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DISCLAIMER: I spent the last 2 weeks out of the country so unfortunately most of my NCAA action was restricted to reading box scores on ESPN and sneaking peeks at my Blackberry score updates during lunch and dinner. I arrived back home over the weekend and was excited that I would get to watch the Memphis-Texas game as well as the Davidson-Kansas game.

The reason I give that disclaimer is because up until yesterday I was completely unaware of the existence of this ad by the Sheraton Hotel:

Who the fuck was the marketing genius behind this? I’m guessing it’s someone who did not attend any of the schools shown in the video. As a USC guy, I can tell you that the dislike for UCLA come sporting time is genuine. During the year it’s not such a big deal, the schools are located pretty far apart from each other and when we ventured into Westwood we weren’t worried about UCLA students shooting us. But prior to a big football game or in recent years a competitive inter-conference basketball game, there was a whole different atmosphere. I can guarantee you that no real Trojans fan would hold open an elevator or go out of their way to do anything for a Bruin at one of these events. Same goes for the Bruins…and that’s the way it should be.

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On last week’s EliteXC Strikeforce event, there was a surprise appearance midway through the show (reminiscent of a WWE event) by Kimbo Slice. Goldberg interviewed him in the middle of the ring and it turns out that he will be fighting on May 31st.

The crazy part about this fight is that it will be airing on CBS! That has to piss off Dana White and the UFC team. The UFC has been around for over 10 years and they’ve never received this kind of exposure from a major network. EliteXC hasn’t even been around for 2 years and they’ve only put on a total of 15 events. Now they have a deal with Showtime to put out a ShoXC event monthly and the rumor is that CBS will be airing a EliteXC special every other month on Saturday.

Kimbo’s opponent is unnamed as of yet but there are rumors swirling about. The 2 fighters I have heard mentioned as opponents are Ron Waterman and James Thompson. As of today, the rumor mill is abuzz with an inside source claiming that the matchup will be Kimbo v Thompson.

Here is Kimbo on Elite XC making his announcement:

Finally the glory that is baseball has returned.  I’m sure the games in Japan were interesting but the odds of me waking up at 3am to watch two American League teams I don’t care about were slim to say the least.  Last night was a great tease for the..ahem…Happy Ending (according to John Miller) that is todays all day long baseball orgy.  I have my predictions for the upcoming season which will be posted soon.  For now please enjoy the Nats beating the Bravos on the back of Ryan “Not quite David Wright” Zimmerman’s laser to left center in the bottom of the 9th (at least until MLB takes it down):

The recently aired EliteXC Strikeforce featured some great undercard matches and what was on its way to becoming a great match between Frank Shamrock and Cung Le until Shamrock fractured his ulna.

The first fight that was aired though, Villasenor v Jensen, gave us the best KO of the night by far. Below is the video, I apologize for the poor quality:

Mike Francesa and Chris Russo, better known as Mike and the Mad Dog, are probably the biggest sports radio hosts in the country.

They have the afternoon drive slot in New York City, are simulcast on YES across the country, and are comically rich. They also kinda suck. I know its the norm and perhaps a cliché to hate on the biggest stars (e.g. ESPN) but indulge me as we take a look at an example of the utter craptitude these guys spew. Mad Dog is a character and has never really bothered me that much. He plays a bit and says things he knows will piss off Mets, Yankees, Giants, etc. fans. Him being a SF Giants fan and Yankee-hater with general disdain and apathy for the Mets doesn’t help matters either. Francesa on the other hand is about as smug and as pompous as you can get. He think he knows any and everything about sports and lets you know it. He will go on and on and on for 3 hours about damn horse racing which no one under the age of 97 cares about. On top of this, he is a joyless person to listen to. He hates on everything and if you dare challenge him on the air he shouts over top of you and then cuts you off. It is a joy. He also offers little analysis or insight as can be seen in this clip. He will get an idea and repeat it ad nauseum. Today’s rant is about the possible acquisition of Brandon Inge:

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The GS Warriors beat the LA Lakers in the Staples Center. Does anyone want to face these guys in the playoffs?

Newcastle United earned an invaluable 3 points at St. James’ this afternoon (morning for me) as they defeated Fulham FC.

Newcastle are now 6 full points clear of the drop zone, have 5 teams between them and relegation, and, perhaps most importantly, finally got a damn win. The last EPL win for Newcastle came against this same Fulham side at the Cottage in December. De. Cem. Ber. That win came on Dec. 15th meaning that Newcastle went the entire season of Winter without a victory.

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Here is the game winning shot of USD over UConn.  Having been to both beautiful San Diego and horridly snobby and usually freezing and dreary Connecticut this outcome is the only fair and just outcome that could have happened:

Here is the shot that broke the heart of all us Drake die-hards:

Not more than 72 hours ago I listened to the words and advice of our esteemed colleague El G. Based on his advice I made my NCAA championship game pick. Here are my fateful words:

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# El Doctoron 19 Mar 2008 at 1:48 pm

A fantastic review. Well done El G.

After reading your review I have filled out my brackets and I have my championship game as Gonzaga vs. Drake.

Today Western Kentucky upset Drake with a buzzer beater in OT and Davidson upset Gonzaga. My bracket has been ruined and round 1 is not even over. Its almost as if I know nothing about and generally dislike the game of basketball.

Oh well, at least I got one prediction right (in principle):

I also have USC losing in the first round by 22. Sorry.

ZING!!!