Links roundups
Collection of news links for the day
The Friday links, for your clicking pleasure.
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A cavalcade of links, random thoughts and more from what’s been a fabulous college hoops week. Well, at least if you like Kansas...
Mario Chalmers shoots his way into NCAA lore and Bill Self makes a state ecstatic. Good things happen in bunches.
Not so good? Memphis' bad luck, Stanford's retain rate (for coaches) and beware Jay Bilas' verbal smackdown.
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Friday should always be fun. It’s not hard to get happy about Friday for most of the workforce, but I say this as a guy who works weekends.
Rather than be crusty about it (too late) I offer up the fun Friday links. Nothing but humor and goofy clicks. I return to serious matters (read: Elite Eight games) on Saturday.
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So … many … things … to read, watch … must ... fill out … bracket …
Every year, that’s the first thought after Selection Sunday. That’s lingering, crushing amount of info hangs like a hangover some people will nurse tomorrow.
So here I am, ready to help crush your brains. For the next few hours, better make sure your boss isn’t hovering over your shoulder, (he probably wants some bracket tips) while you study up on the field of 65.
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Butler may never more fans from BCS schools than it will tonight against Cleveland State. Well, BCS schools on the bubble, that is. If those bubble teams are smart, they’ll also be Western Kentucky fans.
Such is the case this time of year when schools like San Diego can make that bubble just a little more dicey for schools like Syracuse and Villanova, which open the BCS conference tournaments with their game Wednesday morning. Rest assured, both teams will be watching those games.
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If you’re behind on your reading for this week’s conference tournaments (three started Tuesday!) I’m here to help.
First stop, Kyle Whelliston’s mid-majority -- where else?
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Ah, March. It’s a welcome sight.
Right on cue, the month gave use a handful of great games, some upsets and some milestones. Surely this bodes well for the Big Dance.
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Tuesday reading, with an eye on the Vols vs. Commodores and Hoosiers vs. Buckeyes. But first, another Kelvin Sampson update.
Former Indiana University president Adam Herbert, who approved the Sampson two years ago, commented on the Sampson fiasco, telling the Jacksonville Times-Union that he thought the coach’s previous NCAA violations were “an aberration.”
Ex-squeeze me? Baking power?
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Sunday’s sobering thought? Hockey rates higher than college hoops among U.S. sports fans. In a recent Harris poll, five percent of surveyed fans say hockey is their favorite, compared to four percent who prefer pro or college hoops. Ouch.
What’s behind that? March Madness.
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The Big 12 has been better than expected, Tubby Smith has his Gophers contending and Cal could be a surprise team in the Pac-10.
But what other surprises and disappointments are out there as conference play begins? Plus, here's a breakdown of the real contenders for the NCAA Tournament.
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