Well, perhaps the best sports weekend of the year has come and gone once again. I hope everyone enjoyed the first 4 days of the tournament, and managed to watch games while at work, either at the bar or via CBS Sportsline. Their March Madness On Demand was solid this year, with excellent video quality and little to no waiting times.

If you took the chalk in your bracket(s), things went well for you, as the top 3 seeds in each region advanced. People love to bitch about having no Cinderellas to root for, but we still got plenty of great games, especially on Friday and Sunday. It’s fun to root for an underdog, especially once your brackets are shot, but having the high seeds intact means we’ll get to settle some important debates in the Sweet 16. We’ll find out how good the Big East REALLY is, as they have 5 teams still alive in the tourney. We’ll get to see UNC really tested, and whether or not the Big Ten can somehow justify getting 7 teams in the dance.

Good breakdowns of the weekend’s action and previews of the Sweet 16 from four of the big boys:

CNNSI
ESPN
Sportsline
Yahoo

Lance Armstrong injured in a bike wreck in Spain. I’d have cared a lot more in 2005.

The annual leakage of NFL Combine Wonderlich test scores. Let the insulting begin, because-gasp-some football players are dumb.

Happy Friday, Stumblers! As we get mercifully close to ending this week, it’s time to talk Super Bowl.

Here are “expert” predictions from the talking heads at ESPN and CNNSI

President Obama is displaying Yinzer tendencies here

Richard Seymour’s wife is straight gangster

The prediction here?

Cardinals 28 Steelers 24

Wisenhunt will devise some protection schemes to give Warner the time he needs to find his outstanding WR corps. With all the focus on Larry Fitz (best WR in the game), it’ll be Anquan Boldin who steps up big in this game-the Steelers can’t cover them both.

The Steelers will have some success running, but it will be a few deep bombs to Santonio Holmes off of play action that keeps their offense flowing. In the end however, the Cardinals passing game will be too much for the Steelers D, which while dominant this season, is vulnerable to exactly what the Cards have-2 big, strong, fast WR’s and an accurate QB who can stand tall in the pocket in the face of heavy pressure.

It may be a harbinger of the apocalypse, but the Arizona Cardinals are going to win the Super Bowl.

Ouch. (cnnsi)

The Sporting Blog has people on location down in Tampa, and there is some serious jersey abuse going on down there. (Sporting Blog)

Santonio Holmes did the dirt as a youngster. (Yahoo)

Federer topped Roddick in the Aussie Open. Again. The world (America, anyway) yawns. (ESPN)

The incomparable Stephan Curry drains a 75 foot heave in this video. Dude is simply awesome. (The Big Lead)

Are the Suns about to be blown up?
With an aging roster, uncertain prospects and stupendously stingy ownership, probably. (Yahoo)

NBA ticket sales holding up surprisingly well considering the current economic climate. (Sports Biz Journal)

Super Bowl Weekend is nearly here. Big Daddy Drew’s Jamboroo will help get you ready. Click here and here for some incredible, nearly lethal game snack ideas. (Deadspin, NYT, Holy Taco)

Colts bloggers’ take on Dungy’s retirement. (Stampede Blue)

Eddy Curry. As outlandish as this story is, it wouldn’t surprise anyone if it were 100% true. Hell of a guy. (gothamist)

Great read on the best player in hockey. (Toronto Globe and Mail)

In the aftermath of #4 Wake Forest’s home win over #3 UNC and the subsequent lame storming of the court, it’s time to remember the rules for this sort of thing. (Storming the Floor)

NFL fans are weird. And also like to be drunken douchebags. (JoeSportsFan and With Leather)

Florida State Safety Myron Rolle is the man. (Cnnsi)

Top Ten Victoria Secret Models of all time? Ok. Can’t argue with # 1. (popcrunch)

The Detroit Pistons acquired Allen Iverson from the Denver Nuggets for Chauncey Billups and Antonio McDyess. The Nuggets are now a playoff team. The Pistons are now free agent players.

Hollinger loves it for the Nuggets. Chad Ford loves it for the Pistons.

Big body Fulmer agrees to resign after the season.

Barack Obama and John McCain are interviewed on Monday Night Football. Obama throws a better spiral.

The Big Lead speculates about the state of the Sports Guy and pimps Chris Fowler.

The actual Sports Guy hints at making a move.

Stuff You Need issues the Brett Favre 300th Interception Commemorative Coin.

And Teeny Bopper Heart Throb, Brady Quinn takes over for the Cleveland Browns. It could be worse – you could look like his sister.