By Nick Ni$iu$
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I believe if they get forward Klint Carlson and guard Wes Washpun going early, they can pull off the win.

The 2016 NCAA Mens Basketball tournament bracket was announced Sunday night. The game I am most looking forward to is the Northern Iowa Panthers versus the Texas Longhorns. I am picking the UNI Panthers to beat Texas and go to the second round. The Panthers are on a six game winning streak and are 12-1 in their last 13 games. I believe if they get forward Klint Carlson and guard Wes Washpun going early, they can pull off the win.

The #11 Panthers vs. #6 Longhorns game is March 18th 8:50pm (CT) on TBS. They will be playing in Oklahoma City at the Chesapeake Arena.

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The Nascar Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway ended in another photo finish, this season. It came down to two, Kevin Harvick and Carl Edwards on the last turn. Edwards drove his front fender into Kevin Harvicks quarter panel, trying to force Harvick up the track. That moved Harvick enough for Carl to get beside him, to slam the side of his car into Kevin, putting Edwards ahead. This did not slow down Kevin Harvicks momentum though, as he pulled ahead of Carl by an inch.

What really sealed the win was when Kevin Harvick jack hammered the front of Edwards car, making his car wiggle, just enough to pull ahead of Edwards by four inches. The finish was the same amount of time as the season opener against Hamlin and Truex Jr. by one one-hundredth of a second. This was the closest race in history at the Phoenix International Raceway and Kevin Harvicks eighth victory at this track.
Carl Edwards could have easily wrecked Harvick to win, but he showed great sportsmanship racing him clean. He earned more of my respect on that one. I was looking forward to see Carl do this traditional back flip off the door of his car, instead I watched Harvick do doughnuts.

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