Tag Archives: March Madness

March Madness is one of the most thrilling times of the year for sports fans.  However, those talented young athletes that fans admire during March Madness have a tendency to bolt for the NBA draft come June.  Players are turning down an education and the fundamentals of competitive college basketball in …

Saturdays in the fall belong to college football. And when 3:30 p.m. rolls around, televisions get switched to CBS, and it’s the Verne Lundquist show. Last Call For the final time on Saturday, the SEC on CBS broadcast will feature Verne’s smooth calls, historic stories, and the relationship with color commentator Gary …

No 2-seeded Villanova came into the Elite Eight match-up against top seeded Kansas as the underdog, but that mattered little as the Wildcats were the ones cutting down the nets once the final whistle had been blown. Kris Jenkins, Josh Hart, and Ryan Arcidiacono all scored 13 points in a well-balanced …

Two programs ripe with tradition and NCAA tournament experience, Syracuse and Gonzaga, were both very close to not even making the big dance this season. The Bulldogs needed a WCC tournament championship against rival Saint Mary’s to clinch an automatic bid, while the Orange somehow squeezed into the field despite dropping …

Two different playing styles will clash tonight as No. 7 seed Wisconsin (20-12) takes on No. 6 seed Notre Dame (21-11) in an East Regional battle. Wisconsin is a team that loves to slow the game down and dictate their own pace. Meanwhile, Notre Dame plays fast and scores a lot …

The first weekend of the 2016 NCAA Tournament is officially over. The West Region consisted of stellar individual performances, epic comebacks and teams winning their first ever NCAA Tournament game. Oregon, the No. 1 seed in the West, easily took care of Holy Cross in the first round 91-52 and then won …

The opening day of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is in the books; two five seeds lost to 12 seeds and two 11-seeds took out their six seed opponents and it featured one quite interesting post game interview. "How did Yale out-rebound Baylor?" https://t.co/5UapBDXaoo pic.twitter.com/LhsghxHkWT — Deadspin (@Deadspin) March 17, 2016 Today, …

The Commodores and Shockers matchup Tuesday for an NCAA Tournament play-in game. The winner will play Arizona on Thursday. FIRST FOUR: No.11 Shockers/Commodores Winner faces No.6 Arizona (Providence, RI) #SelectionSunday #watchus pic.twitter.com/4BaHSlxw3t — Go Shockers (@GoShockers) March 13, 2016 Wichita State will make its sixth consecutive appearance in the NCAA …

As time expired on the night of March 22, 2013, one of the greatest upsets in recent NCAA Tournament history had occurred. A new Cinderella team was born, and everyone became aware that the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles came to play. The No. 15 seed Eagles defeated the No. 2 seed Georgetown Hoyas 78-68 …

Selection Monday is upon us  and tonight at 7 PM, the committee will announce the 68 teams that have made the cut. SEC fans everywhere will look to see where their teams land in the tournament after over a week off since the SEC Tournament.  Currently ESPNs own Charlie Crème has nine SEC teams …