AZUL, THE EAGLE:  I have seen some crazy-ass things happen in person as a sports fan -- Princeton overcoming a 40-13 deficit to beat Penn at Penn, 4th-and-26, three no-hitters (Alvarez, Millwood, Halladay), and a string of breathtaking A.I. performances in do-or-die games during the 76ers' playoff 2001 run coming to mind at this late hour.

So Florida Gulf Coast? Thank you for that. Still can't believe how thorough and joyous it was, basketball played with energy and intelligence against a school I've rooted against for thirty years. See you again Sunday.

FIGHT FIERCELY, HARVARD: Fair Harvard may have won its first ever NCAA basketball tournament game yesterday, but in deeper shame, they've been stripped of 4 NAQT titles (the successor to College Bowl) due to a team member's unauthorized access to question materials.  (Some in these parts will be quite happy that one of the titles has now been awarded to former runner-up Chicago.)

PRESERVE THAT FUNKY MUSIC:  Far funkier stuff is already in the National Recording Registry, the Library of Congress' musical equivalent to the National Film Registry, but this year's new inductees are interesting and include Sounds of Silence (giving Simon two records in the registry, with Graceland being the other), the original South Pacific cast recording, "The Twist," Dark Side of the Moon, and the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever.

AND I GUESS THAT WAS ODIE IN THE WOOD CHIPPER: Bill Murray's excuse for starring in Garfield? He thought screenwriter Joel Cohen was Joel Coen.
 

LUTZ!  SI ranks the 68 tournament teams based on the coolest alum of each institution.

Also: if you know anything useful about this year's squads from Creighton, Cincinnati, San Diego State, Oklahoma State, Duke, Albany, Georgetown or Florida Gulf Coast, please let me know, because my dad and I will be there for all the fun tomorrow and Sunday.)

(And I'm already wondering: is March Madness opening weekend one of those sporting events which are better on tv than live, because of all the other games going on?)

LIFT YOUR SKINNY FISTS LIKE ANTENNAS TO HEAVEN: In which three genial eight-year-olds are ruthlessly exploited by WNYC to provide a review of last year's Godspeed You! Black Emperor album (and other recent releases).

H/T Mefi.

TOSS THAT BRIEFCASE, IT'S TIME TO GET LOOSE: So it turns out that Grammy closing number was a preview: Public Enemy, LL Cool J, De La Soul, and Ice Cube are touring together this summer.