Thursday, March 01, 2007
The Road to Final Four Runs Through St. Louis
St. Louis is one city that loves sports – and once again, the titans of NCAA men’s basketball are returning to town in hopes of making it to the top tier of college basketball. The road to the NCAA tournament will include a pit stop in the Gateway City, March 23-25, 2007, at the Edward Jones Dome. The winner of the NCAA 2007 Division I Men's Championship Midwest Regional will “keep the dream alive” and head for this year’s NCAA Final Four in Atlanta.
Catch the games on TV at one of the city’s numerous sports bars or restaurants. Many of the most popular places to watch a game have some famous names attached to them, like former baseball Cardinal and current broadcaster Mike Shannon’s Steaks & Seafood, Dierdorf & Hart’s – run by legendary football Cardinals Dan Dierdorf and Jim Hart – and Blues hockey great Bernie Federko’s Steak & Sports Grill.
There’s also the “Mad Hungarian,” Al Hrabosky’s Ballpark Saloon, Ozzie Smith’s Ozzie’s Restaurant & Sports Bar and Pujols 5 Westport Grill, whose namesake is none other than Cardinals slugger Albert “El Hombre” Pujols. There are also a number of J. Buck’s Restaurant locations throughout the region, whose namesakes are the late Hall of Fame broadcaster Jack Buck, his Fox sportscaster son Joe, and daughter Julie, a local radio personality.
Fresh from hosting a spectacular NCAA Men’s Final Four in 2005, St. Louis is keeping its “game face” on by hosting a number of NCAA tournaments during the next few years. In addition to this year’s regional, the city is set to host the 2007 NCAA men’s hockey championship – “the Frozen Four” – April 5-7 at the Scottrade Center, as well as the NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Championships, May 15-20, 2007, at the Dwight Davis Tennis Center. The NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships return to the city in 2008 and 2009, and St. Louis will host the 2009 Women’s Final Four at the Scottrade Center. In March 2010, the NCAA men’s regional returns to the Edward Jones Dome in downtown St. Louis for another installment of exciting college hoops action.
Catch the games on TV at one of the city’s numerous sports bars or restaurants. Many of the most popular places to watch a game have some famous names attached to them, like former baseball Cardinal and current broadcaster Mike Shannon’s Steaks & Seafood, Dierdorf & Hart’s – run by legendary football Cardinals Dan Dierdorf and Jim Hart – and Blues hockey great Bernie Federko’s Steak & Sports Grill.
There’s also the “Mad Hungarian,” Al Hrabosky’s Ballpark Saloon, Ozzie Smith’s Ozzie’s Restaurant & Sports Bar and Pujols 5 Westport Grill, whose namesake is none other than Cardinals slugger Albert “El Hombre” Pujols. There are also a number of J. Buck’s Restaurant locations throughout the region, whose namesakes are the late Hall of Fame broadcaster Jack Buck, his Fox sportscaster son Joe, and daughter Julie, a local radio personality.
Fresh from hosting a spectacular NCAA Men’s Final Four in 2005, St. Louis is keeping its “game face” on by hosting a number of NCAA tournaments during the next few years. In addition to this year’s regional, the city is set to host the 2007 NCAA men’s hockey championship – “the Frozen Four” – April 5-7 at the Scottrade Center, as well as the NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Championships, May 15-20, 2007, at the Dwight Davis Tennis Center. The NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships return to the city in 2008 and 2009, and St. Louis will host the 2009 Women’s Final Four at the Scottrade Center. In March 2010, the NCAA men’s regional returns to the Edward Jones Dome in downtown St. Louis for another installment of exciting college hoops action.
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