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One day later, NCAA Tourney first weekend thoughts

3:59 PM Tue, Mar 24, 2009 |
Nick Zelinski

We went from 64 to 16 in the blink of an eye. I must preface this by saying I was at a wedding this past weekend, so glimpses of the tournament were few and far between. But, those glimpses told me all I need to know. The greatness of internet capable phones giving me live updates saved the weekend.

1. UConn has played the best basketball in the tournament. They destroyed Chattanooga(should be expected), and the Jekyll and Hyde Aggies(...



J.J. Barea: "Those Other Teams Should Be Afraid of Us"

2:04 PM Tue, Mar 24, 2009 |
David Marcus

J.J. Barea was our guest last night on Tylock Lasik SportsTalk (6:30 PM, M-F, KFWD, channel 52) and seemed quite confident of the Mavs' potential in the playoffs.

I asked Barea what potential matchup problems the Mavs might have with some of the top teams in the West and he replied, "none." "I think those teams should be afraid of us," Barea said.

J.J. did acknowledge that the Lakers probably don't care who th...



The Lance Armstrong story can get even more amazing

10:21 AM Tue, Mar 24, 2009 |
Aaron Chimbel

Lance Armstrong's story of overcoming testicular cancer to win a record seven Tour de Frances is among the most amazing in the history of sports.

Now, at 37, he'll have to overcome a broken collarbone to win his first Tour since he stopped competitive racing after winning number seven in 2005.

A broken collarbone isn't the same as cancer.

But coming back again -- and after sitting out three years -- would only add to...