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Bill James Wants To Help You Relax
We've noticed the sabermetric Baseball Prospectus-type guys doing a lot of work in the world of college basketball lately. It seems to fit. There's plenty of statistics to play with, but unlike the NBA, college basketball can still be painted with the same brush of blissful, presumed philosophic "in...
NCAA Pants Party: Purdue Vs. Baylor
Purdue Boilermakers (24-8) vs. Baylor Bears (21-10) When: Thursday, 2:30 p.m. Where: Washington, D.C....
Bracket Breakdown: West Region
We wrap up our look at each region (before ceding the floor to Storming The Floor for more in-depth looks. Here's the West region. We're so glad they're calling it "Wet" again, instead of "Phoenix," though "Phoenix" is a beautiful place full of happy people and cacti....
NCAA Pants Party: Marquette Vs. Kentucky
Marquette Golden Eagles (24-9) vs. Kentucky Wildcats (18-12) When: Thursday Where: Denver...
Illinois: Now Part Of This Complete Breakfast
It baffles me as to how Illinois could have missed out on the NCAA Tournament, now that we know the existence of the Great Illinois-Shaped Corn Flake. A girl in Virginia noticed the flake it in her morning cereal and immediately recognized it as one of the 50 states, and then slapped it onto the e-B...
Um, It May Be Time To Eliminate That Play-In Game
On most tournament pool brackets it will be indicated as "play-in winner," a stirring tribute to a successful season if ever there was one. Presenting once again the play-in game, which has become the NCAA's little joke on the smaller Div. I schools. This year was especially awkward, as Coppin State...
NCAA Pants Party: Michigan State Vs. Temple
Michigan State Spartans (25-8) vs. Temple Owls (21-12) When: Thursday, 12:20 p.m. Where: Denver...
Bracket Breakdown: Midwest Region
We continue our look at each region. Here's the Midwest region. We're so glad they're calling it "Midwest" again, instead of "Detroit," though "Detroit" would make us think the White Stripes are gonna be there or something....
NCAA Pants Party: Kansas Vs. Portland State
Kansas Jayhawks (31-3) vs. Portland State Vikings (23-9) When: Thursday, 12:20 p.m. Where: Omaha...
Kings Of The Hardwood
• OutSports presents its top 64 hottest male athletes bracket. Brad Ausmus is a No. 1 seed? There's no accounting for taste, we guess. [OutSports] • Smush Parker, handsy. [You Been Blinded] • Seriously, Sonics: 162 points? [Enjoy The Enjoyment] • Poor Maryland has to deal with double the play-in gam...
NCAA Pants Party: Xavier Vs. Georgia
Xavier Musketeers (27-6) vs. Georgia Bulldogs (17-16) When: Thursday, 12:25 p.m. Where: Washington, D.C....
Media Approval Ratings: Dick Vitale
Now that Dickie V is back and at full throat capacity, perhaps it is time to judge him....
It Can Be Told: Spitzer Dribbled Before He Shot
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....
ESPN's Featured Comment Of The Day
ESPN scoured its message boards this morning to find its cleverest, boldest, most enlightening comment, and chose this one above all others ......
NCAA Pants Party: Mount St. Mary's Vs. Coppin State
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (18-14) vs. Coppin State Eagles (16-20). When: Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Where: Dayton...
Bracket Breakdown: South Region
Later today, we'll begin rolling out our Tidbit previews of each team/first-round matchup, but to kick us off, we're looking at each region. Here's the South region. We're so glad they're calling it "South" again, instead of "Houston," because in the rest of the world, it's not pronounced "HOW-ston....
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 "Charlotte," though "Charlotte" is a quite lovely word....
The Brackets Have Been Out For Only 15 Hours, And Everyone's Already An Expert
The best part, to us, about Selection Sunday is how quickly the entirely unpredictable merges into the familiar. When the brackets are announced, every matchup seems deliciously random. Pittsburgh vs. Oral Roberts? Weird. But after about an hour of it sinking in, each matchup becomes fated to have ...
About Last Night
What you missed while throwing a fit over penis-shaped bendy straws ... • College basketball: Apparently there's some big tournament later this week. • NHL: Florida Panthers are unstoppable, will soon surpass Houston Rockets' win streak. • NBA: Well, this one pretty much seals Seattle's move to Okla...