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What's More Beautiful Than Atlanta In March?
After what seemed an interminable week off, we're finally back moving with the NCAA Tournament tomorrow night, and we kind of can't wait: After last year's wretched Final Four — three lousy games — we should be in store for some double-plus pleasantness....

Leftovers: Dream Night At Busch
• Not only are the Cardinals receiving their World Series rings on Sunday, but REO Speedwagon is singing the national anthem! [St. Louis Post-Dispatch] • Baseball chatter is bad for kids' health. [Cincinnati Enquirer] • Bunch of college stars, hanging out, eating meat. [DC Sports Bog] • Get the foul...

Your NL West "Preview"
Whew, last one. We'd like to point out a couple of the pictures above. First, we enjoyed choosing a picture of Tony Clark for the D-Backs one, considering he's the opposite of a Diamondback this year. Second: Steve Finley is on the Rockies? Wow!...

Baseball Season Preview: Arizona Diamondbacks
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....

Think You Can Avoid The Legend Of Barbaro? Go Ahead, Try
Two months after he cantered off of this mortal coil, further proof that the Barbaro phenomenon is still bigger than all of us....

Jim Harbaugh Has Some Breaking News, Dammit!
In case you didn't hear him the first time, new Stanford football coach Jim Harbaugh insists that it's not just wishful thinking on his part that Pete Carroll is about to begin his final season with USC. Harbaugh said it to CBS Sportsline earlier this week, then repeated it to the Los Angeles Times ...

Cultural Oddsmaker: What'll Be The Next Disgusting Act During A Sporting Event?
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think....

Don't Smoke Crack. It's A Ghetto Drug
Some people will work / Some never will / But they'll complain and complain and complain and complain and complain ......

Your NL Central "Preview"
Look, guys: We didn't pick the Cardinals! (We still think they'll win the wild card.) Yes, our flirtation with the Brewers continues; we actually picked them to win the wild card at midseason last year. So there's that....

Blogdome: What A Swimmer!
• Seriously, Michael Phelps is amazing. [Rumors And Rants] • Time to start hitting on Steinbrenner's daughter! [Sports Review Magazine] • Yep, O.J. Mayo got booed already. [Card Chronicle] • Have a Dice-K martini. [The Jaunt] • An excellent new Reds blog has launched. [The Reds Rocket] • Soccer play...

Baseball Season Preview: Los Angeles Dodgers
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....

Ironically, Goebbels Actually Liked The Jets
Not a good sign for the New York Giants: Tom Coughlin is beginning to crack under the pressure, and it's not even April. Get those season tickets now, fans! From the New York Daily News:...

Seriously, You Should Be Very Honored, Mountainers
We'd like to congratulate the West Virginia Mountaineers on their NIT championship last night; that's something that can never be taken away from them. In fact, fans can buy the officially licensed T-shirt above. Truly, it's quite an honor....

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 2 p.m. NASCAR with David Newton: Hey, what smells like burning oil? Are you wearing cologne? • 3 p.m. American Gladiators' Nitro: Is the Universe infinite in spatial extent? And what is the topology of space? • 4 p.m. Rush QB Matt D'Or...

Your NL East "Preview"
We should probably warn you: The Phillies are one of those teams we pick to win the National League East a lot. If you haven't noticed, they haven't won the NL East in a long, long time. But we're gonna try again anyway....

The Lovely Ladies Of Duke
Continuing their rather impressive rampage through the college basketball landscape that the Hoops Odyssey kids are on, they've found some rather, uh, spirited female Duke fans....

Billy Packer Admits The Truth
We're beginning to think that Billy Packer is actually charming and clever, and this is all big prank he's playing on all of us. This clip confirms what most of us already knew....

NBA Roundup: Yep, Bulls Are In The Playoffs
Notes on Thursday's games in the National Basketball Association ......

About Last Night
What you missed while erasing your tattoos ... • College basketball: We're pretty sure that Nostradamus predicted West Virginia winning the NIT once every 65 years. • NBA: Warriors beat Suns in somewhat exciting fashion, placing themselves in danger of making the playoffs. • NHL: News For The Herrin...

Your AL West "Preview"
All right, last one of the day until tomorrow ... we think this is actually the easiest division to pick, which is why, obviously, we're going to have it entirely wrong....