FriendFeed: Xavier missed two late free throws & two chippy undefended layups in the closing seconds, then played godawful defense allowing Stanford’s Tyus Edney-esque winner. Hate to say it, but… #choke.
FriendFeed: As if the UConn women needed any help, only one other #1 seed and one #2 seed reached the Elite Eight. The two that remain, they already beat by 12 (Stanford) and 33 (Duke). Kind of a bummer that they won’t even face the best competition en route to their 78th straight win & 2nd straight title. Was looking forward to that UConn-Tennessee semifinal.
FriendFeed: Matt Wiser, who picked MSU, takes over LRT pool lead: http://bit.ly/bWUnga. Just 9 still alive to win: http://bit.ly/bVci6u.
FriendFeed: To win my office pool, I need WVU to beat Kentucky, and Duke to beat Baylor & WVU, then lose title game to Butler or Tennessee (or to Kansas State, if Tennessee beats MSU in Elite 8)
FriendFeed: After first 2 games of night, Casey Zak & Sharon Greggs still tied in pool: http://bit.ly/bWUnga. 15 still alive: http://bit.ly/bVci6u
FriendFeed: Denver Post: Rochester Tech shocks No. 2 DU at NCAA hockey tournament (in Albany — bit of a home-ice advantage for RIT there)
FriendFeed: You don’t say: USC tailback says some ex-teammates gave up on the season last year. “Forget this, we’re not going to the Rose Bowl, so what’s the point of practicing hard and doing stuff hard?”
FriendFeed: Sad but at least arguably true: Gonzaga’s pattern of losing is now its March identity
FriendFeed: Casey Zak, Sharon Greggs tied for LRT pool lead after first half of Sweet 16: http://bit.ly/bWUnga. 30 still alive to win: http://bit.ly/bVci6u.
FriendFeed: 36 contestants still alive in LRT men’s pool