Not that you needed it, but reason No. 384 to hate Duke basketball: They are NOT FUNNY! At least a few of them take their shirts off. I guess. Should I put this under the “humor” category? Eh, when they flame out in the second round of the tournament it’ll be funny, so I might [...]
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Shawne Merriman suing Christian Laettner
Duke basketball great Christian Laettner seems to be struggling a bit with the economic downturn, as his Venture Capital company is the target of a couple lawsuits for allegedly being in default on loans. One of the people suing him and his firm is San Diego Charger Shawne Merriman, whose Maryland-based company leant Laettner $3 [...]
Quick hits: Cavs, Kentucky, Lance, Africa
Cavaliers blow big first-quarter lead, then LeBron takes over in the second half.
A nasty fight between Kentucky basketball and their fired head coach Billy Gillespie is brewing. Where can I sign up to be the worst coach at Kentucky in 80 years and expect a $6M payoff?
Lance Armstrong (right) falls in his latest race after [...]
Stephen Curry: Worse rapper than white guys
I was ready to write about how these Davidson students were setting white rappers back even past Vanilla Ice, and then a minute into the video Stephen Curry appeared and executed the worst 12 seconds in rap history. It’s so bad, you gotta see it.
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Morning hits: Madden curse, pink bats
MLB’s pink bats coming back.
Forget a Super Bowl matchup: Cardinals and Steelers latest victims of Madden curse.
Don Banks‘ latest NFL mock draft. Todd McShay’s latest (even though he generally doesn’t know what he’s talking about).
Did you bet on Toledo basketball or football from 2003-2006? You may have gotten scammed.
Is a London-based Super Bowl really in [...]
UConn: One of the greatest ever?
Now that the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team has steamrolled to another national title and a 39-0 record, the question has to be asked: Where do they rank among the greatest college basketball teams of all time? Consider these tidbits. They are only the 11th Division 1 college basketball eam (men or women) to [...]
North Carolina wins a blowout
The North Carolina Tar Heels started the men’s college basketball season as No. 1 and ended it that way with an easy 89-72 win over Michigan State in the final at Detroit. The Tar Heels were so dominant they scored a record 55 first-half points and had the biggest halftime lead ever in 21 points. [...]
CNN tackles Rene Portland and new doc film
Tomorrow (Tuesday, April 7, 3pm-4pm ET) on Rick Sanchez’s hour of CNN Newsrooom, the cable network will promote the fantastic new documentary “Training Rules” and talk about the damage that anti-lesbian policies and negative recruiting have on its victims. I was interviewed this morning for the segment; We’ll see if I said anything semi-intelligent. You [...]
Pick the men’s basketball champ
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Who will win the NCAA men’s basketball title?
North Carolina by 10 or less.
North Carolina by more than 10.
Michigan State by 10 or less.
Michigan State by more than 10.
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NCAA men: It’s Carolina and Michigan State
The Final Four is down to the Final Two, after North Carolina thumped Villanova and Michigan State surprised No. 1 seed Connecticut in the NCAA’s men’s basketball tournament. I can only hope the final is more exciting and interesting than the one snoozer and one so-so game Saturday.
There were some decent moments in Michigan State’s [...]
Film looks at Rene Portland’s homophobia
A documentary that looks at the homophobic athmosphere in Penn State women’s basketball during the 27-year tenure of Coach Rene Portland will be screened this Saturday in Philadelphia. The film, “Training Rules,” will show at 7 p.m. at the Ritz East Theater as part of Philadelphia Film Festival - CineFest 09. Writes Cathy Renna, a [...]
Another stupid NCAA rule
I forgot to mention this when I wrote about my day at the first round of the NCAA Tournament held at the Wachovia Center but was reminded of it during the telecast of Villanova’s Elite Eight victory over Pittsburgh last night at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston. The announcers mentioned that all of the [...]
Lesbian fans love college basketball
Thanks to Athletic Business for pointing us to an article out of Greensboro News & Record about the preponderance of lesbians at women’s college basketball games. The writer had been to the nearby ACC tournament earlier this month and wondered why college basketball teams and leagues aren’t marketing directly to this market that seems to [...]
Wanted: Some March Madness
Is it just me or has the men’s NCAA basketball tournament been a big snoozer this year? There are no truly memorable games or moments (Gonzaga’s buzzer-beater was cool, but nowhere near a Tivo moment), the seeds have held up (which means no Cinderella) and there have been too many blowouts. If it was a [...]
Huge upset in college basketball
The biggest upset of the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament has to be Ball State toppling Tennessee. In the women’s tournament. The Lady Volunteers are the two-time defending champs and were 42-0 in the first two rounds of the tournament before being routed by the Cardinals, 71-55. While the Volunteers had lost [...]
