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Loyola (Maryland) Is Going Dancing
Congratulations to the Loyola (Md.) Greyhounds, who in beating Fairfield 48-44 won the MAAC tournament and punched their ticket to the dance. [ESPN2]...
VCU Is Going Dancing
Congratulations to the Virginia Commonwealth Rams, who in beating Drexel 59-56 won the CAA tournament and punched their ticket to the dance. [ESPN]...
This Is Why Basketball Shorts Used To Have Belts
VCU's off to another fast start in tonight's CAA tournament championship game against Drexel, a team that's struggled to earn a reputation worthy of being included amongst Philadelphia's Big Five. But so far tonight, they look like they've been caught with their pants down—or at least the Dragons...
Here's How Oakland Squandered A Late 11-Point Lead And Was Upset By Southern Utah
"The Badlands Conference" is my favorite nickname for the Summit League, and it's an apt name given the conference tournament takes place in South Dakota, home to Badlands National Park. Last night's Summit quarterfinal between sixth-seed Southern Utah and third-seeded Oakland left the Golden Gri...
South Carolina High Schooler Follows Own Put-Back Dunk With Half-Court Alley-Oop Over Opponent
That first put-back dunk by Xavier Holmes of Great Falls (S.C.) was terrific enough. But second later Holmes caught a half-court pass from teammate Shaquille Simpson and proceeded to slam that, too. Holmes finished with 22 points, 20 rebounds, and five blocks as Great Falls won South Carolina's Cla...
High School Basketball Announcer Shreds Vocal Cords To Pieces In Bonkers Championship Game Call
Please enjoy this gentleman (?) calling a high school game in Chicago absolutely losing his shit in the final seconds. From what we can gather in all the madness, "Hot Rod" Williams drilled a three with 2.4 seconds left to take the lead. Then all hell broke loose in the announcer's booth. We truly...
Creighton Is Going Dancing
Congratulations to the Creighton Bluejays, who in beating Illinois State 83-79 in OT won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament and punched their ticket to the dance. [CBS]...
Florida Fans Distribute Cheering Cheat Sheets, Kentucky Wins Anyway
Kentucky beat Florida, at Florida, 74-59 and wrapped up an all but guaranteed No. 1 seed come Tournament time. The win was Kentucky's 22nd straight victory and capped a perfect season in the SEC. Florida fans wanted this one badly, so they distributed flyers to assist in distracting and psyching ou...
This George Mason Fan Wins The Title For Most Enthusiastic Flipping Of The Double-Bird
We saw this live and didn't think much of it, until several of you insisted we take a second look—and indeed, this is one motivated bird-flipper. George Mason pulled out a close win over Georgia State in last night's CAA tournament quarterfinals, and one assumes there was some animosity between t...
College Basketball Open Thread
Conference tournament play is upon us with the various tournaments either decided, in progress or about to begin. Highlights are listed, continue to feel the madness below in the comments....
Belmont Is Going Dancing
Congratulations to the Belmont Bruins, who in beating Florida Gulf Coast 83-69 won the Atlantic Sun tournament and punched their ticket to the dance. [ESPN2]...
Trick Shot Enthusiasts Cut Down Tree To Use As A Slingshot, Make The Lorax Cry
I'm not really sure how you verify such a thing, but the dudes from Dude Perfect are claiming this is the world's largest slingshot. Once constructed, they successfully made a basket. After launching a few other items, a panda plants what appears to be a branch to replace the tree they cut down. I...
Murray State Is Going Dancing
Congratulations to the Murray State Racers, who in beating Tennessee State 54-52 won the Ohio Valley tournament and punched their ticket to the dance. [ESPN2]...
Illinois Sophomore Meyers Leonard Gets Surprise Visit From Marine Brother
This happened way back on Thursday at the Illinois shootaround leading up to the Illini's game with Michigan game on ESPN. Meyers' older brother, Bailey, surprised Meyers as he returned from a tour of duty in Afghanistan. It was the first time the brothers had seen each other since last summer....
UNC-Asheville Is Going Dancing
Congratulations to the UNC-Asheville Bulldogs, who in beating VMI 80-64 won the Big South tournament and punched their ticket to the dance. [ESPN2]...
Your College Basketball Open Thread
There are something like four billion games on today, give or take. Use this space to talk about all of them. Should I dedicate an entire open thread to Duke-UNC later tonight? You tell me. For now, here's a rundown of some of the games you'll be able to see....
Colin Cowherd Is Obsessed With "Thugs," So Here's A Rap Video Featuring Colin Cowherd
Colin Cowherd's no stranger to racial controversy, much of it dealing with his portrayals of black basketball players. During a discussion of the issues plaguing UCLA's basketball team, no fewer than 25 iterations of the word "thug" appeared on Cowherd's program today, usually with a direct asso...
Reeves Nelson Lawyers Up, Demands Retraction From <i>Sports Illustrated</i>
This morning, Sports Illustrated published a lengthy and unflinching takedown of the UCLA basketball team under Ben Howland. But whereas Howland comes across as overwhelmed and ineffective, the undisputed villain of the piece is Reeves Nelson. Writer George Dohrmann goes through a litany of incident...
Breaking Down <i>SI</i>'s UCLA Exposé To Its Underwhelming Core
George Dohrmann's investigation into the fallow years of Ben Howland's UCLA tenure dropped in Sports Illustrated today, and it desperately wants to be a cautionary tale. It wants you to make the connection—even if it can never quite do so itself—that the undisciplined and troublesome recruiting clas...
This Is A Three-Quarter-Court Buzzer-Beating Dagger In Double Overtime
The final seconds of this game between Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State Dominguez Hills were enough to give a coach (or fans) a heart attack. Cal Poly hit a three with less than 9 seconds left to go up by two. Cal State then hit a three of it's own following a timeout leaving only .6 seconds on the c...