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		<title>A touch of March Madness in December</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:09:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy Parker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetHands down, the absolute best sports moment of the weekend:

(video h/t to Awful Announcing; the audio is the Indiana radio crew led by Bob Fischer) 
This is why I&#8217;ve always thought that if I ever live abroad, I&#8217;d miss college basketball the most. (Then there is the the ugly brawl at the end of Saturday&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tw_button" style=""><a href="http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wendyparker.org%2F2011%2F12%2Fa-touch-of-march-madness-in-december%2F&amp;text=A%20touch%20of%20March%20Madness%20in%20December&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal&amp;counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wendyparker.org%2F2011%2F12%2Fa-touch-of-march-madness-in-december%2F" class="twitter-share-button"  style="width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('http://www.wendyparker.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-tweet-button/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;" onclick="urchinTracker('/outgoing/twitter.com/share?url=http_3A_2F_2Fwww.wendyparker.org_2F2011_2F12_2Fa-touch-of-march-madness-in-december_2F_amp_text=A_20touch_20of_20March_20Madness_20in_20December_amp_related=_amp_lang=en_amp_count=horizontal_amp_counturl=http_3A_2F_2Fwww.wendyparker.org_2F2011_2F12_2Fa-touch-of-march-madness-in-december_2F&amp;referer=');">Tweet</a></div><p>Hands down, the absolute best sports moment of the weekend:</p>
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<p>(video h/t to <strong><a href="http://awfulannouncing.com/" target="_blank" onclick="urchinTracker('/outgoing/awfulannouncing.com/?referer=');">Awful Announcing</strong></a>; the audio is the Indiana radio crew led by Bob Fischer) </p>
<p>This is why I&#8217;ve always thought that if I ever live abroad, I&#8217;d miss college basketball the most. (Then there is the <strong><a href="http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2011-12-10/brawl-fallout-xavier-cincinnati-players-face-suspensions" target="_blank" onclick="urchinTracker('/outgoing/aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2011-12-10/brawl-fallout-xavier-cincinnati-players-face-suspensions?referer=');">the ugly brawl</a></strong> at the end of Saturday&#8217;s Xavier-Cincinnati game.)</p>
<p>With all the miserable headlines about child sex abuse scandals, outrageous free agent contracts, a dubious nixing of a major NBA trade and everything else that&#8217;s been plaguing the world of sports lately, this is a joyful reminder of what drew us to this craziness in the first place.</p>
<p>Great reads from Bloomington by <a href="http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7340166/catharsis-tom-crean-indiana-hoosiers-beating-kentucky-college-basketball" target="_blank" onclick="urchinTracker('/outgoing/espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7340166/catharsis-tom-crean-indiana-hoosiers-beating-kentucky-college-basketball?referer=');"><strong>Dana O&#8217;Neil</strong></a>, <strong><a href="http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=pf-forde_indiana_breakthrough_sinks_kentucky_121011" target="_blank" onclick="urchinTracker('/outgoing/rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=pf-forde_indiana_breakthrough_sinks_kentucky_121011&amp;referer=');">Pat Forde</a>, <a href="http://www.indystar.com/article/20111211/SPORTS15/112110361/Bob-Kravitz-IU-brought-magic-back-Assembly-Hall?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|IndyStar.com" target="_blank" onclick="urchinTracker('/outgoing/www.indystar.com/article/20111211/SPORTS15/112110361/Bob-Kravitz-IU-brought-magic-back-Assembly-Hall?odyssey=tab_topnews_text_IndyStar.com&amp;referer=');">Bob Kravitz</a> </strong>and <strong><a href="http://www.kentucky.com/2011/12/11/1990602/john-clay-disappearance-of-kentuckys.html" target="_blank" onclick="urchinTracker('/outgoing/www.kentucky.com/2011/12/11/1990602/john-clay-disappearance-of-kentuckys.html?referer=');">John Clay</a></strong>.</p>
<p>As for the best ongoing sports story right now, at least in North America, the <strong><a href="http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_19527521" target="_blank" onclick="urchinTracker('/outgoing/www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_19527521?referer=');">Tim Tebow</strong></a> phenomenon is getting more unbelievable every week. </p>
<p>Surely this has got to come to an end, right?</p>
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