tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-7245298083064924552008-03-25T07:38:00.002-04:002008-03-25T09:36:34.014-04:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">In case you missed it yesterday</span>:<br />* <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.danshanoff.com/2008/03/daily-quickie-readers-tournament.html">Mrs. Shanoff's picks rule</a>. (h/t: <a href="http://deadspin.com/371410/figure-skating-mud-rasslin">Deadspin</a>)<br />* <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.danshanoff.com/2008/03/would-you-rather-be-duke-or-villanova.html">Nova fans trump Duke fans</a>. (h/t: <a href="http://collegebasketball.about.com">About.com CBB</a>)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Today's Names to Know</span> in <a href="http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/TheSportingBlog/tag/DanShanoff">today's Sporting News column</a>:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Stephen Curry, Andre Iguodala, Dirk, Donnie Walsh, Joe Nathan, Kerry Wood, Tiger, NIT, MLB in Japan and More!</span><br /><br />Including:<br />Why Stephen Curry is so unique...<br />Why the Sixers deserve better...<br />Why Joe Nathan is intriguing...<br />Why Kerry Wood is The Man...<br />Why Tiger sucks (kidding)...<br />Why I skipped the Red Sox game...<br />And more... <a href="http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/TheSportingBlog/tag/DanShanoff">after the jump</a>!<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Meanwhile, launching a new recurring feature on Ballhype</span>, I debate Fanhouse's Tom Ziller on <a href="http://ballhype.com/story/fightin_words_is_the_nba_becoming_a_niche_sport/">whether the NBA is a "niche" sport</a> rather than still deserving of the "big" label.<br /><br />(To be honest, this began as an fairly innocuous email back-and-forth with Tom about what a column COULD be, then suddenly turned into a published column on Ballhype. So excuse any lapses in logic or argumentation on my part -- more than usual, I should say. I am not actually in the recurring feature; I am merely a participant in its debut.)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bonus Post coming later today</span>: Revisiting the National Bracket (as many of you know, one of my favorite parts of the Tournament).<br /><br />-- D.S.DanShanoff.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08126386161198401693noreply@blogger.com