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There's No Stopping Trevon Bluiett
“We could not guard them,” said Arizona head coach Sean Miller after his second-seeded Wildcats were upset by No. 11 Xavier last night. One imagines that he was talking specifically about Xavier junior guard Trevon Bluiett....
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. ...
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...
Xavier Basketball Player Accused Of Using Fake ID, Pulling His Pants Down At A Bar
Xavier men’s basketball player J.P. Macura was arrested this morning at a bar in Oakley, a neighborhood in Cincinnati. According to a police report obtained by WCPO, the 20-year-old Macura pulled his pants down at R.P. McMurphy’s Irish Pub and showed police a fellow Xavier athlete’s ID....
Wisconsin Upsets Xavier With Buzzer-Beater
Bronson Koenig’s three-pointer as time expired finished a late comeback by Wisconsin as the Badgers knocked off second-seeded Xavier, 66-63. Wisconsin was down as much as nine points in the final seven minutes of the game, but a series of Musketeers mistakes allowed the Badgers back into the game....
The Worst Part Of Xavier's Loss Is No More Matt Stainbrook
America's favorite Uber driver was dominant against Arizona tonight, scoring 17 points and claiming 10 rebounds. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to lead the Musketeers to a win. While Arizona deservedly moves on to the Elite Eight, we mourn the end of goofy-looking Matt Stainbrook's college care...
Play Defense With Your Face
Xavier's J.P. Macura took a basketball to the face. Here's the isolated crowd audio of fans reacting to seeing the replay:...
The Xavier Musketeers Are Wearing "Sandy Hook" Jerseys Today, Will Sell Them To Support Newtown Families
First thought: Wait, are they really? There is such a thing as too much, right?...
Last Night's Xavier-Cincinnati Game Started In A Remarkably Different Manner Than Last Year's Ended
Cincinnati continued its undefeated run to start the 2012-2013 college basketball season with a 60-45 win last night over Xavier in the Crosstown Rivalry. Of greater interest than the final score, though, is that the game happened at all—and in such cordial fashion. Last year's UC-X game, of course...
Xavier President Father Michael Graham Allegedly Threw Holy Water On Rowdy Fans As The Crosstown Brawl Raged
This is too weird to believe if we hadn't received multiple tips about it, and here's WLW 700 host Bill Cunningham on yesterday's program relating that he, too, had heard about Xavier president Fr. Michael Graham's bizarre behavior during the brawl that broke out in the Crosstown Shootout....
Watch Xavier Miss Two Wide-Open Layups And Make Charles Smith Feel Better About Himself
Dash mentioned this earlier, and now here's the video: Xavier's Dee Dee Jernigan blows two layups, and Stanford's Jeanette Pohlen goes coast-to-coast and hits a circus layup to put Stanford in the Final Four. It's brutal. H/T Gamboa Constrictor....
Last Night's Winner: Layup Drills
In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like people who say sound fundamentals are just as exciting as dunks. They're right....sometimes! Then again, sometimes lousy fundamentals can be exciting too....
Resplendent Caddyshack Mascots To Pester Dumas-esque Heros: Minnesota-Xavier Open Thread
The Golden Gophers have a championship-winning coach and solid team play. Xavier's Jordan Crawford dunked on LeBron. This one should get the Bradley Center rocking. Order a thematically appropriate sandwich and comment — pretty sure that's what Sean Miller's doing....
The Game Ball Goes To The Timekeeper
The clock inexplicably stops to give the home team extra time on their last possession. The refs huddle up and decide to end the game before the visitors can have theirs. You're damn right there's going to be controversy....
No One Wants To Coach At Arizona (UPDATE)
Dan Wetzel is now reporting that Sean Miller changed his mind and will take the job. I guess this post convinced him....
Even In Its Infancy, ESPN Was On The Cutting Edge
Once upon a time, Xavier coach Sean Miller did Harlem Globetrotter tricks as a 12-year-old, and ESPN reporters rocked the WKRP In Cincinnati Herb Tarlek sports jacket. It was truly sports media's golden age....
NCAA Sweet 16: (1) Pittsburgh vs. (4) Xavier
East Region: No. 1 Pittsburgh (30-4) vs. No. 4 Xavier (27-7) When: Thursday, 7:27 p.m., EDT Where: TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts PITT PANTHERS 1) Sean Miller A Pitt grad and former Pitt assistant coach. Often touted as Jamie Dixon's eventual replacement, Miller currently spends his ti...
NCAA Tournament Live Blog: (4) Xavier Vs. (13) Portland State
Your live blogger for this game will be the enigmatic Brett Kass and his collective of Californian comrades....
NCAA First Round: (4) Xavier vs. (13) Portland State
East Region: No. 4 Xavier (25-7) vs. No. 13 Portland State (23-9) When: Friday, 7:25 p.m., EDT Where: Taco Bell Arena, Boise, Idaho XAVIER MUSKETEERS 1) A-10 bad, non-conference good Coach Sean Miller has Xavier prepared for the tournament. The Muskies have non-conference wins over the Big 12 tour...
Putting A Foot On WKU's Neck
Storming The Floor looks at last night's Sweet 16 action....