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NCAA First Round: (7) Texas vs. (10) Minnesota
East Region: No. 7 Texas (22-11) vs. No. 10 Minnesota (22-10) When: Thursday, 7:10 p.m., EDT Where: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina TEXAS LONGHORNS 1) Foreign Point One thing Texas desperately lacked entering the season was a true point guard. Without a ball handler that could pene...
NCAA First Round: (4) Washington vs. (13) Mississippi State
West Region: No. 4 Washington (25-8) vs. No. 13 Mississippi State (23-12) When: Thursday, 4:55 p.m., EDT Where: Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon WASHINGTON HUSKIES 1) Balanced Squad The Huskies are a very balanced team with 4 players averaging over 11 points per game. If you had to pick some "star" p...
Vince Papale's Wife Maybe, Possibly Does Care About Black People
There's some melodrama brewing between Emeritus, William F. Leitch, and, Vince Papale, former Philadelphia Eagle and "Invincible" inspiration. It appears Mr. Papale is not a fan of this site....
NCAA First Round: (1) Connecticut vs. (16) Chattanooga
West Region: No. 1 Connecticut (27-4) vs. No. 16 UT-Chattanooga (18-16) When: Thursday, 3:00 p.m., EDT Where: Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania CONNECTICUT HUSKIES 1) Six Feet Under Coach Jim Calhoun created a media firestorm earlier this season when he told a freelance reporter who was ...
NCAA First Round: (7) California vs. (10) Maryland
West Region: No. 7 California (22-10) vs. No. 10 Maryland (20-13) When: Thursday, 2:55 p.m., EDT Where: Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS 1) Lowered Expectations Projected to finish eighth in the pre-season PAC-10 poll, I had all but written the Bears off this year. With...
NCAA First Round: (1) North Carolina vs. (16) Radford
South Region: No. 1 North Carolina (28-4) vs. No. 16 Radford (21-11) When: Thursday, 2:50 p.m., EDT Where: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS 1) No Time to Stop When last we saw the Tarheels, they were losing to Florida State while their coach stubbornly refus...
NCAA First Round: (5) Purdue vs. (12) Northern Iowa
West Region: No. 5 Purdue (25-9) vs. No. 12 Northern Iowa (23-10) When: Thursday, 2:30 p.m., EDT Where: Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon PURDUE BOILERMAKERS 1) Consistently Decent. You hear all the time about how some programs are "consistently great," and others are mocked for being "consistently me...
NCAA First Round: (8) BYU vs. (9) Texas A&M
West Region: No. 8 BYU (25-7) vs. No. 9 Texas A&M (23-9) When: Thursday, 12:30 p.m., EDT Where: Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania BRIGHAM YOUNG COUGARS 1) Still a Cougar BYU Head Coach Dave Rose played his college ball at Houston as a co-captain of the 1983 Phi Slama Jama team (front row...
White House Bracketology: Who Would Lincoln Have Picked? (With Update)
Attention citizens: We now have a national NCAA Tournament bracket (and ESPN is involved, naturally). Please adjust your office pools accordingly....
NCAA First Round: (2) Memphis vs. (15) Cal State Northridge
West Region: No. 2 Memphis (31-3) vs. No. 15 Cal State Northridge (17-13) When: Thursday, 12:25 p.m., EDT Where: Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri MEMPHIS TIGERS 1) A little charity? Last year, everyone told Memphis that their horrendous free-throw shooting would come back to haunt them, but no...
NCAA First Round: (8) LSU vs. (9) Butler
South Region: No. 8 LSU (26-7) vs. No. 9 Butler (26-5) When: Thursday, 12:20 p.m., EDT Where: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina LOUISIANA STATE TIGERS 1) Welcome to the Century Club. LSU celebrated its 100th year of existence this season by naming its All Century Team, an impressive ...
When In Doubt, Hannah Storm Will Always Go Daisy Duke
Like Josh Elliott here, we are mesmerized by Hannah Storm and her 1980s TV wardrobe. Although Josh seems to be imagining the Daisy Duke shorts as well....
Don't Sleep Through Tonight's NCAA Play-In Game
The fine folks at Storming The Floor would really, really like you to watch tonight's NCAA play-in game, even though you probably think it's pointless and immature. See if they can convince you otherwise....
Which Athletes Were On The Houston Madame Call Girl Client List?
OK, I'm working on an office pool for this, and will have brackets up shortly. Big high-end prostitution bust in Houston, and the client list may include several professional athletes....
NCAA "Opening Round": Alabama State vs. Morehead State
Midwest Region: No. 16 Alabama State (22-9) vs. No. 16 Morehead State (19-15) When: Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., ET Where: University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio ALABAMA STATE HORNETS 1) Let's talk some SWAC: Alabama State comes out of the SWAC, where they have been regular season champions each of the p...
Sean Williams Is Not Going To Pay A Lot For This Cell Phone
The Nets backup probably thought that Carl Landry's shooting would spare him from having the saddest NBA story of the day. He thought wrong, but that's what destroying a cell phone store gets you....
Connecticut Generously Decides To Hold Women's Basketball Tournament
Almost forgot about that other NCAA tournament for the women's crown. I suppose it's possible that UConn won't win it, but it's also possible that I will get picked in the NBA draft. [ESPN]...
The Glorious Return Of Fred Hickman
Rejoice, Braves fans. Fred Hickman, the man who set the ESPN record for absenteeism while a member of the WWL, is coming to your town. Until he inevitably gets fired, of course....
Houston's Carl Landry Wounded In Shooting
The Houston Rockets forward suffered a "flesh wound" after a minor fender bender turned into a drive-by. The moral, as always, is never leave your house. [Fox; Fourth and Fifty]...
Do You Think Alex Rodriguez Regrets This <i>Details</i> Photo Shoot Now?
Details magazine has published another standard athlete profile that would probably otherwise go unnoticed, except for the awkward photo shoot taken at a most inopportune time for Alex Rodriguez....