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NCAA Roundup: Packing Pittsnogle
A look back at the first weekend of the NCAA tournament. • We've come completely around on this Billy Packer thing; we now can't imagine college basketball without him. Sure, he's loathsome, stubborn and almost always wrong. We find these qualities to be what make up his charm. He's that crazy old...
About Last Night ...
What you missed after being propelled into the ceiling fan by your new EZ Shoes ... • NCAA Basketball Tournament: North Carolina forced to swallow pride, and Billy Packer to eat crow, as George Mason (!) advances to Sweet Sixteen. • NBA: Kobe who? LeBron who? Cavs stop Lakers behind Flip Murray. • N...
Rounding Out The Field...
Texas looks to be cruising towards the Sweet 16, leading N.C. State by 20 with about 2 minutes to play. The lead has been stretching gradually, bet steadily, and you can go ahead and write in your bracket in ink. Texas moves on to meet West Virginia, who they beat early this year by 1-point....
To Watch Tonight...
• Women's College Basketball: (16) Southern @ (1) Duke. In case you feel like the Southern vs. Duke rivalry was not adequately settled by the men's contest, here you go....
Another 2-Seed In Trouble
At halftime, the Hoyas lead the Buckeyes by 13. Ashanti Cook and Big Roy Hibbert have 11 each, and Jekel Foster has the same for the Buckeyes....
Shani Davis Twists The Knife
As the late games tip off, let me step in for a second and divert your attention to speed skating. Shani Davis, at the ISU world all-around speedskating championships, set a new world record in the mens 1500m. The previous record holder? A guy named Chad Hedrick....
They Left This Out Of FIFA '06
Congratulations, Philadelphia sports fans... you are officially off the hook. I think this one even tops booing players as they're wheeled out on stretchers....
Cinderella Looks Like This Guy
George Mason has knocked off defending champion UNC to become the latest cinderella team to glide into the Sweet 16. Some later heroics from Bobby Frasor and David Noel weren't enough to get the job done, and Mason is advancing....
I Guess That Apology Isn't Coming From Billy Packer
A tipster writes in to tell us that Billy Packer has remained quite mum on the subject of the MVC during the UConn/Kentucky. Jim Nantz has mentioned it, of course, giving a little dap to the MVC. Packer just wallowed in awkward silence afterwards....
Women's Tournament Also Underway
Hey, just wanted to post a quick note saying that the NCAA women's tournament is also underway, and that I'm going to be completely ignoring it....
The NASCAR Revolution Begins Today
We interrupt today's basketball coverage to tell you about Bill Lester, the first black man to qualify for a NASCAR race in 20 years. He'll be in the field for today's prestigious Golden Corral 500, which is underway as we speak....
Billy Packer, Meet the MVC
The Missouri Valley Conference put their 2nd team into the Sweet 16 this afternoon when Bradley beat Pitt. Maybe now, as long as they're not on opposite of Duke, Billy Packer can find time to sit down and watch them....
Bradley/Pitt Going Down To The Wire
Bradley's up 7 right now with about 5 minutes to play. It should be a great finish, if Carl Krauser stops punching people. Krauser missed a lay-up, Aaron Gray put it back in, and Krauser got up and on his way back down the court, threw an elbow into a Bradley player's back. It's not the first time...
The Unique CBS Sunday Game Schedule
Tipping today at noon: 1 game. Tipping today between 2:15 and 2:40: 4 games. Tipping today between 4:45 and 5:00: 3 games....
Repetitive Commercial Syndrome
It is brutal and unavoidable. It is my least favorite thing about the tournament. By now, I know what happened to Julia Louis Dreyfus's underwear....
About Last Night...
• Boxing: Hasim Rahman and James Toney: Draw. Rahman and Toney pounded on each others faces for 12 rounds and decided absolutely nothing. I think when this happens, the two fighters should be forced to fight to the death....
That Probably Hurt...
Washington advanced to the Sweet 16 with a narrow 3-point victory over... you know what, there's a certain Deadspin editor who would probably rather that this game was never mentioned on this site. So I'm not going to say anything about, other than Washington's Brandon Roy is a stud. And, um... so...
To Watch Tonight...
• College Basketball: (6) Indiana @ (3) Gonzaga. Good news: It's a tremendous basketball match-up. Bad news: Indiana's clown pants and Adam Morrison's moustache are both just ridiculous....
Craig Smith, Hater Of Grizzlies
Immediately after my last post, Illinois and Texas A&M took it upon themselves to make me look like a jackass... not that that's particularly difficult. Illinois went on a 19-7 run and trails by just 2 at the half, while Texas A&M went on a 17-4 run to actually pull ahead of LSU....