After suffering through repeated blowouts in the last two rounds, fans had to wait until the Championship to see two teams worthy of each other play. And what a spectacle it was. In an incredible finish to an unforgettable March Madness, Kansas' Mario Chalmers hit a contested three with 2.1 seconds remaining to send the game into overtime. From there it was Jayhawks as they took advantage of a shell-shocked Memphis team, scored the first three buckets and never looked back. Chalmers... Read Full Story
In the highest quality Final Four seen in years, Memphis and Kansas rose to surprisingly easy victories against UCLA and North Carolina. Memphis seemed to improve throughout the tournament and entered the UCLA game on a tear. After squeaking out victories in the first and second round, the Tigers turned it up with a solid win over fifth seeded Michigan State and a dominating performance against a very good Texas team. UCLA had a rockier road to their Saturday game. They hung on to... Read Full Story
Near the Riverwalk in downtown San Antonio, college basketball's biggest event has finally arrived - the Final Four! Is there anything better? For the first time ever, all of the number one seeds have made it. (Cinderella, where art thou?) The Big Dance field has a combined record of 143-9, making this the most wide open NCAA tournament championship in recent memory. Basketball analysts nationwide are making their predictions about what will go down in the Alamodome. Like the weathermen... Read Full Story
What is a sport without its jargon? Learn these words and at least you'll sound like you know what you're talking about. "Boxing out" - The technique used to get a rebound. A player faces the basket and sticks his rear into the opposing player, putting his body between the player and the basket. Using this method, smaller players can get rebounds when facing much taller opponents. When watching a game, say something like, "the Texas Longhorns need to box out if they stand any chance of... Read Full Story
This is my NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Bracket (as of 3/24/2008). I of course had a few upsets, and this definitely isn’t my best bracket by far. My problem is I am so biased towards certain teams and it usually comes back to haunt me…(I usually have Duke and Gonzaga in the lead 8, and often further than that. I still think North Carolina can win it even though Top Seed teams usually don’t…and don’t accuse me of hopping on the bandwagon, North Carolina is one of my favorite teams of all... Read Full Story
