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Homecoming Queen By Default: Temple Returns To The Big East
Unlike a colleague, I did not go to Harvard. I went to and loved Temple University, which at its heart was a commuter school with an ugly campus surrounded on all sides by North Philadelphia wasteland, a place where basketball was king, but a king in memory, and football only a rumor....

Internet, Prepare Your Wanking Motions: Harvard Prigs Talk About Team's NCAA Tourney Bid
So I went to Harvard. It was a daily challenge not to slug many of my classmates in the face. There are plenty of good people at Harvard. There are also a great many egotistical children convinced that their prattling is the stuff of genius. Too many politicians in training wheels. Too many cowards ...

Join Us For A Live Chat Today At 2 p.m. With Pitcher/Author/Porn Economist Dirk Hayhurst
The former journeyman pitcher is also the author of Out of My League, a book about his first year in the big leagues, which we excerpted the other day here. He'll be hanging out in the comments today at 2 p.m. (EST) to take your questions....

Harvard Is Going Dancing Too, Though They Were Studying When They Found Out
There's no video of Harvard celebrating winning the Ivy League (which has no postseason tournament) and thus earning their first ticket to the NCAA Tournament since 1946. That's because it happened last night when Princeton beat Penn, and Harvard players were in the library studying for midterms. ...

Montana Is Going Dancing
Congratulations to the Montana Grizzlies , who in beating Weber State 85-66 won the Big Sky tournament and punched their ticket to the dance. [ESPN2]...

LIU-Brooklyn Is Going Dancing
Congratulations to the LIU-Brooklyn Blackbirds , who in beating Robert Morris 90-73 won the NEC tournament and punched their ticket to the dance. [ESPN2]...

Lehigh Is Going Dancing
Congratulations to the Lehigh Mountain Hawks, who in beating Bucknell 82-77 won the Patriot League tournament and punched their ticket to the dance. [CBSS]...

The U.S. Women's Open Of Bowling Will Be Held Outdoors, In The Least Magical Place On Earth
What you're looking at is an artist's conception of the U.S. Women's Open, which will follow in the footsteps of the NHL's Winter Classic and the NCAA's aircraft carrier game by being held outside, under the desert sun, in downtown Reno, Nevada. I can't think of a better gift for your worst enemy....

FLOTUS On Board: One Reader's Boldest Experience
Ring the bells—the winner of the "My Boldest Experience" essay contest has been chosen. Behold, a tale of cargo vans and khaki pants by Deadspin reader Cameron B., who is just won a $100 AMEX card. Read and be inspired....

The "Scam Cup": How A Very American TV Event Gives U.S. Gymnasts A Leg Up On The Olympic Competition
If you listen to USA Gymnastics and NBC, it's one of the most important Olympic tune-ups. If you listen to the rest of the world, it's a glorified showcase for American athletes. So maybe it's fitting that the American Cup's highest-scoring female gymnast wasn't even entered in the competition. ...

South Dakota State Is Going Dancing
Congratulations to the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, who in beating Western Illinois 52-50 in overtime won the Summit League tournament and punched their ticket to the dance. [ESPN2]...

Detroit Is Going Dancing
Congratulations to the Detroit Titans, who in beating Valparaiso 68-50 won the Horizon League tournament and punched their ticket to the dance. [ESPN]...

Western Kentucky Is Going Dancing
Congratulations to the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, who in beating North Texas 74-70 won the Sun Belt Conference tournament and punched their ticket to the dance. This is the same WKU that lost to a team playing six players then fired its coach for it. [ESPN2]...

For The First Time, The NCAA Selection Committee Reveals How The Brackets Are Built
There is no more compelling broadcast in sports than the unveiling of a bracket. We see it with the quadrennial World Cup draw, and this Sunday is the single most anticipated and controversial day of the college basketball season: Selection Sunday, when 68 teams find out where they're going and who ...

Davidson Is Going Dancing
Congratulations to the Davidson Wildcats, who in beating Western Carolina 93-91 in double overtime won the Southern Conference tournament and punched their ticket to the dance. [ESPN2]...

St. Mary's Is Going Dancing
Congratulations to the St. Mary's Gaels, who in beating Gonzaga 78-74 in overtime won the WCC tournament and punched their ticket to the dance. [ESPN2]...

Loyola (Maryland) Is Going Dancing
Congratulations to the Loyola (Md.) Greyhounds, who in beating Fairfield 48-44 won the MAAC tournament and punched their ticket to the dance. [ESPN2]...

VCU Is Going Dancing
Congratulations to the Virginia Commonwealth Rams, who in beating Drexel 59-56 won the CAA tournament and punched their ticket to the dance. [ESPN]...

Here's How Oakland Squandered A Late 11-Point Lead And Was Upset By Southern Utah
"The Badlands Conference" is my favorite nickname for the Summit League, and it's an apt name given the conference tournament takes place in South Dakota, home to Badlands National Park. Last night's Summit quarterfinal between sixth-seed Southern Utah and third-seeded Oakland left the Golden Gri...

Creighton Is Going Dancing
Congratulations to the Creighton Bluejays, who in beating Illinois State 83-79 in OT won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament and punched their ticket to the dance. [CBS]...