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Wednesday, March 14, 2007

A quick survey of the best of the rest of the Web on Holy Cross-Southern Illinois and other items of interest.

Apparently, in addition to the usual bracket-based contests, there are folks who draft fantasy teams for the NCAA Tournament. ProFantasySports.com lists Holy Cross guards Keith Simmons and Torey Thomas, along with Southern Illinois' Jamaal Tatum in its fantasy draft guide to guards in the tournament. They also list the Salukis' Randal Falker in their look at tournament forwards,claiming "Falker should be able to shut down the paint against Holy Cross." Maybe. Or maybe these folks will end up looking silly for failing to include Tim Clifford on their list of centers. If Clifford can stay out of foul trouble, he will be an awful tough matchup for the Salukis.

Elsewhere:

Simmons gets shot to dance (Times Herald-Record)

SIU Salukis: Building Blocks (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

McCarthy makes it to the dance (Sun Chronicle)

Mids not thrilled with exclusions, seedings (A good Kyle Whelliston piece on a bunch of ABC TV Web sites)

Torey Thomas helps Holy Cross into NCAA Tournament (Stamford Advocate)

Thomas the 'mayor' of Holy Cross (Journal News)

A healthy Doherty boosts HC chances (Telegram & Gazette)

Clifford a center of attention (Boston Herald)

Meet Mr. Falker (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Crush your bracket: West Region (Jim Moore of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer calls HC his Cinderella)

Labels: HC, previews