Worst. Fun Fact. Ever.

With Leather - The official sports gossip blog ... found this 3/18/2008 on awfulannouncing.blogspot.com [flag]

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.... 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 career. He is the grandson of ... [link]

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TOURNEY 'FUN FACT' MAKES CHILDREN CRY
Published 3/18/2008 at With Leather - The official sports gossip blog for attractive people
... State's Michael Beasley was 12 years old on September 11, 2001. That morning, planes hijacked by terrorists damaged the Pentago and destroyed the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, killing three thousand people. FUN FACT: Duke's Jon Scheyer is Jewish. During World War II, millions of people who practiced his religion were systematically murdered in the Holocaust. Wheee! The NCAA tournament is a rollicking good time! [Awful Announcing]

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