Now it’s down to two. I’ll be rooting for Butler in the final game of a very strange NCAA tournament. The weekends games were great and I’m really hoping the final will be as good. This cartoon is featured on ESPN.com for Monday morning. A few thoughts about the weekend of sports and this coming week…

* Carmelo Anthony got what he wanted after all. His appearance on Saturday Night Live spoke volumes about him and his sense of priorities. He wants the limelight in the big city. He’ll find out soon enough that if you don’t win in New York, the limelight eventually burns you. Bad.
* Madden football is going to include concussions in it’s 2012 edition of the successful video game. Really? I actually think an option to play the owners vs. the players with both sides dressed like clowns would be much more fun.
* The Avalanche season will be over soon. Thank the good Lord in the Great Heaven above.
*VCU actually rioted Saturday night after losing their semi-final game against Butler. Thank goodness they didn’t win. Imagine THAT mess.
* The Nuggets are the scariest team in the NBA right now. No one wants to face them in the playoffs with the way they are playing right now. Who would have thought?

5 people like this post.

Unlike

I’m not quite sure why mankind insists on torturing itself. Golf is bad enough. But then along came the heinous and cruel tournament brackets. Like lemmings the entire population of the United States has followed this annual ritual right off the proverbial cliff. Along the way we are ridiculed, humiliated and embarrassed. Oh, sure. Some really lucky sap eventually wins the office pool. Someone has to. Mostly because everybody else crashes and burns along the way, because of teams like Virginia Commonwealth who turn the entire process into total turmoil and chaos and render the whole thing an exercise in complete futility. Why do we do this? For fun. Personally, I’d rather agonize trying to swat a stupid little white ball 7000 yards into a little bitty hole the size of a dime. At least the walk is nice.

11 people like this post.

Unlike

I fell into a bracket burning fire…It’s been a Crazy tournament so far. My favorite Cinderella story…Virginia Commonwealth! I Loved seeing Arizona beat Texas. Having spent several trips to spring training in Tucson you quickly learn how vital their basketball program is to the community. So how about you? How did your brackets turn out?

7 people like this post.

Unlike

Screwed. There really isn’t any other word for it, so here it is. The way the whole state of Colorado feels this afternoon, especially if you wear black and gold. I mean how many times do you have to beat K State in a single season to get the bid over them. So here it is for all of the fans who feel slighted.It might save a $100 on a therapist so pass it along to folks.One of the great things about the web vs. print is the immediacy of getting the content up as soon as possible. That and I’m not sure the imagery here would have gotten past my editors. I’m drawing for ESPN.com as well so stay tooned.

48 people like this post.

Unlike

It’s that time of year when some of us (not naming names) become one with our couches and refrigerators and go a little…well, mad. Here’s my cartoon on the 7 warning signs of March Madness. Even one of these and you could have it. All 7, heaven help you and your significant other. This cartoon is featured in this months Mile High Sports Magazine available throughout the Denver Metro area. Or click on the link for a digital view.

8 people like this post.

Unlike