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Friday, March 21, 2008
Friday open thread

WASHINGTON -- I'm spending the day doing the same thing as you: sitting in front of a TV watching as many games as I can.

But since I won't be near a computer most of the time, I'm giving the soapbox to you all for the day. Post your comments on St. Joe's-Oklahoma, Villanova-Clemson or whatever other games and plays catch your eye.

I'll be back late tonight with some thoughts on the local teams, the top five players of the day and the full Saturday schedule.

UPDATE, 3:10 p.m.: Okay, I just had to come back for this -- we have a buzzer-beater! In overtime, no less!

Ty Rogers, double-teamed along the right baseline, somehow hit a perfect three-pointer for Western Kentucky to sink Drake, 101-99. Awesome.

So what if I had Drake in the Sweet 16?

And doesn't today's first session make up almost completely for such a boring first day?

Posted by Jonathan Tannenwald @ 12:50 PM  Permalink | File Under: NCAA Tournament | | Saint Joseph's | | Villanova | 2 comments
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Posted 06:07 PM, 03/21/2008
JenniferMusserMetz
Excellent! Too bad I didn't have them as my Cinderella team!
Posted 12:28 AM, 03/22/2008
ZTG
NOVAAAAAAAA
About Jonathan Tannenwald
I fell in love with the Big 5 at first sight upon moving to Philadelphia in 2002. At various points in my journalistic career, I've covered all six of the region's Division I teams. During that time, I've eaten many soft pretzels from the Palestra's concession stands, which is how this blog got its name.

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