by Charlie on March 16, 2011
CNBC’s Darren Rovell – one of the top sports/business voices out there – makes the case for going bracketless… … three years ago, I did something crazy. I didn’t fill out a bracket. That’s right. No chances to win. But here’s the point, no chances to lose either. And guess what? I absolutely loved it. [...]
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by Charlie on March 16, 2011
Too awesome not to share: From: Greatest March Madness Moments Lego-ized | TAUNTR.COM.
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by Charlie on March 14, 2011
The standard NCAA Tournament bracket pool — along with the weekly football picks and the “Superbowl boxes” — is part of the holy trinity of American sports gambling. Even casual sports fans will participate in a betting extravaganza that has been estimated at $2.5 billion in wagers — with only a little over 3 percent [...]
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by Charlie on March 14, 2011
by Charlie on March 9, 2011
How many egregious errors can a crew of officials make in under five seconds? Let’s see… So… first off there was all sorts of contact on the inbounds pass. If Darrelle Revis did that, we’d be talking “automatic first down at the spot of the foul.” Justin Brownlee winds up with the ball after that [...]
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by Charlie on March 3, 2011
From the Fordham Sports web site. It’d be nice to see the Rams win something for a change… Bronx, N.Y. – Second seeded Fordham has advanced out of the first round of the McDonald & Tierney’s Campus Madness Tournament! Help support the Rams as they face Marist in the Sweet 16 round today by texting [...]
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by Charlie on March 3, 2011
BYU sophomore forward/center Brandon Davies has been dismissed from the team for having premarital sex – a violation of the school’s famously strict and controversial honor code, which also prohibits alcohol, caffiene and cursing. The loss of their leading rebounder could cost the Cougars a top spot in the NCAA Tournament. Is it fair to [...]
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