Louisville Wins NCAA National Championship

Thank you to all of you who took part in our second annual NCAA bracket contest, and congrats to the winner!

The Louisville Cardinals men’s basketball team on Monday night won the school’s third NCAA national title and its first since 1986. The Cardinals beat the Michigan Wolverines 82-76. Coach Rick Pitino capped off a big week as he is becoming the first college basketball coach to win a national title at two different schools (Pitino won at state rival Kentucky in 1996). The big week for Coach Pitino included being named to the Basketball Hall of Fame recently, having a horse he owns win a big race ahead of the Kentucky Derby, and Pitino’s son, Richard, was just named the University of Minnesota’s new head basketball coach.

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2013 Major League Baseball Preview: National League

Spring is here – which means America’s favorite pastime is back for another season. The 2013 baseball season started last night but is followed up today by almost a full slate of baseball.

The 2012 season ended with the two teams that I predicted before the season playing each other in the World Series. The San Fransisco Giants defeated the Detroit Tigers in the Series to claim their second World Series title in the past three seasons.

Here is my preview and predictions for the National League in 2013 including the World Series. Click HERE for our previous story previewing the American League.

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2013 Major League Baseball Preview: American League

Spring is here – which means America’s favorite pastime is back for another season. The 2013 baseball season begins Sunday, March 31st with the Texas Rangers taking on the Houston Astros at 8 p.m. EST on ESPN. That is followed up by almost a full slate of baseball on Monday.

The 2012 season ended with the two teams that I predicted before the season playing each other in the World Series. The San Fransisco Giants defeated the Detroit Tigers in the Series to claim their second World Series title in the past three seasons.

Here is my preview and predictions for the American League in 2013. Check back on Monday for our National League preview and predictions.

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2013 NCAA Tournament Teams Fact Sheet

In addition to our NCAA Tournament Bracket Guide, here is a companion article which is a full list of all the teams in the tournament and an interesting fact or two about each program.

It is also not too late to sign up for the free 99Problems bracket contest. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP! and enter to win a cool bag of swag. The deadline to sign up and fill out your bracket is 12 p.m. EST on Thursday, March 21.

Hit the jump for the official fact sheet

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[CONTEST] 2nd Annual NCAA Basketball Tournament + Bracket Guide

It’s that time of the year again. The NCAA men’s college basketball tournament madness, is here once again. The annual sporting event that will lead to an incredible amount of lost work productivity starts up again this week. What a crazy season of basketball it was this year – we saw a bunch of teams reach the #1 ranking in the country, then lose it. We also saw a bunch of wild upsets. Many basketball fans believe there isn’t a clear top team in college basketball which could mean bracket chaos this year.

99problems.org presents our second annual bracket challenge. It’s 100 percent free on Yahoo and the winner will receive a 99problems bag of swag! So CLICK HERE to sign up and have fun! Deadline to sign up and fill out your bracket is 12 p.m. EST on Thursday, March 21.

This year’s tournament will wrap up in Atlanta at the Georgia Dome, site of this year’s Final Four. Here is your comprehensive guide to the teams to look out for during this tournament and to also help you while filling out your bracket.

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Justin Burkhardt