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Deadspin Does March Madness: The Sweet Sixteen
It's Syracuse-Wisconsin, Michigan State-Louisville, Cincinnati-Ohio State, and Marquette-Florida as the first night of the Sweet Sixteen gets underway. Come talk about them! Open thread » | Pat Jordan on Geno Auriemma, egomaniac and genius »| When the heroes of March Madness knew it was all over »...

Your NCAA Tournament Open Thread: The Sweet Sixteen
There are two games each from the East and West regions on tap tonight: Wisconsin-Syracuse at 7:15, Louisville-Michigan State at 7:47, Cincinnati-Ohio State at 9:45, and Florida-Marquette at 10:17. Floor's yours. Discuss them in the comments....

How A Career Ends: The State Of Iowa Begged Me Not To Go Pro
Tell Me When It's Over is an interview series in which we ask former athletes about the moment they knew their playing days were over. Today: Dolph Pulliam, defensive leader and emotional catalyst for the 1969 Drake Bulldogs....

Geno Auriemma, Mr. Women's Basketball
"Does this look like the office of a fucking egomaniac?" He makes a sweeping gesture with his arm. A coach's office. Small, cluttered. Papers strewn across his desk, the papers inked with symbols in odd patterns, like ancient hieroglyphics, waiting for future generations to decode them. X's and O's,...

Jim Boeheim Calls Charles Barkley An Idiot
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Boeheim comes to the defense of the refs....

How A Career Ends: George Gervin Blew By Me, And I Knew That Was It
Tell Me When It's Over is an interview series in which we ask former athletes about the moment they knew their playing days were over. Today: Willie Wise of the 1969 national semifinalist Drake Bulldogs and the 1971 ABA champion Utah Stars....

Now There's A Lehigh Rap Song, And It Refers To Duke As A Safety School
Courtney Leffall (aka DJ Hump) made a deal with fellow Lehigh alumnus Kyle Adams: If the Mountain Hawks beat Duke, Leffall would do a freestyle rap about it. Well, here it is. It contains a gratuitous dig at arch-rival Lafayette, a self-aware reference to Lehigh becoming Google's top search topic,...

Southern Miss Pep Band Members Who Chanted "Where's Your Green Card?" Have Been Kicked Off The Pep Band
We first showed you what it looked and sounded like last week, when members of the Southern Miss pep band put their ignorance on full display by taking aim at Kansas State's Angel Rodriguez during the first round of the NCAA tournament. In case you missed it, we've again posted the video for you a...

How A Career Ends: When The Cast Came Off, My Leg Was Shriveled
Tell Me When It's Over is an interview series in which we ask former athletes about the moment they knew their playing days were over. Today: Former Tar Heel center Joe Quigg, a key member of the McGuire's Miracle team that won the 1957 national championship....

Grading The Pundits' Brackets: Jay Bilas And Barack Obama Will Make You Money, Seth Davis And LeBron James Will Lose It
With the first two rounds of March Madness complete, let's see how the pundits fared with their brackets. We scored pundits from ESPN, Yahoo, Sports Illustrated, and CBS Sports, throwing in President Obama, LeBron James, and Nick Lachey for good fun (all three made their brackets available on ESPN)....

Sweetness Follows: Crazy-Faced Kansas Fan And The Other Mugs Of March Madness, Day Four
We've found the father of Alabama fan Jack "The Face" Blankenship, and surprisingly he is a Jayhawks fan. Here's the best—and worst—faces from yesterday's March Madness action. ...

Charles Barkley Couldn't Wait To Watch Hardcore Porn On TruTV
Charles Barkley provides no insight as a studio analyst for the NCAA tournament, but that's kind of the point. He's there because he's entertaining, because he doesn't take himself too seriously, because every now and then, he just might say something like what he says in the video above....

Here Is A Man Playing With His Dentures After The Lehigh-Xavier Game
Lehigh couldn't pull off another miracle, losing 70-58 to Xavier tonight in Greensboro. The Mountain Hawks' performance, though, must have left a bitter taste in this man's mouth. [TruTV]...

There's A 13-Seed In The Sweet Sixteen, And It's Ohio
For the first time since Bradley in 2006, a 13-seed is going to the Sweet Sixteen. Ohio held off USF in the final minutes of a closely-fought game, and they'll take on top-seeded North Carolina in the St. Louis regional. Here's what the final moments looked like on TBS and sounded like as called b...

Creighton's Gregory Echenique Laid A Massive Blast On UNC's Tyler Zeller The Refs Somehow Missed
North Carolina got the best of Creighton today, earning a big 87-73 win that advanced the #1 seed to the Sweet Sixteen. They didn't get there without taking a few lumps, however, as Tyler Zeller learned at the forearm of Bluejay Gregory Echenique....

Your NCAA Tournament Open Thread Day Four: The Night Games
2012 Tourney darlings Norfolk State take on Florida at 6:10 p.m. on TNT, Ohio and South Florida tip off on TBS at 7:10 p.m., Lehigh and Xavier start on TruTV at 7:45 p.m., Purdue and Kansas follow at 8:40 p.m. on TNT and Cincinnati and Florida cap the evening at 9:40 on TBS....

Michigan State's Draymond Green Cleans The Glass, Then Floor
While Michigan State fans may question Draymond Green's help defense, his help cleaning the floor is without question as Green took to his janitorial duties late in the Spartans' 65-61 win over St. Louis today in Columbus. [CBS]...

Ashley Judd Stole A Kentucky Player's Phone Last Night, Sent Handwritten Note In Apology
Did you know that Ashley Judd was a Kentucky superfan? I bet you didn't. It's kept fairly under wraps by everyone involved. So, you may not have known that Ashley was allowed in the locker room following Kentucky's 87-71 thumping in Iowa St. yesterday. Judd was so excited she apparently swiped Terr...

Your NCAA Tournament Open Thread Day Four: The Daytime Games
Well, here we go again. Today's action begins with everyone's favorite upset for the day, N.C. State taking on Georgetown at 12:15 p.m. The fighting Rick Majeruses of Saint Louis take on Michigan State at 2:45 p.m. and, finally—for the afternoon—Creighton and North Carolina tip off at 5:15 p.m. All...

Deadspin Does March Madness, Day Four
The Sweet Sixteen is set. Cincinnati joins Syracuse, Ohio State, Marquette, Wisconson, Indiana, Kentucky, Baylor, Louisville, Michigan State, N.C. State, North Carolina, Florida, Ohio, Xavier and Kansas for another round of tournament basketball. Thanks for watching with us....