Everywhere you look these days, it’s NCAA hoops. You cannot help but to catch some of the MAC Tournament action, given that it’s in our back yard. It’s looking like a Kent State University versus Akron University finals, which is more than sure to draw a solid crowd today. Neither team had a cakewalk to get where they are at this point. KSU needed a buzzer-beater by MAC standout Al Fisher, and a few Akron ballers have some bumps and bruises to deal with as well. Personally, I’m a bit glad I’m not downtown today as parking would be a disaster for us working folk. However, you can’t deny the atmosphere is going to be amazing. Flannery’s Pub will likely be able to pay their rent for the month of March on today alone…
The sad truth to all of this is that us Clevelander’s will have to be pulling for the winner of this tournament game, possibly along with Xavier, as the “Ohio” plays given last night’s Ohio State loss to Michigan State. It’s going to take quite a bit of luck and/or reputation for the Buckeyes to get in to the Big Dance this year – unless the committee opts for five Big Ten teams, yet again. Losing to Minnesota, Michigan and Iowa are going to hurt. Big time. Wisconsin, Purdue, Indiana and Michigan State are pretty much locks to get in. Matta and Company could definitely be on the outside looking in come tomorrow night.
I apologize in advance, as I’ve been really pressed for time this week. A lot going on in the ever-pressing “real” life, which I’m sure we can all attest to from time to time. That is unless you’re DeShawn Stevenson, who apparently has entirely 
With hard work comes reward. And it should go without saying that the Browns GM Phil Savage has put in many of hours to get this Cleveland football franchise back on the map. Through solid drafting, free agency acquisitions and (most recently) key trades, Savage has been one of the most aggressive General Managers in the league, and thankfully, we may be seeing a 
Perhaps Danny Ferry knew what he was doing when he added a slew of depth to the Cavaliers frontcourt? Though Cleveland beat Portland last night, 
While I’m not a Bill Livingston fan, I occasionally envy him only in the fact that he gets to write about things the second he comes up with them. Most of us bloggers that have other things in life to deal with from time to time come up with ideas to write about, but have to put them on the back-burner from time to time as that pesky prioritizing steps in.
Man. Talk about 
Scott had meetings all day, so you’re stuck with Rick for this edition of the Morning Minute. (Seriously, doesn’t his boss know there is work to be done here too?)
What does it say when Cleveland 
A great win for the Cavaliers last night, although there were a few points near the end where the game was far from over. A terrific 
I don’t do this often, but I thought that with being Leap Year and all, a plug for an area musician wouldn’t hurt.
A few days ago, I said that last night’s Cavaliers contest with the Boston Celtics would be very telling. And 
