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Bill Raftery And Verne Lundquist, Au Natural
Like most of you, we enjoyed the dulcet tones of Bill Raftery during the tournament this past weekend, and we can't wait for more of the "with the KISS!" this coming Sweet 16 slate. But those of you who braved the NCAA Tournament On Demand saw even more of Raftery, catching him and partner Verne Lun...
We'd Recommend Not Playing Blackjack With Joey Porter
When you put Joey Porter in the same room with a Cincinnati Bengal, in Las Vegas, no less, this is probably destined to happen...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NCAAW with Graham Hays: All right, brackets where Maryland and Notre Dame are still alive! • 2 p.m. NCAAMBB with Andy Katz: It's just a chat; is the Tyler Hansbrough mask really necessary? • 4 p.m. ESPN host Stuart Scott: They're...
Wrapping Up The First Tourney Weekend
After a weekend's worth of games, what have we learned?...
Open Thread: The 5:00ish Games
After a solid, but not spectacular set of games, we get set to wind the weekend down with a block of three more. Purdue was able to give Florida a little bit of a scare before petering out down the stretch. UNLV upset Wisconsin, ending Alando Tucker's college career and capping a thoroughly poor tou...
To Watch Tonight...
• Women's College Basketball. Drake vs. Tennessee. I'm intrigued. Tell me more, Trey Wingo. 7:00, ESPNU. • NBA. Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers. Like you could watch this with Drake/Tennessee going on. 8:00, ESPN. • Women's College Basketball. East Carolina vs. Rutgers. An ECU loss wou...
Open Thread: The 2:30ish Games
Tennessee and Virginia are still going at it, with the Vols hanging onto a small lead, as they have for most of the game. I'm sure you know this, though, it's not like it's possible for you to be watching a different game....
The Violent Side Of Greg Oden
While Tennessee and Virginia look to be going down to the wire, I thought we'd take a second and look back at yesterday's man-sized non-flagrant foul by Greg Oden. He always looks like a man amongst boys out there, but yesterday, with Ohio State needing to take a quick foul, he looked like Godzilla ...
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....
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...
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....
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....
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...
Out At Soho House With John Amaechi (Really)
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Cultural Oddsmaker: Who's Gonna Love You Amidst the Madness?
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