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The Kansas/UCLA Open Thread
Kansas vs. UCLA will be tipping any time now. Hopefully, that one will make this one look like the JV game. There's no shortage of history and tradition there, of course, as will be mentioned during the obligatory shot of Bill Walton in the stands with his tiny Asian wife....

Memphis vs. Ohio State Liveblog, 2nd Half
• We're back underway, and the second half starts just like the first... with Greg Oden abusing Joey Dorsey....

To Watch Tonight...
• College Basketball. NCAA Tournament. Kansas vs. UCLA. Rock, Chalk, Something or Other. 7:00, CBS. • Women's College Basketball. NCAA Tournament. Connecticut vs. North Carolina State. Life only presents you so many opportunities to watch and admire Geno Auriemma. 9:00, ESPN. • IndyCar Racing. XM Sa...

Memphis vs. Ohio State Liveblog, 1st Half
Slight adjustment of plans with the liveblog, as you may have noticed. We're getting a little bit of a late start because of some technical issues. It's still a liveblog, but sort of... delayed. Sorry....

Let's Just Quit
Nothing that can happen the rest of the day is going to top that. I'm done. No more basketball for me. I'm quitting while I'm ahead....

LeftoverDome...
• Joey Porter went at Levi Jones first (no!) and video will eventually surface. Christmas comes early. [Chicks Dig the Long Ball] • Randolph Morris quickly makes the transition from Tubby Smith to Isiah Thomas. [Money Players] • Bobby Crosby has a man-crush of Bob Barker. [The FanHouse] • An All-Sta...

Mock Drafts Are Of No Interest To Joey Dorsey
Memphis forward Joey Dorsey does not share the popular view that Greg Oden is very good at basketball. Dorsey intends to show the world tonight that Greg Oden is, for lack of a better word, his bitch....

Johnnie Morton Is Some Kind of Bad-Ass
The Fighting Entertainment Group announced a press conference yesterday for some kind of a Mixed Martian Arts pay-per-view thing. I'm not very big into the MMA/Ultimate Fighting scene, so I was surprised to learn that they're now employing WWF guys and retired NFL wide receivers....

You Know What Michael Vick Needs? Jeff George
With Matt Schaub having been traded to Houston, the Atlanta Falcons are in need of a backup quarterback. With Jeff George not having been good enough to break through the deep and talented Raiders QB depth chart last year, Jeff George needs a job. Sometimes, in situations like these, karma has a way...

Craig Biggio And His Selfish Support Of Cancer Patients
Between yanking the Extra Innings package away from millions of people and this beauty of a public relations move, it seems like Major League Baseball is hellbent on making itself as loathsome as possible these days....

Is It So Hard To Believe That Misty Mounds Is Also A Bereavement Counselor?
Portland Trailblazers forward Zach Randolph is away from the team on "bereavement leave." His girlfriend's cousin was shot to death, and Randolph was granted some time away from the team to grieve, be there for his girlfriend, attend a funeral, ogle glitter-covered jubblies ... you know, typical thi...

Cinderella Is A 3-Seed
Maybe the lack of an underdog isn't such a bad thing. The lowest-seeded team left is Oregon, who's battled to the Elite Eight from the lowly ranks of the 3-seed. But ultimately, this is about finding the best team, right? Crowning the most deserving champion? At the end of the day, aren't Cinderella...

For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
12:00, ESPN. Women's College Basketball. NCAA Tournament. Arizona State vs. Bowling Green. 1:00, CBS. College Basketball. NCAA Division II Tournament, Final. Barton vs. Winona State. 1:00, ESPNU. College Lacrosse. Virginia @ Johns Hopkins. 2:00, NBC. PGA Golf. WGC CA Championship, Third Round. 2:30,...

About Last Night...
• College Basketball. Florida 65, Butler 57. If Billy Donovan keeps this up, he might be considered for that awesome Kentucky job. • NBA. Lakers 111, Hornets 105. The Hornets were able to hold Kobe to 50. • College Basketball. Georgetown 66, Vanderbilt 65. And the Hoyas travel on....

Week In Deadspin: Live Forever
• Barbaro ... the Chee-to! • Ahhhhhhh! • Iowa wants to control exactly who wants to fire their coaches. • Boy, the NIT sure is exciting. • Don't worry, you're not weird for reading more ESPN than FoxSports. • If you have a low seed, you will take your rat hotel and you will LIKE it. • Tony LaRussa s...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you discover a previously unknown super power ... • Boxing: Delvin Rodriguez vs. Jesse Feliciano, for vacant USBA light middleweight championship, at Ledyard, Conn. You do not want to be walking alone at night on the mean streets of Ledyard. [ESPN2] • College basketball: NCAA Divisi...

Sweet 16 Pants Party: North Carolina Vs. USC
North Carolina Tar Heels (30-6) vs. Southern California Trojans (25-11) When: 9:57 p.m. ET Where: East Rutherford, N.J....

Leftovers: Child Abuse
• Someone in Alabama named their child "Saban." Sigh. [Every Day Should Be Saturday] • Desmond Mason shoots free throws all weird. [Information Leafblower] • Goodnight, Marshall Faulk. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch] • Don't forget: Peyton Manning is hosting "Saturday Night Live" this weekend. [Chicks Dig...

Go Heels! MIMI! MIMI!
This is from a North Carolina fanboard — and from Matt Viser's upcoming North Carolina Sweet 16 preview — but we absolutely cannot stop laughing at it. Tyler Hansbrough ... MIMI!!...

Sweet 16 Pants Party: Oregon Vs. UNLV
Oregon Ducks (28-7) vs. UNLV Runnin' Rebels (30-6) When: 9:40 p.m. ET Where: St. Louis...