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16 Amazing Stats from the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament
College Basketball After 52 NCAA Tournament games since Tuesday, the field is down to 16. And what a wild week it was. When the next weekend starts, the players from Gonzaga -- and New Mexico and Georgetown and ...
8 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Duke Blue Devils, Indiana Hoosiers, Kansas Jayhawks, La Salle Explorers, Louisville Cardinals, Marquette Golden Eagles, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, VCU Rams, 2013 March Madness

Florida Gulf Coast will bring Dunk City to Sweet 16
College Basketball The athletic director is a little annoyed CBS’s score graphic lists his school as “Florida G.C.” One scoreboard mistakenly listed the team as “Florida Golf Coast.” The New York Times issu...
8 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, 2013 March Madness

Oladipo leads Indiana's late charge to beat Temple in NCAA Tournament
College Basketball The Big Ten has four teams in the Sweet 16 (so far), but Dayton has made two of the league’s best sweat. A couple hours after Ohio State’s Aaron Craft hit his game-winning three-pointer ag...
8 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Big Ten, Indiana Hoosiers, 2013 March Madness

Aaron Craft, Ohio State breaks Iowa State's heart with buzzer-beater
College Basketball When Ohio State’s Sweet 16 bid came down to the last shot, there was seemingly no way Aaron Craft wouldn’t be the one take it. Craft gave the 2013 NCAA Tournament its first game-winning th...
8 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Iowa State Cyclones, Ohio State Buckeyes, 2013 March Madness

2013 NCAA Tournament: March Madness Schedule for Sunday
College Basketball The NCAA Tournament has moved into the weekend where tickets to the Sweet 16 will be punched. Now that we’re into the Sunday's slate of games, hopefully you don't have to sneak away from work to ...
8 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Miami Hurricanes, Creighton Bluejays, Duke Blue Devils, Florida Gators, Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hoosiers, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas Jayhawks, Minnesota Gophers, North Carolina Tar Heels, Ohio State Buckeyes, Ole Miss Rebels, San Diego State Aztecs, Temple Owls, 2013 March Madness

Wichita State upsets Gonzaga for first No. 1 upset in NCAA Tournament
College Basketball Wichita State finally has its moment in the spotlight, and it might last a little longer. The Shockers became the first team to dispatch a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament by defeating Mark F...
8 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Gonzaga Bulldogs, Wichita State Shockers, 2013 NCAA Tournament

Marquette-Butler wraps up best game of the 2013 NCAA Tournament so far
College Basketball Only Marquette could win a game this dramatic in this Tournament. Only Butler could make the final five seconds this heart-pounding. Two days after Marquette’s Vander Blue ended a two-Tourna...
8 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Butler Bulldogs, Marquette Golden Eagles, 2013 March Madness

Ram Kid, a lost tooth distract from Saturday's lopsided NCAA Tournament games
College Basketball A slow afternoon of NCAA Tournament games means we’re watching the sideshow. Colorado State’s unofficial mascot won’t be making an appearance in the Sweet 16, as his Rams lost 82-56...
8 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Colorado State, Louisville Cardinals, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, 2013 March Madness

Memphis' D.J. Stephens enters name in Block of the Tournament contention
College Basketball Memphis' 6-foot-5 guard D.J. Stephens continued to audition for the NCAA Tournament highlight reel with this athletic block of Michigan State's Adreian Payne in the first half. Stephens' four b...
8 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Memphis Tigers, Michigan State Spartans, 2013 March Madness

2013 NCAA Tournament: March Madness Schedule for Saturday
College Basketball The NCAA Tournament has moved into the weekend where tickets to the Sweet 16 will be punched. Now that we’re into the Saturday slate of games, hopefully you don't have to sneak away from work to ...
8 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Arizona Wildcats, Butler Bulldogs, Cal Bears, Colorado State Rams, Gonzaga Bulldogs, Louisville Cardinals, Marquette Golden Eagles, Memphis Tigers, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Oregon Ducks, Saint Louis Billikens, Syracuse Orange, VCU Rams, Wichita State Shockers, 2013 March Madness

Florida Gulf Coast knocks off Georgetown for biggest upset of 2013 Tournament
College Basketball Andy Enfield has already been living a Cinderella existence. For starters, he convinced a supermodel to go to a St. John's NIT game for a first date. Then he married said supermodel. For ...
8 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, 2013 March Madness

Ole Miss-La Salle sets up 2013's most unlikely NCAA Tournament pairing
College Basketball The Sweet 16 will feature either Ole Miss or La Salle. Let that sink in a bit. Ole Miss and La Salle have been also-rans in their leagues for roughly a decade, and now one of them will reach t...
9 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Atlantic 10, SEC, La Salle Explorers, Ole Miss Rebels, 2013 March Madness

Henderson keeps Ole Miss advancing in NCAA Tournament upset
College Basketball The Marshall Henderson Experience continues. College basketball’s most divisive player will be mandatory watching for at least one more game as the Oe Miss guard heated up in the second half...
9 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, SEC, Ole Miss Rebels, 2013 March Madness

College Basketball's Absolute Worst Coaching Tenures since 1984-85
College Basketball Sometimes a coach inherits a bad team or steps into a program where the university simply does not invest in basketball. In some cases, through recruiting, Xs and Os and inspiration, that coach can...
9 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Baylor Bears, Clemson Tigers, Colorado Buffaloes, DePaul Blue Demons, Iowa Hawkeyes, Kentucky Wildcats, Maryland Terrapins, NC State Wolfpack, North Carolina Tar Heels, Northwestern Wildcats, Oregon State Beavers, South Carolina Gamecocks, Texas A&M Aggies, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Washington State Cougars

Athlon's Essential 11 Links of the Day
College Basketball This is your daily link roundup of our favorite sports posts on the web for March 22. • Bleacher Report gives us the 60 hottest fanbases of March Madness. I feel sorry for the eight schools t...
9 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: College Football, College Basketball, NFL, NBA, MLB

Harvard scores first major upset of 2013 NCAA Tournament
College Basketball From eight United States presidents to Mark Zuckerberg, no Harvard student ever watched the Crimson win an NCAA Tournament game until Thursday. Harvard scored the biggest upset of the first da...
9 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Basketball, 2013 March Madness

Gonzaga survives scare as No. 1 seed in NCAA Tournament
College Basketball The first win for a No. 16 seed over a No. 1 seed will have to wait. At least until tonight or tomorrow, if not next season. Southern gave Gonzaga a scare keeping its round of 64 game close al...
9 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, West Coast Conference, Gonzaga Bulldogs, 2013 March Madness

Vander Blue keeps Marquette alive in NCAA Tournament
College Basketball Marquette busted out of a three-pointer slump just in time against Davidson, but the Golden Eagles didn’t dash the Wildcats’ upset hopes until a layup in the final seconds. Marquette...
9 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Big East, Marquette Golden Eagles, 2013 March Madness

Memphis avoids becoming NCAA Tournament's first buzzer-beater victim
College Basketball The whirlwind travel schedule finally caught up to Saint Mary’s. After traveling from Moraga, Calif., to Dayton on Monday to defeat Middle Tennessee in the First Four on Tuesday, the Gaels s...
9 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Conference USA, West Coast Conference, Memphis Tigers, Saint Mary's Gaels, 2013 NCAA Tournament

Ranking Every Coach in the 2013 NCAA Tournament
College Basketball The NCAA Tournament is a results-based business for coaches. Having the best players or fanbase or reputation isn’t enough. Dean Smith couldn’t even make the Final Four with a team that had Mic...
9 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: College Basketball, Andy Enfield, Ben Howland, Bill Self, Billy Donovan, Bo Ryan, Brad Stevens, Bruce Weber, Bryce Drew, Jay Wright, Jim Boeheim, Jim Larranaga, John Thompson III, Mike Krzyzewski, Rick Pitino, Roy Williams, Sean Miller, Shaka Smart, Steve Fisher, Thad Matta, Tom Crean, Tom Izzo, Tubby Smith

Sim Bhullar is the NCAA Tournament's first "big" star (emphasis on big)
College Basketball Photo courtesy of nmstatesports.com. The breakout star of the early round of NCAA Tournament games was kind of like the pace of the first block of games: Slow and lumbering. The nation ...
9 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, WAC, New Mexico State, 2013 March Madness

2013 NCAA Tournament: March Madness Schedule for Friday
College Basketball Thursday (March 21) and Friday (March 22) will feature 16 NCAA Tournament games across four networks. An almost-continuous stream of college basketball will be fun, but it could be tiring. Her...
9 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, 2013 March Madness

10 Most Dramatic Shots in NCAA Tournament History
College Basketball The best big shots of the Big Dance, from Michael Jordan to Christian Laettner. ...
9 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: College Basketball

2013 NCAA Tournament: March Madness Viewer's Guide (March 21)
College Basketball Thursday (March 21) and Friday (March 22) will feature 16 NCAA Tournament games across four networks. An almost-continuous stream of college basketball will be fun, but it could be tiring. Her...
9 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, 2013 March Madness

How a Die-Hard Baseball Fan Fills Out His NCAA Bracket
College Basketball This time of year, sports fans and many non-sports fans are thinking about one thing: their NCAA Tournament brackets. For the next few days hoops fans will dissect rebounding margins, three-po...
9 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: College Basketball, MLB, Overtime

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