Yesterday I experienced for the first time in awhile what I call a loss hangover. It feels similar to one you have after drinking too much, but tends to hurt a little bit more & linger a little too long.

Maybe it wouldn't have been so bad had the Tigers played better in their 50-45 loss to UCLA in the Elite Eight Saturday night... I just simply dont know. I have asked myself would losing 79-78 feel any better? Probably not.

My loss hangover lasted deep into the after. So long as a matter of fact, a friend had to call & tell me of the upsets taking place in the final two regional finals.

One thing is for sure: Memphis ain't the only one seed to fail to reach the tournament semifinals... none of them made it. It's why they call it March Madness.

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Missouri officially announced Mike Anderson as head coach yesterday. On the same day, the powers-that-be with Mizzou took no action on athletic director Mike Alden, after his firing was rumored late Saturday after it was leaked Anderson was his man.

At least Anderson was man enough to tell the players personally that he was leaving, instead of them finding out via ESPN or the AD. Meanwhile, some players are reconsidering their future with the Blazers, which happens at every school every time a coach leaves or is fired.

Blazers fans are spoiled by Anderson's adaption of his former boss Nolan Richardson's 40-minutes of hell style they play. Depending on who is hired, they may have a harder time with the change than the players themselves.

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While Memphis has been distracted by it's college team (and rightfully so), the Grizzlies have pieced together a seven-game win streak, their longest of the season.

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When a drivers dies on the track just hours before the start of a race, should that race go on? Officials believe yes, & that's what happened yesterday after 30-year old Paul Dana was killed in a crash during a practice session for the IRL season opener at Homestead. Some five hours later the green flag dropped on the race, despite pleas from some drivers to postpone the event.

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