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Gonzaga's Jordan Mathews Hit A Hero Three And WVU Responded By Crapping Themselves
Gonzaga beat West Virginia tonight, 61-58, to advance to the Elite Eight, thanks to a clutch three-pointer from Jordan Mathews and several duds from WVU’s Jevon Carter on the other end....
Reports: Second Ex-Baylor Football Player Arrested In 2013 Sexual Assault Case
Former Baylor linebacker Shamycheal “Myke” Chatman was arrested today in connection to a 2013 sexual assault case, in which a woman has said she was gang raped by two football players, according to multiple reports. The Waco Tribune-Herald and local TV station KWTX both reported that Chatman was arr...
Pat Kelsey Ditches UMass Job Half An Hour Before Introductory Press Conference
Winthrop coach Pat Kelsey led his team to a Big South championship and an NCAA tournament appearance this season, and even though they lost in the first round, it was a successful campaign for the Eagles. As the college basketball coaching rodeo whirls to life and bushels of schools look for new fac...
The Sweet 16 Teams That Are Worth Rooting For
Despite what ESPN and the like would have you think, there are no Cinderellas left in this year’s NCAA tournament—the real Cinderellas were offed by programs designed to chew up teams with limited talent and depth. ...
I Can't Believe Georgetown Actually Fired John Thompson III<em></em>
After two consecutive losing seasons, public calls for his dismissal, and multiple player transfers and early departures, Georgetown has fired John Thompson III after 13 seasons. ...
By Design, The Sweet 16 Is Once Again Cinderella-Free
With Rhode Island’s three-point loss to a short-handed Oregon squad on Sunday night, the NCAA locked in its third consecutive mid-major-free Sweet 16 (Gonzaga is a national powerhouse and has been for 20 years, they don’t count.) Believe it or not, the last underdog, no-name team to break through t...
Report: Oklahoma State To Interview... Doug Gottlieb?
According to a report from ESPN, soon-to-be FOX Sports radio personality and serial deleter of bad tweets Doug Gottlieb got the call from Oklahoma State to interview for the school’s men’s basketball head coach opening. ...
Ex-Baylor TE Tre'Von Armstead Charged With Sexual Assault From 2013
Former Baylor tight end Tre’Von Armstead was arrested today in Port Arthur, Texas, and charged with three counts of felony second-degree sexual assault, per ESPN and the Waco Tribune-Herald. The Tribune-Herald first broke the news tonight that Armstead was indicted last week for an alleged sexual as...
Texas Tech's New Practice Facility Caught Fire
The biggest news that Texas Tech football made this offseason was their bizarre inclusion in a tortured analogy during the FBI’s Russia hearing. That is, until this afternoon, when a fire broke out at their football stadium. The school is in the process of constructing a new athletic facility right ...
Former Penn State AD Testifies Against Former President In Child Endangerment Case
Last week, former Penn State athletic director Tim Curley, along with former senior vice president Gary Schultz, pleaded guilty to child endangerment charges stemming from their part in the school’s purported cover-up of Jerry Sandusky’s serial molestation of children. Today, Curley testified agains...
Nick Saban Sure Was Cranky About A Lot Of Things Yesterday
Jim Harbaugh prefers Twitter as the space to hold court on matters he’s pissed off about; Nick Saban is old-fashioned—a presser with an eager reporter will do just fine....
Three Minnesota Football Players Cleared In University Sexual Assault Case
Three football players who were recommended for suspensions as part of a University of Minnesota sexual assault investigation have had those punishments overturned, lawyers for the players announced yesterday. After this latest round of appeals, so far four of the five recommended expulsions in the...
Jim Harbaugh Freakin' Loves Twitter
Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh sat down with GQ to talk about peanut butter, treating his eight-year-old kids like his football players, and some other stuff—you can read the full interview here. What really jumped out from the piece, though, was the fact that the Wolverines head coach really, rea...
Lonzo Ball's Second-Half Performance Was Worth Staying Up For
Sunday was the fourth straight day with nothing but back-to-back great basketball games on the tube, with the slate kicking off at noon (if you’re on the East Coast) and finishing about 12 hours later, when UCLA put down Cincinnati to claim the final spot in the Sweet 16. If you tapped out before th...
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NCAA Forces Writer To Delete Video Of Wichita State Coach's Rowdy Wife [Update]
Wichita State head coach Gregg Marshall isn’t the only one in the family that can cause a scene, apparently....
South Carolina Does Nation Favor, Eliminates Duke
Duke was unable to handle the Gamecocks as South Carolina eliminated the second-seeded Blue Devils, 88-81....
Kentucky Staves Off Upset, Squeaks By Wichita State
No. 2 Kentucky just barely held on to thwart an upset attempt from No. 10 Wichita State with a 65-62 win Sunday afternoon. ...
Michigan Upsets No. 2 Louisville For Sweet Sixteen Spot
Louisville coughed up an eight-point halftime lead in an upset loss to Michigan....
Boeheim Heir Apparent Mike Hopkins Leaves For Head Coaching Job At Washington
Long thought the heir for Jim Boeheim at Syracuse, Mike Hopkins has reportedly jumped ship to be head coach at Washington. ...