http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thebrewery/index.html en-us Copyright 2013 The Seattle Times Company Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:35:04 PDT Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:35:04 PDT MattBase 1 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ http://blogs.seattletimes.com/brewery/2013/03/20/ncaa-tournament-overview-midwest-region/?syndication=rss Last in our Big Dance series. Previous: South Region, West Region, East Region. At first glance This is a very difficult region for No. 1 overall seed Louisville. No. 2 Duke and No. 3 Michigan State are capable of winning the entire tournament, and No. 4 Saint Louis is playing great basketball and h The Brewery http://blogs.seattletimes.com/brewery/2013/03/20/ncaa-tournament-overview-midwest-region/?syndication=rss Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:33:27 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/brewery/2013/03/20/ncaa-tournament-overview-east-region/?syndication=rss Third in our Big Dance series. Previous: South Region, West Region. Coming soon: Midwest Region overview. At first glance The top two seeds in this region, Indiana and Miami, have been two of the more consistent teams in an inconsistent year of college hoops. They’re clearly the best two teams The Brewery http://blogs.seattletimes.com/brewery/2013/03/20/ncaa-tournament-overview-east-region/?syndication=rss Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:34:15 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/brewery/2013/03/19/ncaa-tournament-overview-west-region/?syndication=rss Second in our Big Dance series. Previous: South Region. Coming soon: East and Midwest Region overviews. At first glance It’s Gonzaga vs. the thumpers in this region. The top-seeded Zags may have lucked out by being placed the weakest region on paper, but when you take a closer look, they might The Brewery http://blogs.seattletimes.com/brewery/2013/03/19/ncaa-tournament-overview-west-region/?syndication=rss Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:01:04 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/brewery/2013/03/18/ncaa-tournament-preview-live-chat/?syndication=rss The Brewery http://blogs.seattletimes.com/brewery/2013/03/18/ncaa-tournament-preview-live-chat/?syndication=rss Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:31:04 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/brewery/2013/03/17/ncaa-tournament-overview-south-region/?syndication=rss For the Monday newspaper, I was assigned to do this first look at the South Region of the NCAA tournament. I’ll post that here and use the same format to give you my initial thoughts on the other three regions over the next two days. At first glance Six weeks ago, Kansas, Georgetown, Florida a The Brewery http://blogs.seattletimes.com/brewery/2013/03/17/ncaa-tournament-overview-south-region/?syndication=rss Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:01:05 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/brewery/2013/03/13/gonzaga-joins-harlem-shake-craze/?syndication=rss Add the No. 1 Gonzaga men’s basketball team to the list of people doing the faux Harlem Shake. I say faux because it’s not the real Harlem Shake. But I’m not a hater. I like the dance movement. It’s fun. It’s silly. And on their plane ride home from Las Vegas, with thei The Brewery http://blogs.seattletimes.com/brewery/2013/03/13/gonzaga-joins-harlem-shake-craze/?syndication=rss Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:46:05 PDT