>Yesterday (Sunday 3/28) and Today's (Monday 3/29) Buffalo
>News (or more accurately Buffalo Snooze) had the WRONG
>Final 4 posted for hockey.  The reported this and I quote:
 
>NCAA Division I Tournament
>Final Four at Milwaukeee
>Semifinals
>Thursday's Games
>Boston University(28-8-2)  vs  Minnesota (23-11-8)
>Mich (29 -6- 2)   vs L. Superior (27 -7 -5)
 
>This appeared for the last 2 DAYS in ALL EDITIONs
>The News claims to have the largest paper distribution
>in the U.S. (other than USA TODAY) so they say.......
 
>Anyway, I called the News and asked to speak to the EDITOR.
>I spoke with Howard Smith, Executive Sports Editor, he
>was annoyed that I "brought this to his attention" -
>by the way he did'nt thank me either.  He also said -
>they took it "right off the wire".  I told him that
>USA TODAY managed to get it correct.  he told me
>he would check on "my facts".  I told him that
>not only did he have the wrong teams but also had the
>wrong pairings - bracket pairings.
 
>I have often heard that Mr. Smith is not with it.
>Now I know more than that - and I know why the NEWS
>is so BAAAAAAAAAAD !!!!
 
Well, this might not be just the fault of the Buffalo News.
I noticed in Sunday's Watertown Daily Times, it had two
different sets of games. The one with a bracket (showing the progession
of the tournament visually) was correct and showed LSSU/BU and Maine/Mich.
But on the numbers, box scores and standings type page, which is usually
AP stuff, it had the semis listed as BU/Maine-Minn winner (Maine) and
Michigan/LSSU-UMD winner.
 
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