By Jim Coffman and Steve Rhodes
It was the best of sports, it was the worst of sports. Plus: When The Water Polo Coach Is Corrupt . . . ; Eloy!; Ricketts’ Still Out Of Money; The Ex-Cub Factor; Punter Stays Pat; So You’re Saying The Blackhawks Still Have A Shot; Bulls Blowing Tank; and We Don’t Start The Fire.
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SHOW NOTES
* 244.
* SI cover: Chuck Foreman Bruises The Bears.
* Jerry Burns.
1:35: It Was The Best Of Sports, It Was The Worst Of Sports.
* Coffman: “Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the greatest fraud in American history: amateur athletics. But that is another column for another time. For today: let’s have some Madness!”
* The Japanese High School Baseball Championship.
* Lopresti: Let’s Imagine Ja Morant And Murray State’s Path To The NCAA Title Game.
* Shoutout to the Jonny McFarbers:
* The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons From A Mythical Man.
* Michigan State Fights Off Scare From Bradley.
* David Kaplan’s best friend, Tom Izzo:
You are incredibly soft. https://t.co/1UZ16YiOBa
— David Kaplan (@thekapman) March 22, 2019
* Jays Top Loyola In NIT.
* It Was Magic vs. Bird In The Final Four 40 Years Ago, But Do You Remember Mark Aguirre And DePaul?
* Blue Demons Advance To Second Round Of CBI With Win Against Chippewas.
28:35: When The Water Polo Coach Is Corrupt . . .
* Scandal Grew Out Of A System Already Rigged With ‘Side Doors.’
* No Soccer Experience, But She Still Got A Spot On Elite UCLA Team In College Admissions Scandal.
* Here’s How Boston Investigators Uncovered What’s Being Called The Biggest College Bribery Scam In History.
* Notre Dame Admits Bigger Share Of Legacies Than Harvard And Yale.
* Rhodes: Ode To An Eyesore.
41:31: Eloy!
* Precedent-Smashing Deal.
45:51: Ricketts’ Still Out Of Money.
* Jesse Rogers: Forget Kimbrel, Cubs Seeking Relief From Within As Bullpen Injuries Mount.
53:44: The Ex-Cub Factor.
* Hello, Cleveland!
1:06:00: Punter Stays Pat.
1:06:10: So You’re Saying The Blackhawks Still Have A Shot.
1:07:36: Bulls Blowing Tank.
1:08:05: We Don’t Start The Fire.
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STOPPAGE: 11:25
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Posted on March 22, 2019