An advice column for people who live with people who live for sports
What happened on Wednesday, March 18, 2015?
Field set for March Madness: The last two play-in games (or first round games as the NCAA insists we call them) were last night, so this morning the field of 64 teams is locked and loaded for today’s action. Dayton beat Boise State 56-55 in a game that was controversial for a potentially missed call by a ref at the end of the game and because the game was played in Dayton, Ohio. Robert Morris beat North Florida 81-77 for the right to play against Duke on Friday. Line: Let the tournament begin!
Field set for Champions League final eight: Over in Europe, their slower version of the NCAA tournament, soccer’s Champions League is happening. Yesterday’s games were the last in their round of sixteen. Barcelona advanced over Manchester City and Juventus beat Dortmund to advance as well. The final eight include three Spanish teams, two French teams, and one team from Germany, Italy, and Portugal. No English teams. Line: I thought the British Premier League was supposed to be the best soccer league in the world? Why can’t any of their teams make it deep in the Champions League?
Doubts about the reality of Atlanta continue: Oh sure, the city exists, we’re talking about the quality of their basketball team, the Atlanta Hawks. They’ve been leading the Eastern Conference all season but every time they get into a game with another top three team, they seem to lose. That’s what happened last night agains the Golden State Warriors beat them 114-95. Line: I still don’t trust Atlanta to win in the playoffs because of games like this.
