The remainder of the Round of 32 went as predicted, save for the Andy Hart upset of Zolak, of whom the local meathead-American community views as one of their own and won’t vote for. Ponderous.
The Salty Sixteen Round will take place Monday, March 24th, the Hateable Eight later that same week. Thank you to all the voters and spectators.
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Scheierman has the game of his life and gets Jackie Mac instead of Abby in the walk off interview.
The Pitino Redemption Arc is my favorite sports store in many a year.
Love Abby, but her doing play-by-play was a little ambitious considering she sounded scared to death to chime in occasionally during last season’s clamcast. Maybe shoulda had her sub in for a quarter or two earlier in the season.
I’ve just had delivery of 3 pizzas I did not order. I have called the police.
It’s like fucking Mardi Gras over here. Boston is a St. Patty’s destination now. 20 years ago, you wouldn’t come w/o chaperone.
Bregman is a fun little new toy.
What was the over/under on Karen Read trial related fistfights on and along the parade route?
Anthony Pepe has tried to get on Entitled Town on multiple occasions.
You ever been to Dealey Plaza?
I’m unbothered by Coach Bill fobbing off his social media emails to Jordon. When you have a philosopher/entrepreneur right there you’d have to be an idiot not to use them.
Bruins dead cub bounce seems to be over.
A league source tells The15 that the team will be sold to William Chisholm, managing director of Symphony Technology Group. Chisholm grew up on the North Shore and is a lifelong Cs fan.
Cakes are cooking for Carl Palmer, Robert Gordon Orr, John de Lancie, Jimmie Vaughan, Holly Hunter, Sting(wrestler), Kathy Ireland, Manny Alexander, Jane March, Christy Carlson Romano, Ruby Rose, and Allisen Corpuz. (No cakes for Pat Riley or Spike Lee.)
The longer I spend on this earth the more easily I am convinced Warren Zevon is the greatest songwriter of all time.
Italians! In Providence! That’s just crazy!
Hey gang of Granite State roundtrippers! This week’s Phrase that Pays is, “It looks like a post-apocalyptic child’s party.”
Mattapan Trolley Update: This delay has cleared. Shuttle buses are being phased out.
Tracy Morgan shitfaced and playing it off as a medical issue to avoid the embarrassment? That’s Drew Magary’s move!
RFK banning food additives and ingredients is not going to save you from the fact that you eat in a massive caloric surplus and refuse to do ANY type of exercise. Your children pick up on the habits you have, so it’s not going to save them either. Do better.
Citizen surveillance isn’t free, playboy.
MBTA heat is on in the 2nd red line car from the front, train is heading southbound to South Station.
Hypnotize on a Saturday night at MSG. Enough said.
Kay Adams….elite mouth. But ultra-premium vodka thinks that’s too much filtering.
Xavier has a fat cheerleader.
Does my Buffalo Wild Wings account REALLY need to have two-factor authorization?
Rotillo is a huge St. John’s fan now? Nice.
Know this: Peter Gammons loves two things: rocking out and stroking out. Also, baseball.
Bipolar Bravado is my early Kentucky Derby pick.
I gotta say, on the list of ballsiest demands, URI telling media to pay $20 for professional parking is up there. Fix your shitty WiFi first, then you can start doing stuff like that.
Well, I’m gonna treat you like the queen you are Bring you sweet things from my candy jar You’ve got tricks you ain’t never used Give it, give it to me, it won’t be abused
I’ve been watching you for days now, baby I just love your sexy ways now, baby You know our love will never stop now, baby Just put your loving in my box now, baby
Wrap it up, I’ll take it Wrap it up, I’ll take it
I have to keep checking if it’s Morgan Moses or Moses Morgan. I know I’ll screw it up at least once.
Tom Wakefield made every day count.
I’d probably bang Red Panda if given the chance. But that may be the Flexeril talking.
Honk if you remember Bob & Ray.
Using “Green Teamers” as an insult is preposterous in 2025.
That Hilary Knight is a hockey player.
Jordon makes funbags-era Linda look like Garbo by comparison.
Derrick White is so good. Love that guy!
Nice hearing Andy Gresh on the national overnight radio.
Why would cough drops not be gluten free?
Happy National Doctor’s Day.
Did you ever try to calculate how many games Rico Carty missed in his career due to injuries?
I hope Bill Chisholm told his wife he was buying the Celtics.
Scoring goals in March is overrated.
Best bet for the weekend: Not St. John’s. Sorrey!
And a happy birthday to US Open winner Sloane Stephens.
Material from interviews, wire services, Twitter, Meta, other writers, league and team sources, Bill James, WikiFeet, and the members of #the15 were used in this column. And that’s powerful stuff.
Bianca wants you to have a happy first day of Spring. Probably.
The Round of 32 got off to a roaring start yesterday, with Faux Fitzy and Nickeless Cattles pulling off minor upsets, and Adam Jones beating back Chris Curtis’s unwanted advances (Lucy take note).
What does today have in store? Well that’s entirely up to YOU!
Region C 1 Mark Daniels vs 8 Mark Dondero After getting his ass handed to him by Daniels, expect to see Mr. Dondero pulling his hoodie closed a little tighter while monitoring the halls at Bellingham Memorial Middle School.
No running in the halls!
4 Scott Zolak vs 5 Andy Hart Everyone’s dream dad puts lil’ Andy in timeout
I want to watch Bluey!
3 Jim Murray vs 6 Brian Scalabrine Scal is annoying but Large Gymnasium is vile.
2 Ted Johnson vs 7 Dan Shaughnessy Mrs. Johnson’s PTSD is triggering at the thought of the beating Ted is going to unleash on Shank.
Region T 1 Marc Bertrand vs 8 Christian Arcand There will be no trouble brewing for The Far Side kid in this matchup
4 Tony Mazz vs 5 Dan Lifshatz Lifshatz’s best bet is Mazz advancing to the Sour Sixteen
3 Cerrone Battel Ackerman vs 11 Kendra Middleton Hopefully Kendra finds her missing epi pen before her swollen face gets any worse. Raleigh beats Jacksonville
Hoping Kendra had a blast in Ireland
7 Pete Abraham vs 15 Trenni Casey You people just do not like Trenni. Prove me wrong (you won’t)!
The ever-vacationing Kendra wishes all her voters a Happy Saint Patrick’s Day from the Irish Sea! Is she hinting she’s going to boatrace her next opponent?
So with Suffolk County having the “Evacuation Day” holiday today, the Tournament will start back up Tuesday and Wednesday, 8 match-ups per day, two full regions each. Tomorrow will feature Regions V and N. Leaving Regions C and T for midweek. This way we can make sure everyone can take part in the honored tradition of voting for their mediots in this tournament while at work. During lunch.
(I will reluctantly move the Sports Junk Drawer to Thursday, so March Sadness isn’t competing against the full might of March Madness.)
Glad everyone is enjoying this in the spirit it was intended.
A pair of upsets Friday in Region T with Trenni Casey dwarf-tossing Mike Reiss, and Kendra Middleton out-pointing Taylor Kyles. Otherwise, chalk.
Several of the match-ups next week look to be humdingers and quite frankly, too good for this point in the tournament.
Keep scrolling, deadbeats.
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If you went to bed early last night you missed a couple of white knucklers. Scott Zolak pulled out a dramatic last second win over Rich Keefe, and Rob Bradford got Guregian’d after a day-long rock fight with Karen. Remember to vote early and often, and to check back in regularly throughout the day to follow the dramatic proceedings.
Region C 8 Mark Dondero vs 9 Jared Carrabis Mr. Dondero is going to get the entire Bellingham Jr. High lunchroom to stuff the ballot box.
Save room for some spice cake!
7 Dan Shaugnessy vs 10 Meg Ottolini This should have been the Battle of the Recovery Ward. Shank is back in the tournament after almost missing last year due to emergency quadruple-bypass surgery. Jeff Howe was exempt in 2024 with a severe case of what physicians now refer to as factitious disorder imposed on self (formerly known as Munchausen syndrome). But then Ottolini had to stick her upsetting feet into the mix and pull off the wild card win over Howe. Jeff may never recover. Meg O thinks she’s hilarious, has momentum and hammer toes – that’s proving to be a winning formula.
Region V 1 Chris Gasper vs 16 Dan Greenberg Kid Gas facilely matriculates to the subsequent echelon.
Pretentious? Moi?
3 Albert Breer vs 14 Chris Smith Bert once again whips it out and gives Smith a golden shower.
7 Bob Ryan vs 10 Jackie MacMullen Jurassic World: The Journalistic Trenches. Watch as Bob “T-Rex” Ryan takes down Jackie “Metriacanthosaurus” MacMullen in a battle that time forgot! The CGI budget for Mr. Ryan’s teeth alone must have broken the bank. Good thing we have been tipped off on how to make money just for charging our phones.
Happier times
Region N 1 Gabby Starr vs 16 Joe Haggerty Pretty tricky of the committee to pit Ms. Starr up against “Pork Chop” Joe right before Shabbat. Expect Gabby to persevere.
5 Nick “Fitzy” Stevens vs 12 Chris Forsberg The Greek carpetbagger bags another victim.
2 Michael Felger vs 15 Phil Perry Felger doesn’t under perform until the Final Four.
Region T 6 Taylor Kyles vs 11 Kendra Middleton The DEI Derby! Were there no Boston bred slightly chubby 6’s that the Sports Hub could have hired? The Jacksonville Jackass will put a banana in Kyles tailpipe and pull off the minor upset.
2 Mike Reiss vs 15 Trenni Casey MAJOR UPSET ALERT! Historically these seedings should be reversed, but Trenni has become somewhat irrelevant, while Reiss has taken a dramatic heel turn in the past year. Hopefully Mrs. Casey gives Myke Crease a personal apology once she’s done beating his ass.
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