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If I were a sports reporter, I could see myself doing this (minus the ability to dunk a ball successfully in a kiddie basketball hoop).

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Randy Johnson became the 24 member of the 300 win club on his first try as he pitched six innings, giving up one run (unearned) on two hits.  He had two strikeouts and two walks in the historical outing.
Johnson became the first pitcher to win #300 on his first try since Tom Seaver did it [...]

Last weekend, my friend Jash and I drove out to Palm Springs for the day to meet up with Sly, who was on Holiday with our college friend Rodrigo. Of course, by the time Jash and I arrived in the desert resort town, Sly and Rodrigo were in the throes of poolside relaxation twenty miles away and thus would only be able to meet up with us in two hours' time for dinner. So what, pray tell, could we do to pass the afternoon? Well, Jash spied a miniature golf course — the ubiquitous Boomers franchise — and suggested playing a round or two. Who was I to turn down such a novel whimsy?

Not too long ago, rumors surfaced that Bethenny Frankel of The Real Housewives of New York City and Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees were an item after the latter celebrity's much-publicized breakup from his wife. If it sounded too crazy to be true, that's because it was. The pairing was apparently just a rumor that Bethenny brushed off with her usual brand of fast-talking self-deprecating humor. However, in a quirky turn of meta-events, the new batch of rumors allege that A-Rod was so taken with Bethenny's response to the situation that he actually got in touch with her, and now the two are plowing cakes for reals.

What: 2009 Scholarly Conference on College Sport

Where: William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education (UNC - Chapel Hill)

When: Thursday (Apr 16) - Saturday (Apr 18)

Blurb:

It is the 2nd annual event for faculty, athletic administrators, students, sport practitioners, and the public interested in research, theory, and critical thinking about college sport and surrounding issues.  It will provide an open forum for independent, organized and focused cross-disciplinary research regarding college sport in the United States.

Panels:

Amidst all my traveling last week, I forgot to update the results of the Tournament of Cham. I'm proud to announce that Cantaloupe has won the whole shebang on the heels of, well, the Tarheels. Not faring as well was The Love Jones, who bottomed out the pack with a paltry thirty-two points (that's what'll happen if you pick Portland State to win it all...). Technically, bloggingbyjen got the lowest total score (twenty-three points), but that's because she didn't fill out all of her bracket. As for me, I flamed out in spectacular fashion, gathering up a mere sixty-seven points to earn me the forty-fifth spot in the Cham rankings. I should note that we had fifty-three participants. Sigh.

After two weekends of intense March Madness action, the Tournament of Cham has developed some major frontrunners. While several of us have already thrown in the towel (way to screw it up for me, BLAKE GRIFFIN), the action is still tight for the top ten. Here are the latest top ten standings...

It's been a wild weekend of college basketball (and I've watched none of it). Nevertheless, here's how the top ten brackets in the Tournament of Cham are doing.

1 Church of Bracketology 54 points
2 Panges Picks 53 pts
2 bets 53 pts
2 clueless-n-indy 53 pts
5 Insider Trading 52 pts
5 TheBluthCo 52 pts
5 SisOfJash 52 pts
8 SpecialK 51 pts
8 JC's Picks 51 pts
8 Ginger Zarin's tongue 51 pts

I should note that I am holding down forty-second place QUITE well with my grand total of forty-three points. It's never too late for a comeback...

After the first day of exciting basketball action, the B-Side Blog NCAA tournament bracket group, known collectively as the Tournament of Cham, got off to a thrilling start! Four teams (including EdHill of Midseason Replacements) immediately sprung to the front of the pack with a near perfect score of fifteen (out of a possible sixteen points). As for me, well, I haven't fared so well. I'm currently ranked 50 out of 53 in the group with the lowly tally of nine points. Hey, it's March Madness. Anything can happen. On a side note, wow, I can't believe fifty-three people joined! Thanks everyone for making this the biggest Tournament of Cham ever!

Here is the current Top Ten:

March Madness begins in earnest tomorrow as the NCAA Men's Tournament commences. This means you only have until the rest of today to join the B-Side Blog Tournament of Cham ("Champion" was truncated by Yahoo). So far we have twenty-two participants, but there's always room for more. If you're interested in signing up, just go to http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/t1, click on "Join A Group," and then click on "Join A Group" again, and then enter the following information:

League #: 52677
Password: yewknowwut?

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'Tis the season to be gambling! Yes, it's March Madness time, which means it's time to bust out the brackets and earn some money. I have no idea who's doing well in NCAA Basketball because, well, I just don't watch it. However, that never stops me from filling out a bracket and seeing how well I can do (usually miserably) in this annual frenzy of matchups, upsets, and Cinderella stories. So in the spirit of all things fun, I invite you to join my NCAA Tournament group on Yahoo! where you can fill out your own bracket and compete with other readers of this blog.

The New York Yankees get ready to toss out the first pitch of the 2009 spring training season for a game in the Grapefruit League tomorrow against the Blue Jays in Florida.
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Stephon Marbury and the New York Knicks agreed to a buyout ending the five year stint from the Brooklyn-born guard.  It is rumored that Marbury will join the Celtics as a back up.  Marbury did not play at all this year as new coach Mike D’Antoni wanted to focus on the players that were going [...]