by Digger

March Madness has begun!

College Basketball's ultimate Tournament attracts fans nationwide. College fans, hoops fans, gamblers, fantasy sports sites, bracket busters... from pro scouts to novice office cooler talk..all eyes are on this years games.

North Carolina Tar Heels finished the regular season as the top ranked team. As most of us know, there are no guarantees once playoffs begin. A few top teams barely hung onto victory while upsets made headlines. Today is only day 1... more is to come.

In the West, #12 Western Kentucky U knocked off #5 Clemson in a wild game 101-99. #2 Duke barely survived Belmont 71-70. Connecticut (4) was sent home early to study by a gutsy San Diego (15) squad, 70-69.

In the East: Villanova (12) rolled over Clemson (5) 75-69.

Midwest: Sienna (13) shocked Vanderbilt (4) 83-62.

Fans picking various tournament brackets are already knee deep in trouble. Many gamblers need new shirts. This is only the beginning of what is yet to come. Can amateur pickers survive another day like this? Las Vegas bookmakers must have cleaned up.

Late Wednesday night I received a phone call from my beautiful friend Marie asking me for assistance with her office pool pick selections. These stunners blew out her bracket... and mine. Kansas State was my only semi-upset pick which advanced while most teamss listed above will be watching from their dorms.

Odds are I won't be hearing from her anytime soon! Will she add her name to my growing list of no-talkie ladies? Time will tell.

Stay tuned... we'll see if All World All Sports predicted finalists (UCLA over NC) survive.