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This Kid Knows How To Bracket More Than I Do [VIDEO]

Veronica Gonzalez — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:59:57 +0000

Kid President knows a whole lot more than I do when it comes to bracketing for the NCAA Tournament. Kid President had a little help from SportsCenter’s Robert Flores especially to lift him to reach the top. Check out what else Kid President knows a thing or two about besides hoops.

El Pasoan Skateboards His Way To Fame [VIDEO]

Veronica Gonzalez — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 05:28:31 +0000

I have had a certain goal I have been wanting to reach but never kept it up like Jacob Whitt has. This young man who goes by the name of Jacob Whitt has goals and has been reaching every single one that he puts for himself. He does have a future that will take part in helping others, the less fortunate and becoming a well known freestyle skateboarder.

NCAA Basketball Tournament Report: Kentucky and Kansas Advance To 2012 Final Four

Joe Student — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:41:22 +0000

Traditional college basketball powers Kentucky and Kansas each won regional finals on Sunday to join Ohio State and Louisville in the 2012 Final Four in New Orleans next weekend. Here’s a recap of Sunday’s regional final games: South Regional Kentucky 82 — Baylor 70 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 19 points and Anthony Davis had 18 points [...]

NCAA Basketball Tournament Report: Ohio State and Louisville Headed To 2012 Final Four

Joe Student — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 01:52:42 +0000

Louisville and Ohio State became the first two teams to advance to the 2012 Final Four in New Orleans next weekend. Here’s a recap of Saturday’s regional finals. East Regional Ohio State 77 — Syracuse 70 Jared Sullinger had 19 points and seven rebounds and Ohio State beat Syracuse 77-70 on Saturday night in the [...]

NCAA Basketball Tournament Report: Cincinnati, Ohio and Xavier Win To Advance To Round Of 16

Joe Student — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:03:42 +0000

Ohio, Cincinnati and Xavier all won on Sunday to join Ohio State in the NCAA basketball tournament round of 16. Top-seeded North Carolina and Michigan State also won to advance to the regional semi-finals. Here’s a full recap of the day’s action in the NCAA tournament: Midwest Regional North Carolina 87 — Creighton 73 After [...]

NCAA Basketball Tournament Report: Top Seeds Advance; Kentucky – Indiana Rematch Set For Friday

Joe Student — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 06:27:32 +0000

The higher-seeded team won every NCAA tournament game played in men’s Division I basketball on Saturday. Top seeds Kentucky and Syracuse were among the teams which advanced to the regional semifinal round next week. Here’s a recap of all of the NCAA tournament action from Saturday: South Regional Indiana 63 — VCU 61 Will Sheehey [...]

NCAA Basketball Tournament Report: VCU and Colorado Only Surprise Winners Thus Far

Joe Student — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 07:16:03 +0000

Higher-seeded teams won all but two games during Thursday’s play in the second round of the NCAA basketball tournament. VCU and Colorado were the only lower-seeded teams to record victories. Here’s a recap of all of the day’s action in the NCAA tournament: East Kansas State 70 — Southern Miss. 64 Angel Rodriguez made a [...]

Bracketology, Smacketology. What's All The Fuss About, ESPN? [OPINION]

Duke Keith — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:27:06 +0000

Bracketology noun
1. A term invented by some ESPN marketing wonk implying that there is actual science behind picking which schools will be selected to play in the NCAA Tournament; made to stick because ESPN owns the TV rights to the entire world except for, ironically, the NCAA men's basketball tournament, and don't you just know they're pissed about that.

Tigers Undo Miners for Conference USA Title

Duke Keith — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 21:49:43 +0000

(UTEP & Memphis post-game interview video below)

By Duke Keith: dkeith@klaq.com, twitter.com/dukekeith

Now you see it, now you don't.

An opportunity for the UTEP Miners to not sweat Selection Sunday escaped them like a 12-point second half lead. Like a missed free throw. Like a long rebound.

UTEP let the Tigers run; and slowly, surely, those Tigers kept nibbling away at the Conference USA tournament championship until they consumed it at the death.

Miners Work Way Into Finals

Duke Keith — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 23:59:05 +0000

UTEP head coach Tim Floyd was fired up about the lack of respect for Conference USA after the Miners 66-54 C-USA Tournament semifinal win over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, saying he thought it was “ridiculous that we have to win a 26th game” to get into the NCAA tournament for a second straight season. Miners [...]

Scarlett Knights Get Lanced…By the Refs!

Duke Keith — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:37:37 +0000

Talk about getting hosed by the refs! Here's ESPN's broadcast of the end of the Big East Tournament game between St. John's and Rutgers. The refs just stopped reffing when a St. John's player 1) traveled, 2) stepped out of bounds, 3) threw the ball in the air all BEFORE the clock ran out! Numbers 1 and 2 should've stopped the clock. Number 3 would be a technical with the clock running. It was for that Louisville cheerleader.