live-blogging of the afternoon games, trying to make some of those dullar...
NCAA Tournament Live Blog: Thursday, 2:40 p.m.
After that first set, hey, who's up for some more? (No upsets, but hey: Stanford totally came to play.) And by "more," we mean "endless nonstop lunacy for the next 72 hours." Four more this afternoon, all coming to you from Mr. Shanoff, whom we hope you enjoyed from the first set of games....
NCAA Tournament Live Blog: Thursday, 12:20 p.m.
All right, kids, it's time: Any minute now, the first game is going to tip off, stepping up at 12:20 p.m. with Davidson vs. Maryland in Buffalo. Here are the first three games:...
Final Hour For Deadspin Pants Party Pool
All right, kids, we're just more than an hour from the beginning of this whole NCAA tournament business — Who has Maryland-Davidson fever? We do, we do! — and this is pretty much your last chance to Join The Deadspin Pants Party tournament pool. As of this typing, there are 3,315 people in the pool,...
That's Not Quite What Pete Said, Actually
With all the hullabaloo around Pete Rose's "admission" yesterday that he "bet on the Reds every night" — a story so overblown that even Katie Couric was talking about it, chatting with beer pong specialist Armen Keteyian — Keith Olbermann, who did the Rose interview along with Dan Patrick on ESPN Ra...
Hey, This Game Wasn't Bad At All
Who would have thought that on the day of the NCAA Basketball Tournament's Grand Opening we'd all be talking about the NBA? Weird. But thank the Suns and Mavericks, who put on quite a show on Wednesday, proving that the NBA is going to be relevant from here on out. At least if there's a championship...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while taking the kids to Hooters ... • NBA: One Suns-Mavericks game was pretty great. Now imagine seven in a row for all the marbles. • College basketball: Well, we're not sure about those pants, but Syracuse is on its way in the NIT. • NHL: Red Wing Nation ... Detroit 4, Nashville 2...
It's A Great Night To Go To Bed Early
All right, kids, 'twas the night before the NCAA Tournament kicks off and everything goes right plum crazy for four days, then takes three days off, then goes slightly less nuts for four more days. We can't wait, and we suspect you can't either....
NCAA Pants Party: Florida Vs. Jackson State
Florida Gators (29-5) vs. Jackson State Tigers (21-13) When: Friday Where: New Orleans...
NCAA Pants Party: Kentucky Vs. Villanova
Kentucky Wildcats (21-11) vs. Villanova Wildcats (22-10 When: Friday Where: Chicago...
We Don't Have To Use "Mr." On Second Reference
As you might know, we occasionally write for places other than our little baby Deadspin, but this week, we're taking on way too much work. In addition to running matters over here as usual, we will be writing a daily column for TimesSelect, the paid-content arm of The New York Times. We're not reall...
Bob Knight Would Like To Help CCSU Motivate The Troops
One More Dying Quail has some suggestions for motivational speeches that coaches can use to fire up their underdog teams in the tournament tomorrow. They bring up The Gene Hackman, The John Belushi (cocaine optional), The Dwight Schrute Podium Hammer and, our personal favorite, the infamous Bob Knig...
NCAA Pants Party: Southern Illinois Vs. Holy Cross
Southern Illinois Salukis (27-6) vs. Holy Cross Crusaders (25-8) When: Friday, 9:40 p.m. Where: Columbus...
Baseball Season Preview: Philadelphia Phillies
You might remember, from back at the beginning of the NFL season, when we previewed each team by having a writer we liked write about their favorite team....
NCAA Pants Party: USC Vs. Arkansas
USC Trojans (23-11) vs. Arkansas Razorbacks (21-13) When: Friday, 9:40 p.m. Where: Spokane...
NCAA Pants Party: Kansas Vs. Niagara
Kansas Jayhawks (30-4) vs. Niagara Purple Eagles (23-11) When: Friday, 7: 10 p.m. Where: Chicago...