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Archive for March, 2009
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
At the start of the year, most pundits thought that the North Carolina Tar Heels, led by senior All-American Tyler Hansbrough, would be cutting down the nets come April. At one point, there was even talk of the 'Heels navigating a tough non-conference and competitive ACC schedule undefeated. That of ...
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Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
Welcome to March Madness baby! One of the best times of the year for any sports fan, even those who don't pay much attention to the college hoops landscape until about this time each year. Part of the allure of the NCAA Tournament, besides office pools of course, is the ...
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Monday, March 16th, 2009
Each year, there are number of teams that have a legitimate qualm about being left out of the Big Dance. This year, those teams might be Miami, Kansas State, Auburn, Florida and St. Mary's and a few others. Being on the selection committee though is hard work and each year, ...
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Monday, March 16th, 2009
Shockingly, it was thirty years ago. The match-up of Magic Johnson and his Michigan State Spartans and Larry Bird and his Indiana State Sycamores still remains the highest rated hoops game ever televised in the US. Just like with the Lakers, Magic Johnson got the best of Larry Bird winning ...
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Monday, March 16th, 2009
This is my favorite time of the sports year by far. Nothing comes even close. The three weeks of the NCAA Tourney has everything I'm looking for in sports: great story lines, great athletic performances, chances for upsets, drama, tears, passion, multiple ways to gamble, and a reason not to ...
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Friday, March 13th, 2009
Dr. J and Larry Legend. Two great nicknames and two of the greatest NBA players of all time. They even had a video game together. Also, probably the only time I remember two legendary athletes outside of boxers fighting each other. While I think Larry Bird was probably the better player, ...
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Friday, March 13th, 2009
Seems like a few years ago, actor and avid sports fan Billy Bob Thornton was all over the media landscape. These days? Not so much, no? Let's check in with Billy Bob to see what he's been up to. The Academy Award winning actor of Slingblade and Monster's Ball fame ...
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Friday, March 13th, 2009
About this time next year, Texas Longhorns QB Colt McCoy will be going through the pre-draft workouts and the rest getting ready to embark on a professional football career. For now though, he's got his sight set on unfinished business down on the 40 Acres in Austin. McCoy, who's returning ...
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Friday, March 13th, 2009
Not sure how this is going to work out, but here at SRI, I'm always trying to think of new features or staples for the website. I'll be launching a new one as well next week.
Part of my responsibilities here at SRI requires me to comb all the sports radio ...
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Friday, March 13th, 2009
I'm going to try to make a long story short, but I doubt I can do it. I'm a Syracuse grad and a die hard Cuse hoops fan. My daughter even has a "Hello Otto" (Syracuse mascot) book. Because I live on the West Coast and don't want to get ...
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