If you’re even tangentially affiliated with college basketball, Atlanta is the place to be for this weekend’s Final Four. Walk down the streets of downtown and you’re sure to see a lot of tall men with familiar faces. No face is more familiar to college hoops fans than Jay Bilas, ESPN’s outspoken college basketball analyst and noted Young Jeezy enthusiast.
Kevin Ware may have snapped his right tibia during Sunday's Midwest Regional final against Duke, but things have been going pretty well for the Louisville guard since then. The Cardinals beat Duke that night and earned a Final Four spot, and Ware says he's healing nicely and will get to play again.
While things are pretty much set in the Eastern Conference, the West is a totally different story when it comes to the best team.
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The NCAA's Final Four kicks off in Atlanta on Saturday, and several key NBA games are slated for Sunday. Here's what to watch this weekend:
In a move that could give football fans unprecedented access — and nightmares of watching 300-pound men get undressed — the NFL will require all of its teams to install cameras in home locker rooms for the 2013 season.
H.O.V.A. and salsa?
Yep. New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz signed with rapper/entrepreneur Jay-Z’s budding sports agency Roc Nation Sports on Wednesday. Cruz became the second high profile New York athlete to ink a pact with Roc Nation Sports this week, with New York Yankees' second baseman Robinson Cano preceding Cruz into the fold on Tuesday.
Carmelo Anthony has been on an absolute tear lately, the main reason his New York Knicks have now won 10 games in a row. Is he getting closer to winning his first Most Valuable Player award?
Sure, he's got major golf skills, but oter than that we haven't spent a whole lot of time being jealous of pro golfer Bubba Watson. Now that he's driving around in a hovercraft, though, we're thinking we should be focusing on becoming his newest best friend. Or caddy. Either one.
Mike Piazza may need some performance-enhancing drugs to help him with his newest endeavor.
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This is no way to win a woman's heart (or protect her face).
