ncaa tournament

Metro reporter Nate Rau looks at the Belmont debate hoopla through the lens of a former sports writer:

It is not as far-fetched as one might think…ok, so it IS far-fetched. Jim Donaldson makes a good case for Rick Byrd while giving Dookiedom very little respect:

While watching the NCAA tournament on CBS this weekend, I became vaguely aware of a story 60 Minutes was promising to run regarding Jesus Christ and something about a box. I figured it would be nothing more than the 2008 attempt to plant seeds of doubt about the divinity of Christ.

Well, my alma mater's basketball team has once again made it to the NCAA tournament (college basketball, for those who don't know). They are going against Duke tonight, which is a hard team to beat. Still, win or lose, they've done Belmont proud.

I would be interested in seeing some selections of our readership for the NCAA Tournament. Anybody think strongly about any major upsets from what they've seen? It was tough to pick against my Vols, but my Final Four choices are Texas, Louisville, Kansas and UCLA...

We're off to spend Easter Break in Miami with my parents. I'll be back some time next week.

If you get a chance, make sure to watch Belmont take on Duke in the first round of the NCAA tournament this Thursday at 7:10 p.m. EDT.

Go Bruins!!

Have a Happy Easter!

I don’t know if I’m even going to to through the formalities of picking a bracket for this year’s NCAA tournament. I’m already getting some cheap shots at work (and yes every Friday I’m going to wear some Carolina paraphernalia  until the Heels bow out or the nets are cut down, whichever comes first).

By DOUG FEINBERG
AP Sports Writer

Connecticut entered the women's NCAA tournament at No. 1 on Monday - the seventh time UConn finished with the top ranking but the first time since 2003.

By BETH RUCKER
Associated Press Writer

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- After being a top seed in the NCAA tournament 19 times, Tennessee coach Pat Summitt likes to see something new.

As in new opponents, not a new seed.

The brackets are out now. The committee did a pretty impressive job of getting the right teams in the NCAA Tournament, but I am not so sure about some of the seeding. Tennessee didn't do themselves any favors by blowing a nine-point lead to Arkansas in the SEC tournament semifinals but placing them in the same East bracket as No. 1 overall seed North Carolina just ain't right.