Giving congratulations where it's due
I feel like I should share a story that isn't getting the attention it probably deserves. After losing twenty straight games, including all of their regular season games in-conference, the ninth-seeded Colorado State women's basketball team blew out eighth-seeded UNLV in the Mountain West Conference play-in game 68-49. If that wasn't impressive enough, Colorado State, who was 3-27 going into their second tournament game, knocked off top-seeded Utah (currently ranked #12 in the AP poll), who was 27-3 going into the game, 60-52.
Unfortunately for the Rams, they are trailing by 16 to New Mexico with less than five minutes remaining in the semifinals of the tournament. Although they look to be done, this Colorado State team should be applauded for their grit and perseverance. The funny thing is, if a bottom-dwelling men's team in any conference pulled something like this off, it would be all over SportsCenter, the web, and everywhere.
Elsewhere in sports...
Billy Crystal's dreams of baseball superstardom were crushed, as he was released on his 60th birthday.
The Yankees will be without Melky Cabrera and Shelley Duncan for their opening series against the Blue Jays, after penalties were handed out for their roles in the bench clearing brawl against the Rays.
The All-Star game may be at Yankee Stadium this year, but Citi Field, the new home of the Mets starting in 2009, is likely to also be the home of the All-Star game in 2013.
The season has, mercifully, ended early for Eddy Curry, who will undergo arthroscopic knee surgery.
-- Tim Fiorvanti
