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Why the NBA Playoffs Can't Compete with March Madness

Which came first: March Madness or the NBA Playoffs? Because whoever scheduled one right after the other is an idiot. I have been trying for the last week to get myself all hyped up for the NBA drama, without much success...

Written by Jennifer Taglione about 7 months ago 60 reads 3 comments
Dancing with the NCAA: Why It's Called "The Big Dance"

March Madness. The Big Dance. The Tourney. The Brackets. You say any those phrases and immediately people know you are talking about the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament. Rarely do you ever hear someone say that whole title...

Written by Jennifer Taglione about 8 months ago 190 reads 14 comments
And Starring In This Year's Production Of Cinderella...MSU!

Yeah, yeah, I know. Michigan State can't be the Cinderella of the big dance because traditionally cinderella teams are ranked No.6 or higher. Everyone has told me that...

Written by Jennifer Taglione about 8 months ago 108 reads 12 comments
Caught Between Calipari, My Rock and a Hard Place

The whole John Calipari "will he/won't he go" to the University of Kentucky thing put me in a very bad position. I found myself stuck in the middle of John Calipari, a rock and a very hard place...

Written by Jennifer Taglione about 8 months ago 120 reads 4 comments
Super Sweet 16 All-Hottie Team

Once a year, usually around the first week of March, this amazing phenomenon occurs. It's actually quite similar to what happens during those late, crazy hours at the bar when you are just so ...

Written by Jennifer Taglione about 8 months ago 418 reads 3 comments
Mascotology: What Happens When a Memphis Tiger Meets a Missouri Tiger?

Last week, I gave you a list of some of the most common and popular methods of Bracketology. From using stats and figures to just picking the team with hottest players, people have dozens of ways of filling out their March Madness brackets...

Written by Jennifer Taglione about 8 months ago 247 reads 5 comments
Bracketology 101: Common Bracket Methodologies

Good morning class! Welcome to Stiletto Sports Bracketology 101! Like I said yesterday in our Intro to Bracketology course, there are 9.2 quintillion ways to fill out a bracket. Well, I think there are even more Bracketology 101 lists out there...

Written by Jennifer Taglione about 8 months ago 269 reads 7 comments
Getting Ready for the Big Dance: A Girl's Guide to March Madness

In girl world, Getting Ready For the Big Dance means finding the perfect dress, a fabulous pair of designer shoes, a matching handbag, blingin' jewels, ensuring you have a really hot date and spending hours primping in front of the mirror...

Written by Jennifer Taglione about 8 months ago 364 reads 15 comments
Elite Eight Reasons for Your Girlfriend To Watch March Madness

Dipsy Doo Dunkaroo, it is March Madness baby! (I really hope you have read my other college basketball posts or you know about Dick Vitale. If not, you are thinking I am insane...

Written by Jennifer Taglione about 8 months ago 180 reads 4 comments
The First Annual Academy Awards of Sports Nominees

Award season is in full effect and coming this Sunday is the biggest show of them all: The Academy Awards. I am not a big fan of award shows...

Written by Jennifer Taglione about 9 months ago 124 reads 9 comments
The NBA All-Star, All-Shoe Team

NBA All-Star Weekend kicks off today. Big weekend o'fun. So B/R asked for some analysis about the Top NBA All-Star Starting Line-ups of all time and I considered doing it. Then I realized the only All-Star game I have ever cared about was in 1994 when B..

Written by Jennifer Taglione about 9 months ago 764 reads 13 comments
Portraits in Courage: Kay Yow

I know Phil Jackson. I know John Calipari. I know Coach K. I know Jimmy Valvano. Actually, I know the names of a lot of college and NBA coaches--past and present...

Written by Jennifer Taglione about 10 months ago 110 reads 6 comments
Fabulous "Feel Good" Sports Moments Part IV

The hardest part about this whole series has been trying to define each moment into only one category. Sure, it's hard to IMAGINE the world without Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods but can you deny ...

Written by Jennifer Taglione about 10 months ago 81 reads 2 comments
Fabulous "Feel Good" Sports Moments, Pt. 3

Part III of my “Yes, You Can” Inspirational Sports Moments Series. These posts are also available as an amazing slideshow on The Bleacher Report...

Written by Jennifer Taglione about 10 months ago 68 reads 2 comments
Fabulous "Feel Good" Sports Moments, Pt. 2

This is Part II of my series of inspirational sports moments. Imagine. "What is now proved was once imagined." ~William Blake Today, I ask that you look at things that are proved-that ...

Written by Jennifer Taglione about 10 months ago 123 reads 10 comments
Fabulous "Feel Good" Sports Moments, Pt. 1

Because I was so inspired by my One Word Wednesday: Hope post this morning that honored President Obama, I decided to do a sports version with my 20 favorite sports photos that symbolize the word Hope...

Written by Jennifer Taglione about 10 months ago 209 reads 2 comments
SportsMan of Style: Kurt Warner

Very glad the Arizona Cardinals won the NFC Championship because if not, this post wouldn’t be as relevant! My Pick for SportsMan of Style is: Kurt Warner Who is he? The veteran quarterback ...

Written by Jennifer Taglione about 10 months ago 653 reads 1 comments
NCAA March Madness in January: My Picks for Blockbuster Saturday

Today is a Blockbuster of a day in NCAA basketball. The match-ups are so intense that it’s almost like a sneak peek in to what’s to come in March Madness...

Written by Jennifer Taglione about 10 months ago 169 reads 0 comments
The Top Nine College Basketball Players You Need to Know but Probably Don't

When Bleacher Report gave me the idea to write about the unknown superstars of NCAA basketball--the players that fly under the radar--I was so excited! Figured I'd put my own spin on it and it ...

Written by Jennifer Taglione about 10 months ago 482 reads 14 comments
Stiletto Sports Saturday Rant: What happened to NCAA Basketball?

I was given an “assignment” from the Bleacher Report to write about college basketball players. They were looking for an article about the college players that fly under the radar...

Written by Jennifer Taglione about 10 months ago 36 reads 0 comments
Man of Style: Tim Tebow

I believe I owe you a Man of Style! Sorry about the delay—stupid flu! I actually picked this hottie fine young athlete for MoS last Thursday, but I wasn’t able to write about it until now...

Written by Jennifer Taglione about 10 months ago 359 reads 8 comments
NFC Playoff Recap No. 1: Cardinals Peck Out Panthers

That’s right, the Arizona Cardinals move on to the next round of the NFL playoffs after their total stomping of the Carolina Panthers. This is the first time in their history that they have won two games in the playoffs...

Written by Jennifer Taglione about 10 months ago 101 reads 0 comments
My Fun and Fascinating Fact of the BCS Championship Game

Every The fun, fascinating and downright weird fact of the game: I knew this whole BCS system would come back and bite someone in the tushy sooner or later...

Written by Jennifer Taglione about 10 months ago 101 reads 0 comments
BCS Championship Live Updates: 10:50pm 1:20 Remain in 3rd Quarter

Um. I would like to amend my pick for BCS Champ. I should have followed the Stiletto Sports Offical Rules. I pick Florida. Florida just scored TD. Score now 14-7 and blocked Oklahoma’s 80+ yard field goal attempt...

Written by Jennifer Taglione about 10 months ago 9 reads 0 comments
A Girl's Guide to The Bowls: Super, Rose, Orange...Cereal

First of all, what the heck is a bowl? Could football players not say “football playoffs” so it got grunted out “bowl?” I’ve often wondered but never really thought to question it, it is what it is...

Written by Jennifer Taglione about 10 months ago 99 reads 6 comments

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Jennifer Taglione Article Archive

Why the NBA Playoffs Can't Compete with March Madness

Dancing with the NCAA: Why It's Called "The Big Dance"

And Starring In This Year's Production Of Cinderella...MSU!

Caught Between Calipari, My Rock and a Hard Place

Super Sweet 16 All-Hottie Team

Mascotology: What Happens When a Memphis Tiger Meets a Missouri Tiger?

Bracketology 101: Common Bracket Methodologies

Getting Ready for the Big Dance: A Girl's Guide to March Madness

Elite Eight Reasons for Your Girlfriend To Watch March Madness

The First Annual Academy Awards of Sports Nominees

The NBA All-Star, All-Shoe Team

Portraits in Courage: Kay Yow

Fabulous "Feel Good" Sports Moments Part IV

Fabulous "Feel Good" Sports Moments, Pt. 3

Fabulous "Feel Good" Sports Moments, Pt. 2

Fabulous "Feel Good" Sports Moments, Pt. 1

SportsMan of Style: Kurt Warner

NCAA March Madness in January: My Picks for Blockbuster Saturday

The Top Nine College Basketball Players You Need to Know but Probably Don't

Stiletto Sports Saturday Rant: What happened to NCAA Basketball?

Man of Style: Tim Tebow

NFC Playoff Recap No. 1: Cardinals Peck Out Panthers

My Fun and Fascinating Fact of the BCS Championship Game

BCS Championship Live Updates: 10:50pm 1:20 Remain in 3rd Quarter

A Girl's Guide to The Bowls: Super, Rose, Orange...Cereal

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