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Bracket Breakdown: East Region
Later today, we'll begin rolling out our Tidbit previews of each team/first-round matchup, but to kick us off, we're gonna look at each region. Here's the East region. We're so glad they're calling it "East" again, instead of the decidedly unromantic "East Rutherford."...
A Lament For The Orange ... And Then We're Done With It
Now that the brackets are officially out, it's inevitable that everyone's talking about the snubs. (Ironically, one of the major "snubs" last year was supposedly Hofstra, who was overlooked in favor of George Mason.) The biggest snub of all is Syracuse, of course, which remains befuddled by its abse...
NBA Roundup: Forget About It Jake, It's Inglewood
Notes on Sunday's games in the National Basketball Association ......
About Last Night ...
What you missed while attending the All-Star Game ... • NBA: All that's left of Nicholson is a set of chattering false teeth on the pavement ... Mavericks stomp Lakers for 17th straight win. • Tennis: Don't make a Federer case out of it ... Roger's streak ends at 41. • College basketball: That Ohio ...
Welcome To The Frothing-At-The-Mouth Insanity
We'll get more into our thoughts on the bracket tomorrow — and before you yell at us, we really didn't expect Illinois to make it, and we're far from certain they deserve it ... not that we mind! — but first off, we wanted to get our Deadspin PDF bracket up there and ready for you ASAP....
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...
Like You're Above That, Lewis
This isn't new, but with the upcoming onslaught of ESPN tournament coverage, I thought it might be helpful to revisit some of the masturbatory habits of your favorite ESPN analysts. Majerus likes Ashley Judd, and in the absence of Ashley Judd, likes hotel room porno....
The Behavior In The WAC Is Very Disappointing
WAC commissioner Karl Benson (the Tiny Universe was unavailable for comment) is concerned about some of the behavior of his players and coaches during the WAC tournament. The Idaho Statesman runs down a list of poor WAC behavior, including Reggie Theus storming onto the floor and yelling at an oppos...
College Hoops Compendium: Where To Start...
An effort to hit the high points in yesterday's college basketball action would be futile... there wasn't much that happened yesterday that wasn't significant. If you sat on your ass and watched college hoops all yesterday, I salute you....
NCAA Tournament Schedule
TUESDAY, MARCH 13 7:30 p.m. Florida A&M Rattlers (21-13) vs. Niagara Purple Eagles (22-11)...
About Last Night...
• College Basketball: Georgetown 65, Pitt 42. I'm still waiting for Pitt to make their run. • Women's College Basketball: UMBC 67, Vermont 56. This was televised. I saw it. • New Mexico State 72, Utah State 70. I didn't see the game, but two of the AP's first three paragraphs were about how Reggie T...
George Washington Colonials
1. Hip....Hip-op....Hip-op-anatamus. He get all da easy ones! The champs of the A-10 Tournament are the fightin' Colonials from the George Washington University. Thank god they don't call it that, like some teams I know. In the Big Ten. Who wear red and gray. While the Gdubs are called The Colonials...
Miami RedHawks
1. You Give "Of" A Bad Name. In NCAA football we have Miami and Miami of Ohio. Perhaps in basketball, we should have Miami and Miami of Florida. Who's with me? (Charges out of Delta House) ... (Returns) What the f**k happened to the Deadspin I know? Where's the spirit? The Miami University RedHawks ...
Brigham Young Cougars
1. Provo is an international destination. No, really. Hanging next to Danny Ainge's oversized jersey in from the rafters of the Marriott Center is that of Kresimir Cosic. Cosic, a 6'11" center from Croatia, became in 1972 the first foreign player to be named a UPI All-American. BYU's international p...
Ohio State Buckeyes
1. Jerky The Cornjerker. Every one knows that Thad Matta went to high school in the appropriately named Hoopeston, Ill. (OK, maybe just I knew that? But did you know that the Hoopeston mascot was Jerky the Cornjerker? He looks like this. I wonder what their version of The Tomahawk Chop looks like?...
Oregon Ducks
1. Not that Aaron Brooks. From the same school that gave the sports world another Jaison Williams (current WR) and Steve Smith (former CB), comes current point guard and Pac-10 Player of the Year candidate Aaron Brooks. He can't throw 50-yard backward passes, but highlights before this season includ...
North Texas Mean Green
1. Green Eagle. Although we all know UNT as the Mean Green, the school mascot is actually Scrappy the eagle. And Scrappy he is. In 1974 (back during Vietnam, when college students used to protest war in between bong hits), the school scrapped "Scrappy" because the flower children thought his name wa...
Illinois Fighting Illini
1. Breaking The Social Contract. In a season that was riddled with repeated freak injuries and the thank-God-we-might-not-have-to-talk-about-the-Chief-anymore madness, the most bizarre story was the late-season car crash involving guard Jamar Smith and center Brian Carlwell. In case you've been fort...
Kentucky Wildcats
1. Roc-A-Fella. After many of his made baskets, Kentucky starting point guard Ramel Bradley uses his hands to make a diamond symbol to the crowd. According to Bradley, the symbol is an ode to his fellow Brooklyn native Jay-Z and represents Roc-A-Fella records and the Dynasty of Kentucky basketball. ...
Arkansas Razorbacks
1. The Name. The team was originally known as the Arkansas Cardinals until 1909, when football coach Hugo Bezdek declared that his team played like a bunch of "wild band of razorback hogs." The nickname stuck and became official before the 1910 season. The "hog call" of "Woo Pig Sooey!" came around ...