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The New Year Report: Conference Previews – Part One

New Year’s Eve is right around the corner.  Some people think of resolutions.  Others think of champagne corks.  Still others reflect back on another year gone by.  But, for me, one of the things I think of first when I … Continue reading

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The Friday Fourteen: Best Sport Rivalries

One of the most astonishingly unknown statistics in sports has taken center-stage this week.  Did anyone realize that the Packers and the Bears have not played a playoff game since…ONE WEEK AFTER THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR?!?  That is absolutely … Continue reading

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NCAA First Weekend Awards

On the eve of the Sweet Sixteen, let’s take a quick look back at how we got here.  Jam-packed into not even 90 hours, there were 1950 game minutes of hoops this weekend, most of which Doogan and I (with a lot … Continue reading

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Charting a Course to March: 7 Games For the Final Stretch

 As of today, the first day of the 2010 NCAA Basketball Tournament is exactly three weeks away.  That means it’s time for cramming.  Below are listed the seven games over these last few weeks of the regular season that every college hoops … Continue reading

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Live Blog: Elite Eight

Memphis will take on Texas in what should be a great game.  I think Texas will pull this one out, with the “home-court” advantage working for them.  The big matchup, of course, is Derrick Rose vs. D.J. Augustin.  Augustin will have to … Continue reading

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Sweet Sixteen: Day Two

Last night’s games were pretty exciting.  The West Virginia-Xavier game was a terrific game.  Western Kentucky’s run against UCLA was somewhat surprising and exciting.  The Louisville-Tennessee game was incredibly sloppy and somewhat disappointing as far as how the Vols did … Continue reading

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Oh, What a Day!

So, as of Wednesday night, my semester is over.  With all this newfound time, I was worried that I would not be able to find something to do to keep me busy on a lazy Saturday (you know, other than … Continue reading

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