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College Basketball Championship Week
By Chris Marakovitz
The term "March Madness" generally applies to the NCAA Tournament itself, but true fans know that the madness really begins during "Championship Week" leading up to Selection Sunday. It's here that champions are crowned at the various conference tournaments across the country. It's also within these mini-tournaments that teams jockey for NCAA Tournament position. Bids are won and lost. Seeds are improved or damaged. And, in true democratic fashion, those out of the running for an at-large bid get one last chance to crash the party by winning the conference tournament and the automatic NCAA Tournament bid that comes with it.
Exhibit A: Georgia 2008. In that year's SEC Tournament the Bulldogs came out of nowhere to win four in a row, including two games in one day, to snag a tournament spot after limping in at 4-12 in the conference and 13-16 overall. In other cases it's the cream that rises with elite teams asserting their dominance and locking up top seeds in the field of sixty-four. The storyline is never predictable, aside from the guarantee that conference tournaments will offer rare opportunities for basketball fans to see a wide variety of teams and players gathered in one place for an intensive three or four day tournament.
This year's Championship Week will unfold the week of March 7-14 in choice cities across America:
New York (Big East);
Nashville (SEC);
Greensboro, N.C. (ACC);
Indianapolis (Big 10);
Kansas City (Big 12);
Los Angeles (Pac 10).
And these are just the big boys. Plenty of action for the mid-majors and smaller conferences as well.
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This is a big week for baseball fans everywhere. Well, maybe not a big week, but certainly a notable one. It's the week that we hear the magical phrase "pitchers and catchers report," which is to say it's the opening of Major League Baseball spring training in Arizona and Florida. Spring training has plenty of timeworn connotations: new beginnings; clean slates; the useful reminder that winter, in fact, will not last forever and that spring is coming, even if you can't feel it just yet. For those who really love baseball, and who aren't inclined to sit back passively and wait out old man winter, spring training offers an ideal excuse to speed up the process by fleeing west or south to spend some time with their favorite team.
Whether it's the Cactus League in Arizona or the Grapefruit League in Florida, spring training baseball offers a fun and relaxing diversion from cold and stress, a great family excursion, a look at how the team?s shaping up for this year, and maybe even a chance to interact with the players or at least get much closer than you will once the teams head north in April. Pitchers and catchers report February 17-21. Position players are due February 20-25 with Grapefruit League play beginning March 2 and Cactus League play opening the following day. Both spring leagues continue right up until the Red Sox and Yankees kick off the regular season in Fenway on April 4. Let CambridgeCityGuides.com travel and sports editors be your guide to the leisurely charm of spring training as the teams gear up for another great year of Major League Baseball.
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10. The Matchup. For the first time since 1994 the two top seeds have advanced to the Super Bowl. Cinderella stories are all well and good, but there is something to be said for the Colts and Saints, the Leagues two best teams from day one, going at it in the grand finale. This is Celtics-Lakers, Red Sox-Yankees, Ali-Frazier. It is one for the ages. A future ESPN Classic classic. If ever there was a time to make the Super Bowl trek, this is it.
9. Manning vs. Brees. 2009 was the year of the quarterback, with ten of twelve playoff QBs being current or past Pro Bowlers. As such, it is only fitting that the two best signal callers, at least this season, will square off in Miami. Peyton Manning and Drew Brees may wind up together in Canton, Ohio one day, but on February 7th they will be on opposite sides of one of the most anticipated Super Bowl matchups in recent history. Brees and Manning were 1-2 in the league in touchdown passes (Brees 34, Manning 33) and completion percentage (Brees set a single season record with 70.6%, Manning no slouch at 68.8%). And, while Brees had the higher passer rating, anyone who saw Manning carve up a tough Jets defense knows that this is a great player at the top of his game. With Vegas already posting the highest over/under total in Super Bowl history, indications are this could turn into a classic shootout with the best QBs in the game going toe-to-toe.
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7. The Coaches. The personality of the coach often sets the tone for the team. Indy’s Jim Caldwell is as stoic as they come, but the Colts have adopted his air of tight discipline and mental toughness. Saints skipper Sean Payton is an offensive genius, prowling the sidelines and barking out instructions while referencing his color-coded list of plays and formations as if it just may hold the key to the universe. So far for the Saints it pretty much has. It will be interesting to see whether Caldwell’s speedy defense can slow down Payton's complex and dynamic attack. Conversely, one wonders whether the opportunistic Saints defense will be able to induce some mistakes from a Colts offense predicated on timing and precision.
6. The Parties. You like to party? You cannot do much better than Super Bowl week in Miami. All due respect to your cousin Bob or the guys next door or whoever is throwing the Super Bowl party in your neighborhood, but on-location Super Bowl parties are strictly of the world class variety. There is the Maxim party, ESPN, the NFL Alumni party (Buy NFL Alumni Super Bowl Party Tickets), and Leather and Laces, home of something called National Hottie Search 2010 that purports to identify the hottest woman in America. Sign me up. For the party, I mean. Not the contest.
5. The Fans Considering that this is the first ever Super Bowl appearance for the Saints, and that Miami is drivable distance from New Orleans, we can surmise that South Beach will be saturated with black and gold come game weekend. And that is a good thing. Is there really another NFL fan base that you would rather embark on a 72-hour party binge with? And let’s not sell the Colts fans short either. This will be a classic American bar mix: the Bayou meets South Beach with a twist of Midwest conservatism, a Hurricane Mojito with beer chaser. Feel free to knock back a few and make some new friends. You may never see them again but, hey, you will always have Miami. Seize the day.
4. Star Power. Rumor has it Reggie Bush has promised Kim Kardashian he will propose if the Saints win. The Leather and Laces party, hosted by Kim, may be your last chance to see her out as a single woman. Okay, no big deal. But if star sightings are your thing, Super Bowl week is a veritable nirvana. They will be there from all walks of celebrity life: jocks, rappers, movie stars, rock stars, reality TV, the cooking channel. Whether it is Taylor Lautner that sends a tingle up your leg or Paris Hilton, your chances for a close encounter won’t get any better than next week in Miami.
3. Halftime Show: The Who. Where else can you get a concert from one of the great bands in history wrapped inside the biggest football game in the world? It is all included in the price of Super Bowl admission. If the Colts and Saints have not got you sufficiently pumped, perhaps a little Baba O Reilly or Wont Get Fooled Again might do the trick. With millions watching, expect Townshend and Daltrey to rekindle the old magic and put on a great show.
2. Miami: Sexy Town. Did we mention that the Super Bowl is in Miami this year? Latin spice, Art Deco, Fashion moguls, super models. It is a sexy town, Miami. And you are a sexy person. OK, maybe not. But you like hanging out with sexy people. Here's your chance.
1. Two Words: Bucket List. Sky diving? Running with the bulls? Overrated in my book. The idea is to do fun things before you kick the bucket, not create new opportunities for kicking the bucket. The Super Bowl is much safer. Salsa lessons? Too much potential for public humiliation. Once again, the Super Bowl is safer. If you have never done it, this is your time. If you have done it before, we do not have to sell you on it. This years edition has it all: great teams, a pair of hall of fame quarterbacks, tropical weather, the parties, the fans? There is only one thing missing: YOU.
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