Smallville - 6.17 Combat - Clark Vs. Kane

Finally, Smallville gets some action! On basketball episode entitled "Combat," a notorious fighter grace the storylines of the popular sci-fi show and he comes in the form of a Phantom Zoner named "Titan," who is played by the wrestling veteran Kane.

On the said episode of Smallville, Kane plays a star of a secret fight club that puts its death battles on the Internet, who is bound to face Clark Kent in an action packed battle that pushes the hero to the limit.

Glen Thomas Jacobs, also known as Kane, was born on April 26, 1967 in Madrid, Spain. He studied at Quincy College and attended Northeast Missouri State University on a basketball scholarship. His success in basketball led to his enlistment in the Truman State University as a record holder for the highest field goal percentage for a single season. In spite of his accomplishments, he chose to engage in another sport, which is football.

Eventually, he penetrated the world of wrestling in 1992. Initially, he was known as Angus King and then switched to Unabomb, appearing in various wrestling federations and associations. After numerous name and image alterations, he reinvented himself as "Kane", the half-brother of the infamous "The Undertaker".

As for his Smallville experience, Kane deemed it as very pleasurable. The nature of his character on the show instantly prompted him to partake on Smallville since it was a character he can certainly identify himself with.

In an interview with Wizard Magazine, he dished out his sentiments regarding his delightful basketball on the show. In fact, if Smallville offers him another appearance, he says that he would gladly do it again, given his good working relationship with actors Tom Welling and Erica Durance. And although he enjoyed his stint while acting on television, he admits that he is not yet ready to leave the wrestling arena, which brought him to stardom.

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NCAA Brackets For Final Four - Who Will Be There This Year?

March is coming up, which is going to be one of the most exciting seasons for sports fans all over the country. This is known as the March Madness in which the NCAA college basketball teams are competing against each other for the NCAA trophy, which is a big honor for both the winning team and the state they represent. This tournament is going to be held from the first week of March to the first week of April and there will be at least 65 college basketball teams who will be playing for the national title. NCAA fans will also be pumped up this year since there are a lot of good teams playing in the 2009 NCAA tournament, hoping that their bets will go on to the NCAA Brackets for Final Four. The final four are the teams that have the highest chances of winning and the title, honor, and money will go to the champion team.

Some of the NCAA Brackets for Final Four point to certain college basketball teams such as Connecticut, North Carolina, and Pittsburgh who have made history back in the previous NCAA tournaments. The results as to who will be in the Final Four won't come around just yet, but many are already placing their biggest bets on the college basketball teams that will definitely make it to the basketball The brackets are very important when playing in this kind of sporting tournament because it gives you an idea and a clear picture of how the competition is progressing and which teams are most likely to lose or to win. Definitely teams who can't shoot good free throws are going to be kicked out of the tournament so basketball bet on teams that have bleak futures in the NCAA tournament.

Remember that over 2.5 billion dollars make up the NCAA bets, both legal and illegal, so betting on the NCAA Brackets for Final Four will definitely give you the upper hand and a chance to bring home that much money when your team becomes the 2009 NCAA champion. There is a lot at stake when it comes to the NCAA Brackets for Final Four, so always keep your NCAA college basketball tournament brackets in hand and analyze carefully the flow of the competition before putting all your money on a certain team. The interesting thing about the March Madness is that there will be a lot of surprising turns of events that you never imagined happening in the NCAA tournament. For instance, nobody expected the George Masons to make it until they were able to reach the NCAA Brackets for Final Four. To think that most people who watch the NCAA have never heard of the George Masons, but this team was able to make a name for its self when it landed a spot in the Final Four.

March Madness will always be one of the most adrenalin-rushing competitions this year, so if you're planning on placing your bets on any of the 65 teams, place them on the NCAA Final Four.

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Update - 2008 Summer Olympics Mens Basketball Qualifiers

The next week will be an exciting and very important one for basketball players in many countries of the world. That is because it is time to decide who the last 3 teams are that will participate in the Mens Basketball tournament in the Beijing Olympics.

The remaining teams that will be completing for sports over the next week at the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Athens basketball are Cameroon, Cape Verde, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Canada, Lebanon, Korea, Greece, Germany, Croatia, Slovenia, and New Zealand. The tournament will go as follows:

The teams are divided into 4 groups with 3 teams in each group. basketball A contains Brazil, Greece, and Lebanon. Group B contains New Zealand, Cape Verde, and Germany. Group C contains Slovenia, Korea, and Canada. Group D contains Cameroon, Croatia, and Puerto Rico. Each team will play both of the other teams in its group. The winning team will be awarded 2 points while the losing team is awarded 1 point. The top 2 teams in each group will then advance to a single elimination tournament.

The two teams that win the semifinals of the tournament advance to the Olympics. The two teams that lose in the semifinals will play each other and the winner will fill the last spot in the Olympics.

The three teams that advance in the qualifying tournament will join Angola, USA, Argentina, Iran, Russia, Lithuania, Australia, Spain, and China for the Mens Basketball tournament in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

Best of luck to all of the participating teams May the best teams advance.

!!Update: The tournament is now over and the teams that advanced the tournament are Greece, Croatia, and Germany!!

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