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• NCAA Tournament: North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough unconcerned about legacy should Tar Heels lose national championship game 7:58 p.m. ET
• NCAA Tournament: Michigan State playing national championship game for downtrodden Detroit 7:27 p.m. ET
• NCAA Tournament notebook: Villanova's Scottie Reynolds reliving highlight reel drive again and again 11:42 p.m. ET
Bracket Boy: Izzo overselling underdog role
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Sunday April 05, 2009, 7:06 PM
DETROIT -- Like any sports fan, Bracket Boy loves an underdog. He just isn't particularly fond of a phony underdog, and this is what he sees in Michigan State.
Tom Izzo, the masterful head coach, is trying to convince the world that his team is David with the slingshot, that North Carolina is Goliath, and that this national championship game is a massive mismatch akin to the U.S. hockey team beating the Soviets in 1980.
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It's party time as coveted Brackies are announced
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Tuesday April 07, 2009, 9:00 AM
DETROIT -- Bracket Boy has thrown his annual awards dinner on the day of the national championship for years, but never before have there been so many stars assembled for the event.
Michael Jordan was here for the Hall of Fame ceremony, along with David Robinson, John Stockton and C. Vivian Stringer. Magic Johnson was here with Larry Bird to talk about their memorable duel in the title game 30 years ago.
And they all had invitations for the Brackies!
Continue reading "It's party time as coveted Brackies are announced" »Bracket Boy: Losing his shirt to help his pick
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Saturday April 04, 2009, 10:24 AM
Bracket Boy has been a wild and crazy guy at the casinos, trying to help his Heels."Come on ... SEVEN!" Bracket Boy said as he tossed the dice toward the other end of the table.
"Excuse me, shooter," the stickman interrupted. "The point is five. If you roll a seven, you lose."
"Oh, I know that," BB said. "I want to lose!"
Bracket Boy: A cool-proof formula for predicting the Final Four
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Thursday April 02, 2009, 7:17 PM
Other bracketologists might break down the Final Four the conventional way -- you know, with boring stuff like "statistics" and "matchups" and "facts" -- but not the one who works here.
No, our resident expert tends to focus outside the lines for his analysis. In fact, no one can be certain if Bracket Boy can actually see the lines, since he is so far outside of them.
Bracket Boy: Motoring through what you'll see from Detroit
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Wednesday April 01, 2009, 7:16 PM
What do Magic, the color green everywhere and Bob Knight dancing in his underwear have in common?
"Sounds like a creepy dream you'd have after too much tequila," Bracket Boy says while shaking his head.
Bracket Boy: Buffet lovers rejoice: A Final Four you can sink your teeth into
by Bracket Boy/The Star-Ledger
Sunday March 29, 2009, 8:07 PM
Bracket Boy was preparing an ode to all things Big East Sunday when he heard a loud knock on the door to the secret lab. Actually, it sounded more like somebody was using a battering ram ...
"BOY!" the muscle-bound, green-armor-wearing visitor announced. "Sparty is crashing your party!"
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by Bracket Boy/The Star-Ledger
Sunday March 29, 2009, 5:16 PM
Too late to help BB. Three of his Final Four teams are caput. It is one thing to lose in the Elite Eight -- no shame in that, it happens to good teams, even great teams, all the time.
But to not show up? I mention this because, in the name of Dr. Dunkenstein, what happened to Louisville?
Continue reading "Bracket Boy: Did Louisville not want the free trip to Detroit?" »A letter to Bracket Boy: Suddenly, everyone's got a game face
by Kathleen O'Brien/The Star-Ledger
Sunday March 29, 2009, 6:00 AM
Even the players themselves are lured to bracketology -- here, the Rutgers women fill out the dance card, circa 1993.Dear Bracket Boy:
I was hoping you could help me.
You see, I get confused every year about this time. My significant other, having shown not a spitball's worth of interest in collegiate basketball, usually spends the month flipping from game to game to game.
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