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Monday?s 10-pack
Coaches who went to the Final Four in first season as a head coach:
1939? Bruce Drake, Oklahoma
1943? Bully Gilstrap, Texas
1943? Ray Meyer, DePaul
1965? Gary Thompson, Wichita State
1972? Denny Crum, Louisville
1979? Bill Hodges, Indiana State
1980? Larry Brown, UCLA
1989? Steve Fisher, Michigan
1998? Bill Guthridge, North Carolina
2022? Hubert Davis, North Carolina
Quote of the Day
?Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.?
Plato
Monday?s quiz
When the Houston Astros were an expansion team back in the early 60?s, they weren?t called the Astros. What was their nickname back then?
Sunday?s quiz
Steelers-Broncos played in the NFL?s first-ever regular season overtime game, a 35-35 tie in 1974.
Saturday?s quiz
North Carolina was last in a Final Four in 2017.
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Monday?s Den: Wrapping up a sports Sunday
13) Kansas 76, Miami 50:
? Most one-sided Elite 8 game since 1992, when Cincinnati beat Memphis 88-57.
? Miami actually led 35-29 at halftime.
? Kansas is only #1-seed to make the Final Four (or Elite 8)
12) North Carolina 69, Saint Peter?s 49:
? Clock struck midnight for Peacocks, but what a great run for them.
? Tar Heels led 9-0 early, were up 38-19 at halftime.
? North Carolina-Duke renew their rivalry in national semifinal.
11) There are already 800+ names in the college basketball transfer portal; there are 358 Division I teams, so that is 2.2 players per team that are bolting to greener pastures, and there will probably be a lot more to come.
10) Gonzaga/Oklahoma share an unenviable record; they?ve both been a #1-seed five times, but haven?t won a national title yet. DePaul/Illinois have been #1-seeds four times each, without winning it all.
9) Took a walk on the Strip today, which is unlike me; stopped in sportsbooks at Bellagio and Caeser?s Palace. It was freakin? hot out, but walking on the Strip is always uniquely fun.
Lady in Bellagio wanted my autograph; she thought I was Larry David. It is possible that she had been drinking. Politely explained to her that I was neither funny, rich or famous, although I am old and bald; took her five minutes to believe me.
At Caeser?s, they were charging people to sit in the sportsbook, so I wasn?t there long.
8) Coaching carousel:
? SMU hired Georgia State coach Rob Lanier.
? New Mexico State hired Greg Heiar, who won a national title in JC ball this year; he had previously been an assistant for Gregg Marshall/Will Wade.
7) Pelicans 116, Lakers 108? Lakers blew a 23-point lead in this game.
6) Arizona Diamondbacks gave 2B Ketel Marte a contract extension for five years, $76M.
5) St Louis Cardinals have an infield prospect Kramer Robertson; his mom is LSU hoop coach Kim Mulkey, his dad used to play QB at Louisiana Tech.
4) Almost 40% of the Atlanta Falcons? salary cap this year is for Matt Ryan, who will be playing??..for the Colts this fall.
3) Random trivia: Three players with best career OPS against the Mets: Kyle Schwarber, Stan Musial, Paul DeJong.
2) CBS must be happy; Final Four of Villanova-Kansas, North Carolina-Duke. Should get excellent TV ratings.
1) Opening lines for Final Four:
? Kansas -4 vs Villanova (Justin Moore is out)
? Duke -4.5 vs North Carolina (teams split two previous meetings)
Monday?s 10-pack
Coaches who went to the Final Four in first season as a head coach:
1939? Bruce Drake, Oklahoma
1943? Bully Gilstrap, Texas
1943? Ray Meyer, DePaul
1965? Gary Thompson, Wichita State
1972? Denny Crum, Louisville
1979? Bill Hodges, Indiana State
1980? Larry Brown, UCLA
1989? Steve Fisher, Michigan
1998? Bill Guthridge, North Carolina
2022? Hubert Davis, North Carolina
Quote of the Day
?Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.?
Plato
Monday?s quiz
When the Houston Astros were an expansion team back in the early 60?s, they weren?t called the Astros. What was their nickname back then?
Sunday?s quiz
Steelers-Broncos played in the NFL?s first-ever regular season overtime game, a 35-35 tie in 1974.
Saturday?s quiz
North Carolina was last in a Final Four in 2017.
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Monday?s Den: Wrapping up a sports Sunday
13) Kansas 76, Miami 50:
? Most one-sided Elite 8 game since 1992, when Cincinnati beat Memphis 88-57.
? Miami actually led 35-29 at halftime.
? Kansas is only #1-seed to make the Final Four (or Elite 8)
12) North Carolina 69, Saint Peter?s 49:
? Clock struck midnight for Peacocks, but what a great run for them.
? Tar Heels led 9-0 early, were up 38-19 at halftime.
? North Carolina-Duke renew their rivalry in national semifinal.
11) There are already 800+ names in the college basketball transfer portal; there are 358 Division I teams, so that is 2.2 players per team that are bolting to greener pastures, and there will probably be a lot more to come.
10) Gonzaga/Oklahoma share an unenviable record; they?ve both been a #1-seed five times, but haven?t won a national title yet. DePaul/Illinois have been #1-seeds four times each, without winning it all.
9) Took a walk on the Strip today, which is unlike me; stopped in sportsbooks at Bellagio and Caeser?s Palace. It was freakin? hot out, but walking on the Strip is always uniquely fun.
Lady in Bellagio wanted my autograph; she thought I was Larry David. It is possible that she had been drinking. Politely explained to her that I was neither funny, rich or famous, although I am old and bald; took her five minutes to believe me.
At Caeser?s, they were charging people to sit in the sportsbook, so I wasn?t there long.
8) Coaching carousel:
? SMU hired Georgia State coach Rob Lanier.
? New Mexico State hired Greg Heiar, who won a national title in JC ball this year; he had previously been an assistant for Gregg Marshall/Will Wade.
7) Pelicans 116, Lakers 108? Lakers blew a 23-point lead in this game.
6) Arizona Diamondbacks gave 2B Ketel Marte a contract extension for five years, $76M.
5) St Louis Cardinals have an infield prospect Kramer Robertson; his mom is LSU hoop coach Kim Mulkey, his dad used to play QB at Louisiana Tech.
4) Almost 40% of the Atlanta Falcons? salary cap this year is for Matt Ryan, who will be playing??..for the Colts this fall.
3) Random trivia: Three players with best career OPS against the Mets: Kyle Schwarber, Stan Musial, Paul DeJong.
2) CBS must be happy; Final Four of Villanova-Kansas, North Carolina-Duke. Should get excellent TV ratings.
1) Opening lines for Final Four:
? Kansas -4 vs Villanova (Justin Moore is out)
? Duke -4.5 vs North Carolina (teams split two previous meetings)