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NCAA First Round: (3) Kansas vs. (14) North Dakota State
Midwest Region: No. 3 Kansas (25-7) vs. No. 14 North Dakota State (26-6) When: Friday, 12:30 p.m., EDT Where: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota KANSAS JAYHAWKS 1) Robbing the Cradle The big programs in college basketball have been getting younger and younger thanks to things lik...
NCAA First Round: (8) Oklahoma State vs. (9) Tennessee
East Region: No. 8 Oklahoma State (22-11) vs. No. 9 Tennessee (21-12) When: Friday, 12:25 p.m., EDT Where: University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS 1) Bet the over In his first year at Oklahoma State, coach Travis Ford has installed a more up-tempo style of play than the Sutton ye...
NCAA First Round: (3) Syracuse vs. (14) Stephen F. Austin
South Region: No. 3 Syracuse (26-9) vs. No. 14 Stephen F. Austin (24-7) When: Friday, 12:15 p.m., EDT Where: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida SYRACUSE ORANGE 1) Sweep The Legs If you're looking for the weak link in Syracuse players, look no further than their cruciate ligaments. The Orange ...
NCAA First Round: (5) Illinois vs. (12) Western Kentucky
South Region: No. 5 Illinois (24-9) vs. No. 12 Western Kentucky (24-8) When: Thursday, 9:55 p.m., EDT Where: Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI 1) They're not that bad offensively. Fine, fine, so the Big Ten isn't exactly stacked with a bunch of Bo Kimbles and Kiki Vandeweghes....
NCAA First Round: (6) UCLA vs. (11) Virginia Commonwealth
East Region: No. 6 UCLA (25-8) vs. No. 11 Virginia Commonwealth (24-9) When: Thursday, 9:50 p.m., EDT Where: Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania UCLA BRUINS 1) Sometimes when lose, you actually win. Disappointed with losing to Memphis and failing to bring home a 12th banner to UCLA, Darren...
Gus Johnson Handcuffed Saturday Morning After Outburst At Memphis Restaurant?
So sayeth The Big Lead: "Sources say Johnson had become increasingly surly during his dining experience, and complained vociferously about the service and his food." [The Big Lead]...
NCAA First Round: (2) Oklahoma vs. (15) Morgan State
South Region: No. 2 Oklahoma (27-5) vs. No. 15 Morgan State (23-11) When: Thursday, 9:40 p.m., EDT Where: Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri OKLAHOMA SOONERS 1) Trendy If you're an OU fan or you're planning on picking the Sooners and like me, you get caught up in trends and history then pay atte...
It's Chipper Jones Vs. The City Of Toronto. Let's Watch The Fun
If you play for the Braves and you're going to be at war with a city, it might as well be a Canadian one. On the whole, Chipper Jones would rather be in Atlanta....
NCAA First Round: (2) Duke vs. (15) Binghamton
East Region: No. 2 Duke (28-6) vs. No. 15 Binghamton (23-8) When: Thursday, 9:40 p.m., EDT Where: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina DUKE BLUE DEVILS 1) ELL-E-UT Elliot Williams has changed the entire makeup of this team. When he was the 12th man, this team was a slow, low scoring tea...
NCAA First Round: (4) Gonzaga vs. (13) Akron
South Region: No. 4 Gonzaga (26-5) vs. No. 13 Akron (23-12) When: Thursday, 7:25 p.m., EDT Where: Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon GONZAGA BULLDOGS 1) The Rose City, Home Away From Home Gonzaga plays Akron in the first roundin Portland, OR. This is practically a home game for Gonzaga, who plays the U...
NCAA First Round: (3) Villanova vs. (14) American
East Region: No. 3 Villanova (26-7) vs. No. 14 American (24-7) When: Thursday, 7:20 p.m., EDT Where: Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania VILLANOVA WILDCATS 1) Home Sweet Home Villanova plays most of their home games at The Pavilion. The 6,500 seat arena is located just outside Philadelphia...
NCAA First Round: (7) Clemson vs. (10) Michigan
South Region: No. 7 Clemson (23-8) vs. No. 10 Michigan (20-13) When: Thursday, 7:10 p.m., EDT Where: Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri CLEMSON TIGERS 1) Clemson Tigers, Naughty By Nature? Clemson University is a public school located in the northwest corner of South Carolina in Clemson, South C...
NCAA First Round: (7) Texas vs. (10) Minnesota
East Region: No. 7 Texas (22-11) vs. No. 10 Minnesota (22-10) When: Thursday, 7:10 p.m., EDT Where: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina TEXAS LONGHORNS 1) Foreign Point One thing Texas desperately lacked entering the season was a true point guard. Without a ball handler that could pene...
Keith Smart On Bobby Knight, The Shot, And Hell In The Pacific
Nearly 22 years after his 16-foot baseline jumper gave Indiana the national title in 1987, Keith Smart ruminates on how how that moment changed his life, and where he's going from here....
NCAA First Round: (4) Washington vs. (13) Mississippi State
West Region: No. 4 Washington (25-8) vs. No. 13 Mississippi State (23-12) When: Thursday, 4:55 p.m., EDT Where: Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon WASHINGTON HUSKIES 1) Balanced Squad The Huskies are a very balanced team with 4 players averaging over 11 points per game. If you had to pick some "star" p...
NCAA First Round: (1) Connecticut vs. (16) Chattanooga
West Region: No. 1 Connecticut (27-4) vs. No. 16 UT-Chattanooga (18-16) When: Thursday, 3:00 p.m., EDT Where: Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania CONNECTICUT HUSKIES 1) Six Feet Under Coach Jim Calhoun created a media firestorm earlier this season when he told a freelance reporter who was ...
NCAA First Round: (7) California vs. (10) Maryland
West Region: No. 7 California (22-10) vs. No. 10 Maryland (20-13) When: Thursday, 2:55 p.m., EDT Where: Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS 1) Lowered Expectations Projected to finish eighth in the pre-season PAC-10 poll, I had all but written the Bears off this year. With...
Terror At 92 Feet; Brave Cheerleading Squad Somehow Survives Being Stuck In Elevator
What happens when 19 college cheerleaders pile into an elevator, and it suddenly stops between floors? Here is a harrowing tale of technology gone horribly wrong, and of ultimate cheerleader triumph against all odds....
NCAA First Round: (1) North Carolina vs. (16) Radford
South Region: No. 1 North Carolina (28-4) vs. No. 16 Radford (21-11) When: Thursday, 2:50 p.m., EDT Where: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS 1) No Time to Stop When last we saw the Tarheels, they were losing to Florida State while their coach stubbornly refus...