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Coffee Is For Closers
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And Now ... A Coach Reaction Montage
As Virginia Tech fell to North Carolina on the final shot, Dick Vitale declared "there should be an investigation" if Tech doesn't receive an at-large berth to the tournament, which does hold a modicum of truth. There are 65 invites, and with 12 ACC teams, that leaves 53 slots for the entire country...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while mocking people who waste time on the Internet making these videos, then getting back to your 3,000 word sports blog dissertation on the relationship between 9th inning walks and hockey overtime ... • 6 p.m. — Pac 10 championship: Stanford vs. UCLA [CBS]; A-10 Championship: St. Jo...
Never Challenge Blake Hoffarber To A Game Of H.O.R.S.E.
When they were handing out natural disasters in the NCAA conference tournaments, the SEC came up with tornadoes. The Big Ten ended up with lightning striking twice. (The MAC? Perpetual darkness.) Minnesota's Blake Hoffarber's last-second desperation jumper to beat Indiana 59-58 was brain-exploding u...
Tornadoes Don't Enjoy SEC Basketball
It's refreshing to hear that nobody got injured when the severe weather struck down on the Georgia Dome during the SEC tournament, which means we're allowed to have a little fun with this....
Gene Keady's Giant Head Is Rated TV-14
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The Wrong Way To Pay Your Players
Butch Cassidy: [spanish] Manos a... Manos, um... Manos arriba! Sundance Kid: They got 'em up! Skip on down. Butch Cassidy: Arriba! Sundance Kid: Skip on down! Butch Cassidy: Todos ustedes "arrismense" a la pared. Sundance Kid: They're against the wall already! Butch Cassidy: Donde... ah, you're so d...
Pi Is The Loneliest Number
Each day this week, Storming The Floor will be previewing that night's important games. Enjoy....
Gus Johnson Doesn't Get Quite Enough Love
OK, now do you guys think it would be safe to say that few television personalities not named Erin Andrews are more popular among these here Intertubes than Gus Johnson? We're the ones pumping the guy, dammit! James Brown? Play-by-play? Over Gus Johnson? Come on! He's loved around here. So why, then...
The Big East Barbeque
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Losers Try Their Best. Guess What Winners Do?
Each day this week, Storming The Floor will be previewing that night's important games. Enjoy....
So Here's Something Scary: ESPN Has A Fashion Editor
ESPN: The Magazine is turning 10 years old, which means pretty soon it's going to start noticing girls and getting funny feelings in its pants. To celebrate, it's doing a series of covers with athletes all dolled up in fancy clothes. And that's just the beginning....
Jawz The Jaguar Vs. Eli The Eagle: This Isn't Over!
What started off as a friendly dance-off between a jaguar and an eagle — which you see so often in the wild — turned grim and frightening on Wednesday during a break in this Summit League Championship basketball game. IUPUI's mascot, Jawz the Jaguar, grapples with Oral Roberts' Eli the Eagle, and i...
Live Blogs You'll Gleefully Skip: Illinois-Penn State
We know, we know: Nobody cares about a stupid liveblog of a pointless Big Ten tournament first round game. We're fully aware. As we mentioned yesterday, it's just, like, practice or something....
ESPN Visits Can Lead To Later Visits From The NCAA
We've never actually been to Bristol, Conn., but we'll confess to being somewhat curious about a tour of the offices. Heck, apparently mascots and professional athletes hang out there all the time; that sounds fun! But careful, young basketball recruit; visiting Bristol can put your eligibility in q...
Mt. St. Mary's Can Dance, But No Touching!
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Just Three Weeks Until Selection Sunday
We are less than three weeks away from Selection Sunday, and you know what that means around these parts: Time for the NCAA Tournament Preview Capsules!...
"This Is My Last Shot At A Winner"
Each day this week, Storming The Floor will be previewing that night's important games. Enjoy....
Racial Controversy In College Basketball? Certainly Not!
CBS Sportsline columnist Mike Freeman has taken issue with all of the media attention afforded to North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough. So he wrote a column about it, and, as they say, hilarity ensued. It was a rather amusing rant by Freeman as he took aim at Dick Vitale, Sports Illustrated, and Bill ...