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March Madness Links to Live By

1. Las Vegas odds on opening round games
2. Las Vegas odds for regional winners
3. Injury reports for all teams
   
4. Expert bracket picks from CBS sports
5. Historical win percentage by seeds in the first round
6. NCAA official site contains ratings, statistics
7. Analysis of the 5-12 and 6-11 matchups which usually have at least one upset
8. Watch the games on demand for free from CBS
9. CollegeFanz $25 million dollar bracket challenge
10. ESPN Tournament challenge
11. CBS Sports bracket challenge
12. Top 10 list of bracket challenges
13. Team Rankings has a number of different power rankings of team
    

The Final Debate

“Monday Night Football” on Election Day eve will feature the Pittsburgh Steelers playing the Washington Redskins — and Senators John McCain against Barack Obama as the half-time entertainment.
The presidential candidates will tape their interviews earlier in the day, at still-to-be-determined locations, with Chris Berman questioning them from an ESPN studio.
New York Times report HERE

Dogfighting and Kids Meals

A McDonald's in Hollywood, California is serving Happy Meal's whose box advertises six different electronic sports games, each of them named after a famous athlete. But Michael Vick is the only one of those athletes who is currently in federal prison.
The advertising was part of a cross-promotion with ESPN from 2004 -- back when Vick was just an overrated football player, instead of a dog murderer. Considering the Happy Meal is specifically targeted to young kids, you'd think Mickey D's would be more diligent about removing the name of a convicted dogfighter off the packaging.
more HERE

ESPN Pulls Adulterer Dating Ad

A racy ad ran on U.S. cable television after 11 PM. The advertiser, a matchmaking service for would-be adulterers, knew it was too racy for primetime.
A local affiliate of the sports network ESPN aired it before ESPN urged affiliates to pull the plug. A network rep said the spot was "not appropriate."
original ad HERE
modified ad HERE
interested? go HERE