According to Pro Football Talk, five Villanova students were arrested today after trying to steal a bolted seat from Lincoln Financial Field. They also stowed a souvenir stand sign inside of their BMW SUV.
Everyone knows if you are going to steak something, you need a pickup. Then you can lay whatever you have stolen in the bed of the truck.
The students were caught on camera breaking into the stadium around 3 a.m. in the mourning. And according to police several intruders were able to escape.
The five men arrested will be charged with criminal conspiracy, burglary, criminal trespass and theft. Also the police said the men didn't resist arrest and were sober.
Well we get Michigan St., North Carolina Monday for the National Championship. While it's not the title game we expected or wanted, it still should be a fun game..... Durrell Summers of Michigan St. had the dunk of the tournament so far.... Ty Lawson did some gambling before the Final Four.... Michigan St. was just plain better than UConn.... Michigan St. is peaking at the right time.... Jim Calhoun is going to ponder his coaching future.... And a North Carolina cheerleader
- Michigan St. has destiny on their sides (KC Star)
- Michigan St. was up to the task yesterday (Detroit News)
- Villanova fell behind early and couldn't catch up (Philly.com)
- Could be the end of an era or end of a special season at UConn (Hartford Courant)
- Jim Calhoun's team is always looking up to the UConn women's team (NY Times)
- It's championship or bust for North Carolina (News & Observer)
- Make room for the Michigan St. bandwagon (Boston Globe)
- Will Courtney Paris have to pay back her scholarship? (The Oklahoman)
Well we are here. It's Final Four weekend. The first game we get is the Michigan St. vs. UConn game, then we get the Villanova vs. North Carolina game.
Please feel free to leave your comments, and enjoy the games.
Who: Villanova vs. North Carolina Where: Detroit, MI When: Saturday, 8:47 EST Announcers: Jim Nantz, Clark "Baking Soda" Kellogg Key Matchup: Nova's Scottie Reynolds and UNC's Ty Lawson will be battling all game long. Lawson hasn't let his toe injury affect him the last couple of games. Reynolds will have to stop Lawson at the offensive end. Turnovers will be key. In 100 minutes, Lawson only has 2 turnovers. Reynolds has to lock down Lawson for Nova to get the win. Nova needs Cunningham: Donte Cunningham is Villanova's biggest threat in the inside. He also has to watch his fouls. If he gets into foul trouble early, Nova could be in trouble. My pick: I like North Carolina in this game. They are too deep and they have more of a presence on the inside. Bobby Frasor and Ed Davis are huge off of the bench for UNC. Davis gives them an inside presence that will be hard for Nova to match. Frasor has also been huge for UNC with his defensive presence. Wayne Ellington will also be in a mis-match with Dwayne Anderson. North Carolina will just be too much for Villanova.
Wow! There was some great action in last nights games. The Villanova, Pittsburgh game video is at the bottom. That's all you need to see. The Missouri, UConn game too was exciting. UConn won, but they needed everything they had to beat Missouri. Let's hope today's games are just as exciting.
Megan Fox is a great way to start another college basketball mourning....
Well we are down to 8 teams for a chance at the final four. We start off with the Pittsburgh, Villanova game. And end with the UConn, Missouri game. Both games should be fun to watch.
JFein is going to start you off with the Division II championship. I will be in-and-out for that game. But you should enjoy it.
Feel free to leave your comments as always. Enjoy:
Jamie Hammer to start the mourning... Miguel Tejada gets a year probation for lieing to congress... B.J. Mullens is leaving Ohio St. after one year... Villanova kicked Duke's ass last night... The Oakland A's want to move to San Jose.... And Marissa Miller
Well we started with 64 teams, and now we are down to just 16 teams. By the end of the weekend we will be down to just 4 teams. Enjoy the games and the Live Blog and please leave comments.
Here is your announcing schedule for tonight, courtesy of Awful Announing:
Connecticut vs. Purdue (Glendale, 7pm)- Dick Enberg, Jay Bilas Pittsburgh vs. Xavier (Boston, 7:30pm)- Verne Lundquist, Bill Raftery Memphis vs. Missouri (Glendale, 9:30pm)- Dick Enberg, Jay Bilas Duke vs. Villanova (Boston, 9:30pm)- Verne Lundquist, Bill Raftery
My local affiliate is giving me the UConn, Purdue game and the Duke, Nova game. It should be fun.
This year's Sweet 16 match ups are some of the most intriguing match ups in a long time. So let's breakdown today's games.
Duke vs. Villanova Where/Time: Boston/9:30 EST Announcers: Lundquist, Raftery Match up to watch: Reggie Redding will have the tough task of defending Duke's best player Gerald Henderson. Battle of Big Men: Donte Cunningham and Kyle "Sweating Man" Singler will have to battle each other for every rebound. Villanova is at their best when Cunningham gets a double-double. No foul trouble: Cunningham is also Villanova's most skilled big man. There isn't much depth behind him, so it is key for him to stay out of foul trouble. Battle of the Guards: Dwayne Anderson and Scottie Reynolds versus Duke's Jon Scheyer and Nolan Smith. Nova has the advantage in the backcourt but they can't let Scheyer or Smith get hot at the 3-point line. My pick: If Villanova plays to their potential, then they are pretty much un-stoppable. Just ask UCLA? But they can not get into a 3-point shooting contest with Duke. Duke will beat them in that catorgory. I still like Villanova in this game.
Memphis vs. Missouri Where/Time: Glendale, AZ/9:30 EST Announcers: Enberg/Bilas The bench is key: When Memphis struggled against CS Northridge, they unleashed Roburt Sallie off the bench. He hit multiple 3-point shots. He will be the key for the Tigers. If Missouri plays a pack-in-zone, his shot could be the answer. 40 Minutes of Hell: Mike Anderson is a protege of Nolan Richardson. Richardson was the coach who made 40 minutes of Hell popular. His teams would play full-court presser, try for the steal, and then run away from you. Missouri plays the same type of game. If they can do this the entire game, they can win. My pick: I like Memphis in this game. If Missouri doesn't keep up with their own high-tempo game, they will lose. They built a nice lead against Marquette, but had to sink 2-free throws at the end of the game to win. Memphis though is just too tough of a team to let Missouri run away from them.
Pittsburgh vs. Xavier Where/Time: Boston/7:30 EST Announcers: Lundquist/Raftery Have to be aggressive: B.J. Raymond is Xavier's best scoring threat. He has to stay aggressive all game long. You have to be Young: Even when Oklahoma St. was shooting lights out, Pittsburgh was still able to beat them. That's because Sam Young was shooting lights out himself behind the 3-point line. If he keeps this up, Xavier won't have a chance. The Battle of the bigs: The key match up will between Xavier's C.J. Anderson and Pitt's DeJuan Blair. Both guys are studs in the frontcourt. Xavier will need Anderson to clean up the glass. Pitt will need Blair to keep up with Anderson for Pitt to have a chance. My pick: I like Pittsburgh in this game. They have been the most tested #1 seed in the whole tournament. This will help them tonight against Xavier. I expect Young to have a big game tonight for Pitt.
UConn vs. Purdue Where/Time: Glendale, AZ/7:00 EST Announcers: Enberg/Bilas Will UConn be distracted: With the recent report coming out against UConn, the big question is, will they be distracted? No they won't. UConn players will not be distracted tonight. They are too tough mentally for that. The Battle of the Bigs: Hasheem Thabett and Robbie Hummel will battle tonight. Thabett is is a shot-blocking machine. But he has to stay out of foul trouble. Hummel has to attack Thabett for Purdue to have a chance. My pick: I like UConn in this game. The Huskies have been through a lot this season and Purdue is just another challenge. This will be a low-scoring game, but it should be a close game.
Updated: Yes, after I just posted this article I realized I did the games backwards. It happens, move on.
Update: If this post is filled with too many puns, I was channeling my inner Tim Brando why writing it.
Giorgia Palmas to start us off this mourning. Day 1 of the NCAA tournament was pretty generic with no upsets except Western Kentucky over Illinois. Hopefully today we will have some upsets. Or at least some compelling games.
Amanda Bynes anyone?..... Joe Montana's son Nick has committed to play football at Washington.... Kobe hit the wall hard last night.... Mark Teixeira vs. A-Rod vs. Rick Sutcliffe... The excitement was back in Orlando.... Mike Tyson sure did get married fast, after the death of his daughter
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