With the release of the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournament brackets, several Mainers will be on national television when the "madness" begins Thursday.

Bryant Barr (Falmouth) and No. 10 Davidson face No. 7 Gonzaga in a first-round men's tournament game Friday in Raleigh, N.C., while Ashley Cimino (McAuley) and No. 2 Stanford face No. 15 Cleveland State in a first-round women's tournament game Thursday in Palo Alto, Calif.

Joanne Palombo McCallie and No. 3 Duke face No. 14 Murray State on Sunday in College Park, Md., in a first-round women's tournament game. McCallie (better known as "Coach P") played at Brunswick and coached at the University of Maine, and she's pretty familiar with this tournament thing – three years ago, McCallie's Michigan State team played for the national championship.

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From the "In case anyone still cares" department ...

Terrelle Pryor of Jeannette, Pa., has narrowed his decision to play college football to two schools – yet he won't announce either school until later this week.

Recruiting services have pegged Pryor as the nation's top football recruit. Also, Pryor helped Jeannette to the Pennsylvania Class AA basketball championship.

Funny, after delaying his decision nearly six weeks ago, I thought maybe he was also beginning to consider going pro. (Joking, joking ... adults do that, you know.)

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