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ladypenguin Horses or Horse Power: Which May racing event do you prefer? May 1, 2008 12:55 PM The month of May is sandwiched by two of sport's biggest racing events: the Kentucky Derby on May 3, and the Indianapolis 500 on May 25. Of the two, which are you more interested in?
ladypenguin What professional sport activity are you looking forward to most right now? Apr 16, 2008 2:59 PM It's a busy time of year in pro sports, with hockey and basketball winding up their seasons as baseball kicks off its first month. And already, much media coverage has been given to the NFL Draft, still a week and half away. In this sports-filled spring, what do you most look forward to?
ladypenguin March Madness: National Championship and Final Standings Apr 8, 2008 2:06 PM Congratulations to the Kansas Jayhawks on a great national championship victory...and congrats to Ramiele Malubuy for winning the Team Sugar bracket! :cheer: The Jayhawks defeated the Memphis Tigers 75-68 in overtime last night. The game was pretty close and went back and forth all evening before Memphis took a nine-point lead with 2:12 left in regulation. At that point, Kansas was able to pull itself back into the game, and the Jayhawks' Mario Chalmers hit a three-point jumper with 2.1 seconds remaining to send it to overtime. Memphis, who had lost only one game prior to last night, had their championship hopes dashed in overtime, which Kansas controlled to earn the victory. Sugar Bracket Standings In addition to the championship on the court, we now can crown our March Madness champion here on Team Sugar. Please, if you haven't commented on one of the previous March Madness posts, comment below or send me a message so I can get you your gifts. 1. Ramiele Malubuy: 147 points 2. timlphillips2: 130 points 3. Janet's: 124 points 4. DRTAZPACK: 103 points 5. GlamSugar: 92 points 6. ladypenguin: 75 points 7. Molly: 71 points 8. ALSW: 63 points Congrats to Ramiele for the win, and also to Ramiele, Tim and Janet for picking Kansas as the national champion. Thanks to everyone for playing!!! :)
ladypenguin March Madness: Final Four Recap and Standings Apr 6, 2008 7:33 AM The top four seeds in the tournament met in the Final Four for the first time in history yesterday, and the match-up is now set for the national championship game on Monday night: Kansas versus Memphis. In the first game last night, Memphis convincingly beat UCLA by a score of 78-63. The Memphis Tigers have looked great throughout the tournament, and with just one loss all season, they are poised to claim the national title. In the second game, Kansas jumped out to a 40-12 lead in the first half, but UNC rallied back to within five points in the second. Unfortunately for the Tarheels, the Jayhawks regained their composure and won the game 84-66. Kansas showed how good they can be last night, but they might need to play that well for all 40 minutes against Memphis for a chance to win the national championship game. Team Sugar Bracket Standings With just two teams left, some of us (myself included) are completely out of it at this point. But depending on who wins the game on Monday, we may see a shift in the standings. Check out the current states, with possible points and championship game picks in parentheses. 1. Ramiele Malubuy: 115 points (147, Kansas) 2. DRTAZPACK: 103 points (103) 3. timlphillips2: 98 points (130, Kansas) 4. GlamSugar: 92 points (124, Memphis) 4. Janet's: 92 points (124, Kansas) 6. ladypenguin: 75 points (75) 7. Molly: 71 points (71) 8. ALSW: 63 points (63)
ladypenguin IU Basketball Tries To Move On Apr 2, 2008 7:50 AM On Tuesday, Indiana University named Marquette coach Tom Crean as their new head basketball coach in another step toward putting the Kelvin Sampson mess behind the program. On the same day, current interim head coach Dan Dakich dismissed two of the team's starters, Jamarcus Ellis and Armon Bassett from the team for skipping required team functions. While hiring Crean is a big step in the right direction for IU, the Sampson situation has left a very fuzzy picture for the immediate future of IU basketball. Currently, it looks like they team may lose all five of its starters from this season: Ellis and Basset have been dismissed, D.J. White and Lance Stemler are graduating, and freshman Eric Gordon might declare for the NBA draft as soon as Monday. Plus, two of the team's recruits for next season have asked to be released from their national letters-of-intent and may not end up playing for the Hoosiers. Add to that the fact that anytime there's a major coaching shake-up on a college team, many players choose to leave the program, transfer schools and sit out a year before playing somewhere else--so who knows how many other players IU stands to lose. I don't envy Crean's job right now, and I still blame IU for the entire situation. I understand that the players feel loyal to their former coach. Their uninspired play after Sampson's resignation and the apparent team discipline problems are sad but understandable given the circumstances. IU should have never put their players in this situation; they should have never hired Sampson (which I felt at the time of his hiring). I look forward to watching IU return to its glory. It may take a few seasons, but I'm sure it can be done. I think Crean was a good choice for the job, and I wish him and the Hoosiers luck. Read ESPN's coverage of the Crean hiring here.

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