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Breaking Down The Tourney By Mascot
Here's an NCAA tournament preview we can get behind: A comprehensive breakdown of the teams by mascot. Some fun facts:...

NCAA Pants Party: Virginia Vs. Albany
Virginia Cavaliers (19-10) vs. Albany Great Danes (23-9) When: Friday, 12:15 p.m. Where: Charlottesville, Virg....

"Please, Sir, May I Have Another?!"
Ah, spring training. A time to work all the kinks out, ease one's self into the rigors of a long baseball season, iron out all the soft spots in your game. And for Red Sox prospect Jacoby Ellsbury, it's when you learn how to handle a thrown baseball hitting you in the head from two inches away. All ...

NCAA Pants Party: Indiana Vs. Gonzaga
Indiana Hoosiers (20-10) vs. Gonzaga Bulldogs (23-10) When: Thursday, 9:40 p.m. Where: Sacramento...

Break Up The 76ers! (Again!)
Back when Allen Iverson was traded to the Nuggets, nobody was sure what it would mean for Denver, but everyone agreed that it secured the 76ers' spot as frontrunners for either Kevin Durant or Greg Oden....

NCAA Pants Party: North Carolina Vs. Eastern Kentucky
North Carolina Tar Heels (28-6) vs. Eastern Kentucky Colonels (21-11) When: Thursday, 9:40 p.m. Where: Winston-Salem, NC...

I Was A Fugitive From An NCAA Basketball Office Pool Chain Gang
So you say that you were with Dr. Martin Luther King during the protest at Selma? Ha, that's nothing. We marched with Representative Kim Meltzer (R-Mich.) during her courageous fight to make NCAA basketball tournament office pools legal....

NCAA Pants Party: BYU Vs. Xavier
Brigham Young Cougars (25-8) vs. Xavier Musketeers (24-8) When: Thursday, 9:40 p.m. Where: Lexington...

Baseball Season Preview: Minnesota Twins
You might remember, from back at the beginning of the NFL season, when we previewed each team by having a writer we liked write about their favorite team....

NCAA Pants Party: Pittsburgh Vs. Wright State
Pittsburgh Panthers (27-6) vs. Wright State (23-9) When: Thursday, 9:40 p.m. Where: Buffalo...

Blogdome: The General To Evanston!
• Bring Bob Knight to Northwestern! [Knight To Cats] • Kaz Tadano, sent to the minors again. We really wish someone reach around and give him a hand (or job). [A Baseball Geek] • Shaun Alexander saved himself until he was 24. [Chicks Dig The Long Ball] • The keys to making your baby a Red Sox fan. [...

"Gimme A Little James Brown There, Big Boy!"
Those Syracuse, Kansas State and Drexel fans who are still frustrated they didn't make the NCAA Tournament probably don't want to watch this video; it's the dramatic documentation of three Arkansas fans before, during and after the Razorbacks' loss to Florida on Sunday. We don't know what kind of si...

NCAA Pants Party: UCLA Vs. Weber State
UCLA Bruins (25-5) vs. Weber State Wildcats (20-11) When: Thursday, 7:10 p.m. Where: Sacramento...

When Rocky Breaks Hank Aaron's Record, Then We'll Be Worried
So, you know how Australian authorities were investigating Sylvester Stallone and his posse — as much of a posse as a 60-year-old man can have — for having all that HGH with them? Well, he has now officially been charged. And just in time for the DVD release!...

NCAA Pants Party: Ohio State Vs. Central Connecticut State
Ohio State Buckeyes (29-3) vs. Central Connecticut State (22-11) When: Thursday, 7:10 p.m. Where: Lexington...

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Fantasy Baseball Focus: I would like to discuss in detail my reasons for drafting Reds pitcher Gary Majewski. How much time do we have? • 3 p.m. NFL Draft with Steve Muench: Berman to say the words "In my pants" following every...

Bad Tar Heels, Bad!
Anyone who's married or in serious relationship can vouch for the difficulty of mixed allegiances; when you're a Cardinals girl, it's gonna be difficult sometimes for you to deal with a Cubs boy. (And not just because of all the crying.) Yankees fans and Red Sox fans can't mate; it's against the law...

NCAA Pants Party: Duke Vs. Virginia Commonwealth
Duke Blue Devils (22-10) vs. Virginia Commonwealth Rams (27-6) When: Thursday, 7:10 p.m. Where: Buffalo...

Stuck On You: Isiah Thomas Edition
It's time once again for Stuck On You, where players, coaches and owners decide that after everything, all they've ever wanted was right there in their own backyard the whole time. This week we lead off with Madison Square Garden Chairman James Dolan, who looks across the room at embattled Knicks co...

NCAA Pants Party: Marquette Vs. Michigan State
Marquette Golden Eagles (24-9) vs. Michigan State Spartans (22-11) When: Thursday, 7:10 p.m. Where: Winston-Salem, NC...