March 27, 2014
Mark Titus’s NCAA Tournament Predictions: Sweet 16, Day 1!
I really hope I’m wrong that a 1-seed will lose. I’ve been dreaming of a Florida-Arizona national championship for months. But here’s why I think I won’t be: UCLA is on fire right now.
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About Last Night: How the East Was Won
In case you were busy forging the clickbaitiest teaser in ALN history instead of watching sports on Wednesday, you won’t believe what happens next!
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A Historical College Basketball Thought Experiment: Beat a Team, Steal a Player
What if there were a rule that allowed NCAA tournament teams a onetime chance to steal a player from a team it beat? It’s an amazing idea, like make-it-take-it, but in this case you’re taking the defeated team’s player.
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Commissioner Don Garber on the Young Guns of MLS Ownership
To open an occasional series looking at MLS ownership, Graham Parker sat down with MLS Commissioner Don Garber to talk about the phenomenon he believes is the most important development for the league in recent years.
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Is Virginia the Least-Respected Great Team in College Hoops History?
Tony Bennett’s team played in a relatively strong conference, and it dominated. Virginia finished 16-2 in the ACC, and when that wasn’t enough for conference writers to show any respect, it went out and won the conference tournament without breaking much of a sweat. This is not a fluke. Virginia is legitimately strong, and the lack of respect is puzzling.
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Men in Blazers: With Special Guest Bob Bradley
The gents’ jaws drop as Chelsea humiliate Arsene Wenger in his thousandth game. Pioneering coach Bob Bradley guests.
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How’s Your Draft Stock? Scouting Stauskas, Napier, Early, and More
With the Round of 16 just a day away, it’s a good time to take stock of a few of the more intriguing prospects we’ve been watching in the early rounds of the tournament.
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Mark Titus’s College Basketball Mega Mailbag
There are a ton of emails to respond to and you’ve only got so much time to read things on the Internet before your boss notices, so let’s get right to it.
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Pero Antic and the Biggest Macedonian NBA Fan in the World
Alexander the Great is easily the most famous Macedonian — OK, some say he was Greek, but let’s sidestep that ancient argument — of all time. A bit further down the list is Pero Antic, a center on the Atlanta Hawks and the first Macedonian to play in the NBA.
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About Last Night: Dirk Don’t Fear the Reaper
In case you were busy consciously uncoupling yourself from a leftover meatball sub, here are the five biggest stories in sports you missed on Tuesday.
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