There's always a political underlying...

Thank you, ESPN, for reminding us all that there is always a political underlying in sports. Just click the picture to enlarge it.

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State Happens, March 21

First and Short Podcast with the J.J. and the Goose: The guys preview NC State's upcoming game(s) in the NCAA Tournament in the latest edition of "State Happens."

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NCAA Tournament Preview

First and Short Podcast with J.J. and the Goose: The guys preview and discuss the 2013 NCAA Tournament and give you a few pointers for your bracket.

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Join first & Short's Tournament Challenge Pool!

Think you know more about college basketball than J.J. and the Goose? Or simply feel that you have better luck than them? Join First and Short's official Tournament Challenge on ESPN.com here.

Enter the First and Short pool, and like Creative T-shirts and Imaging on Facebook, all you have to do is pick the correct National Champion and you'll be entered to win a $50 gift card to Creative's store on Hillsborough Street in Raleigh.

And even more incentive to enter... The winner of the bracket pool will earn a guest spot on a future podcast episode to brag about their accomplishments, self-promote, and give their opinions about the day's most popular sports topics.

Good luck everyone!

Baseball's hardest hitter?

Division III Berry College's pitcher has something to say to people who think baseball is not a contact sport- no matter how illegal his actions against a Hendrix base-runner were. Maybe if this happened more often baseball wouldn't be surrendering its title as America's favorite pastime to football. Just watch.



And, if you care, the run put Hendrix up 7-2. Remarkably, Berry College rallied to win 9-7.

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