Mid-Week Pop Quiz

Who do you hate most in the Final Four? Duke, right? Pop quiz time. Why? If you said Dicky V, well he almost makes me hate Duke. You pass. If you said, "I just pook on Dook cause they're Duke," then you need to read this article. Here's the topic sentence: "...most of the reasons people give for hating Duke basketball don't really apply to this year's team." Not the strongest of defenses. But we'll take what we're given. I do hesitate to write all this fearful as I am of the Chicken Curse. But the truth must come out. Speaking of the truth. Did you see this picture from last nights Loser Bracket Semi-finals game? Pop Quiz Question #2: What is this? It's clearly a UNC player helping URI's Lamonte Ulmer tie a loose shoelace with 1.5 seconds left in overtime. In case you didn't see the game, the URI player didn't need his shoe laces tied. Question #3: What's the call when a player forceably tries to tie another man's shoes. Correct answer: Tripping. Last's night call: Game over. UNC "wins". That was the wrong call refs. Full backstory here. Lead graph: " Rhode Island tripped on its chances to advance to the NIT championship game on Tuesday night. But then again, North Carolina, who will instead play Dayton on Thursday, gave the Rams some help."