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Mario Chalmers has plenty to celebrate…

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Lots to cover today, so let’s get right to it:

I could not be more impressed at the Georgia Bulldogs’ run through…

The Georgia Bulldogs won four SEC games all season — and two today.
The Bulldogs’ improbable run through the SEC tournament continued with a 60-56 win over Kentucky in the game…

A note from the “From Bad to Worse” department… the Kentucky/Georgia game went into overtime.
I hear the winning team will also throw in a half-marathon before tonight’s game, just to…

There are 48 current Division I schools that have played in the NCAA Tournament.
When March Madness starts next week, we’ll have to update that list; at least three schools will…

One of the toughest challenges of Championship Week is the lack of downtime. In the Big East, for example, Pittsburgh will be playing a fourth game in four days when…

It’s that time of year again… the birds are returning from their winter nesting grounds, the green is coming back to the lawns of suburbia…
And college basketball coaches…

The Horizon, Summit and Sun Belt conferences crowned champions in yesterday’s action, bringing the number of teams with locked-in NCAA Tournament bids to twelve. The newest entries:

Butler - Horizon League
Oral…

Kelvin Sampson is gone, but Indiana’s basketball program will likely feel the effects of his brief reign for some time to come. One of the aftershocks of Sampson’s abrupt departure…

Arizona coach Lute Olson has missed the entire 2007-08 season, but the 73-year-old Hall of Famer announced Monday that he’ll return to the sidelines for the 2008-09 season and beyond.
Olson…

The road to the Final Four may be impassable for one of the big-time basketball schools currently on the NCAA Tournament bubble — the San Diego Toreros and Middle Tennessee…

We told him not to do it. We told him to bite his tongue, but the fiesty Rays have tempted Dayn Perry into a controversial stance.

The Georgia Bulldogs won four SEC games all season — and two today.
The Bulldogs’ improbable run through the SEC tournament continued with a 60-56 win over Kentucky in the game…

A note from the “From Bad to Worse” department… the Kentucky/Georgia game went into overtime.
I hear the winning team will also throw in a half-marathon before tonight’s game, just to…

There are 48 current Division I schools that have played in the NCAA Tournament.
When March Madness starts next week, we’ll have to update that list; at least three schools will…

One of the toughest challenges of Championship Week is the lack of downtime. In the Big East, for example, Pittsburgh will be playing a fourth game in four days when…

It’s that time of year again… the birds are returning from their winter nesting grounds, the green is coming back to the lawns of suburbia…
And college basketball coaches…

The Horizon, Summit and Sun Belt conferences crowned champions in yesterday’s action, bringing the number of teams with locked-in NCAA Tournament bids to twelve. The newest entries:

Butler - Horizon League
Oral…

Kelvin Sampson is gone, but Indiana’s basketball program will likely feel the effects of his brief reign for some time to come. One of the aftershocks of Sampson’s abrupt departure…

Arizona coach Lute Olson has missed the entire 2007-08 season, but the 73-year-old Hall of Famer announced Monday that he’ll return to the sidelines for the 2008-09 season and beyond.
Olson…

The road to the Final Four may be impassable for one of the big-time basketball schools currently on the NCAA Tournament bubble — the San Diego Toreros and Middle Tennessee…

Even more embarrassing than my lack of basketball know-how: The fact that I had no idea it was illegal to bet on this stuff until I read this article. Not that it matters to me personally, since I’m too cheap to bet real American money on sporting events.

Just for fun, though, Charlie has some tips on how to bet your Monopoly-money.

Fortunately, Charlie has some tips for me that don’t involve fortune telling. Basically, you want to bet on the big guys whenever possible, no matter how many times people blather about George Mason.

My pediatrician assured my Mom I’d get over it, and told her not to make it into a big deal. So she found a million creative ways to cram the three foods I would eat into healthier meals.

When I was really super-picky, my idea of a spice was salt. I’m a little better than that now, at least.

My grandfather used to claim he wouldn’t drink water unless there was whiskey in it. He was partial Jameson, and yes, he was Irish.

All which means that if you play your cards right, you could probably celebrate St. Patrick’s Day for half a week at least. However, if you’re looking for a parade, you probably want to double-check the date.

My doctor was half right: I started eating more foods, but I’m still a fairly picky eater. (Although I can’t stand hot dogs now. I must’ve ODed as a kid.)

This weekend, I plan to eat my weight in Irish soda bread. This is trickier than you might think, as your weight keeps increasing as you pack more away.

I’m perhaps the world’s slowest driver. You know that person in front of you who seems to think she’s in a parade? Yeah, that’s me. Well, now I have an excuse. According to Jeremy, it takes 20% to 30% more gas to drive at 70 mph than 50 mph.

Fortunately, Charlie has some tips for me that don’t involve fortune telling. Basically, you want to bet on the big guys whenever possible, no matter how many times people blather about George Mason.

Even more embarrassing than my lack of basketball know-how: The fact that I had no idea it was illegal to bet on this stuff until I read this article. Not that it matters to me personally, since I’m too cheap to bet real American money on sporting events.

Just for fun, though, Charlie has some tips on how to bet your Monopoly-money.

All which means that if you play your cards right, you could probably celebrate St. Patrick’s Day for half a week at least. However, if you’re looking for a parade, you probably want to double-check the date.

This weekend, I plan to eat my weight in Irish soda bread. This is trickier than you might think, as your weight keeps increasing as you pack more away.

My grandfather used to claim he wouldn’t drink water unless there was whiskey in it. He was partial Jameson, and yes, he was Irish.

My pediatrician assured my Mom I’d get over it, and told her not to make it into a big deal. So she found a million creative ways to cram the three foods I would eat into healthier meals.

My doctor was half right: I started eating more foods, but I’m still a fairly picky eater. (Although I can’t stand hot dogs now. I must’ve ODed as a kid.)

When I was really super-picky, my idea of a spice was salt. I’m a little better than that now, at least.

I’m perhaps the world’s slowest driver. You know that person in front of you who seems to think she’s in a parade? Yeah, that’s me. Well, now I have an excuse. According to Jeremy, it takes 20% to 30% more gas to drive at 70 mph than 50 mph.

Allen Iverson and the Nuggets exposed almost every hole in Seattle’s defense, scoring 168 points — 4th most in a regulation game.

His defense makes the Pistons potent. But Charley Rosen says Detroit reaches a new level when Rasheed Wallace scores.

Playground legends can’t lead teams to historic heights, right? Rafer Alston is proving the doubters — and Mark Kriegel — wrong.

Playground legends can’t lead teams to historic heights, right? Rafer Alston is proving the doubters — and Mark Kriegel — wrong.

An introduction to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament — the largest, most elaborate and, arguably, the best postseason event on the American sports calendar.

A complete list of NCAA Champions and Final Four teams, from the 1985 Villanova Wildcats to the 2007 Florida Gators.

Everyone loves a Cinderella story — but the big conferences dominate the NCAA Tournament’s final weekend.

They hang the hoops at the same height… but that might be the only thing the NBA and NCAA do exactly the same way. Here’s a brief rundown of the key differences between pro and college ball.

Schedule, venue and ticketing information for the sites hosting the 2008 NCAA Tournament.

We can’t all be players, and we can’t all be coaches. We can all take the virtual court through the magic of XBox or PlayStation. Check out the reviews of the latest college hoops video games.

On February 6 and 7 members of the print and broadcast media gathered at NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis and put together an early field of 65 for this year’s tournament. Here’s a look at who made the cut.

According to FBI estimates, over $2.4 billion dollars changes hands — mostly in tens and twenties — in NCAA Tournament pools. Is any of this legal?

A listing of the 31 conferences that will receive automatic bids to the 2008 NCAA Tournament and their 2007 representatives.

The 2007-2008 season will feature one of the most talented freshman classes in recent memory. Here’s your chance to get introduced to some of the names that you’ll be hearing — regularly — this March.

Things were bleak in Phoenix after the Shaq trade, but then the Big Fella dove into the crowd and everything changed, says Mike Kahn.

Tommy Lasorda said goodbye to Dodgertown in style, walking out of Holman Stadium under an archway of bats. Bartolo Colon and Carlos Silva also had a difficult day, but for a much different reason.

His eyes red, his steps slow, Lasorda waved to the fans for the final time at Dodgertown. Down in the right-field corner, his players and coaches silently gathered and formed two lines.

DW was left speechless Sunday — both literally and figuratively. Here’s what he really wanted to tell you after Bristol.

Last year’s NFL draft class had a bounty of wide receivers. This year’s? Well, Peter Schrager isn’t sold on any of them just yet.

Japanese right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka will start the Boston Red Sox’s regular-season opener against the Oakland Athletics in Toyko on March 25.

“I think that will be a ton of excitement,” Boston manager Terry Francona said before Monday’s exhibition game against the New York Yankees. “I know he’s honored.”

John Lester will pitch the second game of the two-game series with the Athletics in Japan on March 26.

Even with none of the precincts reporting, WhatIfSports.com is still prepared to project a winner for the 2008 NCAA Tournament.

Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas is increasing the intensity of his workouts in an attempt to return this season from knee surgery.

The All-Star guard had an MRI on his surgically repaired left knee Monday. He underwent surgery Nov. 21.

“They said everything healed,” Arenas said before Washington played Atlanta Monday night. “They want me to ramp it back up - go full speed.”

Arenas said he would work out Monday night, and see how it feels Tuesday.

Free agent wideout D.J. Hackett agreed to two-year, $3.5 million deal with Carolina on Monday as the Panthers continued to upgrade their receiving corps.

The former Seahawk chose Carolina over Seattle, Washington and Tampa Bay, according to his agent, Kevin Robinson.

The Panthers have been busy trying to get star receiver Steve Smith help after he faced constant double-teams last season. The Panthers signed receiver Muhsin Muhammad last month after he was released by Chicago.

When the Florida Gators lost in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament, they knew it knocked them out of the NCAA tournament field.

They had no idea it also would get them kicked out of their practice facility.

Coach Billy Donovan, feeling like his players had settled into a state of complacency and entitlement, banned them from Florida’s $12 million facility. He also told them they couldn’t wear any Florida attire.

Mario Chalmers has plenty to celebrate…

Getty Images / Jamie Squire

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Wordpress is the the right website platform for today’s web sites. It is easy and flexible. It is free. It has Blog, SEO, RSS, shopping cart and many other add on features call plug-ins for free. Yet it is very powerful website CMS platform.

WordPress is a state-of-the-art semantic personal publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability. What a mouthful. WordPress is both free and priceless at the same time. More simply, WordPress is what you use when you want to work with your blogging software, not fight it.

Let’s review for a second a few of the things that will get you (and keep you) indexed quickly and consistently in the world of search engines (particularly Google):

1. New Content
2. Fresh Content
3. Consistently Added Content
4. Keyword Rich Content

Get the point! Content is still king! But how do you create and post new, fresh content on a consistent basis? Yep, you guessed it: BLOGGING! (a combination of the words WEB and LOG). We have all heard about blogging. It sounds fun, but how is this going to make us money? The bigger question here is how is it NOT going to make us money? A blog may be the perfect framework for what search engines are looking for today. They are easy to manage. They are easy to create (either through free hosted services such as Blogger.com or free open-source packages such as Wordpress that you can install quickly and easily onto your own server and domain name). They focus on new content. They focus on consistent content (assuming that you post regularly). The internal structure of blogs is typically highly search engine optimized. From an external SEO stand-point, built-in features such as pings and RSS feeds allows quick and easy syndication of your content providing not only great backlinks, but excellent traffic, too. And further, in a couple of weeks we will discuss the importance of Social Marketing and the place blogs have in this world. The moral of this story: START A BLOG! Blogs will help to build page rank, traffic, reputation and so much more. This week’s videos dive into the world of blogs: What they are, how to set them up and of course, what the heck to write in them!

Wordpress is the the right website platform for today’s web sites. It is easy and flexible. It is free. It has Blog, SEO, RSS, shopping cart and many other add on features call plug-ins for free. Yet it is very powerful website CMS platform.

WordPress is a state-of-the-art semantic personal publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability. What a mouthful. WordPress is both free and priceless at the same time. More simply, WordPress is what you use when you want to work with your blogging software, not fight it.

Let’s review for a second a few of the things that will get you (and keep you) indexed quickly and consistently in the world of search engines (particularly Google):

1. New Content
2. Fresh Content
3. Consistently Added Content
4. Keyword Rich Content

Get the point! Content is still king! But how do you create and post new, fresh content on a consistent basis? Yep, you guessed it: BLOGGING! (a combination of the words WEB and LOG). We have all heard about blogging. It sounds fun, but how is this going to make us money? The bigger question here is how is it NOT going to make us money? A blog may be the perfect framework for what search engines are looking for today. They are easy to manage. They are easy to create (either through free hosted services such as Blogger.com or free open-source packages such as Wordpress that you can install quickly and easily onto your own server and domain name). They focus on new content. They focus on consistent content (assuming that you post regularly). The internal structure of blogs is typically highly search engine optimized. From an external SEO stand-point, built-in features such as pings and RSS feeds allows quick and easy syndication of your content providing not only great backlinks, but excellent traffic, too. And further, in a couple of weeks we will discuss the importance of Social Marketing and the place blogs have in this world. The moral of this story: START A BLOG! Blogs will help to build page rank, traffic, reputation and so much more.