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NCAA First Round: (8) Ohio State vs. (9) Siena
Midwest Region: No. 8 Ohio State (22-10) vs. No. 9 Siena (26-7) When: Friday, 9:40 p.m., EDT Where: University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio OHIO STATE BUCKEYES 1) They don't reload; it's an automatic Few programs have been as affected by the NBA age limit rule as Ohio State's, perhaps because few coach...

NHL To Cure Fighting Problem With More Showboating
• Twhat?: I don't know why we were looking to the news media for updates on Jim Calhoun's health, when we could have just checked Charlie Villanueva's Twitter. [SbB]...

Even The Rowdiest Of Rowdy Rams Couldn't Help VCU Defeat UCLA
I have a hunch the inside of this guy's hat smells like a mixture of deviled eggs and a dirty aquarium. Can hair have halitosis?...

NCAA First Round: (4) Wake Forest vs. (13) Cleveland State
Midwest Region: No. 4 Wake Forest (24-6) vs. No. 13 Cleveland State (25-10) When: Friday, 9:40 p.m., EDT Where: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS 1) James Johnson knows the Crane Technique Note to tournament teams: don't fight James Johnson. James, 21-0 in his fight...

We Survived Day One (Because We Were Favored)
Boy, Thursday was fun, wasn't it? Sixteen games, win-or-go-home, play hooky from work and school. It was just missing one thing. Someone — anyone — winning a game they shouldn't have....


NCAA Tournament Live Blog: (5) Illinois Vs. (12) Western Kentucky
Your live blogger for this game will be NBCSports.com contributor Yoni Cohen, whose Internet home is Yoco Hoops....

NCAA Tournament Live Blog: (6) UCLA Vs. (11) Virginia Commonwealth
Your live blogger for this game will be Janna Smith from SpaceCowgirl.net, and the only woman in our lineup. No, we did not simply stick her in right field....

NCAA Tournament Live Blog: (2) Duke Vs. (15) Binghamton
Your live blogger for this game will be Duke student Jeff Lieberman who, unlike his basketball classmates, did not whine or pay me off in any way to get this gig....

NCAA Tournament Live Blog: (2) Oklahoma Vs. (15) Morgan State
Your live blogger for this game will be Chris Driver, a.k.a. Jerkwheat, CEO of the vintage Deadspin spinoff DeadOn and certified archbishop of The Big Tilde....


NCAA Tournament Live Blog: (4) Gonzaga Vs. (13) Akron
Your live blogger for this game will be Cleveland Frowns from the unabashedly homeristic blog Cleveland Frowns. :-(...

NCAA Tournament Live Blog: (3) Villanova Vs. (14) American
Your live blogger for this game will be Greg Dietz, a perky contributor known as "GreggyD" at The700Level....

NCAA Tournament Live Blog: (7) Texas Vs. (10) Minnesota
Your live blogger for this game will be Wes, a Big XII aficionado. He wrote a couple columns for CollegeHumor before it was cool....

NCAA Tournament Live Blog: (7) Clemson Vs. (10) Michigan
Your live blogger for this game will be Montreal native Daniel Salama, who once upon a pageview live blogged a World Cup game for this very site....

Duke Haters: Stop Calling Blue Devils Gay
Much like the Yankees and the Cowboys, Duke's basketball program is an easy target for collective hate. One writer accepts this, but she's disturbed by the rampant homphobia that comes with it....

Mixed Martial Arts: Not Just For Adults Anymore!
Vancouver's city council proposes recreational MMA to "give an outlet to a lot of very bored youth who are looking for choices other than hockey or fighting in the street." [The Vancouver Sun]...

NCAA First Round: (4) Xavier vs. (13) Portland State
East Region: No. 4 Xavier (25-7) vs. No. 13 Portland State (23-9) When: Friday, 7:25 p.m., EDT Where: Taco Bell Arena, Boise, Idaho XAVIER MUSKETEERS 1) A-10 bad, non-conference good Coach Sean Miller has Xavier prepared for the tournament. The Muskies have non-conference wins over the Big 12 tour...

What Madonna Song Had A-Rod Freaking Out To The Details Magazine Writer?
It wasn't long after Alex Rodriguez had completed his interview with Details magazine writer Jason Gay that he began having second thoughts about something he said. Was it about steroids? That goofy photo shoot? Um, no....

NCAA First Round: (7) Boston College vs. (10) USC
Midwest Region: No. 7 Boston College (22-11) vs. No. 10 USC (21-12) When: Friday, 7:20 p.m., EDT Where: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES 1) The Rice Man Cometh When Tyrese Rice debuted on the Heights four years ago he made Jamal Crawford look like a guy wh...