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NCAA Pants Party: Connecticut Vs. Albany
Connecticut Huskies (27-3) vs. Albany Great Danes (21-10). When: Friday, 7:25 p.m. Where: Philadelphia...
NCAA Pants Party: Memphis Vs. Oral Roberts
Memphis Tigers (30-3) vs. Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (21-11). When: Friday, 3 p.m. Where: Dallas....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. Baseball with Rob Neyer: Let's discuss this quote of yours from 2003 — "I'm excited about Barry Bonds. Let's give Barry Bonds a few more years to put the fear of God into the pitchers. Because it looks like he's not nearly done y...
NCAA Pants Party: Illinois Vs. Air Force
Illinois Fighting Illini (25-6) vs. Air Force Falcons (24-6). When: Thursday, 7:25 p.m. Where: San Diego...
NCAA Pants Party: LSU Vs. Iona
LSU Tigers (23-8) vs. Iona Gaels (23-7). When: Thursday, 7:10 p.m. Where: Jacksonville, Fla....
NCAA Pants Party: Marquette Vs. Alabama
Marquette Golden Eagles (20-10) vs. Alabama Crimson Tide (17-12). When: Thursday, 2:40 p.m. ET Where: Oakland....
As Usual, Politics Ruins Everything
We don't like to get political out here — at all — but we did find this document amusing, right on the cusp of the NCAA tourney. It's a comprehensive look at the political contributions oif major sports figures. We don't think this information means anything — other than that it's hysterical that ...
NCAA Pants Party: Boston College Vs. Pacific
Boston College Eagles (26-7) vs. Pacific Tigers (24-7). When: 12:40 p.m. ET Where: Salt Lake City...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. What is your Final Four?: UConn, Villanova ... no, Duke, um, did I say UConn? Um, how long do I have? Stop pressuring me! • 4 p.m. Baseball with Gary Gillette: It's been fun watching the U.S. pummel South Africa, but isn't it ti...
Wither The Bearcats? (And The Wolverines ... And The Seminoles ... And The ...)
We're not quite sure how this whole RPI thing works — foolishly, we did not major in bracketology in college — but we know a pissed-off coach when we see one. Cincinnati's Andy Kennedy is none to pleased with his Bearcats being left out of the NCAA Tournament, and unless we miss our guess, right a...
A Movie On ESPN That Might Not Suck
I'm looking forward to "Through The Fire," ESPN's documentary about the life of Sebastian Telfair during his senior year of high school. It won Best Documentary Feature at the 2005 Urbanworld Film Festival, the Audience Award for Best Documentary at 2005 AFI Fest, and was a Spotlight Selection at ...
Squeaky Johnson Was Not Well-Oiled
Memphis won the Conference USA tournament this afternoon with a 57-46 victory over the UAB Blazers and my favorite name in the nation, Squeaky Johnson. Squeaky finished with just four points on 2-of-10 shooting. The win probably wraps up a 1-seed for John Calipari and the Tigers....
Cincinnati Bearcats
1. Bob Huggins Won Lots Of Games And Has Lots Of Baggage. In 16 seasons at Cincinnati, Huggins won 399 games and took the Bearcats to 14 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. Of course he is just as well known for not graduating his players - 20 percent during his tenure, losing regularly in the ...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 2:30 p.m. WBC w/Roberto Clemente Jr.: What would your dad say about Barry Bonds? • 3 p.m. Bracketology with Joe Lunardi: Syracuse beating UConn conjurs the image of you unplugging your computer and throwing it out the window, and then ...
Illinois Fighting Illini
1. Bruce Weber Does Not Do Gay Photography. If you re ever bored, we encourage you to Google "Bruce Weber," the name of the Illini's beloved (and duck-voiced) head coach. You won't be directed to his page on FightingIllini.com; instead, BruceWeber.com is the official Web site of an entirely differen...
Alabama Crimson Tide
1. Their Name Is Mud. Alabama eschews "normal" team names and mascots and instead goes with the "Crimson Tide" and an elephant. In 1907, Alabama played Auburn in Birmingham in what was the last football game between the two rivals until 1948. Auburn was heavily favored, but Alabama played a great ga...
Memphis Tigers
1. It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp. Memphis really, really wants to make it to the Final Four. It has been 21 years since the Tigers went that deep in the tourney. In that year, Prince won an Oscar for the Purple Rain soundtrack. This year, Memphis' own Three 6 Mafia wins an Oscar for original song in...
Connecticut Huskies
1. Rashad Anderson, Loveable Flake. According to various reports, Anderson greeted coach Jim Calhoun on his first recruiting visit wearing a wig, floor-length chinchilla coat and fake teeth. Not soon after in his first semester at Storrs, Rashad thought it would be funny to jump out of the bushes in...
LSU Tigers
1. But These Go To 11... It has been 20 years since Louisiana State made their last Final Four — when they were a No. 11 seed, still the lowest ranked team to make the national semis. The current Tiger team, which clinched its first outright SEC regular season championship in 21 seasons, is seeded a...
Pacific Tigers
1. They Have An Award-Winning Swede. Sweden's Christian Maraker is the latest international player who has contributed to the recent success of Pacific's basketball program. Maraker was selected as the Big West player of the year after averaging 17 points and nine rebounds this season. Maraker also ...