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Georgetown Hoyas
1. How It Got Here. Founded in 1789 by John Carroll, Georgetown was part of a larger educational effort by the Pope's "Team America" approach to help educate young Catholics in post-Revolutionary War America. Carroll went out to start out other universities, including his namesake in Cleveland, Ohio...
Temple Owls
1. Philly's Phinest. An afterthought at the beginning of the season and seemingly since the departure of John Chaney, second year head coach/former Penn coach Fran Dunphy has transformed the Owls into a contender more quickly than anyone could have imagined. While everyone was raving about A-10 flam...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while consuming male genitalia ... • 6:00 p.m. — NCAA tournament selection show. Wherein analysts' only thoughts on the first round pairings are as eloquent as ours: "Wow, that'll be a good game. And that could be an upset." [ESPN] • 6:30 p.m. — Brier Championship: Alberta vs. Ontario....
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What to watch while mocking people who waste time on the Internet making these videos, then getting back to your 3,000 word sports blog dissertation on the relationship between 9th inning walks and hockey overtime ... • 6 p.m. — Pac 10 championship: Stanford vs. UCLA [CBS]; A-10 Championship: St. Jo...
Tornadoes Don't Enjoy SEC Basketball
It's refreshing to hear that nobody got injured when the severe weather struck down on the Georgia Dome during the SEC tournament, which means we're allowed to have a little fun with this....
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What to watch as I, for one, welcome our super sheep overlords ... • College basketball: Atlantic Coast Conference quarterfinals, Charlotte, Duke vs. Georgia Tech (7 p.m., ET), Clemson vs. Boston College (9 p.m., ET) [ESPN2]; Big East Conference semifinals, New York, Georgetown vs. West Virginia (7 ...
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What to watch instead of attending the NASCAR race ... • Boxing: Lightweights, Bobby "Dave Coulier" Pacquiao vs. Urbano "Smelling Salts" Antillon; heavyweights, Tye "Mrs." Fields vs. Josue "Hemophiliac" Blocus, at Las Vegas (9 p.m., ET) [Versus] • College basketball: Big East Conference quarterfinal...
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What to watch after Howard Cosell does play-by-play of your wedding night ... • College basketball: Big East Tournament, Cincinnati vs. Pittsburgh (7 p.m., ET), Seton Hall vs. Marquette (9 p.m., ET). The Marquette University logo never fails to crack me up. Notice how the priest is pointing in one d...
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What to watch after your date is cancelled ... • College basketball: Summit League championship game, Oral Roberts vs. IUPUI, in Tulsa (7 p.m., ET); Horizon League, championship game, Cleveland State at No. 10 Butler (9 p.m., ET) [ESPN]; Sun Belt Conference championship game, Middle Tennessee State ...
Tommy Bowden Wants Your Publicity, And Then He Wants You Gone
You might remember the touching story of Ray Ray McElrathbey, the Clemson reserve tailback who was receiving assistance from the NCAA after taking custody of his 11-year-old brother (their father is a gambling addict, the mother, into crack cocaine). Great story, makes Clemson sound like a happy pla...
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What to watch after fooling soccer players into thinking you starred in Ghost Rider ... • Arena Football League: Los Angeles at Arizona (11 p.m., ET). The only pro football team in Los Angeles would appreciate your support. [ESPN2] • College men's basketball: Colonial Athletic Association championsh...
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What to watch while solving crimes with dessert......
About Last Night...
What you missed while losing an hour of your weekend......
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What to watch while looking over unfortunate headlines......
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What to watch as your significant other runs down some time on the shot clock ... • Boxing: Featherweights, champion Thomas Mashaba vs. Cristobal Cruz, for the IBO title, at Mashantucket, Conn. (9 p.m., ET). Much more entertaining if you play along with your Wii. Body blow! [ESPN2] • Motor sports: M...
ESPN's Featured Comment Of The Day
ESPN scoured its message boards this morning to find its cleverest, boldest, most enlightening comment, and chose this one above all others ......
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What to watch as you realize that the New York Times must have laid off some headline oversight editors ... • College basketball: Connecticut at Providence (7 p.m., ET), Xavier at Saint Joseph's (9 p.m., ET) [ESPN]; Clemson at Georgia Tech (7 p.m., ET), Michigan State at Illinois (9 p.m., ET) [ESPN2...
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Wait ... I could have sworn that the TV just crept a little closer when I wasn't looking ... • College basketball: Duke at Virginia (7 p.m., ET) [ESPN]; Syracuse at Seton Hall (7 p.m., ET); Texas A&M at Baylor (9 p.m., ET) [ESPN2]. OK Baylor, how do you top five overtimes? •NBA: Phoenix at Denver (9...
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If you've got an ass, a sofa, a TV and two eyes, you know what to do ... • College basketball: Purdue at Ohio State (7 p.m., ET); Arkansas at Mississippi (9 p.m., ET) [ESPN]; Miami, Ohio at Kent State (7 p.m., ET) [ESPN2]. We all have a case of the Golden Flashes. • NHL: Buffalo at Philadelphia (7 p...