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NCAA Tournament Live Blog: Thursday, 12:20 p.m.
All right, kids, it's time: Any minute now, the first game is going to tip off, stepping up at 12:20 p.m. with Davidson vs. Maryland in Buffalo. Here are the first three games:...
Scot Pollard Encourages The Kids To Smoke Crack
Cleveland Cavaliers forward/center/whatever-he-is Scot Pollard has a message for all you kids out there, and he wants to make sure you see it in prime time....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon-6 p.m. NCAA Tournament Day 1!: It's only 11 a.m. and my brackets are a smoking crater. Is there no justice!? • 2 p.m. MLS with Dallas' Kenny Cooper: Can soccer in the U.S. survive without proper hooligans? • 4 p.m. Football scient...
Final Hour For Deadspin Pants Party Pool
All right, kids, we're just more than an hour from the beginning of this whole NCAA tournament business — Who has Maryland-Davidson fever? We do, we do! — and this is pretty much your last chance to Join The Deadspin Pants Party tournament pool. As of this typing, there are 3,315 people in the pool,...
That's Not Quite What Pete Said, Actually
With all the hullabaloo around Pete Rose's "admission" yesterday that he "bet on the Reds every night" — a story so overblown that even Katie Couric was talking about it, chatting with beer pong specialist Armen Keteyian — Keith Olbermann, who did the Rose interview along with Dan Patrick on ESPN Ra...
NBA Roundup: The Buck Stops Here
Notes on Wednesday's OTHER games in the National Basketball Association ......
Hey, This Game Wasn't Bad At All
Who would have thought that on the day of the NCAA Basketball Tournament's Grand Opening we'd all be talking about the NBA? Weird. But thank the Suns and Mavericks, who put on quite a show on Wednesday, proving that the NBA is going to be relevant from here on out. At least if there's a championship...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while taking the kids to Hooters ... • NBA: One Suns-Mavericks game was pretty great. Now imagine seven in a row for all the marbles. • College basketball: Well, we're not sure about those pants, but Syracuse is on its way in the NIT. • NHL: Red Wing Nation ... Detroit 4, Nashville 2...
It's A Great Night To Go To Bed Early
All right, kids, 'twas the night before the NCAA Tournament kicks off and everything goes right plum crazy for four days, then takes three days off, then goes slightly less nuts for four more days. We can't wait, and we suspect you can't either....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as the Gashouse Gorillas form a conga line around the bases ... • College basketball: MasterCard National Invitation Tournament, first round, South Alabama at Syracuse [ESPN]; Fresno State at Georgia; Austin Peay at Air Force. You start the season 17-1, and end up playing Austin Peay i...
This Isn't Even The Best Chris Duhon Picture
Over the weekend, the gents at Free Darko stumbled across a Flickr stream called "Ballers w/ Randoms," a full treasure trove of NBA partying goodness, including two women kissing the hairless dome of Charlie Villanueva. Above, it's Chris Duhon right before the whole night went to hell....
NCAA Pants Party: Florida Vs. Jackson State
Florida Gators (29-5) vs. Jackson State Tigers (21-13) When: Friday Where: New Orleans...
Leftovers: Probably After A Dave Matthews Concert
• More shit from Miller Park. [The Jaunt] • Some good, old-fashioned Duke hate. [YouTube] • Nothing to do with sports, but ... OHIO! [Newsnet5] • Is Deion Sanders stealing from his children? [Media Take Out] • It's almost like there's something wrong with Tonya Harding. [OregonLive]...
NCAA Pants Party: Kentucky Vs. Villanova
Kentucky Wildcats (21-11) vs. Villanova Wildcats (22-10 When: Friday Where: Chicago...
We Don't Have To Use "Mr." On Second Reference
As you might know, we occasionally write for places other than our little baby Deadspin, but this week, we're taking on way too much work. In addition to running matters over here as usual, we will be writing a daily column for TimesSelect, the paid-content arm of The New York Times. We're not reall...
Bob Knight Would Like To Help CCSU Motivate The Troops
One More Dying Quail has some suggestions for motivational speeches that coaches can use to fire up their underdog teams in the tournament tomorrow. They bring up The Gene Hackman, The John Belushi (cocaine optional), The Dwight Schrute Podium Hammer and, our personal favorite, the infamous Bob Knig...
NCAA Pants Party: Southern Illinois Vs. Holy Cross
Southern Illinois Salukis (27-6) vs. Holy Cross Crusaders (25-8) When: Friday, 9:40 p.m. Where: Columbus...
Baseball Season Preview: Philadelphia Phillies
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....