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March Madness 2013

December 28, 2012 / kI8Qp6HX0lW42b4RCh1I

Everyone interested in basketball knows there is nothing quite like March Madness. With each passing day we are closer to March Madness 2013. This event takes place once a year at the end of the basketball season. People who have a favorite team have a special excitement inside as their team makes it all the way and works up the bracket. Then, if the team makes the Final Four, this definitely brings on some more madness from the excited fans.

March Madness 2013 will be a part of the history that started in 1939. However, when it was first created it described the Illinois State High School tournament opposed to the present NCAA tournament. This year March Madness 2013 begins on March 19. It finishes on April 8. When you see the fans yelling and cheering for the team they want to win, you can quickly understand why the month of March brings some madness in the world of basketball.

March Madness 2013: The Big Dance

Some basketball enthusiasts have waited an entire year for March Madness 2013 to roll around. This is when the fans begin making their predictions. This can be a lot of fun when you make the prediction of which team will win the tournament. Other fans find it exciting to choose the Final Four. Many of these fans also bet on their predictions. The bets are particularly big in casinos offering sporting events betting. However, bets are also made among friends, co-workers and so forth. If you are placing a bet you will definitely want to know more about the odds and lines for March Madness 2013.

You can check a number of internet sites to see the full schedule. This will assure you of not missing any of the important games you want to see. If you have the money and the desire, you might be one of the lucky fans to get close to the action by purchasing tickets to March Madness 2013.

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2019 March Madness Bracket

December 28, 2012 / kI8Qp6HX0lW42b4RCh1I

March Madness is a basketball tournament featuring 68 teams competing for a national title. Many of those teams have very little chance to win a single game, let alone the entire tournament. That is what makes a March Madness bracket contest so popular though. When one of those underdogs gets hot and wins a couple of games, casual fans around the country start rooting for them. Another part of March Madness bracket appeal that draws casual fans to the sport of basketball are the March Madness brackets. These are contests where fans compete to pick the winners of at least 55 games. Those that pick the most correctly frequently win prizes or money.

Participating in a March Madness Bracket Pool

Who wins these brackets may surprise you. It is not always the basketball experts among the group of competitors. There are many that have been won by people that haven’t watched a single college basketball game all season.

This is another reason why a March Madness bracket pool is so popular. The chance for anyone to win these competitions, frequently for a low price, brings even the casual gambler to enter a March Madness bracket pool.

How a March Madness bracket competition typically works is that predicting the first round games correctly are each worth one point. The points for each correct prediction increases throughout the March Madness bracket tournament up to picking the champion.

The competitor scoring the most points wins the bracket tournament contest. Frequently there are awards for second and third place too.

If you have a chance to enter one of these tournaments, take your time to do a little research. Watch the shows with the predictions from the experts. Don’t be afraid to pick a few upsets though, it’s rare anyone every wins these brackets without a few lucky picks along the way.

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NASCAR Schedule

January 30, 2012 / kI8Qp6HX0lW42b4RCh1I

Few sports organizations are more synonymous with the United States than NASCAR. The NASCAR schedule in 2013 begins with the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, February 24th. Stops on the NASCAR 2013 schedule include Las Vegas, Phoenix, Texas, Kansas, Charlotte, Michigan and many more. The Chase for the Sprint Cup and the NASCAR 2013 schedule will wrap up at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday, November 17th.

NASCAR Schedule: History of the Cup Series

Bill France St. created the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing in February 1948. The first NASCAR “Strictly Stock” race was won by Jim Roper at Charlotte Speedway in 1949. Roper won after Glenn Dunaway was disqualified for illegally altering his car.

What is now known as the Sprint Cup Series was originally called the Strictly Stock Series in ’49. The name was changed to “Grand National” in 1950 before becoming the “Winston Cup Series” in 1971. The new name lasted until 2003 when the sponsoring rights were purchased by NEXTEL, who later merged with Sprint, changing the name to the “Sprint Cup Series” in 2008.

The first series championship was won by Red Byron in ’49. Byron had two wins and four top-10 finishes. Sports legends Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt are tied for the most series championships with seven apiece. Petty captured the first of his titles in 1964, with his last coming in 1979. Earnhardt’s first was in 1980, with his last coming in 1994.

Earnhardt died after a crash on the final lap at the Daytona 500 in 2001. In the wake of his death, NASCAR mandated that all drivers wear a Head and Neck Support Device. NASCAR also made significant changes to cars in an effort to improve driver safety later in the decade.

Jimmie Johnson won five consecutive titles from 2006-10 and sits alone in second place on the all-time list. Jeff Gordon is in third with four titles. At age 28, Brad Keselowski won his first Sprint Cup Series championship in 2012.

In terms of popularity, only the NFL gets better TV ratings in terms of sports in America. NASCAR races are also televised in more than 150 countries around the world. However, ratings dropped 33% between 2005 and 2010.

Download: 2014 NASCAR Schedule

Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft

January 14, 2012 / kI8Qp6HX0lW42b4RCh1I

Preparation is always the focal point when any new baseball season approaches. While big leaguers gear up for the upcoming campaign in Spring Training, fantasy baseball players start preparations with the scouting process. Some players continue to dwell on past lost seasons and wonder where it all went wrong. A number of small things can mean the difference between a championship and a last place finish. Every season begins with a fantasy draft, and participating in a fantasy baseball mock draft could help give you the edge you lacked in previous seasons.

These drafts can benefit players in so many ways. They can also be the difference between hoisting a championship trophy or being forced to pick up a tab. Whether it’s online or in person, fantasy players of all levels should participate in at least one mock draft.

Preparing for a Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft

A mock draft is meant to simulate what will transpire during your league’s live draft. Whether it’s rotisserie, head-to-head, AL-only, NL-only or any variation of fantasy baseball, you will be sure to find a mock draft to fit your needs.

While participating in a mock draft, there are few key things to keep track of. While it’s very important to keep tabs on who you are drafting and where you are selecting, it’s equally as important to monitor what the other drafters or doing. By doing so, you will have a much better game plan heading in to your actual draft.

Based on the knowledge level of the participants in the mock draft, you can put together a cheat sheet that determines where you think certain players will go on the actual draft day. The cheat sheet can then alert you as to when you may be overvaluing a player, or where you know you are likely getting a steal.

Mock drafts can also help you get accustomed to how the draft process works if you are participating in a fantasy baseball league for the first time.

A fantasy baseball draft sheet can help you during a mock draft, live draft or help you craft the ultimate cheat sheet. These sheets will work for all fantasy baseball formats.

Download: Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft Sheet

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