An MLB Collaborative TL: Piece of Cake: The Cubs win Game 6 in '03
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Round of 32 first day
March 20, 2004: The second round of the NCAA Tournament begins with a blowout, as 2 seed Kentucky steamrolls 7 seed Boston College by a score of 89-62. The day also features St. Joseph’s dominating an obviously fatigued Texas Tech squad, with Jameer Nelson taking advantage to score 34, as the Hawks move to the Sweet 16, 78-58. The same can’t be said for fellow one seed UConn, who fall victim to the first upset of the round, losing to potential future conference opponents Southern Illinois 67-61. UIC again is able to stun the world, beating Wisconsin in Overtime, 65-63, while Air Force falls at the hands of North Carolina with a 70-63 score line. Arizona narrowly survives an encounter with Utah, as Andre Iguodala driving for a clutch layup with 6.3 seconds left to win the game, 61-59. 5 seed Wake Forest would get a double-double from Chris Paul as they would beat 4 seed Pitt, 77-63. Finally, 3 seed Florida State uses an early 23-3 run to blow out Providence by an ugly score of 86-69.
Round of 32 day 2
2004 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: Round of 32
March 21, 2004: For the second time in as many days, a number 1 seed goes down, as a Dee Brown-less Illinois team falls victims to upset minded Oregon 64-56, Pacific's surprise run continues as they knock off Maryland 72-66. The same could not be said for Vermont, who got blown out by Cincinnati 69-50 and for Montana, who fell to a 36-point performance by Kirk Snyder and his Nevada team 72-58, Oklahoma State blows out Indiana on the backs of 40 from Joey Graham in a 80-62 win, Florida's run continues, upsetting #2 seed Kansas 69-64, Mississippi State rolls into the sweet 16 with a convincing win over Georgetown 78-56 and to close the second round out, number 4 seed Gonzaga beats up on Xavier 71-56 to head to their first sweet 16 since 1999.
Sweet 16 matchups
Eastern regional - East Rutherford, NJ (March 25/27)
(1) St. Joseph's vs (13) Pacific
(3) North Carolina vs (7) Florida
Southern regional - Atlanta, GA (March 26/28)
(5) Wake Forest vs (9) Southern Illinois
(2) Kentucky vs (6) Cincinnati
Western regional - Phoenix, AZ (March 25/27)
(1) Arizona vs (4) Gonzaga
(2) Mississippi State vs (14) UIC
Midwestern regional - St. Louis, MO (March 26/28)
(4) Oklahoma State vs (8) Oregon
(3) Florida State vs (7) Nevada
March 21, 2004: For the second time in as many days, a number 1 seed goes down, as a Dee Brown-less Illinois team falls victims to upset minded Oregon 64-56, Pacific's surprise run continues as they knock off Maryland 72-66. The same could not be said for Vermont, who got blown out by Cincinnati 69-50 and for Montana, who fell to a 36-point performance by Kirk Snyder and his Nevada team 72-58, Oklahoma State blows out Indiana on the backs of 40 from Joey Graham in a 80-62 win, Florida's run continues, upsetting #2 seed Kansas 69-64, Mississippi State rolls into the sweet 16 with a convincing win over Georgetown 78-56 and to close the second round out, number 4 seed Gonzaga beats up on Xavier 71-56 to head to their first sweet 16 since 1999.
Sweet 16 matchups
Eastern regional - East Rutherford, NJ (March 25/27)
(1) St. Joseph's vs (13) Pacific
(3) North Carolina vs (7) Florida
Southern regional - Atlanta, GA (March 26/28)
(5) Wake Forest vs (9) Southern Illinois
(2) Kentucky vs (6) Cincinnati
Western regional - Phoenix, AZ (March 25/27)
(1) Arizona vs (4) Gonzaga
(2) Mississippi State vs (14) UIC
Midwestern regional - St. Louis, MO (March 26/28)
(4) Oklahoma State vs (8) Oregon
(3) Florida State vs (7) Nevada
More Sterling news, Cubs make a move
March 22, 2004: More Donald Sterling drama, as two more tapes of the Clippers owner doing controversial stuff emerges. One tape shows Sterling touching a female employee without her consent during a game played last December. The woman employee is of mixed African-Asian decent and will not release her name due to safety concerns. Another tape seems to have Sterling using the N-word during a speech in the locker after a win against the defending champion Spurs in January when referring to San Antonio star Tim Duncan, even though Duncan is mixed-race. This adds even more fuel to an already burning fire as the NBA begins it's investigation into the Clipper organization.
Also March 22, 2004: The defending NL Champion Chicago Cubs make a semi-surprising move to bolster their pitching staff 12 days before the start of the 2004 season, sending Mark Bellhorn and two pitching prospects to the Oakland A's in exchange for Tim Hudson and Barry Zito. The move comes after losing Carlos Zambrano and failing to get any other pitchers on the market in free agency.
Also March 22, 2004: The defending NL Champion Chicago Cubs make a semi-surprising move to bolster their pitching staff 12 days before the start of the 2004 season, sending Mark Bellhorn and two pitching prospects to the Oakland A's in exchange for Tim Hudson and Barry Zito. The move comes after losing Carlos Zambrano and failing to get any other pitchers on the market in free agency.
Funny thing is, I was reading a book on the ‘04 Cubs, and Steve Stone apparently dissed Zito on the air about his fastball.
Force him out sooner and maybe Nutting isn't the new owner. Plus he might not buy and ruin my local newspaper.
Clippers protest
March 23, 2004: The Clippers play their first game since the Donald Sterling tapes were released. Before the game, the player discussed refusing to play the game at home against the visiting New Orleans Hornets, but in the end, the Clipper players decided to wear their jerseys without the Clippers word mark on them to protest Sterling’s actions. However, the Hornets win comfortably 101-84 with Baron Davis scoring 42 to lead the way.
Some Huge NFL deals
March 9th 2004:The Washington Redskins trade Champ Bailey to the Oakland Raiders for a 2004 2nd Round Pick and a 2005 4th round pick and veteran defensive end Trace Armstrong
March 10th 2004: The Denver Broncos announce they will hold onto running back Clinton Portis for the 2004 season
March 10th 2004: The Miami Dolphins made one of the biggest deals in free agency by signing one of the best players on the market in signing Antoine Winfield to a 6 year 40 million dollar deal
March 11th 2004: Deion Sanders announces that he will unretire for the 2004 season and try to return to play for the Atlanta Falcons.
March 13th 2004: In a massive blockbuster trade the New England Patriots trade quarterback Tom Brady to the Miami Dolphins for their 2004 and 2005 2nd round picks and All Pro safety Brock Marion
March 10th 2004: The Denver Broncos announce they will hold onto running back Clinton Portis for the 2004 season
March 10th 2004: The Miami Dolphins made one of the biggest deals in free agency by signing one of the best players on the market in signing Antoine Winfield to a 6 year 40 million dollar deal
March 11th 2004: Deion Sanders announces that he will unretire for the 2004 season and try to return to play for the Atlanta Falcons.
March 13th 2004: In a massive blockbuster trade the New England Patriots trade quarterback Tom Brady to the Miami Dolphins for their 2004 and 2005 2nd round picks and All Pro safety Brock Marion
Rip chad pennington career at least brady got his wish to be come florida man early
Seriously Washington, THAT'S all you got for him? Two mid-round picks and a washed-up defensive end who is probably gonna retire?
they got an extra round than otl https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champ_Bailey , it was the typical trade me now or i'm walking away for free in the offseason
I think there was an issue with his mistress in Washington, but I'm not 100% on that, so don't quote me.
Also, do the Raiders still get Sapp? Sapp and Champ is a huge haul. Meanwhile, Portis may end up in the HOF staying in Shanny's system.
Sweet 16 part 1
March 25, 2004: NCAA Sweet 16, Part 1
The day began with people hoping for the impossible to happen, as 13 seed Pacific took on 1 seed and undefeated St. Joseph's. This game actually started out close, with the underdog Tigers even having the lead at one point early in the second half. But as they always seem to do, St. Joe's responded with super play from their super star, as Jameer Nelson went on a tear, scoring 14 points in a row by himself as St. Joseph's marched on thanks to 48 in the second half in a 80-65 win. Another Cinderella, UIC, was hoping to continue their surprise run in March. But Mississippi State said "not here, not today" to those plans, getting off to a good start and never letting go, crushing the Fire 87-58 thanks to a double-double from Timmy Bowers as the Bulldogs led wire-to-wire. The third game of the day would be a fun one, as blue-blood North Carolina faced upstart Florida. For most of the game, the Gators seemed to be in control, with Adrian Moss and David Lee having great games with 28 and 26 points respectively. But the Tar Heels were never out of it, with Raymond Felton sending the game to overtime with a 3-pointer with 11 ticks left in regulation. In overtime, Carolina would build a solid lead that Florida could not recover from and the Tar Heels headed to the Elite 8, 74-70 was the final score. Finally, Arizona faced Gonzaga. This game would be the tale of two halves, as Arizona absolutely dominated the first half, with Andre Iguodala scoring 31 in the first half alone as Arizona lead 45-24 at the break. The second half though, Gonzaga would slowly start to come back. With just 2 minutes left, the Zags had narrowed the lead down to just 4 points thanks to 22 second half points and 9 second half boards from freshman Adam Morrison. But Arizona showed resiliency in front of a lot of Wildcat fans in Phoenix, going on a 10-4 run to end the game with a final score of 78-68.
The day began with people hoping for the impossible to happen, as 13 seed Pacific took on 1 seed and undefeated St. Joseph's. This game actually started out close, with the underdog Tigers even having the lead at one point early in the second half. But as they always seem to do, St. Joe's responded with super play from their super star, as Jameer Nelson went on a tear, scoring 14 points in a row by himself as St. Joseph's marched on thanks to 48 in the second half in a 80-65 win. Another Cinderella, UIC, was hoping to continue their surprise run in March. But Mississippi State said "not here, not today" to those plans, getting off to a good start and never letting go, crushing the Fire 87-58 thanks to a double-double from Timmy Bowers as the Bulldogs led wire-to-wire. The third game of the day would be a fun one, as blue-blood North Carolina faced upstart Florida. For most of the game, the Gators seemed to be in control, with Adrian Moss and David Lee having great games with 28 and 26 points respectively. But the Tar Heels were never out of it, with Raymond Felton sending the game to overtime with a 3-pointer with 11 ticks left in regulation. In overtime, Carolina would build a solid lead that Florida could not recover from and the Tar Heels headed to the Elite 8, 74-70 was the final score. Finally, Arizona faced Gonzaga. This game would be the tale of two halves, as Arizona absolutely dominated the first half, with Andre Iguodala scoring 31 in the first half alone as Arizona lead 45-24 at the break. The second half though, Gonzaga would slowly start to come back. With just 2 minutes left, the Zags had narrowed the lead down to just 4 points thanks to 22 second half points and 9 second half boards from freshman Adam Morrison. But Arizona showed resiliency in front of a lot of Wildcat fans in Phoenix, going on a 10-4 run to end the game with a final score of 78-68.
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You said two Florida players had 38 and 36, so how did they finish with 70 points? Jsut wanted to point that out.