March Madness

The Connecticut Huskies held on to defeat the Arizona Wildcats, 65-63, on Saturday, to win the West regional and advance to the FINAL Four, in this year's NCAA Tournament. The Associated Press, courtesy of espn.com, has the story, below.

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The Butler Bulldogs defeated the Florida Gators, 74-71, in overtime, on Saturday, to qualify for the Final Four for the second consecutive year. The Associated Press, courtesy of espn.com, has the story, below.

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Well, I went 2-2 last night. Missed the Duke/Arizona pick, but so did everyone else. And, as I said yesterday, Wisconsin sometimes really struggles to score the basketball and that drought hit them at a most inopportune time. Credit to Butler, back in the Elite Eight again.

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Consumer advocate and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader believes that college athletics has turned professional and has called for the elimination of athletic scholarships. Nader and his group

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To describe CBS college basketball announcer Gus Johnson's play-by-play as animated, enthusiastic, hyperactive, passionate, and feverish, would be an acceptible description. However, no amount of adjectives can paint a true picture of how excited Johnson gets when calling a game.

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The Sweet Sixteen round begins tonight, with four games on tap and then four more Friday night.  Two regional finals will be held Saturday and two more on Sunday.  My bracket is toast, but that won't stop me from picking o

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Louisiana Tech has fired men's basketball coach Kerry Rupp after four seasons in Ruston.

Tech won 24 games a year ago and played in the postseason, but this year the Bulldogs failed to qualify for the Western Athletic Conference basketball tournament

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ESPN.com is reporting that the University of Tennessee has fired coach Bruce Pearl.

Pearl admitted lying to NCAA investigators about alleged violations.  He was suspended by the SEC for eight conference games as a result

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Upsets abound again, except in the West

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March Madness is always full of great finishes, memorable shots, unlikely heroes, and at times, controversy. The ending of the Arizona versus Texas game yesterday had all four.

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