1. Peoria pride
Bradley makes the Sweet 16 with great shooting, pesky defense and a real big fella. Where have you been all my life, Bradley?
2. State of the state
Maybe the Illini should aim for No. 13 seeds. Bradley managed to beat a No. 5.
3. Meanwhile …
So nice to see Bill Self continue to turn that Kansas program around.
4. The takeaways
League champs from the Big Ten, Big East and Big 12 are out. The lesson: No idea. But somebody please beat Duke.
5. Curious, no?
Number of Big Ten schools alive: 0. Number of schools with “George” in their name alive: 2.
6. Danger! Danger!
Not one pitcher from the Cubs or Sox was hurt this weekend and–no, wait, Glenn Rusch took one in the shin.
7. Think about it
David Wells calling his manager an “idiot” is like me calling Wells a “dog.”
8. Icy stare
If you still care about speed skating, Shani Davis set a world record. If you don’t follow fast guys on ice, I’ll let you get back to following the Hawks.
9. Odder than odds
The No. 1 name for babies born in the U.S. should be “Pittsnogle.” And if this isn’t the case, you have only yourselves to blame.
FIVE MORE …
… tidbits on Bradley (from bradley.edu):
— 2005-06 tuition and fees: $18,830.
— It has 41 buildings on 75 acres.
— Some 82 percent of students applying to medical schools have been accepted.
— Average ACT score for freshmen: 24.
— Lydia Moss Bradley founded it in 1897 in memory of her family.
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