why not?

Because: 1) I always like watching Ohio State beat Michigan. 2) We’re about to embark upon the most fun three weeks of basketball all year (starting tonight, when Robert Morris hosts Kentucky in an NIT game). 3) We’re just about 45 hours away from the start of the Eighth Annual Uncle Crappy NCAA Final Four… Read More why not?

thank you, sir.

It’s Kentucky Derby Day. And it’s time for me to make a pick for today’s race. After conducting a thorough analysis of the horses, their bloodlines, the owners, the trainers, the jockeys, the odds and the expected weather at Churchill Downs today, I came up with exactly nothing. But how can I not pick a… Read More thank you, sir.

home stretch.

I’m mostly recovered from Ohio State’s stunning second-half collapse against Kansas last night — as well as our trip to Florida via Chicago — that I think I can string together a reasonably coherent progress report on the Seventh Annual Uncle Crappy NCAA Final Four Challenge (Brought To You By Bocktown). Or maybe not. Hey,… Read More home stretch.