Another opponent fell victim to No. 4 seed Syracuse’s suffocating zone defense as the Orangemen strapped up No. 3 seed Marquette in a 55-39 winning performance in the first Elite Eight contest of the day on Saturday March 30 in Washington, D.C. It was an intense defensive battle between Syracuse (30-9) and Marquette (26-9); neither […]
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Sweet-16: Highly-Favored Miami and No.1 Indiana Eliminated
WASHINGTON, D.C.–If you tried your hand at predicting the NCAA Tournament men’s basketball championship outcome, you might have to consider your bracket officially screwed. Two of the schools most favored to reach the Final Four were eliminated from the Sweet 16 round on March 28 as No. 2 Miami (29-7) lost to Marquette (26-8) and […]
Nike’s Tiger Woods ad Draws Critics
NEW YORK (AP) — Maybe winning doesn’t take care of everything. Nike is causing a social media storm with its latest online ad showing a picture of Tiger Woods overlaid with a quote from him, “Winning takes care of everything.” The ad, posted on Facebook and Twitter, is supposed to allude to the fact that […]
‘Round of 32’ Results: Wichita State Upsets No. 1 Seed Gonzaga
Wichita State’s upset victory over No. 1 seed Gonzaga on Saturday March 23 highlighted the first half of the NCAA Tournament’s ‘Round of 32’. Gonzaga hadn’t lost a game in weeks but that’s why they call it March Madness because any team has a fighter’s chance in the NCAA Tournament. In eight games played on […]
Wall Still Hot, Beal Still Injured as Wizards Complete Four-Game Road Trip
The Washington Wizards and John Wall kept up their impressive play despite capping a four-game West Coast road trip with a sour defeat at the hands of the Golden State Warriors. But there were plenty of sweet moments in the middle of the 2-2 trip. Wall posted averages of nearly 23 points and 10 assists […]
Florida Gulf Coast Upsets San Diego State
Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) stole the show on Sunday March 24 by becoming the first No. 15 seed in NCAA Tournament history to reach the Sweet 16. FGCU upset No. 7 seed San Diego State, 81-71, to advance on. FGCU was just one of two lower seed teams to beat a higher seed in […]
Second Day of ‘Round of 64’ Features Seven Upsets
(Updated 3/25/2013) The second day of the ‘Round of 64’ saw more upsets, as seven lower seeds beat higher-ranked teams on March 22. The results were: No. 2 Duke defeated No. 15 Albany, 73-61. No. 12 Ole Miss defeated No. 2 Wisconsin, 57-46. No. 9 Temple defeated No. 8 N.C. State, 76-72. No. 2 Miami […]
Handful of Upsets Open NCAA Tournament
The first full round of the 2013 NCAA men’s basketball tournament is halfway complete, with 16 games played on March 21. The tournament opened with a few surprising upsets—no surprise in a field that has no clear favorites. In 16 games played March 21, four games saw a lower seed defeat a higher seed including […]
Louisville Ends N.C. A&T Aggies’ Historical Season
(Updated 4/22/2013) Just days after claiming a first ever NCAA Tournament win, the North Carolina A&T Aggies had their greatest season in school history come to an end as they fell to the No. 1 NCAA seed Louisville Cardinals, 79-48 in the second round of the Midwest Region on March 21 in Lexington, Kentucky. The […]
2013 NCAA Tournament Bracket Prediction
It’s the time of the year when every college basketball fan in the nation, casual or diehard, tries to pick the winner of each round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Seldom does anyone, experts included, successfully pick the right teams–but at least you can’t feel too bad about your own bracket. That said, here’s […]
N.C. A&T Earns First NCAA Tournament Win After Nine Losses
Tear up the record book. The North Carolina A&T Aggies men’s basketball team ended the longest losing streak in NCAA tournament history with a 73-72 win over the Liberty University Flames from Lynchburg, Va. in front of 12,027 in a first round First Four contest at the University of Dayton Arena Tuesday night March 19. […]
10 Things to Know for the NCAA Tournament
A look at the NCAA men’s tournament, the 68-team free-for-all that begins Tuesday and ends three weeks from now at the Final Four in Atlanta: 1. WHO’S NUMBER 1? Well, we won’t know who the NCAA champion is until the Final Four is over on April 8. But the four No. 1 seeds heading into […]

