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If you happen to be a sucker for online fantasy manager games today, you may be rewarded lucratively if you use your lucky stars and manage online properly. You can win as much as $100 Million if you pick a “perfect bracket” during the annual men’s college hoops tournament in March.

To enter the free contest, basketball fans can visit any website that has the official Game of the Century logo. To play, simply fill out the bracket of the 64 teams competing in the 2009 Men’s Division I college basketball championship. The person who correctly picks all of the winners—with a perfect bracket—will win the $100 million ultimate prize.

In addition to the $100 million ultimate prize, PickManager.com is giving away many other prizes beginning the week of February 9, 2009. There are eight La-Z-Boy recliners up for grabs, one per week. Participants can qualify for the weekly random drawing by answering poll questions and selecting one out of four recliners to win if chosen. The grand prize is an extravagant sports den, featuring Lay-Z-Boy seating, a flat screen TV and a surround sound stereo system. It will be awarded to the person with the highest-scoring, “non-perfect” bracket.

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Jordan Brand, a division of Nike, made a $100,000 donation to the Make-A-Wish foundation. But that was not all. A sidelight was also granting the wish of a couple of teenagers to watch the upcoming NBA All-Star game in Phoenix.

Jordan Brand teamed up with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to grant two deserving teenagers their fondest wishes; the chance to attend the All-Star game and its weekend of festivities as well as meet Michael Jordan and All-Star Team Jordan athlete Chris Paul.

Jordan, the newly appointed Chief Wish Ambassador for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, enhanced the teens’ wishes with a surprise appearance during a special luncheon where Jordan Brand executives presented the Foundation with a check for $100,000.

“These kids are incredibly brave and their stories are beyond inspiring,” said Michael Jordan. “On behalf of the Jordan Brand, our Team Jordan athletes and myself, we’d like to thank the Make-A-Wish Foundation for providing us with the opportunity to make wishes come true for these amazing children and their supportive families.”

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