Stardate 110-20110225 - Stars You Never Could See
PHILADELPHIA -- Earlier this week, Caltech ended a 26-year, 310-game conference losing streak by beating Occidental 46-45. Last night in Shreveport, previously winless Centenary ended a 33-game skid (one away from the Division I record) by beating Western Illinois at home.

The Mid-Majority vs. Women's Basketball
Here's the scene: you're sitting at the sports bar, watching the sports ticker out of the corner. There it is - a score that sticks out like a sore thumb. You do a double-take, your mind racing to fit this mammoth upset into some type of context. You blurt out, "Holy s**t, did you see that? Sacred Heart beat Syracuse by 27?"

Game 7-097 NCAA Round of 64, East Region 3-14
Thousands of Big Blue fans -- the real Big Blue -- made the trip up from Terre Haute to spend all night in Quicken Loans Arena and watch their Valley champs go down to Big Orange. And they all stayed to the very end (12:44 AM ET).. that's #TreeFever. The Valley will rise again, because it's all cyclical. Until then, BLAPP.

The Zero Season Moment
On November 24, late in the fourth quarter of an NBA game matchup the Los Angeles Lakers and Indiana Pacers, LeBron James suddenly asked the game officials to summon house security. He pointed out two front-row fans and asked to have them ejected from Gainbridge (née Conseco) Fieldhouse, on account of inappropriate gestures and words. The staff obliged.

The Good Foreigner
Somewhere around 2:30 am, a senior co-worker in our department slid up on a bench, demanding a beercan toast. "I like you," he slurred, leaning in to deliver a message, using props for assistance. "There is a good foreigner," he said, gently shaking the full beer, and then showing his flat and empty bare hand.