Conquering the World (Wide Web) - 3/29/2009

March Madness is in full swing. The NBA regular season is winding down, headed for the playoffs. Baseball is also ready to get underway. While you watch the lack of underdogs in the Dance, notice the lack of parity in the NBA this year, and warm up to a long summer of scandal-ridden baseball here are some great links from around the web to keep you satisfied.


Alyssa Milano, Author and Scholar:
Friend of the Cartel, Alyssa Milano, has decided to take her love of the game of baseball and her love of its stars and turn it into a book. [Moon Dog Sports]

Brilliant Speech, But To No Avail
What if the coach from Hoosiers had spoken to the Boilermakers prior to Thursday's game against Connecticut? [Boiled Sports]

Bulls Finally Get Sidekick for Rose
John Salmons hasn't been in Chicago long after being traded from the Kings, but he has made the most of it so far and is putting up some solid numbers. [Pippen Ain't Easy]

Durant is a Beast, Says He Likes Oklahoma
Superstud Kevin Durant is pleased with the direction that the OKC franchise is taking. He sees a bright future, and as long as he wears one of those atrocious OKC unis, the Thunder could be dangerous.[The Boston Globe]

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Conquering the World (Wide Web) - 10/1/2008

Baseball:

Playoffs begin today! Wednesday's games include Boston@Anaheim, Dodgers@Cubs, and Milwaukee@Philadelphia [MLB]

Looks like Charlie Hustle might have been right to always slide head-first. [LiveScience]

Padres say that stud pitcher Jake Peavy could be wearing a new uniform next year, if the price is right. [San Diego Union-Tribune]


Basketball:

It should have probably been expected, given their horrible name, but OKC's unis are awful. [Ball Don't Lie]

A look at the beginning of the Michael Curry era in MoTown, probably the least heralded of all the coaching changes that occurred off-season. [True Blue Pistons]

Dr. J-Water is making me doubt that he actually holds an advanced degree. The reason? He thinks the Nuggets are legit. Maybe one of his fellow Hoop Doctors is a shrink and can hook him up with some meds. If you boys and girls are lucky our own sage, Billynho, might just weigh in on the Nuggets himself. [Hoop Doctors]

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