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• Women's College Basketball: (16) Southern @ (1) Duke. In case you feel like the Southern vs. Duke rivalry was not adequately settled by the men's contest, here you go....
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• College Basketball: (6) Indiana @ (3) Gonzaga. Good news: It's a tremendous basketball match-up. Bad news: Indiana's clown pants and Adam Morrison's moustache are both just ridiculous....
Cowboys Finally Find A Suitable Replacement For Michael Irvin
As was mentioned briefly here yesterday, The Dallas Morning News is reporting that Terrell Owens has reached an agreement in principle with the Dallas Cowboys. A formal announcement is expected within a few days....
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What to watch as you arrange your various NCAA office pool brackets in front of you like bingo cards ... • Baseball: World Baseball Classic, second round, Mexico vs. USA, at Anaheim, Calif. Ah, Mexico, our old adversary. So we meet again ... [ESPN] • College Basketball: NCAA Tournament, first round ...
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What to watch as someone brings you a delicious bass ... • National Invitation Tournament, first round: Wake Forest at Minnesota. Even if you win this thing, you're not as good as Monmouth. [ESPN2] • Major League Baseball: Preseason, New York Yankees vs. Houston, at Kissimmee, Fla. In which we disco...
Bracket Breakdown: Oakland Regional
The question was raised by Dan Shanoff in the Daily Quickie this morning, and echoed in today's Sports Illustrated: Is this the year a No. 16 seed finally beats a No. 1? Oral Roberts is a No. 16 seed that's much better than your usual No. 16 seed, and you could certainly argue that Memphis is a li...
Bracket Breakdown: Minneapolis Regional
For some reason, the Minneapolis Regional is the one that inspires us the least. We're not sure why; we love Villanova and think the college basketball world is a better place when the Wildcats are good....
Bracket Breakdown: Washington, D.C. Regional
Remember last year, when Bill Murray suddenly showed up in Chicago to root on the Illini in their run for the Final Four? As Illini fans, this made us extremely happy. It's nice when it turns out that the celebrity fan bandwagon jumpers for your team are actually cool....
Bracket Breakdown: Atlanta Regional
Ah, the Atlanta regional. J.J. Redick's shocker. Daniel Gibson's optical illusion penis. A bunch of Ivy League dorks. The memories, we tell you. We're hoping Cal plays Duke in the regional final, so we can see the Cal fans play a prank on Redick....
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What to watch as you realize Barney Fife is no longer there to protect the city from jaywalkers ... • College Basketball: NCAA Tournament Play-in Game, Monmouth Hawks (18-14) vs. Hampton Pirates (16-15). Winner gets the right to be thrown under the Villanova bus. [ESPN] • NHL: Sabres at Capitals; Co...
NCAA Pants Party: Georgetown Vs. Northern Iowa
Georgetown Hoyas (21-9) vs. Northern Iowa Panthers (23-9). When: Friday, 2:45 p.m. ET Where: Dayton, Ohio....
NCAA Pants Party: Iowa Vs. Northwestern State
Iowa Hawkeyes (25-8) vs. Northwestern State Demons (25-7). When: Friday, 12:25 p.m. Where: Auburn Hills, Mich....
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What to watch while telling everyone else that your bracket just has an "optical illusion" on it... • College Women's Basketball: NCAA Division I Tournament Selection Show, at Indianapolis and Bristol, Conn. So big, it needs two venues. We know you're poised with your brackets at this very moment. [...
Saying Goodbye To Crazy John Chaney
Right now, at a press conference in Philadelphia, Temple coach John Chaney is retiring after more than 1,000 games coaching. This makes us sad, not just because Chaney has been a valued leader of young men for decades, but also because he's been a rather unending source of amusement....
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• NHL: Philadelphia @ Pittsburgh: You can throw out the records when these in-state rivals clash. Which is good news for Pittsburgh, since their record kinda sucks....
LeCharles Bentley Is Pretty In Brown
Day one of the NFL's free agent season was fairly quiet with none of the really big names finding new homes. The Cleveland Browns have made the biggest splash so far, singing offensive linemen LeCharles Bentley, Kevin Shaffer, and wide receiver Joe Jerevicius....
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• College Basketball: Syracuse @ Pittsburgh. Big East Championship. If you're looking for advice on how not to defend Gerry McNamara, Pittsburgh, you should contact Jim Calhoun and Rashad Anderson....
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What to watch while searching desperately, frantically, for your pants ... • Big Ten Tourney: Illinois plays Michigan State not in the Final Four, but in the league tourney quarterfinals? Weird. • Big East Tourney: Syracuse plays Georgetown in semifinals. Ewing's gonna destroy Seikely. • ACC Tourney...
Northern Iowa Panthers
1. They Sell More Books Than That OTHER Iowa Writing School. Who's the most famous and influential alumnus of Northern Iowa? Kurt Warner, you say? Guess again. Without question, the UNI grad that has received the most press and undobutedly wasted the most trees is Robert James Waller, best known for...