We invite you to play in our March Madness bracket challenge. Click here to enter; there is a $15 sign-up fee, and the first prize if $75,000 from a $100,000 prize pool. Unless you are a hedge fund manager, you ain’t playing for that kind of dough in your office pool — and especially not for 15 bucks. Here are some tips courtesy of our partners at Sportsbook.com: [Read more…]
With NCAA Tournament action finally underway, two important stories have surfaced today encompassing the highs and lows of this hectic college basketball season. President Barack Obama, who has never been shy about his fascination with the NCAA tournament, released his annual bracket this morning. Obama went mostly “chalk” in the first round, staying away from a bracket filled with upsets. His two upsets of note, No. 11 seed Minnesota over No. 6 UCLA, and No. 11 Belmont over No. 6 Arizona. The
And now, as we slip behind the moon … Even with the Heat at 23 in a row in their pursuit of the 1971-72 Lakers’ record of 33, this is the point of the NBA season where the league goes into eclipse, behind the NCAA Tournament. In case you can’t find the Heat scores, you can put them down for 27 now with the next four against Cleveland, Detroit, Charlotte and Orlando. Or not? Try “not.” [Read more…]
Two days left until the madness begins. How many days left until the Miami Heat lose a game? Nobody knows the answer to that one. Speaking of answers — and questions — I have taken a detour from my usual duties, trying to bust your brain with NBA trivia questions, to mix things up a bit and give you a little extra March Madness. [Read more…]
If you are doing your homework for the NCAA tourney, you have come to the right place. Most college basketball fans know about the Dukes and Indianas and Georgetowns and Gonzagas. But what about South Dakota State? Belmont? Florida Gulf Coast University? [Read more…]
Southern won the SWAC championship by knocking off Prairie View A&M on Saturday. Here are five things you didn’t know about the NCAA Tournament-bound Jaguars: 1. They’re 22-4 in their last 26 games. Since a 1-5 start, Southern has been on fire. The Jags rolled through the SWAC schedule at 15-3 and captured the tournament title by knocking off Alabama A&M and Prairie View A&M, who were a combined 14-22 in conference. 2. They made the NCAAs in part because Texas Southern was
The University of the Pacific is back in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2006 after winning the Big West Championship on Saturday night. 1. They don’t score much. Senior point guard Lorenzo McCloud leads them with 11.4 per game. The rest of the Tigers average under double figures in scoring. Travis Fulton is second on the team at 9.1 points per. 2. They’re Pacific Ocean-deep. See what I did there? Ten guys average at least 11 minutes per game, and
Led by head coach Steve Fisher,the maestro of the famed Fab Five, the San Diego Aztecs are back in the NCAA Tournament. This is their fourth consecutive tournament bid and the sixth of Fisher’s tenure. So what should you know about this squad? 1. Jamaal Franklin is a monster and a half. He leads the Aztecs in scoring, rebounds, assists and steals. Franklin is the type of player that shines come March Madness. 2. During the course of the season, San Diego defeated