MARCH MADNESS - PLUS...

***SO MANY TOURNAMENTS, SO LITTLE TIME***
This from the Bimb: "Let's see if I've got this right. The NIT is for teams that didn't get into the NAACP, right?" Uh, yeah. After all, NIT stands for "Non-Integrated Teams."

***NOW THIS IS DEDICATION***
Dr. J. Stephen Jones, of the Urological Clinic in Cleveland, reports that he's "all booked up" during the NCAA tournament with guys who want to take some time off to watch some of the games. The procedure: VASECTOMIES. ("Just a little off the bottom, Doc. Go 'Cuse!") I don't think I like basketball THAT much.

***THAT'S DEVENDORF, BUDDY***
Danny Kaspar, coach of the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks, "We cant' give Jonny Flynn any easy looks. And that other kid, Devenbaugh? Defenbaugh? We can't give him any easy looks either." Good going, Kaspar. That's what Eric needs, something to get him up for the game. I suspect you'll know the correct name by 4:00 PM Friday.

***PICASNER DOESN'T GET THIS ONE***
Why is there so much stumping for the Memphis Tigers? Okay, their record is 31-3, but how did they earn that? Their Strength Of Schedule rating is 38 (38th in the country) and they beat teams like, Marist, Lamar, Fairfield and Christian Brothers (I assume without the robes). To be fair, they did win a tip-off tournament: The O'Reilly Auto Parts Tip-Off. No joke. Syracuse beat them: make of that what you will. And still people think they should have a #1 seed and are picking them for the final four. I just don't see it.

***OKAY, SOME BASEBALL***
--> USA Team is hurting. Now Youklis can't play and the replacements from MLB that the rules allow, are also hurt. Wonderful.
--> Manny being Manny again. He's being held out of spring training games because of his bad hammy. So what's he doing to while away the time? Why he's playing Cricket, of course. When asked if Joe Torre had given him permission to do this, Manny replied, "Ha Ha Ha." There you go Joe, $45 million worth of laughs.

And finally:
***POOR LADY***
A Swedish aristocrat is suing her ex-husband, asking to have her alimony doubled because she can't get by on the $43 million he is currently giving her. Who the hell does she think she is anyway, A-Rod? I wonder what she can do in the clutch.