BEGINNER'S LUCK. Our President correctly picked last season's NCAA basketball champ. He won't do that well this year.

President Obama filled out his final four brackets for the men's NCAA tournament. He told ESPN he was choosing Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky and Villanova to make the final four.

Score another one for the mid-majors, with Northern Iowa (UNI, not to be confused with NIU) ousting Kansas and candidate America's Team St. Mary's (I may have to watch them -- do any of their players genuflect before shooting a free throw?) excusing Villanova.

Has anybody noticed how many Big East teams are out? How is that hopey-changey stuff working?