March Madness: Low Seeds Soar; Villanova-Robert Morris, Texas-Wake Forest Officiating Travesties

First, some Thursday tidbits: -A #14 (Ohio) and #13 (Murray State) seed won for the first time ever on the same day. -A record seven lower seeds won on the same day. -Eight of the 10 mid-major conference teams in the tournament won on day one. -Eight of the 16 Thursday games were decided by three or fewer points. -There were three overtime games [read more...]

On a Side Note: New Social “Friends” Might Be the FBI

Oh boy: The Feds are on Facebook. And MySpace, LinkedIn and Twitter, too. U.S. law enforcement agents are following the rest of the Internet world into popular social-networking services, going undercover with false online profiles to communicate with suspects and gather private information, according to an internal Justice Department document that offers a tantalizing glimpse of issues related to privacy and crime-fighting. Think [read more...]

*Breaking* Tiger to Return to Golf At The Masters

Tiger Woods is returning to golf at The Masters: The Masters is where I won my first Major and I view this tournament with great respect. After a long and necessary time away from the game I feel like I am ready to start my season at Augusta. Sports Illustrated golf writer Damon Hack was then asked on the ESPN morning show, [read more...]

A Look At the Big Dance’s Best First Round Matchups, Part 2: South and West Regions

After taking a look at the Midwest and the East regions, it’s time to look at the tough first round matchups in the West and South regions. WEST REGION #8 Gonzaga – #9 Florida State. The Seminoles love to play defense and the Bulldogs love to get up and down the floor. It is interesting that the first two rounds of the [read more...]

Ed Hightower, Big Ten Streal Conference Tourney Game from Michigan (with Video)

After Michigan’s Manny Harris scored his 22nd point in the second half to put the Wolverines ahead, 68-66, only 2.2 seconds remained between John Beilien’s team and a monumental upset of number seven Ohio State. However, the Buckeye’s Evan Turner took the inbounds pass and turned to dribble. Nearly 3.2 seconds later he hit a game-winning three-pointer to give the Buckeyes [read more...]

If Ben Roethlisberger or Carl Edwards Looked Like Brittney Griner…

Brittany Griner grabs a rebound over Jordan Barncastle. Earlier his season I openly wondered two things about NCAA basketball: 1) Why the game officials were allowing so much physical play to occur and 2) Musing that, because of the referees refusal to put an end to the constant banging and bumping, it was a miracle there were no major fights in [read more...]

Notes: ESPN’s and the Press’ Silence Following Greenberg’s “Martin Luther Coon King” Statement Can Now Be Understood (and more)

Danica Patrick's #7 car after her crash in Las Vegas. First up a couple of more acrcane sporting mentions… The Danica Patrick-NASCAR experiment is over for the next four months. After three NASCAR Nationwide Series races, Ms. Patrick is headed back to Indy cars for the next four months. How did she do in her first foray into the 21st century version [read more...]

Notes: Tony K. Suspended Over Hannah; WADA (& the USADA) – Presaging a Surveillance State, Tomlinson for Westbrook?

Hannah and her sausage casing. The hardest working man in sports business, Tony Kornheiser, was suspended by ESPN Monday for two weeks his remarks about an outfit worn by ESPN SportsCenter anchor, Hannah Storm. Pardon the Interruption co-host, Washington Post columnist, WaPo podcaster, and radio show host, Kornheiser made his remarks on his radio show last week. Of Storm’s red knee-high [read more...]

Tiger Woods, the Aftermath

The 12-step program for Co-Dependents of Sexual Addicts reads: 1. We admitted we were powerless over compulsive sexual behavior — that our lives had become unmanageable. 2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood God. 4. Made [read more...]

Saints “Brees” to 31-17 Win Over Colts

Drew Brees hoists the most coveted trophy in football. It was 10-0 Colts before you could blink. Jim Caldwell eschewed his normal zone defense and dialed up man-to-man defense. Drew Brees was discombobulated, completing only three of his first seven passes. Then the first quarter ended. On second and two from their own 34-yard line Colts strong safety Melvin Bullitt was called [read more...]

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