MARCH MADNESS NO,  MEDIOCRE MATCHES YES                                                                                                      3/31/09
OK. So name the games you’ve liked best so far. Pitt vs. Villanova, Gonzaga vs. Western Kentucky, Mich. St. over Kansas…Help me out here. It’s not me, is it? Not that many wonderful woundball wins and losses in this year’s Tourney, eh? There just haven’t been that many good, [...]

Final 4 by Bernie Lincicome
When the final history of basketball is written, it will not start with “In the beginning…” but instead “With the score tied and three minutes to play…”
Nothing important ever happens in basketball until the end.  That is the essence of the game. Absolutely dependable.
You can come in late and not miss [...]

This was one of the better sports weekends we’ve had so far in 2009. There was plenty of drama on Saturday night between the Pitt Panthers and Villanova Wildcats. Sunday’s NCAA Tournament games might not have been nearly as entertaining, but Tiger’s comeback at Bay Hill certainly made up for it. Here are four final [...]

Once again this weekend, America is captivated by the Elite 8. Have fun, enjoy yourself and I hope you don’t lose any money gambling your savings away on 19 and 20-year old young men.

I also hope you don’t fall asleep, between all the whistles and stoppages in play. I’ll have some of the games [...]

SPORTS WRAP (AROUND MY HEAD)                                                                          3/24/09
Last Thursday I realized that being left  out of the digital TV changeover could have unexpected sports consequences. Having a Dish Network satellite has worked fine for me, but they don’t provide local channels without a satellite upgrade. I wasn’t really missing Channel 10 news all that much (Breaking Story [...]

It’s one of those days. And by those days, I mean the kind of day where I just have too much on my mind and not enough time to get it all out. Like last week, I’ll let everyone else ‘preview’ the Sweet Sixteen. I have 14 of the 16 remaining teams in my bracket [...]

As anybody that has listened to my radio show throughout the years knows, I am not exactly the poster child for March Madness positive promotion. I don’t hide from it and refuse to give into it.

I have tried desperately to fall in love with it, and I can’t. I refuse to be a [...]

The NCAA Tournament started last week with sixty-four teams. We, after some strange twists and turns, are down to the Sweet Sixteen. So, here are Sixteen (not always) Sweet thoughts about what we saw over the last few days..
 
16. Don’t call them Cinderella: A lot of people thought Arizona didn’t even deserve to be in [...]

If Rush Limbaugh and Rachel Maddow started dating, that would be a surprise. If Ben Affleck became a Yankees fan, that would be a surprise. If Toby Keith toured with the Dixie Chicks, that too would be a surprise. Floyd Mayweather Jr. ending his retirement—not so much of a surprise.
It looks like the [...]

So, here we are. Day One of the NCAA Tournament.
 
Everyone has their way of taking in the first two days of The Big Dance. Some people take the day off today and tomorrow just to watch the games. Some work, and get their dose of torunament action at night. Some hang out with their friends [...]