See you in a few months!

Yes, loyal readers, it is time for me to take a little vacation from my duties as the world's most foremost bracketologist. Vitale and I are going to drive cross country and catch a few baseball games -- at least, we're going to drive until I can't stand him any more, so I figure I'll get as far as Pennsylvania.

In the meantime, if you happen to stop by this site over the next few months, do me a favor: Post a comment and tell me what you liked and what you didn't like. ... Read more

Bracket Bucks contest results

Think you're the winner of the Bracket Bucks contest? You might be, but you're on the wrong web site.

Preliminary winner standings for the Bracket Bucks contest will be available at www.powerpointsgames.com after noon Thursday, April 5. Final winners will be posted on that web site on Saturday and announced in The Star-Ledger’s Sports section on Tuesday, April 10.

And the winners are ....

Bracket Boy hates to admit it, but it’s true: He gave serious consideration to canceling the annual Brackademy Awards this year, because when he tried to pick out moments worthy of his prestigious Brackies, he realized this wasn’t a very memorable tournament.

“But I already rented the tuxedo,” our resident expert said. “And besides, they still give out the Oscars even when all the movies are average — Martin Scorsese just won for what, his sixth-best film?”

So the show must go on! Roll out the red carpet. Line up the paparazzi. Once again, here are the most prestigious awards ... Read more

Die, Albert! DIE!

Keep on brackin' in BB's world

CLEVELAND -- They say the heart of rock-n-roll is in Cleveland. "And from what've seen," our resident expert said, "I believe them!"

Yes, this was a rare mid-Final Four trip for our traveling bracketologist, but he had a two-fold mission:

1. Cover the women's Final Four for the first time.

2. Escape the football-loving fans in Atlanta.

Seriously, what is the deal with these people? Ohio State vs. Florida might give us a national championship game pitting the two best teams in the country, but you get the nagging sense that fans from both places would rather be somewhere else ... Read more

The refs ... totally FOUL!

Bracket Boy was walking through the revolving doors of the Georgia Dome last night, two hours before tip-off between Georgetown and Ohio State, when he heard a strange but familiar sound.

“Was that a whistle?” our traveling expert said.

“Yup,” the ref said. “We got a foul on BB.”

“Um ... for what?”

“Blocking.”

“Blocking what?”

“Blocking the revolving door!”

Yes, it was that kind of night at the Final Four. Everybody was talking about a great matchup between Greg Oden and Roy Hibbert, but instead, we ended up with that awful music. ... Read more