I believe that the answer to that question is a resounding no. Oklahoma might have the slimmest of chances … but barring injuries, I don’t see anyone getting in the way of the Huskies’ march toward a national championship. The battle will be to see who the other three teams are in the Final Four.
NC [...]
Lincoln’s birthday … always an important date in my Book of Days. I do wish that we had never gone the President’s Day route – just too generic for my taste. I was not consulted, however.
Bookeaters are celebrating Mr. Lincoln’s birth with a perusal of Daniel Mark Epstein’s book, The Lincoln’s: Portrait of a Marriage. [...]
Pat Summitt’s Lady Vols gave her a solid, at-home victory over Georgia … and her 1000th win last night! She wanted to hit the milestone at home on the court named after her — and she did — thanks to her “Baby Vols” — a team that includes 7 freshmen!
How does she do it? Leadership [...]
First off, the UConn Huskies are a scary-good basketball team! The women, I’m talking about. They played Louisville last night. While the Cardinals stayed with them through part of the first half, by the second half the Huskies had blown open a huge lead. Louisville’s Angel McCoughtry is certainly an amazing player to watch, with [...]
It feels like Alaska here in NH this morning — and so my thoughts turn naturally to Sarah Palin. She is a busy gal, you betcha.
Everyone’s read, if they follow her at all, about how she is blaming the press for the public’s perceptions of her … and stepping up to protect her family from [...]
But first, a poem — because any collection of words that includes the phrase “the high arc of midsummer” deserves to be repeated today. (As pretty much always, this is from The Writers Almanac):
First Cutting
by Susie Patlove
(from Quickening)
What is the hayfield in late afternoon
that it can fly in the face of time,
and light can be [...]
Have you been having trouble this week keeping track of what day it is? I’m not complaining about the Thursday Holidays, mind you – but it’s made for some serious disorientation. Nice and quiet at work, though. I’ve been digging through things I hadn’t gotten to for months, and my in-box is down to just [...]
Tina Ellertson, Pia, and Lil comment on the match.
(I loved Lil’s closing comment: “The ball smacked me in the face and I was like, ‘Alright, welcome to the game!’”
PS Don’t miss Tennessee vs Texas women’s b-ball action at 2PM!
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Happy Saturday! You’ll be pleased to know that HollyCornblog survived Friday the 13th and didn’t run into any guys in hockey masks!
And wow – may I just say that it appears that the Phillies’ bats have come alive? The NL-East leading Phils posted a 20-2 win in St Louis, helped along by back-to-back-to-back homers by [...]
I agree with one of the comments made about this story (in which Senator Lieberman agrees with Dubya’s attacks on Obama). Senator Lieberman should be stripped of his committee assignments and shown the door by the Dems. His is a voice that’s nearly as repugnant to me at this point as Dubya’s … now THAT’S [...]
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That’s the long and the short of it, as Candace Parker and Shannon Bobbitt celebrate Tennessee’s eighth NCAA title and Morgan/Murray’s first JordanCornblog pool win! The Lady Vols became the first team to repeat since UConn’s run during the Taurasi years. Parker also became the fourth player to win back-to-back Most Outstanding Player [...]
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Six steals and 10 points … and a triple major to boot! Way to go Nicky! Everyone for Tennessee is stepping up … but Hornbuckle still needs to get on track! It’s 37-29 at the half. Nicky is playing the way she did in last year’s final, and the Tennessee pressure has Stanford totally discombobulated. [...]
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Stanford and Tennessee players wake up this morning to the prospect of one, final game of hoops down in Tampa! Ace and Ice have a lot riding on their shoulders, and a lot of history and respect between them. Meanwhile LSU and UConn head home … to rebuild and regroup!
On the soccer front, fans can [...]
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What to say? It’s Memphis-Kansas in the Men’s Final tonight … and will be Tennessee-Stanford for the Women on Tuesday night (and we’ll get to see Candace Parker and Candice Wiggins go at it one more time)!
In JordanCornblog land the brackets have shifted just a tad on the women’s side (where that UConn loss knocked [...]
As Jules says, “It’s anybody’s game.” Chris has convinced us all (after much hard work) that those are oranges painted (or stencilled, or something) on the court! Alice is getting tired … and we’re off!
Well … 13:26 left and it’s a 2-point game. They are grinding it out … 27-29. Candace Parker was just fouled [...]
