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    <title>Everything is better in a bracket</title>
    <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:46:55 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>http://www.sportspickle.com/article:747/everything-is-better-in-a-bracket</link>
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        Brackets are most often associated with the NCAA Tournament. And everyone loves filling them out and making their picks. 

Unfortunately, brackets are underutilized in other aspects of life. They can be used to make decisions and way the pros and cons of just about anything. 

Here are a few examples.

You take it from there.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sportspickle.com/article:747/everything-is-better-in-a-bracket&quot;&gt;Read Full story &amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    ]]></description>
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    <title>Report: Tutor Took Press Conference Questions for John Wall</title>
    <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:26:42 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>http://www.sportspickle.com/article:746/report-tutor-took-press-conference-questions-for-john-wall</link>
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        NCAA officials are investigating allegations that a University of Kentucky tutor answered reporters’ questions in place of freshman basketball star John Wall at a press conference yesterday.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sportspickle.com/article:746/report-tutor-took-press-conference-questions-for-john-wall&quot;&gt;Read Full story &amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    ]]></description>
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    <title>Product Review: Tim Tebow 2.0</title>
    <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:43:03 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>http://www.sportspickle.com/article:745/product-review-tim-tebow-20</link>
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        Tim Tebow's new throwing motion was unveiled to NFL scouts at Florida's pro day. But while the revamped motion got generally positive reviews, it also had several bugs, including a tendency to freeze up when the quarterback rolls to his left.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sportspickle.com/article:745/product-review-tim-tebow-20&quot;&gt;Read Full story &amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    ]]></description>
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    <title>Texas Rangers understand now why every sign includes nose rubbing</title>
    <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:11:28 -0400</pubDate>
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        In the wake of the news that manager Ron Washington tested positive for cocaine last season, many members of the Texas Rangers say they now understand why every sign the team has includes nervous...&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sportspickle.com/might-have-heard:209/texas-rangers-understand-now-why-every-sign-includes-nose-rubbing&quot;&gt;Hear More &amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    ]]></description>
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    <title>NCAA Tournament Drinking Game</title>
    <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:53:03 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>http://www.sportspickle.com/article:744/ncaa-tournament-drinking-game</link>
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        The 2010 NCAA Tournament begins the day after St. Patrick's Day. 

May as well just keep drinking, no? Here you go ...&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sportspickle.com/article:744/ncaa-tournament-drinking-game&quot;&gt;Read Full story &amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    ]]></description>
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    <title>Republicans rip President Obama's Final Four picks</title>
    <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:12:28 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>http://www.sportspickle.com/might-have-heard:208/republicans-rip-president-obamas-final-four-picks</link>
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        President Obama completed his NCAA Tournament bracket yesterday and reportedly slated Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky and Villanova for the Final Four. Republicans immediately denounced his picks. &quot;...&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sportspickle.com/might-have-heard:208/republicans-rip-president-obamas-final-four-picks&quot;&gt;Hear More &amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    ]]></description>
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    <title>Kansas worried about first round opponent Cinderella State</title>
    <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:46:51 -0400</pubDate>
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        Although the Kansas Jayhawks are the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament and 32-point favorites in their opening round game, head coach Bill Self says he is not taking Cinderella State likely.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sportspickle.com/article:743/kansas-worried-about-first-round-opponent-cinderella-state&quot;&gt;Read Full story &amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    ]]></description>
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    <title>Andre Agassi Tells Crowd that Steffi Graf is Stingy with the BJs Lately</title>
    <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:36:15 -0400</pubDate>
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        While playing at a charity tennis event in Florida today, Andre Agassi turned some good-natured, back-and-forth ribbing between fellow players awkward and a bit nasty when he informed the crowd that Steffi Graf -- his doubles opponent and wife -- doesn't do oral nearly as much as she did before they had kids.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sportspickle.com/article:742/andre-agassi-tells-crowd-that-steffi-graf-is-stingy-with-the-bjs-lately&quot;&gt;Read Full story &amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    ]]></description>
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    <title>14 Drinks Named After Athletes and How to Make Them</title>
    <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:39:30 -0400</pubDate>
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        Half unsweetened iced tea, half lemonade. It's a drink called an &amp;quot;Arnold Palmer&amp;quot; -- named for the golfer whose love of the concoction made it popular.

But are any other drinks named for athletes? Yes. Many, in fact. And unlike an Arnold Palmer, they're all alcoholic drinks. 

Consider trying all 14 this St. Patrick's Day!&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sportspickle.com/article:741/14-drinks-named-after-athletes-and-how-to-make-them&quot;&gt;Read Full story &amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    ]]></description>
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    <title>Chicago White Sox: 2010 Preview</title>
    <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:42:47 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>http://www.sportspickle.com/article:740/chicago-white-sox-2010-preview</link>
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        SportsPickle is previewing each MLB team in the lead up to Opening Day 2010. Today: Chicago White Sox (2009: 79-83, 3rd in AL Central)&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sportspickle.com/article:740/chicago-white-sox-2010-preview&quot;&gt;Read Full story &amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    ]]></description>
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    <title>Washington Generals Season Ticket Holders Threaten Boycott</title>
    <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:23:23 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>http://www.sportspickle.com/article:739/washington-generals-season-ticket-holders-threaten-boycott</link>
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        In a letter to the owner, nearly a dozen Washington Generals season ticket holders have threatened to boycott next season if, “drastic changes are not made to improve the team this off-season.”&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sportspickle.com/article:739/washington-generals-season-ticket-holders-threaten-boycott&quot;&gt;Read Full story &amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    ]]></description>
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    <title>Tiger Woods Announces He Will Return to Perkins</title>
    <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:36:39 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>http://www.sportspickle.com/article:738/tiger-woods-announces-he-will-return-to-perkins</link>
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        Tiger Woods has made it official. The world's top golfer, who has not eaten in public since his infidelities became tabloid fodder back in Thanksgiving, announced today that he will dine at the Perkins near his Windermere, Fla., home in the coming weeks.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sportspickle.com/article:738/tiger-woods-announces-he-will-return-to-perkins&quot;&gt;Read Full story &amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    ]]></description>
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    <title>LaDainian Tomlinson to Sit First Two Months of Season with Jet Lag</title>
    <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:42:05 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>http://www.sportspickle.com/article:737/ladainian-tomlinson-to-sit-first-two-months-of-season-with-jet-lag</link>
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        One day after signing LaDainian Tomlinson to a two-year, $5 million contract, the Jets received some bad news from their new running back: Tomlinson, exhausted from jet lag after flying back and forth to and from San Diego, will skip the first two months of the season in order to “stay fresh.”&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sportspickle.com/article:737/ladainian-tomlinson-to-sit-first-two-months-of-season-with-jet-lag&quot;&gt;Read Full story &amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    ]]></description>
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    <title>NCAA Tournament Selection Committee chairman sets up worst blind date ever</title>
    <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:01:52 -0400</pubDate>
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        NCAA Tournament Selection Committee chairman Dan Guerrero set up his secretary, Debra Watkins, on a blind date last night that Watkins describes as &quot;perhaps the most awkward thing ever.&quot; Her date...&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sportspickle.com/might-have-heard:207/ncaa-tournament-selection-committee-chairman-sets-up-worst-blind-date-ever&quot;&gt;Hear More &amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    ]]></description>
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    <title>Cincinnati Reds: 2010 Preview</title>
    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:45:13 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>http://www.sportspickle.com/article:736/cincinnati-reds-2010-preview</link>
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        SportsPickle is previewing each MLB team in the lead up to Opening Day 2010.

Today: Cincinnati Reds (2009: 78-84, 4th in NL Central)&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sportspickle.com/article:736/cincinnati-reds-2010-preview&quot;&gt;Read Full story &amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    ]]></description>
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    <title>The 7 People in Every NCAA Tournament Pool</title>
    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:58:44 -0400</pubDate>
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        Every NCAA Tournament pool includes the same 7 people. Here they are ...&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sportspickle.com/article:733/the-7-people-in-every-ncaa-tournament-pool&quot;&gt;Read Full story &amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    ]]></description>
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    <title>VIDEO: Kick a cheerleader in the head! They like it!</title>
    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:12:25 -0400</pubDate>
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        No one supports cheerleader-on-cheerleader violence. But everyone laughs at it. (VIDEO)&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sportspickle.com/article:734/video-kick-a-cheerleaders-in-the-head-they-like-it&quot;&gt;Read Full story &amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    ]]></description>
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    <title>Join* the SportsPickle NCAA Tournament Pool ... and WIN 2 FREE NBA TICKETS!!!</title>
    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:35:38 -0400</pubDate>
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        Here's an original idea ... an NCAA Tournament pool! Let's banter about the virtual water cooler about our busted brackets.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sportspickle.com/article:732/join-the-sportspickle-ncaa-tournament-pool-and-win-2-free-nba-tickets&quot;&gt;Read Full story &amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    ]]></description>
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    <title>David Beckham makes crutches the hot fashion item of Spring 2010</title>
    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:25:42 -0400</pubDate>
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        David Beckham had barely stopped screaming in pain on the pitch in Rome and already top male models from Milan to New York were walking the runway with a limp. And within hours, boutiques around...&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sportspickle.com/might-have-heard:206/david-beckham-makes-crutches-the-hot-fashion-item-of-spring-2010&quot;&gt;Hear More &amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    ]]></description>
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    <title>Cinderella NCAA Tournament Run Comes Up Short in Conference Quarterfinals</title>
    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:09:39 -0400</pubDate>
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        The clock finally struck midnight for Cinderella on Thursday, as Central Connecticut State’s potentially magical March run ended just seven rounds short of seeing them become the first sub-.500 team to make the NCAA Tournament Final Four, eliminated in the NEC Conference tournament quarterfinals by Robert Morris, 71-63.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sportspickle.com/article:731/cinderella-ncaa-tournament-run-comes-up-short-in-conference-quarterfinals&quot;&gt;Read Full story &amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    ]]></description>
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