Vin is a Philly boy who shouldn't be invited into your house because he'll judge you on your book and music collection. He owns Dawkins, Utley, Iverson, and Lindros jerseys, which is all you really need to know about him. He can be reached at [email protected].
We’re down to the sweet 16 and here are the latest odds on the 2006 NCAA Tournament champion.
| Connecticut | 2-1 |
| Duke | 5-1 |
| Villanova | 7-1 |
| UCLA | 8-1 |
| Memphis | 8-1 |
| Florida | 11-1 |
| Boston College | 12-1 |
| Texas | 12-1 |
| Gonzaga | 15-1 |
| LSU | 25-1 |
| Georgetown | 25-1 |
| Washington | 35-1 |
| West Virginia | 30-1 |
| Wichita St | 75-1 |
| George Mason | 100-1 |
| Bradley | 100-1 |
I’m not going to even pretend like I’m not biased. I hate Duke. I hate Duke with a passion. So this is the type of story that has me all pissed off for no good reason. J.J. Redick threw his (probably fungus ridden) shoes into the crowd after a game and the guy who caught it was happier than a pig in slop.
This is a prized possession. I’ve been a Duke fan for 20 years. Got my son pulling for them. This is special.”
Steele was almost speechless about his souvenir and became an instant celebrity. People wanted to have their picture taken with him and the prized shoe.
“Of all the Duke things we’ve got at the house, this is number 1. It was sweet … I’m about at a loss for words.
It’s just a shoe of a guy who will be a huge bust in the NBA! It’s not the turin shroud. God I hate Duke fans. (Ok, back to sports news.)
[WFMY]: Duke’s Redick Tosses A Surprise Out To Fans
In case you were too busy reloading your bracket to even venture out into other sports news, Terrell Owens is now a Dallas Cowboy. He signed a 3 year contract worth $25M with a $5M signing bonus. So much for the consensus thinking that no team would give TO a big contract. Talent trumps everything in the NFL.
There’s basically three reactions to this.
1) Eagles fans say good riddance and hope that TO destroys the Cowboys team while secretly fearing that this makes the Cowboys legitimate Super Bowl contenders.
2) Cowboys fans trying to figure out whether this deal with the devil will ultimately be worth it.
3) Fans around the league marveling how TO and Rosenhaus managed to get exactly what they wanted and finagle all that money out of Jerry Jones.
By the way, I’m not completely retarded. The title of this entry is the refrain from TO’s rap on his website. A prime example of why athletes shouldn’t rap. You can’t rhyme cowboy with “wow boy” and expect anyone to take it seriously.
Oh, and you can already get TO Cowboys gear. When TO signed with Philly, his jersey instantly became the #1 seller in the league. Last year, everyone had to burn their TO jerseys. I wonder if Cowboys fans will jump right in and buy em or wait a while in case TO blows up again.
When you’re named one of People’s 50 Most Beautiful people, everyone expects that you’re a bigger babe hound than Sam Malone. Not so in the case of Tony Parker.
He’s only been with one other person in his life.He’s very sweet,” she says of her French-born boyfriend. “I’m the experienced one. I’m the teacher, especially about love. He’s always telling me he’s never met anyone who loves the way I do — wholly and freely and unconditionally.
So Eva Longoria has to tell the world that Tony has only been with 2 women in his whole life. The unemployed guy down the street living with his mom has a better scoreboard than that. She’s just given his opponents ammo for trash talk. Then again, he’s being “tutored” by Eva Longoria so I guess he’s not doing too badly. Scoreboard indeed.
[CNN]: Eva Longoria on love: ‘I’m the teacher’
It’s here boys and girls. It’s here! I know you’ve read a million stories this week about how great March Madness is. I don’t care. It cannot be overstated. March Madness is like Christmas, New Years, Fourth of July and Degenerate Gamblers Day all rolled up in one.
Here’s what makes the NCAA tourney so great:
Oh man, I know you guys are just as excited as I am. You know, those ESPN commercials are all wrong. Heaven doesn’t include Stephon Marbury hogging the ball or race cars zooming by. Heaven would be March Madness all year long.
I like that Dick Vitale loves life. I like that Dick Vitale loves college basketball. I hate Dick Vitale. If you aren’t sick of Dick Vitale by the end of Round 1, perhaps you’re the target customer for his new ringtones on Sprint phones.
Yes, this is exactly what I want, Dick Vitale telling me that “it’s your favorite Dipsydoo Dunkaroo playmaker calling. Now step up to the line and pick up the phone!” What’s next? Stephen A Smith yelling at me, “You are a disgrace, huh, now answer the phone!”
Sprint actually wants to charge you $2.50 to put Dukie V on your cell phone. If Sprint were smart, they’d make Dick Vitale the default ringtone and charge people $10 to take it off their phones. I’d pay.
[Sprint]: Sprint’s tournament site
This actually happened a couple of weeks ago but it’s worth blogging it late just because it was so damn clever. When USC played at Cal on March 4th, the student section was armed with a free throw distraction much better than thundersticks and white balloons.
For the whole week leading up to the game, USC point guard Gabe Pruitt was chatting up a sexy co-ed at UCLA named Victoria. He gave her his number and set up a date in L.A. Unfortunately, “Victoria” turned out to be someone from Cal’s rally committee. When the 79% free throw shooter stepped up to the line, he was seranaded with “Victoria” chants and his own phone number yelled back at him. Pruitt missed both free throws and ended up 3-13 from the field. Well done, Cal students, well done.
What’s the lesson here? Never trust a girl from UCLA.
[Schneier.com]: Basketball Prank
By now you already know that you can get all the NCAA tournament games for free on the internet this year. But you can also get condensed video of the games via the Apple Music store for $1.99 each or $19.99 for a season pass.
I think Apple is betting on a team with a huge following winning it all. Why else would you want video of all the games after the fact? You can also get a season pass to NCAA March Madness Classics for $9.99. That’s a little steep for an 8 minute video. Now if they could offer condensed games from the past, I’d be all over it. Sign me up for Villanova over Georgetown in ’85.
[MSNBC]: March Madness comes to your iPod
Why am I interrupting all NCAA tourney all the time to write a story about tennis? I’m not sure. All I know is that Andy Roddick melted down yesterday during his match at the Pacific Life Open. I’m not even talking about smashing his racket, I’ve been known to smash a few myself.
Roddick complained to the umpire after he double faulted about some crowd noise or some microphone noise or perhaps the sound of him choking to a 24 seed. If you’re going to be a whiny little bitch, Andy, do it with some style like John McEnroe. And tennis officials wonder why the popularity of the game is below even NHL levels.
[SignOn SanDiego]: Raging Roddick rocked by Russian
If you’re not a Knicks fan, watching this team implode under Isiah Thomas is highly amusing. If you are a Knicks fan, you probably can’t believe it’s gotten this bad.
Let’s recap: First, Marbury said he wanted more freedom on the offensive side of the ball and that things weren’t working under Brown’s system. Then, Larry Brown responded by implying that Starbury wrecked teams.
Look, I’ve been coaching how many years? I never left a team in worse shape than I got it. Not one. Now think about that. Think about me and think about the guy who’s talking.
Those comments sent Marbury over the edge. He called LB insecure and said he was living in the past.
He’s speaking on things that he’s done. People in New York want to know, what is he gonna do as far as us winning? What happened in the past is in the past. New Yorkers relate to what’s happening now. They live more in the present.
I’m not a huge Larry Brown fan but he won the championship 2 years ago. What has Marbury ever won in his life?
[NY Post]: MARBURY FIRES BACK AT BROWN
