January 24, 2009

Maryland guard Greivis Vasquez commented this week on their upcoming visit to Cameron Indoor Stadium to take on soon-to-be #1 Duke.
“That’s my house,” the junior guard said. “I love going in there. It’s going to be fun.”
Vasquez followed up his comments with a stellar performance this afternoon, shooting 2 of 10 from the field to [...]

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January 20, 2009

I posted a few thoughts in November after the historic election of Barack Obama. Today, of course, he has been inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States of America.
On this, another historic day, I am proud – proud to be an American, and proud of Americans for what we have made happen [...]

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January 14, 2009

New year, new music. Here’s what I’ve been listening to over the holidays and in the new year…

Balance
Ty Tabor
As is well known, I’m a big fan of all things King’s X. And another solo album from guitarist Ty Tabor is always a reason to rejoice. I love his vocals and his guitar [...]

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January 13, 2009

I wrote a few months ago about how that in this day and age, everything that comes along in the world of sports is immediately compared to the greatest of all time. Every time a great game is played or a championship team is crowned, the media rushes to ask the question: is [...]

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January 9, 2009

A while back I stated that the Big 12 was clearly the best conference this season, and that the SEC had (temporarily, at least) relinquished that title.
I stand corrected.
The positive is that, in my opinion, Gregg Doyel looks more foolish than I do. From his column Tuesday:
The arrogant assumption that Florida’s defense will be [...]

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January 8, 2009

The first week of the new year has gotten off to a fantastic start in the world of college basketball. Or, at least for me it has.
We are well on our way down the road to the final four. Conference season is beginning and there are still many great games coming in the next [...]

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