Thank goodness for baseball's opening day, because otherwise there'd be a lot of inconsolable sports fans right now.

However, the man I know as T-$ (that's T-money to you), is probably not one of them.
He's the winner of the NXT Bracketstravaganza.

With week 2 of the NCAA Men's hoops tournament about to get underway again, I though we should take a quick look at the standings.

The outlook? More of the same.

We're just hours away from the beginning of what I hope will some day be recognized as a national holiday.

Yes, the NCAA men's basketball tournament is about to start. And there's still time to enter the NXT Bracketstravaganza!

Just because a guy is away in Texas drowning in internet trends, BBQ and general geekery doesn't mean he's forgotten about what really matters in this world:

College Basketball.

It's time to fill out the brackets again.

Any observer of this blog knows that from time to time we'll take a few diversions into sports, because, well, just because we can.

In this case with the Celtics about to square off against the Lakers in the NBA Finals for the first time in over 20 years (I was seven the last time they clashed) it seemed fitting to offer up some video love.

Here's Celtics legend and championship architect Red Auerbach taking on one of the biggest threats to the NBA: Flopping. That's right, even back in the 1970s flopping began to rear its ugly head, even before European players came to the shores of the U.S. in large numbers.

Not only is this educational, but if the classic NBA unis (when men wore short shorts with pride) aren't worth a little entertainment, then you have no soul.

Red breaks down just what is a foul, and what's not, and has a few words for all you would be floppers out there. You know who you are.

Hat tip: AOL Fan House

I've been remiss in updating the NXT Hoops Challenge and Bracketstravaganza this week, mostly out of the sickness I felt after watching Monday night's NCAA final.

Coming to you live from the NXT College Basketball Studios here at Press Herald Plaza, I'm Justin Ellis here with analysts former Duke standout Christian Laettner and frequent "where are they now" question God Shammgod, of Providence College to take a look at the Hoops Challenge standings going into this week's round of NCAA games.

Wanted to start off the morning with a quick bracket-stravaganza update after the first day of games.

Just another reminder - last chance to sign up for the NXT Hoops Challenge and Bracket-stravaganza today.

We're only days away from the beginning of the NCAA tournament...and I think you all know what that means.

Pseudo-gambling and college drama!

We cover a lot of ground on the NXT Desk, from pop culture and technology to local art, music, politics, cuisine, personal grooming, relationship advice...the list goes on. So far I don't think we've gotten to auto repair.

But today we're adding something new: sports.