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The season finale has arrived

Posted by Ed Graney
Saturday, Mar. 07, 2009 at 12:00 AM

No one said it would be easy. Greatness (or, in this case, a .500 record picking Mountain West Conference basketball games) isn't guaranteed. But a sweep on the final regular-season day would be good enough for a break-even finish. For this, I'll...

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Don't look now ...

Posted by Ed Graney
Thursday, Mar. 05, 2009 at 1:07 PM

But my overall record picking Mountain West Conference basketball games against the spread climbed to three under .500 on Tuesday night. All it took one one wacko coach (Steve Alford) beating another (Jim Boylen). Tonight’s...

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THE FINAL WEEK

Posted by Ed Graney
Tuesday, Mar. 03, 2009 at 2:02 PM

I don’t know if I should cry or throw a party. What I do know: Now just four games under .500, I am on the verge of one of sport’s great comebacks, from 14 games under .500 when picking Mountain West Conference basketball games against the spread...

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Introducing ... the wife

Posted by Ed Graney
Friday, Feb. 27, 2009 at 11:17 PM

I have spent the last 13 years being told how wrong I am about, well, everything. I think it’s supposed to be one of the good things about marriage. Or at least that’s what my wife (Bonnie) insists. Now we’ll see who knows...

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CONTINUING WEEKDAY PICKS

Posted by Ed Graney
Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009 at 1:47 PM

You won’t get any brainless Donovan McNabb quotes here. We definitely understand the benefits of a tie. And, considering my overall record when picking Mountain West Conference basketball games this season, welcome one. New Mexico beat...

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I CAN SEE THE END

Posted by Ed Graney
Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009 at 1:28 PM

Thankfully. It seemed like such a good idea, picking each Mountain West Conference basketball game of the season against the spread. Then my record went from bad to worse to 13 games under .500. There has been a glimmer of hope — I am 8-4...

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Facing Off with a Friend

Posted by Ed Graney
Friday, Feb. 20, 2009 at 9:04 PM

Jay Posner is a longtime friend. He is an assistant sports editor at the San Diego Union-Tribune who attended UCLA and can recite "Seinfeld" lines with the best of them. Jay also continues to write the must-read sports media column in San...

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Off and Running

Posted by Ed Graney
Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009 at 10:18 AM

I should have gone with this visitor-home strategy all season. As it is, Brigham Young began my week with a win Tuesday, thus setting the stage for three more home Mountain West Conference basketball teams covering the spread tonight. Today’s...

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I'M ROLLIN' NOW

Posted by Ed Graney
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009 at 5:17 PM

Let’s hear it for visiting teams! It seems all I needed to get on the winning track of picking Mountain West Conference basketball games was, well, a mindless decision to select all those teams playing on the road Saturday. It culminated...

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Valentine's Day basketball selections

Posted by Ed Graney
Friday, Feb. 13, 2009 at 9:46 PM

It just keeps getting worse and worse. Or, depending on how you look at it, funnier and funnier. Review-Journal sports writer Adam Hill is the latest to out-pick me in Mountain West Conference matchups, going 2-2 to my 1-3 effort on the weekday...

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FINISHING OFF THE UFC THEME

Posted by Ed Graney
Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009 at 3:13 PM

Well, that didn’t take long. Guest celebrity Adam Hill and myself began our weekday Mountain West Conference basketball picks with a loss Tuesday, each siding with Texas Christian and plus-13 against UNLV. The blame goes entirely to TCU...

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WHEN IN DOUBT, THINK UFC

Posted by Ed Graney
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009 at 2:30 PM

O.K, so things aren’t looking all that terrific with my Mountain West Conference basketball picks again. I went it alone for a week and realized that an unwise strategy. Time to bring back a celebrity guest to offer some motivation. Or,...

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WANT TO BET I GO 2-2?

Posted by Ed Graney
Saturday, Feb. 07, 2009 at 3:09 PM

If this were baseball, I’d be a Hall of Famer. Just can’t stop hitting .500. It has been that way for a week now with these Mountain West Conference basketball picks, convincing me to continue selecting games as a solo act. Sure, the...

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Tonight's MWC pick

Posted by Ed Graney
Thursday, Feb. 05, 2009 at 9:54 AM

UTAH (minus-3.5) at TEXAS CHRISTIAN: Admit it. You sort of think TCU is ready to completely fall over the line as a fraud contender. Admit it. You sort of want TCU to win in the chance Utah coach Jim Boylen might tackle a few opposing players when...

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DON'T FOOL YOURSELF -- COLOR MATTERS

Posted by Ed Graney
Tuesday, Feb. 03, 2009 at 11:37 AM

One thing that bothers me most about how the Michael “Pass the Bong Please,” Phelps story is being played: If this were a black athlete being scrutinized rather than the water-logged Golden Boy, the critics would have much...

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