Yesterday, was Palm Sunday, and thus marks the beginning of Holy Week. For most Christian nations, it is an opportunity to think and reflect on things. In the Motherland, usually, people retreat to the provinces and take advantage and schedule vacations. Especially on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, where the country virtually shuts down on its own.
Just one game left in men's college basketball's main course, the NCAA Tournament. It has a palindromic feel, as it is UK vs KU. Yours truly finished an embarrassing last place. Shame on me. But look who is currently on top. 5 players finished with over 1000 points. There is currently a tie as of the moment with Mikey and Billybawl at the lead, but the former has the Wildcats and the latter has the Jayhawks. In fact, he is the only one of the pool who has Bill Self's team winning the tournament.
Here forth are the links after the jump: Kentucky versus Kansas by the numbers. (c/o UK Athletics, KU Athletics and New York Times' The Quad)
Naismith peeps and others think Bill Self is the best coach, compared to the AP peeps and others who had Frank Haith. (c/o Kansas City Star and STL Today)
Danny to work miracles in Tulsa. (c/o Tulsa World)
What should John Groce do in Champaign. (c/o Daily Illini)
What to expect from Bruce Weber in Manhattan. (c/o The Manhattan Mercury)
Starkvegas poaches from Clemson. (c/o For Whom The Cowbell Tolls)
Cardinals finish their business in the Garden. (c/o San Francisco Chronicle)
The BEast will have a team hoisting a trophy, and so will a mid-major. (c/o Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and Aurora Sentinel)
How exactly did the unibrow go to Lexington? (c/0 Tucson Citizen)
Said unibrow is harvesting trophies. (c/o Larry Brown Sports and Louisville Courier-Journal)
I hope the collegiate players are taking from him regarding declaring. (c/o Sports Agent Blog)
Oklahoma State wins a trophy as tribute (c/o Swish Appeal).
Griner versus Griffin in a dunk-off. (c/o HoopsWorld)
Bears versus Irish in Denver for the final. (c/o The Ledger and The Day)
Brittany and Kim also hogging awards. (c/o Houston Chronicle)
Ricky Williams gets a statue in Austin. (c/o Daily Texan)
Why should the NHL care about the Frozen Four? (c/o New England Hockey Journal)
Stern versus Emmert, on the one-and-done. More here. (c/o Columbia Tribune and ESPN)
Ryan Newman escapes with a victory. (c/o Telegraph Herald)
This first-time IndyCar participant was deemed to be considered as not being a rookie. (c/o Independent Online)
Just one spot available on USA Women's Basketball. We probably know who's going to be in it. (c/o New York Sports Journalism)
Thierry Henry nets his first hat trick in MLS. (c/o Newark Star-Ledger)
So, the Final Four is set. Congratulations to Kentucky, Louisville, Kansas and Ohio State. The establishment once again reigns in the NCAA, as a SEC, B1G, Big East and a Big 12 team asserted their claim. Kentucky is filled with boatloads of talent, which Cal will reload, and reload he will until the NBA pries him away. Standing in his way is a familiar nemesis in Rick Pitino and his Cardinals, the champions of the Big East. Then we have Bill Self against Thad Matta on the other bracket. Maybe we will see the drama we're normally accustomed to here. Who knows.
The women are in their Elite 8 (Baylor-Tenn vs Stanford-Duke, Notre Dame-Maryland vs UConn vs Kentucky) The NIT is also in their Final Four, too. But most of you don't care about that. What more the CBI and the CIT...
Here forth are the links to make your morning catch-up worthwhile. Peter Crouch, sensational. See for yourself. (c/o The Guardian & Soccer Blogger)
New arena. Will hockey send a team over? (c/o Montreal Gazette)
The parting video for today is an achievement in video editing. Kudos to the guy who painstakingly went out and gathered the first 234 goals of Lionel Messi for FC Barcelona.