Tonight was a night that many a bracket went busto. I’m really happy for Villanova, they’ve been a legit sleeper all year long and I’ve got two friends that went there, Mr. Megan and Craz-arian, so good for them. Elite 8 is no joke and they beat up on Duke pretty good. With a miracle I might be watching them in person Saturday. I aint counting on it, but i’m hopeful for a miracle. If anyone has any tickets they don’t want, you know where to reach me (sports@capenews.net). Me and a certain 7-year old would certainly be happy to take them off your hands.

As for my chances of winning the office pool, well that went to nil. I loved Memphis all year long and thought that they were the best team in the tournament, but Mizzou took a page out of Dwayne Johnson’s book and laid the smacketh down. Even the money I could be saving by using Geico couldn’t make me feel good about that right now.

But, hey, it’s tourney time and you’ve gotta love tourney time, even when your bracket goes busto.

Sorry for the lack of posts of late. I’ve been made the Mashpee guy, along with my Falmouth duties, and the workload is a bit more than usual. I’m getting to it all, but the posts for the spring may be a little more spaced out as I’m going to be a bit busy going back and forth and to and fro.

By the way, if you want to win a basketball championship at any level, your team has to hit free throws. It’s a must. Just ask Memphis. Two years in a row their inability to hit freebies has cost them dearly. They’re not called “free” for nothing. They’re not contested, unless you count the fans with the balloons behind the basket.