[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] “In the not-too-distant past, your conference was where you lived, but with all the illogical itinerancy that’s certainly not true anymore.” –Kyle Whelliston With those words in the Season 9 Epilogue – combined with his previously-stated, now-confirmed decision that “we’re doing away with the Red Line after this season, because… Read more »
[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] My frequently-declared, rarely-adhered-to Twitter “hiatuses” have become, understandably, an object of mockery among my friends on Twitter. I have a long history of spending more time declaring “hiatuses” than actually sticking with them. #SelfControlPANIC! #TwitterAddictDOOM! 🙂 Definitionally, a “hiatus” is when I change my Twitter password to something unknown to… Read more »
[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] My latte at @pabloscoffee last night. I’m testing @Livefyre on my @tumblr, so comments are appreciated!
The field of contenders mathematically alive to win has narrowed to 4, 5 and 3, respectively, in the Living Room Times men’s NCAA, women’s NCAA, and NIT pools. In the men’s pool, we’re down to a “Final Four” of Kevin Pilz, Jimmy Smith, Joe Wright and Mike Boyd. If Syracuse wins the title, Pilz, a Newington, Connecticut resident whose brother… Read more »
[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] The @midmajority reaches the Final Four!! Again!!
With both the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournaments both heading to the Sweet 16, and the NIT down to a “Spectacular 7” with three more quarterfinals tonight to determine the Final Four, let’s review where things stand with my 18th annual NCAA & NIT Pools. In the men’s pool, Jon Caplin, a sports statistician in Chicago and Becky’s cousin, led… Read more »
[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] So, based on the questioning at oral argument, @SCOTUSblog believes the Supreme Court will likely punt on California’s Prop 8, because Justice Kennedy “thinks it is too soon to rule on #ssm.” This would mean the 9th Circuit decision striking down Prop 8 would remain in place [UPDATE: see clarification… Read more »
[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] All hail the Shockers of Wichita State, the Super-Cool Exploradoras of La Salle, and of course, the new capital of Hoops Nation, #DunkCity. Eagle know what’s up, yo. Go, Crazy Go Nuts University! Beat Florida!
Jon Caplin, a sports statistician from Chicago (and Becky’s cousin), leads both the Living Room Times Men’s NCAA and Women’s NCAA pools after Saturday’s games. Caplin had a near-perfect first day in the women’s pool, going 15-for-16, missing only #12 Kansas’s upset of #5 Colorado. Meanwhile, he surged to the top of the leaderboard in the men’s pool, buoyed by… Read more »
In a first round (no, it’s not the second round) that saw wins by two #9 seeds, a #10 seed, an #11 seed, three #12 seeds, a #13 seed, a #14 seed and a #15 seed, none of the 286 contestants — an all-time record for Living Room Times pool participation — in the 18th annual LRT pool did better… Read more »
