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The Daily News just keeps 'em coming. In yesterday's issue, they broke down all 65 NCAA Tourney teams and had a fun fact accompany each one. Some were more fun than others. Take this well-known tidbit for San Diego: FUN FACT: Power forward Rob Jones, a 6-5, 230-pound freshman, turned down football offers from such traditional powers as Notre Dame, Miami and Oregon to pursue a basketball ... [link]

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Worst. Fun Fact. Ever.
Published 3/18/2008 by Awful Announcing- at Awful Announcing
... Saw this over at The Realests and it cracked me the hell up. The Daily News is running a Tournament preview like every other paper, but I think their capsule on San Diego tops them all.... ...

TOURNEY 'FUN FACT' MAKES CHILDREN CRY
Published 3/18/2008 at With Leather
Most news outlets have made some kind of effort to compile tidbits about all 65 schools in the NCAA tournament.  For its part , the New York Daily News labeled its blurbs "Fun Facts," which is by no means a problem if the fact is, indeed, fun. But the Realests are scratching their heads about this one: ...

Blog-O-Rama: Meet The Australian Allison Stokke
Published 3/19/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... . • THE REALESTS spits out their Kool-Aid, as the NEW YORK DAILY NEWS thinks killing 900 people makes a great NCAA Tournament “fun fact “. • AOL FANHOUSE thinks they know why Rip Hamilton had such energy (team-high 24 points) in helping the Pistons rip the Nuggets with 136 points - he was angry over his ...

Wednesday Rundown: NCAA Corporate Sponsorship Fatigue
Published 3/19/2008 by Anthony Hall at MVN Outsider
... Item: Earlier in the week, the New York Daily News did a special preview issue for the NCAA tournament. They listed a “fun fact” for each team in the tourney, and the following fun fact they wrote for San Diego had The Realists scratching their heads: ...

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Worst. Fun Fact. Ever.

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