March Madness
March 6, & 7, 2009
Houston, Texas
Contact: Rodney Winn - 832-338-4766
Tournament:
March Madness
Dates:
March 6, & 7, 2009
Location:
Harvest Time Community Center
Houston, Texas
Cost:
$175.00
Age Groups:
10u,thru 17u Boys
Host Club :
L&S Air Walkers
Games (Min):
3 games
Contact:
Rodney Winn
Email:
rodneyw
Vice-Presidential DebateI am sitting and watching the debate, and it is making me long for a happier time, which for me is March Madness and the NCAA Tournament. Because we are a long way off, I am forced to participate in another tournament. This one is a little harder to handicap, but worth a try none the less. Who will be left standing at the end?september madnessOriginally uploaded by cjammetA
TrueLife has been going through a message series that we have just finished, “The Original March Madness!” It was a great series. As I was thinking through the series, I was thinking what were some key thoughts that have been communicated.
#1 TLC Core Value: “You can belong before you believe.” You can be part of community and experience [...]
Our beloved Bruins didn't get past the Final Four but we still can't pass up this incredible March Madness cigar sampler from Holt's. For $89.95, receive these eight best of the best cigars:Padron 80th AnniversaryFuente Fuente Opus X RobustoAshton VSG BelicosoSan Cristobal MonumentoEl Centurion GuerreroTatuaje Havana VI AngelesArturo Fuente Don Carlos #4Old Henry LanceroGo to Holts.com to order.
A Miller Brewing Co. marketing campaign that is coinciding with the NCAA men's basketball tournament has been deemed such a success that the Milwaukee beer maker now is contemplating a similar effort for this year's National Football League season.
Miller's "March Hoops" program allows tavern-goers to face off -- using Nintendo Wii controllers -- in a specially designed basketball video game.
"Spring is nature's way of saying, 'Let's party!' "Robin WilliamsGimme a layered cake to make & I'm in 7th heaven!As you can obviously guess from my blog posts, I love baking cakes. I have Morven @ Food Art & Random Thoughts to thank for posting such a wonderful challenge..Dorie Greenspan's 'Perfect Party Cake'. After my first 2 challenges I was pretty much on shaky grounds (what with LMPs & French loaves), I must admit I procrastinated even going to check on March's challenge! Crumbs...by the time I checked, had already begun work on our anniversary cake (Chocolate Orange Cloud Gateau; nice one) so felt like kicking myself! The next opportunity was grabbed with both hands & I marched into a cake baking frenzy!COFFEE stamped all over it!As Morven, the large-hearted lady sai
If 2008 NCAA tournament scores were determined by the median salary of its graduates, how would Kentucky do?Would the Cats make it to the elite 8? Would they get out of the first round against Marquette? Would it be better to play Vandy, Stanford or Notre Dame?This is how the March Madness brackets would shake out according to PayScale:
I have been wanting to get this post out for a few weeks now but have been bogged with other posts that actually do relate to the overall theme of the blog.Any-who, lets talk some basketball.
Were now down to the Sweet 16…man do I love March Madness. Even though my Noles didn’t make the dance, [...]
Even with the MLB season starting I simply can't bring myself to stray away from March Madness right now. The Sweet 16 starts tonight so be sure to watch. Now Stefan already gave you his Sweet 16 picks here.I'm going to give you my predictions as well as some things that I've seen around the blogosphere before. I'm going to predict games with a coinflip (top seed is heads) and then by fantasy mascot battle. Then when the sweet 16 round is over we can look and see how our predictions stacked up against that of honest Abe and the mascots' blood. Let's get it on!EASTUNC vs. WSUStefan's Pick: UNCJoe's Pick: WSU *Need it to happen to win my bracket challenge!Penny: WSUMascots: WSU - While a ram is hard nosed and tough I see the Cougar's ferocity and agility paying off in this battle. It goes do
Can you believe it is March already? Yeah it is that time of the year again when all time stops and amateur basketball is the most important thing in one’s life.
Unfortunately, for those people in their fourth year of medical school, not only does the NCAA tournament occur in March, but so does match day! [...]
The NCAA Men's Division 1 Basketball tournament kicks off today. The tournament includes 65 teams from across the U.S. and will conclude with the championship game on April 7th in San Antonio, Texas. Good luck with your brackets.
This is my NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Bracket (as of 3/24/2008). I of course had a few upsets, and this definitely isn’t my best bracket by far. My problem is I am so biased towards certain teams and it usually comes back to haunt me…(I usually have Duke and Gonzaga in the lead 8, and [...]
Last week I shared about my crazy idea to do a March Madness lock-in in 2003 - and my even more insane idea to try it again last week as a multi-church parish-wide event. It was AWESOME and I have finally recovered enough to coherently pass along the details so you can try it yourself.
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To all the sports fans and the unemployed, sorry about the long layoff, but J Fish Sports is back. And what better time to return then during the best sporting event of the year? So let's jump right into it.
There's been a lot of talk about a majority of people going chalk or close to it in their brackets. I, for one, have three #1 seeds in my Final Four, which is something I try very hard not
Most guys just love this time of year. Ah, March Madness. It actually, in my mind, runs a little bit out in front of football's Bowl Season for college sports, mainly because it seems everyone’s school is involved, and it is the last hurrah before college sports takes a hiatus until football season starts up in August.
Once, about ten years ago, my friend Alan worked at ESPN.com. He secured us tickets to the opening round of March Madness. We saw third seeded UNC lose to Wyoming-based 13th seeded Weber State. Now we live in the Southeast, and how funny, no one I know that attended UNC seems to remember this game. But is was a day of hanging out in an Irish pub, watching basketball, and then hanging out again in an Irish pub. For guys with no kid
A. You just gotta love college. B. You just gotta love the fact that whenever there is any excuse to get completely drunk, inappropriate, or even naked, the youth of America will not run, they will sprint at that chance. Take this fruity bandanna guy here. He doesn’t even realize that he’s holding on to [...]
Our new friends over at BlackSportsOnline.com sent over a friendly challenge. We’ve been challenged by the sports guru Robert Littal to beat him at his game in picking March Madness’ winners. Here a look at our bracket submitted this morning:
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The Google LatLong blog has just released a KML that maps the location of all 65 teams in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
It’s a pretty simple file, but it’s interesting to see them all placed on the map.
You can download the file here.
Since about the second week of the year I have been talking about how the market is on an upswing. Over the last couple weeks, buyers seem to be coming out of the woodwork and sellers everywhere seem ready to prepare their home for the market. In the last two weeks I have had an [...]
While you were finalizing your bracket picks, Endless Simmer carefully evaluated the tournament field to compile this list of the tournament’s Top 10 Colleges - ranked by the drunk food they have to offer their hungry, hungry students. Eat that, U.S. News and World Report. The good news: Pitt comes in at #6, based on the monstrosity shown below, available at Fatheads (the South Side restaurant, not the Big Ben wall decoration). March Madness: America’s Top 10 Drunk College Foods [Endless Simmer]
"It's go time", as Mendlebaum said on Seinfeld. People may not be trying to lift a heavy TV and throw out their back right now but they're probably frantically figuring all the permutations and scenarios dancing in their heads with...
I found a nice looking Map of the March Madness teams with their logo's and stats on size etc. If you're a NCAA Basketball fanatic around tournament time, check this one out. Bills 2008 NCAA Tournament Map Other March Madness March Madness Bracketology - Play Online March Madness Bracket - Printable Excel Spreadsheet Download
Are you a March Madness College Basketball Fan? Struggling over how to fill out your picks for the NCAA tournament bracket? Here's a couple (okay a lot) of resources for you to help make those final picks before the tournament starts. There's just a few places on the web where you can find others talking about this stuff :)
Coaches who have bought the DVD, please send me some feedback. What did you like? Was the organization helpful? Etc.March Madness is here...I am not a big conspiracy theory guy, but the next time you watch a televised game see if this happens. Division one schools have media timeouts at 4 minute intervals. They have them at 16 mins, 12, 8, and 4 on the next dead ball. For example, if the ball is c
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I've created my bracket for this years NCAA tournament. I'm picking UCLA to win it all! Click the image below to view my full bracket. (Image opens in a new window)
Group Name: thegoldseat
Group Password: gophers
Each user can fill out 2 brackets. Once you fill out the first and save it, you’ll see a link in the top right above the orange bar that says add bracket.
Scoring and Rules:
The rounds are worth 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 plus the total of the seed, so if [...]
Selections coming up soon. Still think it'll be North Carolina, Memphis, UCLA and Tennessee as the four #1's but of course if the selection guys watch ESPN then substitute Kansas/Texas for Tennessee.Georgia/Arkansas going on now and Georgia (16-16) is still winning. Auto-bid up for grabs for them (Arkansas is already in) and a bubble for someone will burst if it happens (Oregon?).
John was working in Springfield, Massachusetts at a YMCA training to become an administrator of the YMCA’s program. His challenge was to come up with a game for a gym class that would be physically demanding and could be done inside during the harsh winter months. His solution was to have two teams [...]
Cancel your plans for Saturday night, because the Pitt Panthers are in the Big East Championship game again. Last night's victim: the ---CLANG---Marquette ---CLANG--- Golden---CLANG---Eagles, 68-61. If you didn't watch the game, hopefully my weak attempt at humor assisted you in a description of what happened. Marquette shot 19-61 (31%) from the floor to Pitt's 49%, including a 3-16 showing from Dominic James, 3-10 from Lazar Hayward, and 1-7 from David Cubillan. Pitt, who's suddenly remembered how to play smothering defense again, could've put the game completely out of reach by halftime if they were able to make a few foul shots, as noted by the very entertaining Bobby Knight. Instead, their 13-point halftime lead was whittled down to four at one point, and the game looked like it could'
My March Madness 2008 elottery offer
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This weekend our parish is going to try a lock-in I had a lot of success with in 2003. (Warning - part of my silence on the blog is the phenomenal amount of work that goes into this event!) In fact, Group Magazine actually published an article about it! Here is what they shared:
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Players can begin making their 63 tournament picks after Big Dance teams announced on SundayIt’s been twenty-five years since Intertops took their very first wager and this month they begin a yearlong birthday celebration with a free $25,000 March Madness Bracket. All through the silver anniversary year, the site that started it all in online gambling in 1996 will be giving away trips to major sporting events including Super Bowl XLIII, the NFL game in London, the MLB All Star Game, the tennis US Open, the PGA Championship, the BCS Championship and the NCAAB 2009 final plus NHL season tickets.“It’s hard to believe it’s been twenty-five years since we took the first sportsbetting wager!” said Michl Posch of Intertops. “So much has happened since then – online betting, online c
It's almost time for March Madness and your truly will be cheering on the mighty Bruins all the way to the Championship! If your alma mater makes the tourney, why not watch them in person? TicketsNow is offering 15% off Tournament Tickets. Just go to TicketsNow.com and pick your games.
The Washington Post reports on a new Lost March Madness being introduced where fans of the series can vote on their favourite characters in 32 different “face-off’s”. With 64 different players in this game, it’s up to you to decide who makes it! Voting’s already started on this, and the champion will be revealed on [...]
It’s Championship Week. Selection Sunday is just around the corner, so let’s get to the details.
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The most excitingly unpredictable process of the year is a head of us. March Madness, the road to the Final Four is just around the corner. The first annual TandDincorporated.com Tourney Challenge has been organized. The challenge is through espn.com and all our faithful readers and haters are invited to participate. Selection Sunday is March 16th and on that date we will be able to fill out the brackets, right now all may join the challenge and talk the smack.All participants will need to register with espn.com, which unlike looking at Hillary causes no emotional damage.The group is: TandDincorporated.comThe password is: thegoodlifeHere is the info from ESPN.com:This game gives you the chance to win $10,000 by predicting the winner of the most games in the 63 game men's college basket
This weekend will determine if we continue our season, or if we get ready for next year. I got a text message at the beginning of the week from last year’s head manager that wrapped up what this time of year is all about “It’s a one game season.” This is what “March Madness” is [...]
I work in an extremely style conscious environment and I've been searching for affordable ways to look fantastic. With Jovovich Hawk's new line for Target, most of the pieces are under $40 plus they are super stylish and a great way to add fun pieces to my wardrobe. I'm planning a trip to Target this weekend to snag my favorites!Jovovich Hawk for GO International at Target
You have to love March. This fantastic month brings us St. Patrick’s Day, the onset of spring and, most importantly to all the sports buffs out there, the NCAA Basketball Tournament. Now it also brings a special discount on INPEX booths!!
To get in on the excitement of March Madness, INPEX is offering inventors a discount [...]
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According to Espn.com - Bracketology, currently the Devils are slotted as the 10 seed in the west facing off against BYU. A second round match-up against Kansas awaits them next. If the miracle on ice repeats itself, but with ASU and a basketball, they would then likely face off against the likes of Georgetown or Clemson. [...]
March signifies the beginning of Spring and welcomes an influx of bright colors. This jacket makes a bold statement and is a great accessory piece for my chilly nights in San Francisco.Moncler, Clarisse Cropped Down Bomber Jacket, IntermixSorry ladies but this jacket was unavailable at press time. You can snag a similar one, here.
Six cities in for weeks. Which means more or less 20 plane rides with at least 6 hotels (that’s if I don’t get held over in my connecting city for a night for whatever reason). 5 Shows. A Few bus rides in the middle of that and I should be at work at the head [...]
March Madness. Summer is approaching, well at least here in the Philippines. A time for me and my family to go the beach, sun bathe, relax and just have a vacation away from the city and stress. I chose this picture, because, flowers blooming is usually a symbol for spring, but since we don't have spring, we usually associate it with summer instead. Anyway, by this time, it's supposed to be hot and sunny here; but, the funny thing is the whole month of February has been rainy up until now. The weather is even colder than usual. It's just the most unusual thing. It never rains in February and March, except for this year; well, at least as far as I can remember. Meteorologists explain that there is a La Nina phenomenon affecting the country; bringing more rain and flash floods expecially in
We're having a special March Madness Clearance Saleto help raise funds for the Cat Blogosphere!We're kicking off our new Artsy Catsy Gallery blog with a huge SALE to benefit the Cat Blogosphere. 20% of all proceeds will be donated to Project H.A.M. and to Cat Friends Helping Friends!Please help us raise much-needed funds for our friends ... browse through the Artsy Catsy Gallery, place your orders now ... and tell everyone you know about this special event!! It won't last long!33 one-of-a-kind handcrafted Artsy Catsy items have been marked down for this special sale: 8 Cat Cell Phone Charms; 5 Cat Charm Bracelets; 12 Cat Charm Necklaces; and 8 Cat Charm Bookmarks ...Here are just a few samples of the items on sale:
By: David Johnson If any other TV programming service provider claims to specialize in sports programming, don't you believe it for a second, because DirecTV is the only TV programming service provider that has done the leg work to earn that title. To start with DirecTV has twenty-five premium sports channels that are there for you in their popular Total Choice series of programming packages.The word -Premium- has been getting thrown around far too loosely in TV programming advertising material recently and it is supposed to mean top grade programming that is expensive for the programming service to procure on the open market for their TV viewers. What a lot of TV programming service providers are doing is obtaining grade-B programming and mixing it in with their better sports programming and hoping you won't notice but now you know better.This is why when you surf their sports channels you will see events such as sheep wrestling, three legged dog races and drunk midget tossing conte
It‘s March Madness time again, which means it’s time for Basketball! I love basketball because this game is not boring to watch. It is filled with excitement, slam dunks, and many more actions. March Madness usually takes place mainly during the month of March and the tournament takes place over 3 weeks at sites across the United States, and the national semifinals have become one of the nation's most prominent sporting events.
Are you a BIG sports fan? I'm not really into any sports but back then in my hometown, I used to watch National Basketball League on television with my addict sports fan like my...
FLORIDA V. UCLAThis is a big game folks. The Gators are looking to continue an unprecendented strike of B2B2B Male basketball and football championships. The Bruins are looking to restore the legacy that is UCLA Basketball. Here is how the two teams match upDa' Point -UF Taurean Green, At times he seems to lule his defenders and the fans to sleep, but you get him going and it could be lights out. Green silently runs the show for the Gators, if TG is rolling, watch out.UCLA - Darren Collison, Collison had 14 pts against the Jayhawks almost being shutdown by Russell Robinson until he got into foul trouble. Darren leads this group but tends to be a bit inconsistent.Advantage - GATORS - Green is just too smooth, like buttaWe can't believe he's not butter.Shootin' G -UCLA - Arron Afflalo, Probably the best shooting guard in the country. Afflalo has lead this group of Bruins to the final four. UF - Lee Humphrey, Not a flashy type of guy but he just seems to hit crucial shots when his tea
It's Finally Four time, I mean Final Four time! I think for the most part, we all expected UCLA, Florida, Ohio St. and Georgetown to be in it. But, I took the chance on USC. Taking chances on the March Madness bracket like hitting the lottery - if you can pick the upsets, people think your actually smart. I never claimed to be smart...Here's my my bracket as of March 25th:
As March Madness rolls on there's been a lot of great action on both the ice and the hardwood this weekend. And as we speak arguably the greatest month in all of sports is coming to a climax. Let's regroup...Ohio St. and UCLA punched their tickets to the Final Four Saturday. Also Michigan St. and Maine booked theirs to the Frozen Four. A few things really either surprised me or stuck out to me here:I was really surprised that Ohio St. was not only able to win but to really run away with it at the end. I mean, they really made this score look uglyThe talented Jayhawks club being so unable to respond. I picked UCLA to win, but I figured that the Jayhawks wouldn't just die like that. Watch out now...because Bill Self is quickly becoming into that coach with lots of talent who "Can't win the Big-game". Actually thus far he can't even get there...Maine was the first team to punch a ticket to the Frozen Four in St. Louis...This came as a bit of a surprise to me and definitely not in my
Man Eats Basketball For March MadnessTopeka KS: James Stein loves basketball. The team does not matter, just watching basketball is what he lives for. With March Madness, the thrill is just as intense as any major sport finale. To show his devotion, and yes, addiction to basketball, James elected to actually eat a Spalding professional basketball.James Stein lives by himself in a two room apartment. He works part time as a hair sweeper in a barbershop. He purchased his Spalding basketball online through ebay. When it arrived, he prepared for the basketball feast. What is more amazing, James had his mother come and help him cook his meal and also serve as proof that he did eat the basketball. And as we all know, a mother would never lie. James contacted us and we were amazed at the fact that this young man did indeed eat the basketball. We called James for an interview, and here are the facts and process."I knew that eating a basketball would not be easy" stated James. "So I decided to
Pt. 2 :: March Madness - Big Mike mixtape CD (Hosted by DJ Drama)DJ Drama - Feds Takin Pictures IntroDJ Drama feat. T.I., Young Jeezy, Young Buck, Jim Jones & Willie The Kid - Feds Takin Pictures (First Single Off Gangsta Grillz Album)Lil Wayne & DJ Khaled - We Takin Over FreestyleLil Wayne - Young CarterLil Wayne - They Like ItYoung Buck feat. Young Jeezy - Pocket Full Of PaperYoung Buck - The Cleanup ManLil Flip feat. Jim Jones – I Get MoneyCam’ron - Curtis Pt. 2 (Dissin 50 Cent)50 Cent & Young Buck - Hold On (Dissin Cam’ron)DJ Drama - Inspiration To A Nation InterludeWillie The Kid feat. LA The Darkman - Invisible RulesProdigy - New YorkLloyd Banks - Locked And LoadedLloyd Banks - Sayin That ShitUncle Murder - Bullet, BulletWillie The Kid - WarningRemo The Rapstar – He’s A ProblemMims feat. Remy Ma & Jae Millz – This Is Why I'm Hot RMXSaigon feat. The Game & B.G. - Pain In My Life RMXMaino feat. Uncle Murder, Jae Millz, N.O.R.E. & Razah - My Life’s Like A Movie RMXBra
My tournament tree might as well be chopped down. Put a fork in me, I'm done. Spank my cheeks and light my ass red. However you what to say it, this wasn't a good year for my picks. Below is a screen shot of my tournament tree, as of 3:29 p.m. on Sunday, March 18th:As you can see, there is a lot of red (and that's bad.) But, on the bright side, my Final Four picks are all still alive (and that's good.)I'll upload another screen shot in a couple of days to share how bad I'm doing then...
News: Note-to-Self - If you commence a "preview" once the tourney has started, you only have to discuss half the teams. Not sure if this makes these comments worth anything at all. With that said, we give you the West Region Postview.Possible Incorrect Picks: Most people at least thought that Duke would have made it past VCU. Duke was pretty bad at times this year, but getting out of the 1st round should have been automatic. Many thought Gonzaga would upset Indiana and possibly make a run at UCLA........no sir. Indiana has their work cut out for them too.JJ Redick wrote a poem for the Duke fans in mourning,"This team is not built like the lastMe and Shelly balled like we were prosPaulus and J-Mac balled like pu$$iesHang tight Coach K, you and me BFFStay in college kids, the real world ain't no fun"On Today's Docket: Kansas takes the win running away, Villa and Kentucky tussle, VT fights the Illini, and Southern Illi take on christ and the cross.Villanova Vs. Kentucky - Kentucky shoul
March Madness is finally underway!I created my tournament tree this year on Yahoo's Fantasy Tournament Pick'em 07. Click the screen-shot below to view my picks:I'm doing fairly well so far. Only a few games have been played, but I'm doing better than expected.To my surprise, Duke lost. This was a shock as I had them going to the regional semis. I thought Duke would crush VCU, but this just shows how unpredictable this tournament can be.Also, I took chances on Texas Tech and Gonzaga, both being the outranked teams. They played teams fairly equal to them, but couldn't get the job done. I picked them both to only advance to round 2, but oh well. That's March Madness!
VCU! VCU! VCU! VCU! VCU!My March Madness has been made - Duke is gone in the first round! Richmond's own Virginia Commonwealth University beat the Blue Devils 79-77.Sorry, I am from ACC land, and as Terp fan, you have no idea how much a Duke loss in the NCAA Tourney especially in the first round means. I dislike the Duke Blue Devils more than I do the New York Yankees, Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Lakers (mainly because of Kobe) combined.Bobby Knight lost too, and I hate him, but he adds a whole another element to basketball...If you want some real awesome coverage of March Madness, go to the WBRS Sports Blog with an all day party going on hosted by the illustrious Mini-Me.My beloved Turtles beat Davidson 82-70, but if it was a 35 minute game, my team goes home...
I love the NCAA tournament. March Madness is so much fun, especially the first two rounds of the tournament. I love that feeling that anything can happen. You cheer for the underdog; you hope your team wins. The excitement of the players and fans is contagious.So today's freebie is a quickpage made from my March Madness kit. Click here to download.
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General Motors has decided to bring back 0% and reduced-rate financing on many of its models to save its sales efforts for March. No doubt the General is keen on putting up positive numbers for the month to compliment the other bits of good news that have signaled its turnaround may have turned the corner. The new incentives start today and include 0% financing for 36 months and reduced-rate financing for up to 72 months, in addition to an extra $1,000 rebate that can also be used by the customer.[Source: Autoblog]Continued- ArticleThe vehicles eligible for the new incentives, which will last through April 3rd, include the usual suspects, as well as the new 2007 Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra, which is a bit of a surprise. The automaker no doubt senses an opportunity to hit its main rival, the Ford F-150, where it hurts. Considering the current F-150 is now an older model than the new GMT900 trucks from GM, as well as the new Toyota Tundra, its position as King of the Hill in the truck
And if you didn’t pick Tennessee to win the tourney, you’re lame.
Unless you have money on it - a substantial amount of money. $5 office pools don’t count.
Here are three places you can go for consistently updated live-blogging of today's hoops action:
1) Awful Announcing, where the News Team will have three games ready to go (and I'll be handling Stanford-Louisville, back with more stuff here later)
2) WBRS Sports Blog, where Mini Me has promised to attach himself to the chair and not leave.
3) Dan Shanoff and MJD are running the live-blogs at
News: Pre Pro Sports is breaking down the first-round brackets. Here's the top 4 storylines in the South...yearbook style.Most Likely to Succeed:Texas A&M. The Aggies are the most dangerous 3 seed in the tourney since Carmelo Anthony led Syracuse to the national title as a freshman in 2003. The path isn't easy as they will have to get past a Memphis team with only 3 losses in the Sweet 16 and Greg Oden and the Buckeyes in the Elite 8, but Texas A&M has the perfect balance of inside-outside scoring to make a deep tourney run.Most Likely to Get a Home-Cooked Meal:Lousville. Since when does a 6 seed get home court advantage? One of the best matchups of the first round may be negated with Rick Pitino's team playing the first two rounds in Lexington, KY. The Stanford Cardinal have the talent with the 7-foot Lopez twins (pictured on the left) manning the middle, but they have the disadvantage of having to fly across country to play in front of thousands of Louisville faithful.Most Lik
News: Pre Pro Sports is breaking down the first-round brackets. Here is the Midwest preview.Top Matchups:#5 Butler vs. #12 Old Dominion - ODU is everyone's George Mason this year. Be unique and pick Butler. It could be the smartest thing you do for your whole bracket. The next smartest thing would be to pick Butler to lose in Rd. 2#6 Notre Dame vs. #11 Winthrop - Winthrop almost pulled of a 12/5 upset last year. Look for them to show the world they belong in this tounrey. Sorry ND fans, the Irish are going down.#7 UNLV vs. #10 Georgia Tech - GA Tech ended the season on a roll. UNLV seemed to plateau a bit. Tech could pull off the upset, but Rd. 2 (Wisconsin) is looking rough regardless of the winner here.Players to Watch:Joakim Noah - Had a steller tourney last year, and by the looks of it, an even more impressive hair stylist.Tajuan Porter - Referred to as The Little Engine That Could Shoot by an Oregon fan blog. This tiny 5'6 man could light it up in the tourney. Bookies wonder WWJ
News: Pre Pro Sports is breaking down the first-round brackets, starting with the East. Here's the top 4 storylines...yearbook style.Most Likely to Succeed:Georgetown. No, it's not the Tar Heels so just do yourself a favor and erase them from your Final Four. As we told you before, people are underestimating Tyler Hansbrough's mask debacle. They'll be bounced by Texas in the Sweet 16, courtesy of Kevin Durant. Meanwhile, the Hoyas are the hottest team in the nation coming off a Big East title and winners of 15 of their last 16 games.Class Clown:Texas Tech. This award goes to the biggest joke of the tournament, according to the Vegas oddsmakers - Bobby Knight's team. Personally, we always hope Bobby Knight advances so we have more opportunities to listen to his words of wisdom (note: don't miss out on this link, but beware at work), but it looks like BC is a safe bet to escape Round 1.Most Likely to Miss Their Star Player:Marquette. If you haven't already done so, be sure to add
On the first day of the NCAA Tournament in the 11th grade I was at home, sitting on my ass in front of the TV. Even if I was healthy that day I wouldn’t have gone to school. It was right before the first tip-off and I was pumped as hell. I had my bracket in one hand, thinking I had the money picks. A bag of Cheetos were in the other hand. Suddenly my phone rang.“Hello.”“Hey Ben, have the games started yet?”“Is that you, PepperoniNip? Aren’t you in school?”“Yeah, I’m just calling from journalism class.”“They have a phone in there? Damn.”I heard a voice in the background. It was my journalism teacher angrily asking PepperoniNip what the fuck he was doing, not in those words. “I’m just talking to Ben about basketball.”“Oh, okay,” my teacher replied.“Yeah, so they started yet?” he asked again.“Nah, but they’re about to.”“I’m going to call back in 30 minutes for score updates, so don’t go anywhere.”It didn’t take me long to realize tha
One of the most anticipated sporting events brings fans together every year to watch the fortunes of 64 teams as they make their way through the NCAA tournament. These same fans apparently also like to consume a whole hellava lot of green fruit. What? Yes. Avocados. Fruit. I personally have never heard of ANY kind of fruit being a staple of gameday food, but alas the California avocado is a number one seed in the food bracket.In fact, according to the California Avocado Commission, so many fans includeavocados in their “starting lineup” of tournament snacks that more than 30 million California avocados, equaling 15 million pounds, will be consumed during tournament festivities. California avocados add a creamy and delicious flavor to a variety of tournament-time dishes. Whether fans are craving the ultimate championship snack– guacamole – or foods such as sandwiches, burgers, pizza or nachos, avocados are a “slam dunk” ingredient. The Jaunt says these statistics must be per
Looks like Jessica London went and bought too much Spring styles! They are now running out of closet space, and to help them make some room, they have taken down the prices big time. Shop the March Madness sale today, with items starting as low as $12.99!Stock up now on items which you've had your eye on. Though do hurry as items will now last. Shop Jessica London's Spring overstocks today.For more information about plus size clothing make sure you visit the plus size clothing directory at Pasazz.net.
It is "Selection Sunday" and time for H8torade to make his tourney picks. Go HERE to fill out your brackets and print them off. My Final Four.1. Kansas2. Maryland3. North Carolina4. Ohio StChampionship GameKansas vs. North CarolinaWinnerNorth CarolinaI've attached my bracket sheet below. If you want to win your pool I suggest you print it out and turn it in. I've done all the work for you. You can thank me later.Here is a recent picture of Ayman getting ready to fill out his bracket......
This week the madness begins! The NCAA March Madness college basketball tournament starts this Thursday. The games will not end until Sunday evening. For all the basketball fans and the sports betting fans, this is a must see event! The casino bars and the sports books will be full of cheering fans watching and betting on the games. When the sports books are full of cheering fans it makes for a real exciting time. A little wager on the game also makes it more exciting. This will be a very busy weekend, most of the hotels will be overflowing with guests. Also this weekend is St. Patrick's Day. The day of the green beer, everybody being Irish, and wearing the green clothes! Many of the bars will have the green beer if you indulge that brew. Not many Irish restaurants in the hotels on the strip. But one very nice one is "Nine Fine Irishman' in the New York New York casino area. It has traditional Irish food and drinks and will be having special events all day long
March Madness is only one day away and are you in your office pool? Fortunately, if you are the person running your pool, there are many good online ways to keep track of your pool. (Instead of correcting their brackets by hand)Which is your favorite? Foxsports? ESPN? CBS? What features do you have to have?Comment and join the conversation.
Ok, I’m so totally not a basketball fan. I have no clue about any of it. But I LOVE March! And not because My Birthday comes in March (hint hint, people - get moving here). Spring comes in March. My daffydills that are my birth flower bloom in March in SOME areas of the country (not mine right now though, dammit). The Earth wakes up from it’s sleep and starts to bloom. It’s just a beautiful time of year.
THis year, I turn 40. In 3 more days, I’ll be 40 years old. I have *NO* idea how this happened. Last I knew, I was rollerskating (yes, ROLLERskates, not those godawful inline skates) on the sidewalk with my tape player blasting Michael Jackson and Air Supply. I was sure it was just yesterday or so.Now, how did I get to be 40???
Oh… I know what you’re thinking. She’s finally gone around the bend. But it really does feel like just yesterday. My sister had just been born. She was upstairs, in her playpen (remember those, folks?), an
It's March and that means tournament fever. We've got that NCAA thing, the Mr. Skin Best Nude Scene tournament, the Would You Do... tournament, the Best Sports Movie tournament, the Hottest Coed tournament, and now we've got what might be the coolest tournament of them all: The 64 Best Highlights in all of Sports tournament.
The Canadian sports television network "The Score" has started a massive
Well, the weekend hasn't turned out exactly as I planned. Gianni hasn't felt like himself all weekend. Yesterday he barely ate and had the worst meltdowns/temper tantrums ever. So I didn't get much computer time. I was able to get this layout done using a recent freebie template from Scrappin Thomsen's blog.I really like how it turned out. It's G wearing daddy's glasses. He's at the stage where he's starting to pretend. It's really cute.I had intended on working more on the tractor kit I started the other day. (Thanks for all the great feedback, by the way.) I also intended on working on making a bragbook album using Wintry Wonders. I did start it, but somehow I got sidetracked and started a basketball kit instead of finishing my other projects. The Hoops Kit is today's freebie. I figured it's almost March Madness time and lots of moms out there probably have kids' basketball photos to scrap, so I figured I'd give it a whirl. I really like how some of the papers turned out
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About this time of year, my brother-in-law in North Carolina calls me from his office. Fuelled by a heady mix of strong coffee, grits and adrenalin, he is frothing at the mouth by the time I get to the phone.
"Time for your picks," he'll say. "I'm all about the Wolfpack. Alabama look good again, but no defence..I hope Duke get railed. What do you think about Boston? They're on fire, but then
First and foremost, I would like to congratulate the George Mason University men's basketball team on it's sensational run to the Final Four. this team has proven a lot of folks wrong, myself included. I didn't even think they were going to beat Michigan State in the first round, but they have seemingly gotten stronger as the tournament has gone on. One thing they've proven is that they are for
John was working in Springfield, Massachusetts at a YMCA training to become an administrator of the YMCA’s program. His challenge was to come up with a game for a gym class that would be physically demanding and could be done inside during the harsh winter months. His solution was to have two teams [...]
OK, everybody... Please note that the title says healthIER. We're not promising low-fat, cholesterol-free chicken wings here. But some of us are big basketball fans (of the Tar Heels, specifically) and, for better or worse, enjoy a few bar food specialties over Final Four weekend. Click below for our lightened-up ...
