March Madness Trivia Bonus - Tiger’s Perfection - MLB Wins
Big Ten Showdown
March Madness is in the air and the Big Ten Tournament will be in full swing when the No. 19 Michigan State Spartans (12-6 Big Ten) clash with arch-rival Ohio State Buckeyes (10-8) at the Conseco Fieldhouse on Friday afternoon (2:30 pm ET, ESPN). The quarterfinal tilt is a rematch of the Buckeyes’ 63-54 victory last Sunday in Columbus. Ohio State is looking for a NCAA Tournament berth.
Tiger top pick at Arnie’s tourney
The Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard goes this weekend at the Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Florida. The event is worth $25,000 FedExCup Points and, more importantly, a cool $5.8 million in total prize money, with just over $1 million of that going to the winner. Speaking of winners, Tiger Woods is a +115 favorite.
Carl the fave for Food City 500
The next Sprint Cup Series NASCAR race, the Food City 500, gets all fired up Sunday (2 pm ET, FOX) at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Carl Edwards, fresh off his reprimand from racing officials for driving sans oil cap at his win two weeks ago in Las Vegas, is a +600 favorite.
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1. In the 2007 March Madness Tournament, which one of these teams was beaten by a lower seed in the first round?
a) Kentucky
b) Tennessee
c) Duke
d) Michigan State
2. In the 2007 Sweet Sixteen, only one state had multiple representatives. Which state had three schools make the final sixteen?
a) California
b) Florida
c) North Carolina
d) Tennessee
3. In the In the 2007 March Madness Tournament, of all 65 tournament teams only one of them was a first-timer to the tournament. Which school was it?
a) Wright State
b) Florida A&M
c) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
d) North Texas
Impossible to Ignore
Every year, right about now, the sports world’s focus is usually divided on hockey’s and basketball’s marches to the post-season, baseball spring training getting into full swing and of course, March Madness.
In 2008 however, things are a little different. There is an ongoing story in sports that, if it continues, will overshadow all the usual suspects - and I’m not talking about the possibility of Roger Clemens being exposed as the Keyser S?ze of steroids.
It’s about a sport that usually doesn’t matter for another month - and that, is golf. Or rather Tiger Woods, whose dominance of golf is so absolute there is serious talk about a perfect season.
Forget about the heretofore thought to be untouchable record set by Byron Nelson when he won 11 straight PGA tour events. They’re talking about Tiger going oh-fer in losses for all of 2008.
Now, let’s pause a sec to get our heads around that.
The thought of an undefeated season in most sports is simply ludicrous. It happens in college sports now and then. In pro football, as they experienced this past season, far less so, but in major league sports like baseball, hockey, basketball, racing - well, never…
…and probably the least likely candidate for perfection would have to be golf.
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Regular Season Wins, always one of the most popular MLB Prop bets heading into the baseball season, is now available at betED.
Until opening day on March 31, baseball betting fans can make over/under wagers on how many wins Major League Baseball teams will accumulate over the 2008 regular season.
The defending World Series champion Boston Red Sox are tied with the Detroit Tigers for highest total at betED.com, both with 94 1/2. Boston is Over -115, Under -115, while Detroit is Over -110, Under -120.
Last season, the Red Sox finished tied with the Cleveland Indians for most wins in MLB with 96. This season, Cleveland’s over/under win total is 90 1/2 (Over -120, Under -110).
The New York Yankees are at 93 1/2, with the Over -120 and Under -110. In 2007, the Yankees finished just behind the Red Sox in the American League East division with 94 victories.
