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      A Chat with Al DeMarco of SportsGamingEdge.com

      March 19, 2009 /

      With March Madness set to tip off, we thought it would be nice to pick the brain of someone who knows a little about the sports gambling world to see if we could get any tips for betting the games (legally of course).

      Al DeMarco is the General Manager of SportsGamingEdge.com and is the featured handicapping analyst on SportsNet New York’s Daily News Live. He’s also a regular contributor on FoxSports.com and MSNBC.com. We recently caught up with Al to talk a little about his site and the tourney, including which team he likes as a dark horse this year.

      The Scores Report: Thanks for giving us the opportunity to pick your brain, Al. Can you talk a little about Sports Gaming Edge – how you got started, what your goals are and what people who haven’t been to your site can expect to find when they visit it for the first time?

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      March Madness

      Blogging March Madness

      March 18, 2009 /

      Just a heads up for anyone that plans to watch the tournament in front of a computer (or with one nearby) — I’m planning to write a running diary of the first two days (at least) as I try to catch all of the games. I’ll start with the first game tomorrow and hopefully keep the diary going through Friday evening. Joining me will be my college buddy Dan (a.k.a. LaRusso, after the Karate Kid) and semi-retired ne’erdowell, JC.

      Feel free to post your questions, comments or just bitch at me for screwing up your bracket picks. I don’t care. It’ll be fun. It’s March Madness, right?

      College Basketball, Humor, March Madness

      March Madness picks…by the mascots

      March 18, 2009 /

      e College Finder posted a fun article where they pick the entire NCAA tournament by determining who has the tougher mascot.

      Here’s a sample…

      1. Connecticut Huskies

      16. UT Chattanooga Mocs

      Very interesting matchup here. Not the Huskies. We all know what a husky is. It’s a dog. A crazy dog. They like to pull sleds. And shed.

      Now as for the Mocs, I’m baffled. Apparently, so is UT Chattanooga. Originally they were the Moccasins, represented by the water moccasin.

      In case you can’t tell, that’s a snake. In the water! Oh. Dear. God. That is my number one fear. Is anywhere safe?! Foolishly, UT Chattanooga switched to being represented by a shoe. Come on now. Not cool.

      Then, in the 1970s they switched to having a mascot known as Chief Moccanooga. Wow. In a move that could only mean that someone there was finally using common sense (aka not the guy who got rid of the water moccasins) they rid themselves of the Chief and went to the currently used Mocs, which is represented by a mockingbird driving a train. Zany!

      UT Chattanooga, for your flip-flopping, fickle, absurd approach to a very serious matter you have lost to a fluffy dog, which, coincidentally, is terrified of snakes (side note: not true).

      Huskies advance.

      It’s long, but if you’re killing time waiting for the tournament to start, it’s a great read.

      College Basketball, March Madness

      More (bad) news about Lawson…

      March 18, 2009 /

      Those amateur bracketologists out there that have North Carolina in their Final Four might want to re-think that pick. Ty Lawson is doubtful for the opening round game against Radford.

      North Carolina coach Roy Williams said Wednesday there is a “huge, huge probability Ty Lawson will not play” in Thursday’s NCAA tournament opening round game against Radford because of the injury to Lawson’s right big toe.

      “Some things would have to change drastically before I’d change my mind on that,” said Williams, whose No. 1-seeded Tar Heels face Radford at 2:50 p.m. Thursday in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

      Williams said his point guard, the ACC’s Player of the Year, has been limited in the past two practices and wasn’t able to do any live drills against any of his teammates. Lawson was injured in practice on March 6.

      Wait, it gets worse…

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      College Basketball, March Madness

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