That Time of Year
Once again, I (and countless others, I am sure) am using all my powers of ignorance to fill out an NCAA bracket. I won some money at this once, so...
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Nets-Spurs Game 6
Never blogged a sports event live before...tonight seems like as good a time as any to start, with my laptop in the living room watching the Nets/Spurs game with Mom...
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Last Minute Pick
Everything else I've picked during the tournament has been wrong, so I'm not afraid to go out on a limb and pick 'Cuse tonight. Later: I rule. I just wish...
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How's Your Bracket?
Mine's good, so far, as I picked 13 of 16 games correctly yesterday, and only lost one sweet sixteen team (damn you, Memphis!) My Final Four picks this year are...
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March Madness ... It's Coming ...
It's never too early to start preparing for March Madness. Set up an entry and join the 'maximumaardvark.com' group....
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Shifting Focus
With the football season completely behind us and the baseball season a mere twinkle in my eye, I shift my total focus to the second halves of the NBA and...
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Tipoff
Ever played Virtual General Manager? Pick a starting five and a coach every day for the entire NBA season. Then I can gloat when I win. The name of the...
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Midnight Madness
Karen, Dan and I arrived at the Convocation Center at 9 PM, for doors at 10:30, in anticipation of a mob scene of people all trying to be within the...
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East Coast--Represent!
Kidd wants in for good. Boo-ya....
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Thank You
As I watched the clock wind down on the New Jersey Nets' season last night, I couldn't help but be a little sad. Although there were zero expectations for this...
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In Praise of the Underdog
Remember the 1995 Stanley Cup Finals? The dominant, overpowering Red Wings went up against an overachieving group of no-names out of the East who just happened to be playing in...
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N-E-T-S
NETS NETS NETS! Finals, here we come!...
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Your New Jersey Nets!
Spent the first half of tonight's game at my sister's band concert. Spent the second half on the couch, believing. N-E-T-S, Nets Nets Nets!...
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Wyoming is this year's Gonzaga
I've never had a Final Four team go out in the first round before. This is a disaster....
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Madness
Two of my three initially selected upsets paid off big today, as Kent State and Missouri knocked off Oklahoma State and Miami, respectively, but Kentucky played like a team possessed...
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Let the Madness Begin!
I've been filling out NCAA brackets since 8th grade, and I've been serious since 10th, when I won $40 in a pool. Games start at 12:20 today, and for the...
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That Was Embarassing
Went to my first Women's basketball game of my JMU career, and it was one of the worst basketball games I've ever witnessed. Sloppy, uninspired play turned a 19-point first-half...
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Tweak, tweak, tweak
If the new design doesn't work for you, let me know. I'll be tweaking it for awhile. Split racketball w/ Karen this morning 1-1. Went to the basketball game and...
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