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NCAA First Round: (6) UCLA vs. (11) Virginia Commonwealth
East Region: No. 6 UCLA (25-8) vs. No. 11 Virginia Commonwealth (24-9) When: Thursday, 9:50 p.m., EDT Where: Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania UCLA BRUINS 1) Sometimes when lose, you actually win. Disappointed with losing to Memphis and failing to bring home a 12th banner to UCLA, Darren...

NCAA First Round: (2) Oklahoma vs. (15) Morgan State
South Region: No. 2 Oklahoma (27-5) vs. No. 15 Morgan State (23-11) When: Thursday, 9:40 p.m., EDT Where: Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri OKLAHOMA SOONERS 1) Trendy If you're an OU fan or you're planning on picking the Sooners and like me, you get caught up in trends and history then pay atte...

NCAA First Round: (2) Duke vs. (15) Binghamton
East Region: No. 2 Duke (28-6) vs. No. 15 Binghamton (23-8) When: Thursday, 9:40 p.m., EDT Where: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina DUKE BLUE DEVILS 1) ELL-E-UT Elliot Williams has changed the entire makeup of this team. When he was the 12th man, this team was a slow, low scoring tea...

NCAA First Round: (4) Gonzaga vs. (13) Akron
South Region: No. 4 Gonzaga (26-5) vs. No. 13 Akron (23-12) When: Thursday, 7:25 p.m., EDT Where: Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon GONZAGA BULLDOGS 1) The Rose City, Home Away From Home Gonzaga plays Akron in the first roundin Portland, OR. This is practically a home game for Gonzaga, who plays the U...

NCAA First Round: (3) Villanova vs. (14) American
East Region: No. 3 Villanova (26-7) vs. No. 14 American (24-7) When: Thursday, 7:20 p.m., EDT Where: Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania VILLANOVA WILDCATS 1) Home Sweet Home Villanova plays most of their home games at The Pavilion. The 6,500 seat arena is located just outside Philadelphia...

NCAA First Round: (7) Clemson vs. (10) Michigan
South Region: No. 7 Clemson (23-8) vs. No. 10 Michigan (20-13) When: Thursday, 7:10 p.m., EDT Where: Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri CLEMSON TIGERS 1) Clemson Tigers, Naughty By Nature? Clemson University is a public school located in the northwest corner of South Carolina in Clemson, South C...

NCAA First Round: (7) Texas vs. (10) Minnesota
East Region: No. 7 Texas (22-11) vs. No. 10 Minnesota (22-10) When: Thursday, 7:10 p.m., EDT Where: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina TEXAS LONGHORNS 1) Foreign Point One thing Texas desperately lacked entering the season was a true point guard. Without a ball handler that could pene...

NCAA First Round: (4) Washington vs. (13) Mississippi State
West Region: No. 4 Washington (25-8) vs. No. 13 Mississippi State (23-12) When: Thursday, 4:55 p.m., EDT Where: Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon WASHINGTON HUSKIES 1) Balanced Squad The Huskies are a very balanced team with 4 players averaging over 11 points per game. If you had to pick some "star" p...

NCAA First Round: (1) Connecticut vs. (16) Chattanooga
West Region: No. 1 Connecticut (27-4) vs. No. 16 UT-Chattanooga (18-16) When: Thursday, 3:00 p.m., EDT Where: Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania CONNECTICUT HUSKIES 1) Six Feet Under Coach Jim Calhoun created a media firestorm earlier this season when he told a freelance reporter who was ...

NCAA First Round: (7) California vs. (10) Maryland
West Region: No. 7 California (22-10) vs. No. 10 Maryland (20-13) When: Thursday, 2:55 p.m., EDT Where: Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS 1) Lowered Expectations Projected to finish eighth in the pre-season PAC-10 poll, I had all but written the Bears off this year. With...

NCAA First Round: (1) North Carolina vs. (16) Radford
South Region: No. 1 North Carolina (28-4) vs. No. 16 Radford (21-11) When: Thursday, 2:50 p.m., EDT Where: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS 1) No Time to Stop When last we saw the Tarheels, they were losing to Florida State while their coach stubbornly refus...

NCAA First Round: (5) Purdue vs. (12) Northern Iowa
West Region: No. 5 Purdue (25-9) vs. No. 12 Northern Iowa (23-10) When: Thursday, 2:30 p.m., EDT Where: Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon PURDUE BOILERMAKERS 1) Consistently Decent. You hear all the time about how some programs are "consistently great," and others are mocked for being "consistently me...

NCAA First Round: (8) BYU vs. (9) Texas A&M
West Region: No. 8 BYU (25-7) vs. No. 9 Texas A&M (23-9) When: Thursday, 12:30 p.m., EDT Where: Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania BRIGHAM YOUNG COUGARS 1) Still a Cougar BYU Head Coach Dave Rose played his college ball at Houston as a co-captain of the 1983 Phi Slama Jama team (front row...

White House Bracketology: Who Would Lincoln Have Picked? (With Update)
Attention citizens: We now have a national NCAA Tournament bracket (and ESPN is involved, naturally). Please adjust your office pools accordingly....

NCAA First Round: (2) Memphis vs. (15) Cal State Northridge
West Region: No. 2 Memphis (31-3) vs. No. 15 Cal State Northridge (17-13) When: Thursday, 12:25 p.m., EDT Where: Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri MEMPHIS TIGERS 1) A little charity? Last year, everyone told Memphis that their horrendous free-throw shooting would come back to haunt them, but no...

NCAA First Round: (8) LSU vs. (9) Butler
South Region: No. 8 LSU (26-7) vs. No. 9 Butler (26-5) When: Thursday, 12:20 p.m., EDT Where: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina LOUISIANA STATE TIGERS 1) Welcome to the Century Club. LSU celebrated its 100th year of existence this season by naming its All Century Team, an impressive ...

Which Athletes Were On The Houston Madame Call Girl Client List?
OK, I'm working on an office pool for this, and will have brackets up shortly. Big high-end prostitution bust in Houston, and the client list may include several professional athletes....

NCAA "Opening Round": Alabama State vs. Morehead State
Midwest Region: No. 16 Alabama State (22-9) vs. No. 16 Morehead State (19-15) When: Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., ET Where: University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio ALABAMA STATE HORNETS 1) Let's talk some SWAC: Alabama State comes out of the SWAC, where they have been regular season champions each of the p...

Brian Cashman Will Take A Picture With Just About Anybody These Days
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We'd Make Fun Of This Gentleman More, But I'm Sure He's Not The Only One Who Wet Himself At MSG Last Night
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