{"id":25670,"date":"2022-03-25T09:07:46","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T14:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=25670"},"modified":"2022-03-25T09:07:46","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T14:07:46","slug":"friday-update-212","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/25\/friday-update-212\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday update"},"content":{"rendered":"

How ’bout those HOGS!!!! Arkansas defeated Gonzaga last night, 74-68, to advance to the Elite Eight. Gonzaga was the top seed in the entire tournament. Arkansas advances to the regional finals of the West bracket, where they will play Duke in a rematch of the 1994 championship game.<\/p>\n

Gonzaga was not the only 1 seed to fall last night. The Houston Cougars took down Arizona last night, 72-60. The Cougs advance to a regional final game vs. Villanova Saturday.<\/p>\n

FiveThirtyEight’s NCAA predictions<\/a> have been updated following last night’s games. Despite being the lower seed, Arkansas is a 51\/49 favorite to beat Duke and has a 12% chance of winning a second national title.<\/p>\n

Today’s games:<\/p>\n

15 St. Peter’s vs. 3 Purdue, 6:09 PM, CBS<\/li>\n

4 Providence vs. 1 Kansas, 6:29 PM, TBS<\/li>\n

8 North Carolina vs. 4 UCLA, 8:39 PM, CBS<\/li>\n

11 Iowa State vs. 10 Miami, 8:59 PM, TBS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Desmond Bane dropped in 30 as the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Indiana Pacers, 133-103, last night. That earned the Grizzlies an “x” next to their team name in the NBA standings<\/a>, indicating that they have clinched a spot in the playoffs. Memphis is now 2.5 games ahead of Golden State in the race for the 2 seed in the West.<\/p>\n
It’s South Main Trolley Night! Many of the shops in South Main will stay open until 9 or later and some will have beer and\/or wine and\/or hors d’oeuvres and\/or discounts. Fabulous opportunity to get out and mingle with your neighbors. I’m excited about all the people I’ll see tonight at Trolley Night. Also excited about the person I won’t see! IYKYK!<\/p>\n
JD Westmoreland, Paul Crum, Drew Sherrod, and Leo DiSanto play Songwriters Night at South Main Sounds<\/a> tonight at 7. 550 S. Main.<\/p>\n
The stage map<\/a> for Music Fest ’22, relocated to Tiger Lane, is out.<\/p>\n
Tigers freshman Josh Minott has declared for the NCAA draft. He’ll be able to hear what scouts have to say and will have the option of withdrawing before June 1 to maintain his college eligibility.<\/p>\n
An R-rated magic show<\/a> comes to the Halloran Centre on June 3.<\/p>\n
Paul Young who runs DMC spoke about Downtown development on Behind the Headlines<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Did you know that today was New Year’s Day<\/a> up until about 1600? This was the day Jesus was believed to be conceived, 9 months before Christmas.<\/p>\n
It’s also International Waffle Day<\/a>. Why not celebrate by ordering the chicken & waffles at…<\/p>\n
… oh, wait, never mind. $\":mrgreen:\"$ <\/p>\n
Ja Morant will miss 7 of the Grizzlies’ last 9 games<\/a> with a knee injury. He’s expected to be good for the playoffs though.<\/p>\n
Maxwell<\/a> comes to FedExForum tonight.<\/p>\n
Pro wrestling fans: Evil Uno<\/a> of The Dark Order will perform in Memphis this Sunday. So will Scotty 2 Hotty, Brian Christopher’s former tag team partner. I wonder if Scotty will do The Worm?<\/p>\n
That’s the news for this Friday. Going out to brunch here in a bit and later in the day I might stop by Trolley Night. Back tomorrow with more news.<\/p>\n