http://normantranscript.net/connected/sports_speak Just another Transcript Connected weblog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:46:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So through 12 games on the first day of the NCAA Tournament, I find myself with 6 wins and 6 losses on my bracket. Wow. I'm not sure I've ever struggled so much. And with 4 close games going on as I type this  -- although I can't imagine Lehigh hanging ... http://normantranscript.net/connected/sports_speak/2010/03/18/bracket-madness/ While NCAA basketball and March Madness and filling out brackets are on the minds of everyone today, there is some serious professional basketball to talk about in Oklahoma City. The next seven games will say a lot about the Oklahoma City Thunder’s NBA playoff hopes and their hopes of doing anything ... http://normantranscript.net/connected/sports_speak/2010/03/15/super-7-for-the-thunder/ For a couple of hours Sunday, much of the world, including much of this country and nearly everyone north of us in Canada, sat riveted, watching the action unfold. In a hockey game. Team Canada ultimately won gold, its collection of NHL stars defeating Team USA 3-2 in a game that required ... http://normantranscript.net/connected/sports_speak/2010/03/01/is-hockey-back/ It's been pretty much the in thing the last couple of days to make fun of Canada's hockey team after its Sunday evening loss to the United States in the Olympics. The Canadians may yet wind up with the last laugh. They made a tough decision with their goaltending situation, benching ... http://normantranscript.net/connected/sports_speak/2010/02/23/oh-canada/ I'm sorry. I know I'm going to make a few people mad. But I just cannot believe, as I watch the men's short program for a few minutes during coverage of the Vancouver Olympics, that this is considered a sport. I know these guys are tremendously athletic. I played hockey. I know ... http://normantranscript.net/connected/sports_speak/2010/02/16/figure-skating/ For the weekend after the Super Bowl, it sure was a great weekend to be a sports fan. Even if it did mess some of us up on getting our Valentine's plans together quite as well as we should have. Usually it's kind of sad the week after the final meaningful ... http://normantranscript.net/connected/sports_speak/2010/02/14/super-sports-weekend/ Danica Patrick has established herself during the last several seasons as a talented and capable driver in the IndyCar Series. And she seems to be hoping her learning curve in NASCAR is even quicker. Patrick ran an ARCA series event Saturday at Daytona, finishing sixth place despite a spinout in the ... http://normantranscript.net/connected/sports_speak/2010/02/09/danica-at-daytona/ It's quite a jumble in the middle of the pack in the Big 12 men's basketball standings, and several teams are hoping the conference's overall strength leads to the league getting a higher number of bids to the NCAA Tournament next month. The top is easy to figure. Kansas is unbeaten ... http://normantranscript.net/connected/sports_speak/2010/02/04/seven-for-the-big-12/ So how good a story is this year's Super Bowl? It's always a good story in football's biggest game. But this year's edition may be lacking the huge storyline. Yes, you have the New Orleans Saints, fighting back five years after their city was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina to get to their ... http://normantranscript.net/connected/sports_speak/2010/01/24/super-bowl/ It lives. Especially as far as NFL playoff picks so far. If I think you're going to win, you're not. Period. Here are your examples just through two rounds of the playoffs. My Super Bowl pick of Philadelphia vs. New England was wiped out almost immediately. Cincinnati over the Jets? Nope. Green Bay ... http://normantranscript.net/connected/sports_speak/2010/01/18/the-jinx/