The men's Sweet Sixteen games begin today in four locations. Four games will be nationally televised  tonight and the other four tomorrow. The Elite Eight games will then follow on Saturday and Sunday, with the Final Four at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.  National Championship on April 7 at 8:50 EDT on CBS. The women's final eight games begin on Friday, with Elite Eight finals on Sunday and Monday, and national championship game in the Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida, at 3PM EDT on April 6. Big shocker was the  season-ending knee injury of the best women's player this year , Juju Watkins of USC. One bit of good news is that my ESPN women's bracket pick is at 95.4%. The Major League Baseball season started play between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs in Japan last week.  Dodgers won both games. So are they a lock on again being champions this year?  Yes, and no.  Mookie Betts has lost a lot weight and hasn't really played in Spring ball, ...

65% of U.S. adults 21 and over drink alcoholic beverages.   This Gallup poll annual percentage dipped to 55% in 1958 and rose as high as 71% in the 1970s.   However, for households annually earning $100,000 or more, this rate is 80% for 18 and over adults.  Those homes earning less than $40,000/year has a rate of 49%. While in 1992 beer was favored by 47%, with 27% for wine and 21% for spirits, in 2022 this disparity narrowed to 35% beer, 31% wine and 30% spirits. Drinks international released its annual list of the  most popular liquor ( or distilled spirits ) brands  in the world.  In this list of the top 30, only 2 gins made the cut.  Here are a few of them, and you will be surprised. #30 Aperol:  a bright orange Italian bitter, it was created in 1919 and is used in spritzes. #29 Jagermeister:  a German digestif, I noticed it was able in South Korean movie theaters. #28 Gordon's Gin:  dates back to 1769, a bottle is sold eve...