Bubble Update: Baylor

As the tourney draws near, we begin to look at the NCAA's infamous bubble teams. One of the annoying cases this year is the Baylor Bears. On paper, the Bears are a great team, but you can't go and lose to Texas. Pierre Jackson may be the best player in the Big 12, but this team just cannot click. If you want to make the tournament, you NEED to beat Texas. Texas isn't a bad team either, it's just you need to beat any team in that circumstance. This makes Saturday's showdown with Kansas a must-win.

Confederations Cup Italy

It is still a means away, but its never to early to start talking World Cup Soccer. For those people who don't know, the year prior to the World Cup holds a " practice run" for the worlds greatest sporting spectacle. The event features the winner of each continent, the host country, and the defending World Cup champion. This years event will feature Spain, Italy, Nigeria, Tahiti, Japan, Mexico, Brazil, and Uruguay. The favorites going in are once again going to be Spain, but there are some challenges starting with fellow UEFA foe Italy.

The streets of Italy aren't like anything that you've ever seen. Rather than looming skyscrapers, and highways, they are small, villages. There are shore lines, houses built on cliffs, it is a beautiful place. It is a country filled with rich pageantry and tradition, and doesn't lack history. It is also perhaps the most fascinating country on the planet. With land forms ranging from fields to hills, luscious green forest to rocky shore lines, Italy has it all when it comes to nature. But what bonds a small country, just a little north of 60 million people, is there love of a common game. That game is soccer. And what the Italians have going for them in this years Cup, and World Cup both, is that they have a variety. As the Italians look ahead to the World Cup, and its predecessor, they will hand over the reign from Pirlo to Balotelli. The question now, is can the twenty two year old lead this team to victory?

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Duke tops Miami

A more appropriate title probably would've been the Ryan Kelly show, but we'll keep it as is. The 6-11' Power Forward, made his return on the big stage after missing 14 straight games. Kelly went 10 for 14 from the field, with 7 out of nine of them coming from downtown. After today's display, it is obvious, that the Blue Devils are a better team with Kelly on the floor. After a back and forth start, Miami had a 22-16 lead, behind Shane Larkins. Larkins posted 25 points in a losing effort. Miami held a 36-34 lead at the half, but in the second half things got going for Duke. Behind the Cameron Crazies, Duke went up 75-65 with under two to play. But it didn't go without a Miami answer, after a number of Duke missed free throws, and Miami aggressiveness, It was a three point game, when the Canes got two decent look from three. After rimming out on both, the Blue Devils walked away with a W, that kept them in contention for an ACC Title.