Sports News: Hess: Beware favorites -- '11 tourney is wide open

Click to view this newsletter in a browser  |  Sports stories Sports msnbc.com | Sports stories View in a browser Stories    |    Videos    |    Share: Top sports stories Hess: Beware favorites -- '11 tourney is wide open Hess: As we kick off the best three weeks of the year, one question on everyone's minds is whether the NCAA tournament will be filled with crazy upsets, or whether it'll be a by-the-book affair. As a result, my assignment this week - figure out how wide open the bracket is. Read full story More articles in sports: - Obama: No. 1 seeds will rule in tourneys - Braves coach loses eye after hit by line drive - Vonn takes overall lead; Mancuso wins downhill - PFT: First NFL player jumps to AFL amid lockout - PFT: Peterson's agent downplays 'slavery' remark - PFT: Panthers can't deal with possible No. 1 picks - Tanier: Small in size but not in fan frenzy - Krzyzewski: Irving could return for Duke's opener - Dauster: Key players to NCAA tournament success - James: March Madness is about to get Jimmered Top videos Video: Barack-etology? POTUS makes his picks Caption: The president will release his NCAA picks today. NBC's Chuck Todd talks to ESPN's Andy Katz about Obama's hoops sense. Video: Irving to play for Duke? Video: Grant lifts Clemson over UAB Video: Dickey rallies Asheville for tourney win Video: Milbury: Bettman's plan has promise View more videos Pro Football Talk Dallas Clark says Colts players will keep working through the lockout Read more Circling the Bases Sixteen-year-old Luis Heredia to start in rookie ball for the Pirates Read more Out of Bounds OK, who cut the cheese on the Angels’ team bus? Read more Sports photos Flipping out over spring training, diving into March Madness, and more. See more Latest tweets from nbc_sports Get the latest sports news, gossip, predictions and more. More at Twitter Download Podcasts More from msnbc.com U.S. news World news Politics Business Sports Entertainment Health Tech & science Travel Local news Weather Follow us on Twitter Keep up with the latest headlines on spotwitter. Follow us Sign up for alerts Sign up for alerts delivered to your mobile phone, email or IM. Learn more FirstPerson: See news? Send us your video, photos or personal reports. Submit Sports stories    |    Top videos    |    Share: One-Click Unsubscribe  |  Manage Your Subscription Preferences MSNBC Interactive News - One Microsoft Way - Redmond, WA 98052 Privacy Statement