Lousy Smarch Madness

Does the unending winter have you down?

Do you feel like Bill Murray in Groundhog Day, "I'll give you a winter prediction: It's gonna be cold, it's gonna be grey, and it's gonna last you for the rest of your life"?

If you have to suffer through one more day of -40 temperatures, do you feel like you're going to go on a 6 province killing-spree?

What? No, me neither. Why do you ask?

Well, whatever your current level of sanity, here's something for you to do over the next 3 weeks: the 2009 Sports As Life March Madness Pool Party. For those who played last year, you know the deal. For those who didn't, simple follow this link and get yourself signed up:

http://fantasy.sportsnet.ca/sportsnet/hoops09/

Once you're all signed up, click the Group Membership tab and join the group called, Sports As Life. The password is: madness

And as usual, if you screw up and create a new group I will hunt you down and hurt you.

As of Sunday afternoon you'll be able to start entering your bracket and you'll have until Thursday morning to complete it.

Don't worry if you think your college basketball knowledge isn't up to par, it's a just for fun experience. And as usual, the winner will get some Sports As Life merchandise - so there's that.

Sign up now!

Be Still Your Beating Hearts

Yes, it is I - the Editor of this sinking ship. I said I'd be back one day, didn't I? Even I didn't think it would take me this long to emerge from the sports-apocalypse that is February. But now I'm rested, re-dyed and ready to work.

But not tonight.

I'd say I'm back with a whimper, rather than a vengeance.

The one snippet of information I wanted to pass on today is about the 1st Annual Sports As Life March Madness Pool Party.

If you're like me, you follow College Basketball for approximately 3 weeks every year - oh, but what a 3 weeks it is! And it kicks off this Sunday - nope it's not Easter, it's Selection Sunday - where the teams for the NCAA Tournament will be decided.

So start thinking about your brackets because Sports As Life is hosting a March Madness Pool Party this year. If you're interested in signing up and filling out a bracket, simply follow this link: http://www.sportsnet.ca/fantasy_and_games/

Then click the Bracket Madness link and get yourself signed up.

Once your done with that, join the league named Sportsaslife (the password, quite cleverly, is sportsaslife).

But I swear if someone screws up again this year and accidentally starts a new league because they can't figure out how to join properly - I will hunt you down and get you banned from the Internet. Don't think I won't!

So there you have it - it could not possibly be easier to join up and have a little fun while you sit at work next week cursing George Mason or Oral Roberts. Tell all your friends - come one, come all.

And yes, there will be a prize for the first place finisher in the Sportsaslife league. What is it you ask? Oh, I'll never tell.

Sign up now!