Duke, Gonzaga and Top Scorers Out


(JJ Redick, a season-busting 3 for 18, 11 point finish helps finish Duke)

Any part of a successful NCAA tournament, once your bracket has been busted and your favourite teams have been eliminated, is watching a Duke team's hopes dwindle down the drain as the clock ticks down.

Last night we were blessed to see just that; delicious moments of JJ Redick, the nation's second leading scorer being shut down and another team celebrating at the buzzer as LSU calmly defeated Duke 62-54, scoring the last seven points of the game whilst Duke fell asleep defensively.

4 seed LSU will face 2 seed Texas in their regional final. Sports Amnesia is officially routing for the Tigers in their unofficial capacity as losing team supporter, the kiss of death.

Meanwhile, the nation's top scorer, the Man with the 'Stash, Adam Morrison, the shaggy Pete Marovich wanna-be, ended the game with tears in his eyes as he watched UCLA steal the game from his Gonzaga teammates.



UCLA overcame a 17 point Gonzaga lead to

The Bruins will play in their first regional final since 1997 Saturday against Memphis (33-3), which beat Bradley 80-64 in the first semifinal of the Oakland regional. The Tigers beat the Bruins 88-80 in November.

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Why shouldn't the Jets trade up for the number two pick and instead of the oft-projected Leinart, select the incomparable and suddenly impressive Vince Young?

There's a long rap sheet against Young as an NFL QB superstar but in the one stat that matters over all others, he has defeated Leinart in their only head-to-head matchup and he is a National Champion. Yeah, Leinart's a two-time champion and established in a pro-type offence but let's face it, Leinart's pretty boy portfolio might look good to Madison Avenue execs but at the end of the day, the thrill and excitement of the multi-talented Young would bring far more advertising revenue at the end of the day. Besides, Leinart is a So Co lad. Let him stay there and play for somebody with a horrible record with QBs, the San Diego Chargers, payback for NYC stealing Eli Manning.

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