JJ Redick who earlier this year set a record for most 3 point field goals in a single game, was voted as the NCAA men’s basketball player of the year for 2006 by the AP.

You can read more here.

The coaches hope the NCAA will expand the Basketball tournament field. Now I don’t know about you but isn’t 64 teams enough? I mean sure, I would have loved to see my alma matta Florida State University go to the Tourney this year. And yes, there were a few other teams that I thought deserved to be in, but isn’t 64 enough?

On the other hand, the kids playing the games would enjoy it and some fans would enjoy it.

I personally think that it would work fine if they reduced the field to 32 teams, but it is fun with 64.

Take our new poll, and tell us what you think. Should the NCAA expand the Tournament field? Should all the teams play? Should they reduce the field?

The NFL announced a bunch of rules changes today. The most notable rule change is the curtailing of elaborate endzone celebrations. You can read more about the NFL rule changes here.

Let us know what you think. Do you think the NFL should curtail the elaborate touchdown celebrations by players like Chad Johnson and Terrel Owens or is the NFL being too harsh?

Wednesday night the Cleveland Cavaliers clinched a play-off spot with their win over the Dallas Mavericks.

Lebron James scored 46 points in the game to lead the Cavaliers to their first play-off appearnce in a while. In fact the last time the Cavaliers were in the play-offs Lebron James was in the seventh grade.

Inidana hired Oklahoma basketball coach Kelvin Sampson today. You can read more about his hiring in this Houston Chronicle article.

Because of Indiana’s great basketball history it is one of the top places that basketball coaches would want to work. It’s a good move for Kelvin and we wish him the best.

Women’s tennis star Maria Sharapova will be taking on tenth seeded compatriot Anastasia Myskina in the quarterfinals of the NASDAQ-100 Open. You can read more about this interesting match-up here.

The NASDAQ-100 Open is played in Key Biscane Florida every year and is great to go watch in person. My brother and I lived in South Florida most of our lives and we used to go down to Key Biscane and see this event every year. It used to be called the Lipton Tennis tournament, but is now named the NASDAQ-100 Open. It is a one of the few events outside of the grand slams that both men and women compete in. It’s a very popular event for the players, second only to the grand slam events.

The NFL is considering playing a preseason game in China in the 2007 season. In what would be a sort of prelude to the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. You can read more about the NFL’s plans here.

It is a cool idea to play an NFL preseason game in China. What would be even cooler is if they started playing the Super Bowl in foreign countries.

With the 2006 NFL draft quickly approaching (April 29-30) I thought it would be good to post the current draft order.

2006 NFL Draft Order:

1 Houston Texans
2 New Orleans Saints
3 Tennessee Titans
4 New York Jets
5 Green Bay Packers
6 San Francisco 49ers
7 Oakland Raiders
8 Buffalo Bills
9 Detroit Lions
10 Arizona Cardinals
11 St. Louis Rams
12 Cleveland Browns
13 Baltimore Ravens
14 Philadelphia Eagles
15 Denver Broncos (from Atlanta Falcons)
16 Miami Dolphins
17 Minnesota Vikings
18 Dallas Cowboys
19 San Diego Chargers
20 Kansas City Chiefs
21 New England Patriots
22 Denver Broncos (from Washington Redskins)
23 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
24 Cincinnati Bengals
25 New York Giants
26 Chicago Bears
27 Carolina Panthers
28 Jacksonville Jaguars
29 New York Jets (from Denver Broncos through Atlanta Falcons)
30 Indianapolis Colts
31 Seattle Seahawks
32 Pittsburgh Steelers

Our hometown Houston Texans are on the clock…

We and most of the fans in Houston hope they pick Vince Young, but it looks like they will get Reggie Bush. Either way, the Texans will be a better team next year.

Wow. I always find it cool when a lower seed makes into the final four. What’s so funny about this is that George Mason almost didn’t make it into the tournament at all.

Despite being a bubble team, they got their chance and made it to the Final Four. For more on George Mason’s vicotry over UCONN, check out this article on Fox Sports.

Well, rats! Texas is out, beaten soundly by LSU. So, that means the Final Four will be LSU, UCLA, George Mason, and University of Florida.

Well, at least George Mason won. They tried to give it away, missing a free throw and forcing another tense 5 minutes in overtime, but I think they looked good. They didn’t look like the lucked into winning.

This is a very nice tribute written about Paul Dana. Our sympathies to his family.

My husband and I are disappointed that Texas is out, but we still have a team to root for— George Mason. They were ranked 11 in their bracket coming into this and should have gone home in the first or second round, but now they’re playing for a trip to the Final Four. If they make it, they will become only the second double digit team to make it to the Final Four (The 1986 LSU team, also ranked 11th, also made it). Come on,George Mason!

As you all know, Texas is the only team I care that much about, and they’re still in, after defeating West Virginia 74-71. Duke is out, defeated 62-54 by LSU.

Memphis defeated Bradley 80-64, taking out the remaining true underdog (Well, except for George Mason). Rats. They will face UCLA, after they defeated Gonzaga 73-71.

James Blake is an inspiration. He’s been through a lot, and he’s come back to be a serious contender in tennis.

But being an inspiration isn’t enough to beat Roger Federer. An article published earlier this week about their matchup last weekend was a really good read. It was particularly gratifying to know that Roger Federer is not only a great tennis player but a really good human being, as well.

By all accounts, Ray Meyer was as great a man as he was a basketball coach. Meyer coached DePaul for 42 years, before retiring in 1984. Coach Meyer died last Friday at the age of 92.

His son eulogized his father, saying “Seven hundred twenty-four wins, Hall of Fame, four decades, one of the best coaches that has ever coached the game of basketball, and he’ll be remembered more for the type of person he was than the coach he was,” Joey Meyer said, to applause. “I think that speaks volumes about Coach.”

Japan defeated Cuba 10-6 to become the first World Champions of baseball. Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka was named the MVP.

Well, I’m happy with the tournament, so far. Texas is still in it, and that’s the only team I really care about. Will they add to their National Championships in baseball and football? We’ll see. I think they will end up playing Duke for the regional finals.

One of the biggest surprises in the tournament, thus far, has got to be Bradley. Where did they come from? They are only the 4th 13 seed to advance to the Sweet Sixteen and the first since 1999. Will they be able to advance against Memphis this Thursday?

George Mason and Wichita State probably upset quite a few people’s bracket picks. Did you pick Wichita State to beat Tennessee? How about George Mason to beat Michigan State or North Carolina?

The funny thing is that Texas’ performance in the NCAA Tournament doesn’t even merit a mention on the university home page. Compare that to the spreads on the home page’s of the sleeper schools. They’ve obviously been keeping some web designer busy. Of course, maybe that’s because UT has their own domain dedicated to sports.

I like the energy that underrated schools bring to the tournament. For so many of the powerhouse schools, you can’t help but want to root against them. It’s a foregone conclusion that they’ll walk through the first rounds. So, I guess it’s just human nature to be somewhat pleased when they don’t. Of course, there are some curmudgeons who say there’s no such thing as a shocking upset anymore. Aww, come on. If the finals end up being Bradley versus George Mason, I don’t think I’m the only one who will be shocked.