THE NCAA TOURNEY BRACKETS ARE SET. THE FIRST GAMES WILL BE PLAYED IN DAYTON, OHIO TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHTS. THE TOURNAMENT WILL THEN HIT FULL STRIDE STARTING LATER IN THE WEEK WITH SIXTEEN GAMES ON THURSDAY AND SIXTEEN MORE ON FRIDAY. HERE ARE A FEW PARTICULARS ON THIS YEARS FIELD. DUKE IS THE #1 OVERALL SEED, VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA AND GONZAGA ARE THE OTHER #1 SEEDS. THE TOP THREE #1 SEEDS ARE ALL FROM THE ACC, DUKE, VIRGINIA & NORTH CAROLINA. BIG 10 HAS EIGHT TEAMS IN, THE ACC & SEC SEVEN, THE BIG 12 HAS SIX. BELMONT, TEMPLE, ARIZONA ST., ST. JOHN’S WERE THE LAST TEAMS TO GET IN. ALABAMA, TCU, INDIANA, UNC GREENSBORO WERE THE LAST LEFT OUT.
BOTH THE MIZZOU AND MSU MEN GOT LEFT OUT OF BOTH THE NCAA AND NIT TOURNAMENTS. TIGERS WITH A 15-17 RECORD, MSU 16-16.
THE WOMEN’S NCAA TOURNAMENT BRACKETS WILL BE ANNOUNCED MONDAY EVENING. THE MISSOURI ST. LADY BEARS WON THE MVC TOURNAMENT TO SECURE A BID. THE MIZZOU LADIES SHOULD GET IN AS WELL WITH AN IMPRESSIVE 23-10 RECORD.
THE DRURY LADY PANTHERS PLAY #10 GRAND VALLEY ST. IN THE DIV.2 MIDWEST REGIONAL TITLE GAME MONDAY NIGHT. DRURY LADIES ARE 33-0 RANKED #1 IN THE NATION.
BLUES TAKE A BREAK MONDAY NIGHT. EDMONTON WILL BE IN TOWN TUESDAY TO START A 4 GAME HOME STAND. THE BLUES WENT 1-1-1 ON THEIR 3 GAME ROAD TRIP, FINISHING WITH A SHOOTOUT LOSS IN BUFFALO SUNDAY.
KYLE BUSCH WON THE NASCAR STOP AT CALIFORNIA. WITH THE WIN HE TIED RICHARD PETTY’S NASCAR RECORD WITH 200TH CAREER WINS ACROSS THE THREE NATIONAL SERIES, HE’S GOT 53 CUP SERIES WINS, 53 TRUCK SERIES WINS AND 93 IN THE XFINITY SERIES.
CARDINALS ARE A WEEK AND A HALF FROM OPENING DAY. THEY ARE 8-12-3 AFTER FALLING TO THE MARLINS SUNDAY. THEY WILL BE PLAYING THE PHILLIES TODAY.
THE ROYALS ARE 13-11 IN CACTUS LEAGUE ACTION AFTER FALLING TO THE GIANTS SUNDAY. THEY’RE OFF TODAY.
IN COLLEGE BASEBALL, THE MIZZOU MEN ARE 11-8 AFTER LOSING 3 CLOSE ONES TO 10TH RANKED ARKANSAS OVER THE WEEKEND. THEY WILL BE HOME TO MURRAY ST. TUE & WEDNESDAY, AND HAVE A HOME SERIES THIS WEEKEND AGAINST #8 OLE MISS. THE MSU BEARS ARE 5-13 AFTER LOSING 2 OF 3 AGAINST OKLAHOMA OVER THE WEEKEND. THEY HAVE A SERIES AT SANTA BARBARA THIS WEEKEND.