There were protests as the Olympic torch was passed to China on Sunday by Greek officials. Inside the ceremony was beautiful despite the grim action that China has taken recently against Tibet.
Just when you thought the Duke loss was going to be the biggest upset of the tournament Davidson comes back from a 17-point halftime deficit to upset Georgetown. MSNBC reports that Davidson had not won a NCAA tournament game in 39 years before Friday's win against Gonzaga. Now they have won two straight.
Curry scored 25 of his 30 points in the second half and little Davidson rallied from a 17-point second-half deficit to stun No. 2 seed Georgetown 74-70 on Sunday, sending the Wildcats to an improbable spot in the round of 16.
Davidson (28-6), which hadn't won an NCAA tournament game in 39 years before Friday, will face No. 3 seed Wisconsin in the Midwest Regional in Detroit.
"I'm numb right now," coach Bob McKillop said.
So is Georgetown (28-6), which was shooting 71 percent from the field early in the second half, had forced Curry to miss 10 of his first 12 shots and was in total command in its quest to make the Final Four for the second straight year.
But despite 14 points from Jessie Sapp, 12 from Jonathan Wallace and 63 percent shooting, Georgetown was undone by 20 turnovers - and Curry's brilliance.
Stephen Curry has been the player to watch in this year's Tournament. He scored 40 points against Gonzaga and 30 points against Georgetown. Patrick Ewing was probably wishing he could run of the stands and block Curry who has been on fire. Will Wisconsin be able to stop Curry? What is clear is that no one is going to care what the score is at the half because Davidson has come back from behind in both games. Here's some links about the game.
NBC Sports reports that No. 1 seeded UCLA just barely escaped from being upset by Texas A&M. The Bruins won 53-49.
There's no quit in the UCLA Bruins. Good thing, since they keep finding trouble and inventing ways to escape.
Darren Collison scored the go-ahead basket on a one-handed layin with 9½ seconds remaining, Josh Shipp blocked Donald Sloan's final drive and the West Region's No. 1 seed held on for a 53-49 victory over Texas A&M in the second round of the NCAA tournament Saturday night.
"Once the time clock goes zero, zero, we'll stop playing," Collison said. "We've been through that all season. We knew what we had to do; we knew who was going to win, and all the coaches said we just had to do the right things to win the game."
The Bruins (33-3) won their 12th in a row and will face Western Kentucky or San Diego next week in Phoenix. Their 33rd win is a record at the tradition-laden school that has 11 national championship banners, and their 96th NCAA tourney victory trails only Kentucky's 100.
Washington State, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Stanford, UCLA, Xavier and West Virginia have all advanced to the Sweet 16 so far. Xavier made it after a stunning victory over Duke. Up-to-date brackets can be found here on Yahoo Sports. MSNBC also has an useful interactive Final Four chart that lets you zoom in and out on each of the brackets.
Anderson Cooper failed to block soccer star David Beckham's attempts at goal during an action filled interview. Anderson Cooper says, "trying to stop his shots is as bruising on the ego as it is on the body." At least the Coop tried to dive and block one of Beckham's kicks. A for Effort.
You can watch the CBS College Sports crew's Final Four picks in the clip below. Their Final Four site can be found here. All four thought UCLA will make it except one vote for Duke. Memphis and Kansas each had two votes. If you are filling out brackets this year Fox Sports offers ten tips.
60-year-old actor and comedian Billy Crystal got to live a life long dream. He was the lead-off batter in an exhibition game for the New York Yankees playing against the Pirates. Crystal managed to foul one off but ended up going down swinging. He did better in batting practice before the game as you can see in this clip.
Powerizers or Powerbockers are able to run and jump with super human speed and strength because they are wearing special stilts that have powerful springs built into them. These tall jumper shoes are called Powerizers or Powerbocks. Another retailer calls them jumping stilts. Treehugger calls them pogo-stilts. Wikipedia's entry is called Powerbocking.
Whatever you call it - it looks like you can get some very high five to seven foot jumps wearing this these spring-loaded stilts. That kind of height can be difficult to control. What some of the people are doing in the videos below looks very dangerous. If you miss one of those jumps over a fence or a car you could be seriously hurt. Here's a couple videos. You can find more links and resources here, here and here.
U.S. track star Marion Jones began her six-month sentence in federal prison Friday. Jones was sentenced to in jail for perjury. She lied about her steroid use at the Sydney Games. Jones was also stripped of her five medals she won at the games.
Marisa Miller on Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover
Supermodel Marisa Miller graced the cover of the 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She's wearing strategically placed turquoise beads in the cover photo above. SI claims that the annual special issue will be read by a worldwide audience of 69 million people. The Swimsuit Issue also features Danica Patrick, four athlete wives and 12 NFL cheerleaders. Will Ferrell and Heidi Klum also appear in ridiculous Semi Pro photo shoot. SI also launched its SI Swimsuit website at www.si.com/swimsuit which features videos, model diaries and 1,500 photos.
Just when you thought the Duke loss was going to be the biggest upset of the tournament Davidson comes back from a 17-point halftime deficit to upset Georgetown. MSNBC 
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Powerizers or Powerbockers are able to run and jump with super human speed and strength because they are wearing special stilts that have powerful springs built into them. These tall jumper shoes are called 
