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Where Are The Tight Satin Men's Basketball Shorts Of Yesteryear, Damn It?
So much has changed since the Long Island University Blackbirds were a force to be reckoned with in men's college hoops. But surely the gear — specifically, the oh-so-short shorts, the BDSM-ready knee pads, the grimy sneakers and such — worn by the lads is way up there among the many features of the...
Mercer's Head Coach Gets VERY EXCITED; Player Robot Bombs Him
It's a rare occurrence for two fantastic things to happen in such a short period of time during a postgame interview. While Rachel Nichols was interviewing Mercer head coach Bob Hoffman following his team's stunning upset of Duke, Anthony White Jr. videobombed his coach with a perfect Chapelle-style...
Behold Your Duke Schadenfreude
We regularly check in on Duke losing to see how they're doing. As usual, they are sad while other people celebrate....
SDSU's Coach Rants Against The NCAA In Postgame Presser
Before his team faced off against New Mexico State at 8:03 local time last night, San Diego State head coach Steve Fisher was told by the NCAA that the losing team would need to leave Spokane, Wash., and head home immediately after the game. By Fisher's calculations, that would have put his team at...
Quinn Cook's Crossover Sends Hapless Defender To The Floor
Yes, Mercer's Kevin Canevari no longer has functioning ankles, but you should all know that Quinn Cook missed the subsequent open jumper. So who's laughing now, huh?...
We Have Found The Worst March Madness Bracket Ever
The regular "bad bracket" is boring. There's not much fun in mocking someone else's picks. We're all throwing darts at the same dartboard, after all. But the bracket you see above, which was sent to us by a tipster who is presumably in the same tourney pool, is something else. It's an impressive hot...
NMSU Forces Overtime With Long-Range Three After SDSU Turnover
A wild night of overtimes got longer after New Mexico State scored five points in the final 15 seconds to force overtime against San Diego State....
Texas Beats Arizona State With Cameron Ridley Buzzer-Beater
Texas big man Cameron Ridley was in the right place at the right time as he gathered in Jonathan Holmes's attempted buzzer-beater and laid in one of his own to down the Arizona State Sun Devils 87-85 and move the Longhorns into the round of 32....
North Dakota State Upsets Oklahoma In OT Thanks To Bonkers, Tying Three
A night of overtimes continued as Lawrence Alexander hit a wild, off-balance three-pointer with twelve seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime against 5 seed Oklahoma and set up his North Dakota State Bison to win 80-75 after the extra period. The battle left NDSU coach Saul Phillips ready...
School Teachers Fail Our Youth, Let Them Watch Tournament In Class
While adults everywhere are doing their damndest just to get a few hours away to watch some basketball, kids today get to watch the games in class. Because their teachers let them. Odds are, somewhere in America there is a kid watching the NCAA Tournament in class with a father who just got his test...
You May Now Feel Free To Hate Harvard
Everyone loves a Cinderella. Except when it's Harvard....
Jared Sullinger Gets Sad About Ohio State Losing, Trey Burke Rubs It In
Jared Sullinger went to Ohio State, so he was understandably upset to discover that his alma mater just got upset by Dayton. Trey Burke went to Michigan, so he was understandably eager to push the retweet button....
Dayton Defuses Aaron Craft's Heroics With Last-Second Glass
Vee Sanford's runner off the glass delivered the Dayton Flyers a 60-59 upset over Ohio State that looked like a win for the Buckeyes after Aaron Craft's acrobatic drive to the hoop seconds before....
Cash Rules? Breaking Down The Budget Mismatches In The NCAA Tournament
Inequality of college athletic spending is something we all know exists. But strangely, it's not a common topic of conversation in the lead-up to today's hysteria of March Madness and its bracketful of would-be giant-killers. So let's take a look at who's bringing a knife to an Aston Martin fight. ...
Raftery's Irish Accent Yet Another Reminder March Madness Is The Best
As if you needed another example why Bill Raftery is the best in the business, here you go....
The Deadspin Guide To March Madness, For Haters And Lovers Alike
There are a lot of things to love and hate about March Madness. This is how we feel about those things....
Redesigning The Madness: Is there A Better Format For The NCAA Tourney?
March Madness is surely the most exhilarating playoff system in American sports. We love the tournament—but it also isn't perfect. Which got us to thinking: Is there a better way to organize March Madness?...