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This is not Madness…
It’s awkward time as we approach the 15th of March. A day also known as the Ides of March, in Ancient Rome the day was a celebration of Mars, their God of war, but was more famously the day of Julius Caesar’s untimely assassination and betrayal by the friends he considered close. On the 15th of March fans of NCAA College Basketball will be celebrating the famous ‘Ides’ in their own way. Yes, after the opening round of the First Four (the first four play-in games to enter the tournament’s overall field of 64 teams) the NCAA Tournament will officially begin. March Madness is the colloquial term for the time over the duration of the NCAA Tournament; where buzzer-beating shots regularly encroach on narrowly-lead teams and lesser known teams ordinarily poach off more commonly branded basketball. It is a time of passion, persistence and revelry in the arts of war; not unlike the ancient Roman’s celebrations of the God of war. Today, I’ll be starting off tournament coverage of possible tournament teams conference by conference, each of the major conferences, and a bundle of the mid-majors. Read More >>
Politics, Sports and Egypt’s Unrest
Politics has no place in sports. Recent news of the 74 reported dead and 150 injured soccer fans after a Premier League Egyptian Soccer match has been blowing shockwaves throughout the world. The violence that ensued after opposing fans rushed the field with the intent to riot was so terrifying and gut-wrenching that it caused three high-profile Egyptian soccer players from the nation’s most successful club, the Egypt Pharaoh’s, to re-think their careers, and for the time-being retire from the world of Egyptian soccer.
Egyptian soccer fans are known as passionate fans; some circles even considering them the most violent of all soccer fans. What went on last Wednesday though, went beyond the traditional world of soccer hooliganism. A certain inner circle of fans of the Masry Green Eagles soccer team, known as “Ultras”, were also known be a major presence during the Tahrir Square demonstrations that lead to the fleeing and resignation of Egypt’s former dictator, Hosni Mubarak.
Wednesday’s soccer match coincidentally occured on the anniversy of the start of the Tahrir demonstrations, and speculation abounds about an appearing lack of stadium security and presence being purposefully subdued by officials to justify the need to repeal the emergency laws the government partially lifted days prior to the match.
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