full speed ahead
Monday, March 31, 2008
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Top Five Search Results for "fun"
Google
1. Fun Brain the number 1 site for online educational games for kids of all ages.
2. FunBrain.com-Kids Center same thing
3. Fun
4. Arkansas Tourism Official Site - Fun affordable family vacations, romantic getaways and business meetings are a natural in the state of Arkansas.
5. Bored.com
MetaCrawler
1. Fun Brain
2. Fun-Love Horoscopes
3. Funschool-Fun and educational activities for kids - Funschool offers free online educational elementary games for kids as well as printable activities, coloring and crafts that will help kids learn and get ...
4. Bored.com - Links to the most fun and interesting sites on the Internet. When you have nothing better to do, visit Bored.com.
5. Fun to Do at Amazon - Buy books at Amazon.com and save. Qualified orders over $25 ship free.
#1 on the fun list today is watching the opening round of the women's NCAA basketball tournament.
1. Fun Brain the number 1 site for online educational games for kids of all ages.
2. FunBrain.com-Kids Center same thing
3. Fun
4. Arkansas Tourism Official Site - Fun affordable family vacations, romantic getaways and business meetings are a natural in the state of Arkansas.
5. Bored.com
MetaCrawler
1. Fun Brain
2. Fun-Love Horoscopes
3. Funschool-Fun and educational activities for kids - Funschool offers free online educational elementary games for kids as well as printable activities, coloring and crafts that will help kids learn and get ...
4. Bored.com - Links to the most fun and interesting sites on the Internet. When you have nothing better to do, visit Bored.com.
5. Fun to Do at Amazon - Buy books at Amazon.com and save. Qualified orders over $25 ship free.
#1 on the fun list today is watching the opening round of the women's NCAA basketball tournament.
Friday, March 21, 2008
easy
Beyond the suns that guard this roof,
Beyond your flowers of flaming truths,
It would have been easy to stop and offer help to the young boy who was crumbled up and crying on the sidewalk. It would have been easy but the sun was warm and the day was beautiful. It would have been easy to take off his shoe and put a sock in his mouth so he wouldn't keep making that irritating crying sound, even if his mom hadn't been good looking. It would have been easy to try to stop all his bleeding but young girls were laughing with gusto just down the block and the sun was warm. It would have been easy to attempt to offer comfort to the young fellow but pain and suffering are the building blocks of character. It would have been easy to do something but not as easy as doing nothing on such a beautiful day.
Beyond your flowers of flaming truths,
It would have been easy to stop and offer help to the young boy who was crumbled up and crying on the sidewalk. It would have been easy but the sun was warm and the day was beautiful. It would have been easy to take off his shoe and put a sock in his mouth so he wouldn't keep making that irritating crying sound, even if his mom hadn't been good looking. It would have been easy to try to stop all his bleeding but young girls were laughing with gusto just down the block and the sun was warm. It would have been easy to attempt to offer comfort to the young fellow but pain and suffering are the building blocks of character. It would have been easy to do something but not as easy as doing nothing on such a beautiful day.
Sunday, March 16, 2008
I went to the office yesterday around 3:30pm. The sky was dark with a forebording look. Twenty minutes later, hail began to fall. It sounded like the roof was going to collapse. I ran outside to my internal combustion machine and drove it inside the plant to protect it from the falling golf-ball sized hail. It was comedic. The hail hurt like crazy bouncing off my thick skull. Speaking of ice brings my thoughts to ice hockey. We don't play ice hockey here in the South. Sure, we had the Flames and now we have the thrashers, but kids growing up in the South don't play ice hockey. I have a lot of respect for hockey players. They seem to be very tough, well-conditioned athletes.
The women's NCAA ice hockey final four are Harvard 32-1, Wisconsin 28-6-4, Minnesota Duluth 32-4-1, and New Hampshire 33-3-1.
The women's NCAA ice hockey final four are Harvard 32-1, Wisconsin 28-6-4, Minnesota Duluth 32-4-1, and New Hampshire 33-3-1.Saturday, March 15, 2008
another beautiful saturday
crick
–noun
The pain, though temporary, almost brought me to my knees. A slight turn of the neck ignited deep pain that made me want to lay down right where I stood. Enough bellyaching. The weather this past week was extremely sweet. People are starting to talk about getting to water and fishin'. That's a good time of year.
What's even better is that on Monday, the selection committee will release the teams and their seeding for the 64 field women's NCAA basketball tournament. Click here.
Yesterday, #14 Old Dominion defeated North Carolina-Wilmingtion, 82-65. It didn't end close and wasn't a surprise that a ranked team defeated an unranked team. What was significant was that Old Dominion is now 48-0 in Colonial Athletic conference games in a wake of 16 conference titles. Today Old Dominion plays Towson at 2:30pm.
Update
Old Dominion 74 Towson 51
Coach Wendy Larry wins her 500th game as Old Dominion's head coach. Her career win total is 549. Congrats.
–noun
| 1. | a sharp, painful spasm of the muscles, as of the neck or back. |
The pain, though temporary, almost brought me to my knees. A slight turn of the neck ignited deep pain that made me want to lay down right where I stood. Enough bellyaching. The weather this past week was extremely sweet. People are starting to talk about getting to water and fishin'. That's a good time of year.
What's even better is that on Monday, the selection committee will release the teams and their seeding for the 64 field women's NCAA basketball tournament. Click here.
Yesterday, #14 Old Dominion defeated North Carolina-Wilmingtion, 82-65. It didn't end close and wasn't a surprise that a ranked team defeated an unranked team. What was significant was that Old Dominion is now 48-0 in Colonial Athletic conference games in a wake of 16 conference titles. Today Old Dominion plays Towson at 2:30pm.
Update
Old Dominion 74 Towson 51
Coach Wendy Larry wins her 500th game as Old Dominion's head coach. Her career win total is 549. Congrats.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Incredible
Down by sixteen at half, Texas outscored #8 Baylor, 52-21 in the second half to win a Big XII quarterfinal.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Final
Reporter: Are they doing enough to get you to the NCAA tourney?
UVA coach Debbie Ryan: Are they doing enough to get Sharnee Zoll to the NCAA tourney?
#25 Virginia put up a valiant effort against #2 North Carolina in the ACC semifinals. Monica Wright scored 31 points and Sharnee Zoll put on a point guard summa cum laude performance. North Carolina won 80-65, pulling away in the last few minutes of the game. Rashanda McCants had a fantastic game with 23 points and 10 rebounds. She twisted her ankle in the first half forcing to sit on the bench for six minutes of play. North Carolina plays Duke today for the ACC tourney championship at 1pm.
#11 Duke played terrific defense to defeat #4 Maryland and advance to the ACC final. Joy Cheek put on an all-tourney performance against the talented Terrapins to negate their inside game while also scoring 16 points and pulling down 8 rebounds. Wanisha Smith scored 22 points, a career high. Marissa Coleman lead Maryland with 20 points.
UVA coach Debbie Ryan: Are they doing enough to get Sharnee Zoll to the NCAA tourney?
#25 Virginia put up a valiant effort against #2 North Carolina in the ACC semifinals. Monica Wright scored 31 points and Sharnee Zoll put on a point guard summa cum laude performance. North Carolina won 80-65, pulling away in the last few minutes of the game. Rashanda McCants had a fantastic game with 23 points and 10 rebounds. She twisted her ankle in the first half forcing to sit on the bench for six minutes of play. North Carolina plays Duke today for the ACC tourney championship at 1pm.
#11 Duke played terrific defense to defeat #4 Maryland and advance to the ACC final. Joy Cheek put on an all-tourney performance against the talented Terrapins to negate their inside game while also scoring 16 points and pulling down 8 rebounds. Wanisha Smith scored 22 points, a career high. Marissa Coleman lead Maryland with 20 points.
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Today's Games
ACC
1pm
Virginia
North Carolina
3:30pm
Maryland
Duke
Atlantic Sun
3pm
Jacksonville
East Tennessee State
Big Ten
6pm
Iowa
Purdue
8:30pm
Illinois
Michigan State
SEC
5pm
LSU
Kentucky
8pm
Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Atlantic Sun
12pm
Temple
Richmond
2pm
Charlotte
Dayton
4pm
George Washington
Rhode Island
6pm
Xavier
St Joseph's
Conference USA
3pm
SMU
Marshall
5:30pm
Southern Miss
Texas-El Paso
Metro Atlantic
9:30am
Iona
Fairfield
11:30am
Marist
St Peter's
PAC 10
2pm
Arizona State
Washington
4:15pm
Oregon
California
8pm
Stanford
Oregon State
10:15pm
UCLA
USC
Big East
12pm
Pittsburgh
Villanova
2pm
Marquette
DePaul
6pm
Louisville
St John's
8pm
Syracuse
South Florida
1pm
Virginia
North Carolina
3:30pm
Maryland
Duke
Atlantic Sun
3pm
Jacksonville
East Tennessee State
Big Ten
6pm
Iowa
Purdue
8:30pm
Illinois
Michigan State
SEC
5pm
LSU
Kentucky
8pm
Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Atlantic Sun
12pm
Temple
Richmond
2pm
Charlotte
Dayton
4pm
George Washington
Rhode Island
6pm
Xavier
St Joseph's
Conference USA
3pm
SMU
Marshall
5:30pm
Southern Miss
Texas-El Paso
Metro Atlantic
9:30am
Iona
Fairfield
11:30am
Marist
St Peter's
PAC 10
2pm
Arizona State
Washington
4:15pm
Oregon
California
8pm
Stanford
Oregon State
10:15pm
UCLA
USC
Big East
12pm
Pittsburgh
Villanova
2pm
Marquette
DePaul
6pm
Louisville
St John's
8pm
Syracuse
South Florida
Friday, March 7, 2008
Done
Georgia Tech lost to #25 Virginia today in the quarterfinals at the ACC women's tournament. I didn't get to watch the game, but did sneak occasional peaks at Gametracker while at work. It was a low scoring game. Virginia lead at halftime 24-21. At about the 11:30 minute mark of the second half, TECH took the lead. Virginia regained control of the game and went on an 8-0 run in the last two and a half minutes of the game to win by nine, 52-43.
TECH has a fantastic head coach. Last year, she lead TECH to their first NCAA tourney win. This year, they put together back-to-back twenty wins seasons for the first time ever. In five more years, they can build up a really strong program. Currently holding 39th in the national rpi standing and a 22-9 record, TECH will definitely get another NCAA tourney bid.
TECH has a fantastic head coach. Last year, she lead TECH to their first NCAA tourney win. This year, they put together back-to-back twenty wins seasons for the first time ever. In five more years, they can build up a really strong program. Currently holding 39th in the national rpi standing and a 22-9 record, TECH will definitely get another NCAA tourney bid.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
More scores
Big Ten 1st round
Michigan 64
Penn State 54
Illinois 73
Wisconsin 58
Indiana 74
Northwestern 52
ACC 1st round
Clemson 65
NC State 60
Boston College 57
Virginia Tech 47
SEC 1st round
Georgia 71
Alabama 62
Florida 71
South Carolina 57
Mississippi 54
Mississippi State 49
Mid-Atlantic 1st round
Loyola 57
Rider 49
Canisius 63
Niagra 51
Conference-USA 1st round
Tulsa 85
Memphis 63
Marshall 65
Tulane 58
Southern Miss 74
Central Florida 72
Atlantic Sun quarterfinals
Gardner-Webb 57
Campbell 56
Lipscomb 73
Belmont 72
Southern Conference 1st round
Wofford 57
Furman 50
UNC Greensboro 62
Appalachian State 44
West Coast 1st round
Gonzaga 74
Pepperdine 64
Santa Clara 89
San Francisco 84
Michigan 64
Penn State 54
Illinois 73
Wisconsin 58
Indiana 74
Northwestern 52
ACC 1st round
Clemson 65
NC State 60
Boston College 57
Virginia Tech 47
SEC 1st round
Georgia 71
Alabama 62
Florida 71
South Carolina 57
Mississippi 54
Mississippi State 49
Mid-Atlantic 1st round
Loyola 57
Rider 49
Canisius 63
Niagra 51
Conference-USA 1st round
Tulsa 85
Memphis 63
Marshall 65
Tulane 58
Southern Miss 74
Central Florida 72
Atlantic Sun quarterfinals
Gardner-Webb 57
Campbell 56
Lipscomb 73
Belmont 72
Southern Conference 1st round
Wofford 57
Furman 50
UNC Greensboro 62
Appalachian State 44
West Coast 1st round
Gonzaga 74
Pepperdine 64
Santa Clara 89
San Francisco 84
ACC First Round
Georgia Tech 76
Miami 49
Tech lead 39-26 at half.
Tech scoring:
Congratulations Jackets.
Currently, Clemson is leading NC State 46-44 with 10 and a half minutes left to play.
Miami 49
Tech lead 39-26 at half.
Tech scoring:
- Janie Mitchell 17 points
- Jacqua Williams 15 points
- Alex Montgomery 15 points
- Iasia Hemingway 12 points
Congratulations Jackets.
Currently, Clemson is leading NC State 46-44 with 10 and a half minutes left to play.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Women's Basketball Coaches Poll
1. Connecticut
2. North Carolina
3. Tennessee
4. Maryland
5. Rutgers
6. LSU
7. Stanford
8. Baylor
9. California
10. Oklahoma
11. Duke
12. George Washington
13. Old Dominion
14. Utah
15. Notre Dame
16. Texas A&M
17. Kansas State
18. West Virginia
19. Oklahoma State
20. Marist
21. Georiga
22. Vanderbilt
23. Ohio State
24. Texas-El Paso
25. Virginia
2. North Carolina
3. Tennessee
4. Maryland
5. Rutgers
6. LSU
7. Stanford
8. Baylor
9. California
10. Oklahoma
11. Duke
12. George Washington
13. Old Dominion
14. Utah
15. Notre Dame
16. Texas A&M
17. Kansas State
18. West Virginia
19. Oklahoma State
20. Marist
21. Georiga
22. Vanderbilt
23. Ohio State
24. Texas-El Paso
25. Virginia
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
#1
Two big upsets in the Big East did little to lessen UConn's grip on the conference. Over 15,000 people attended the season finale showdown between #1 UConn and #4 Rutgers. Home court advantage goes a long way in a rivalry game and UConn absorbed every bit of energy from their home fans to unleash a lightening storm on the visiting Scarlet Knights. During the last fifteen seasons, UConn has won 13 Big East regular season conference titles. Defense, defense, defense. The Huskies held the fourth ranked team in the nation to 46 points. Earlier in the season, Epiphanny Prince scored 33 points against UConn. Last night she was held to five points. Rutgers' leading scorer, Essence Carson had 15 points. On offense, Renee Montgomery scored 21 points and freshman phenom Maya Moore added 19. Their combined point totals were six less than Rutgers' entire offensive total for the night.
Connecticut is definitely the best team in the nation at this point. Tennessee can eliminate the Huskies inside game with Candace Parker. Shannon Bobbitt can stop Montgomery, but Tennessee doesn't have an answer for Moore. Who does? North Carolina, that's who. Latoya Pringle can neutralize Moore, but I think UConn can beat the Tar Heels inside with Tina Charles.
St. John's came up big against #9 Notre Dame, beating the fighting Irish 61-51.
Syracuse defeated #14 West Virginia, 73-51.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Magnificent Monday
North Carolina and LSU put exclamation points on their regular season in-conference records yesterday. Both teams finished the season with perfect conference records, fourteen wins, zero losses. Carolina utilized their superior team speed and two dominating senior performances from Latoya Pringle (14 pts, 8 rebs, 6 blocks) and Erlana Larkins (14 pts, 10 rebs) to cruise to an 82-51 win over 12th ranked Duke. It was Duke's worst defeat in fifteen seasons.
Sixth ranked LSU jumped to an 11-0 lead against Mississippi State. After halftime, MSU pulled to within two points of the lead, but never got any closer. MSU couldn't solve the problems presented by Sylvia Fowles (20 pts, 12 rebs). Fowles set a career SEC record with her 79th double-double. LSU's tenacious defense kept away any serious threats from the Bulldogs in the 64-49 win.
Candace Parker scored 30 points in her final college regular season game as #3 Tennessee defeated #22 Georgia, 72-63. Parker has decided not to play out her final season of eligibility at Tennessee. She was redshirted her freshman year. I really hope that she gets drafted by Atlanta in the WNBA draft. She is a delight to watch on a basketball court.
Don't miss the Big East showdown tonight between #1 UConn and #4 Rutgers. Both have 14-1 conference records.
Sixth ranked LSU jumped to an 11-0 lead against Mississippi State. After halftime, MSU pulled to within two points of the lead, but never got any closer. MSU couldn't solve the problems presented by Sylvia Fowles (20 pts, 12 rebs). Fowles set a career SEC record with her 79th double-double. LSU's tenacious defense kept away any serious threats from the Bulldogs in the 64-49 win.
Candace Parker scored 30 points in her final college regular season game as #3 Tennessee defeated #22 Georgia, 72-63. Parker has decided not to play out her final season of eligibility at Tennessee. She was redshirted her freshman year. I really hope that she gets drafted by Atlanta in the WNBA draft. She is a delight to watch on a basketball court.
Don't miss the Big East showdown tonight between #1 UConn and #4 Rutgers. Both have 14-1 conference records.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Tourney Time
Some of the most exciting times in my athletic experiences were basketball tournaments. Once the sub-region and region tournaments were done, we moved on to face teams that we didn't usually see during the regular season. I never played college basketball, so maybe I get more excited about college basketball tourneys than they are due. On the other hand, what could be more exciting than having the entire season hinge on the game currently being played during a tourney.
March 5-8
Atlantic Sun
Nashville, TN
March 6-9
ACC
Greensboro, NC
Conference USA
Orlando, FL
Big Ten
Indianapolis, IN
Metro Atlantic
Albany, NY
SEC
Nashville, TN
March 7-10
Atlantic Ten
Philadelphia, PA
Pac 10
San Jose, CA
March 8-11
Big East
Hartford, CT
March 9-15
Mid-Atlantic
Cleveland, OH
March 10-16
Horizon League
yet to be determined
Mid-Eastern
Raleigh, NC
March 11-15
Big XII
Kansas City, MO
Mountain West
Las Vegas
WAC
Las Cruces, NM
March 12-15
Big West
Anaheim, CA
March 13-15,16
America East
Boston, MA
Big Sky*
Missoula, MT
Big South
Nashville, TN
Colonial Athletic
Newark, DE
Missouri Valley
St. Charles, MO
*The Big Sky tourney is hosted by the regular season champion. I'm guessing that Montana is going to be the winner and thus hosting.
March 5-8
Atlantic Sun
Nashville, TN
March 6-9
ACC
Greensboro, NC
Conference USA
Orlando, FL
Big Ten
Indianapolis, IN
Metro Atlantic
Albany, NY
SEC
Nashville, TN
March 7-10
Atlantic Ten
Philadelphia, PA
Pac 10
San Jose, CA
March 8-11
Big East
Hartford, CT
March 9-15
Mid-Atlantic
Cleveland, OH
March 10-16
Horizon League
yet to be determined
Mid-Eastern
Raleigh, NC
March 11-15
Big XII
Kansas City, MO
Mountain West
Las Vegas
WAC
Las Cruces, NM
March 12-15
Big West
Anaheim, CA
March 13-15,16
America East
Boston, MA
Big Sky*
Missoula, MT
Big South
Nashville, TN
Colonial Athletic
Newark, DE
Missouri Valley
St. Charles, MO
*The Big Sky tourney is hosted by the regular season champion. I'm guessing that Montana is going to be the winner and thus hosting.
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Women's Basketball AP Top 25
1. Connecticut
2. North Carolina
3. Tennessee
4. Rutgers
5. Maryland
6. LSU
7. Stanford
8. Baylor
9. California
10. Oklahoma
11. Old Dominion
12. Duke
13. West Virginia
14. Notre Dame
15. George Washington
16. Utah
17. Oklahoma State
18. Ohio State
19. Texas-El Paso
20. Texas A&M
21. Kansas State
22. Georgia
23. Vanderbilt
24. Wyoming
25. Marist
Rutgers is currently playing Syracuse.
2pm today:
George Washington vs Fordham
Notre Dame vs Seton Hall
Baylor vs Texas A&M
West Virginia vs Louisiville
3pm today:
Kansas State vs Missouri
Texas-El Paso vs Tulsa
7pm today:
Oklahoma State vs Texas Tech
7:30pm today:
Marist vs St Peter's
8pm today:
Connecticut vs DePaul
later that day
Rutgers 63 Syracuse 49
GW 66 Fordham 27
ND 70 Seton Hall 55
Texas A&M 72 Baylor 53
West VA 78 Louisville 70
K State 81 Missouri 52
UTEP 65 Tulsa 50
OSU 73 Texas Tech 54
Marist 71 St Peter's 58
UConn 77 DePaul 76
2. North Carolina
3. Tennessee
4. Rutgers
5. Maryland
6. LSU
7. Stanford
8. Baylor
9. California
10. Oklahoma
11. Old Dominion
12. Duke
13. West Virginia
14. Notre Dame
15. George Washington
16. Utah
17. Oklahoma State
18. Ohio State
19. Texas-El Paso
20. Texas A&M
21. Kansas State
22. Georgia
23. Vanderbilt
24. Wyoming
25. Marist
Rutgers is currently playing Syracuse.
2pm today:
George Washington vs Fordham
Notre Dame vs Seton Hall
Baylor vs Texas A&M
West Virginia vs Louisiville
3pm today:
Kansas State vs Missouri
Texas-El Paso vs Tulsa
7pm today:
Oklahoma State vs Texas Tech
7:30pm today:
Marist vs St Peter's
8pm today:
Connecticut vs DePaul
later that day
Rutgers 63 Syracuse 49
GW 66 Fordham 27
ND 70 Seton Hall 55
Texas A&M 72 Baylor 53
West VA 78 Louisville 70
K State 81 Missouri 52
UTEP 65 Tulsa 50
OSU 73 Texas Tech 54
Marist 71 St Peter's 58
UConn 77 DePaul 76
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