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9 Dirty College Basketball Coaches
They say cheaters never win. But I’m pretty sure they mean that figuratively, because, literally speaking, cheaters win all the time. Just look at John Calipari. Last night his Kentucky Wildcats beat the Kansas Jayhawks to win the 2012 NCAA Basketball Championship. But Coach Calipari got where he is today—winning a national championship with one [...]
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This Day In Sports History (March 26th) – Michigan State Spartans
It was on this day in 1979 that Michigan State would play Indiana State for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. Michigan would defeat Indiana 75-64, lead by point guard Magic Johnson who was also named as the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. To this day, the 1979 championship game remains as the highest-rated college basketball game [...]
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12 Weirdest Team Names In The 2012 NCAA Tournament
I don’t know about you, but I’ve given up trying to be scientific when filling out my March Madness bracket. I used to study all the teams’ records, see who they beat and who they didn’t, analyze the RPI rankings—all that stuff. But I’d still lose the office pool to someone who doesn’t know a [...]
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15 Impressive Free Throw Distractions
Whether it’s college basketball or the NBA, the numbers are all pretty much the same: the average basketball team tends to make around 72% of its free throws, with good teams draining around 80% and terrible teams hitting around 65%. So if, on average, teams take about 22 free throw attempts per game, the difference [...]
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9 Best Rivalries In College Basketball (2012 Edition)
Sports rivalries don’t exist in a vacuum. You can say this or that rivalry is the biggest before the season starts, but once the games are played things have a tendency to change. Inevitably, some rivalries that are great on paper won’t live up to the hype; others, meanwhile, will come out of nowhere and [...]
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Was That Chuck Norris At The Wisconsin-Ohio State Game? (Video)
If you were sitting in front of a television watching Saturday’s Big Ten match-up between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Wisconsin Badgers, you may have found yourself wondering whether that was Chuck Norris you just saw shadow-sparing on national television. We’re sorry if this information comes as a disappointment, but we should tell you [...]
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11 Most Incredible Places To Watch College Basketball
Today, Total Pro Sports takes a look at the 11 most amazing places to watch college basketball. These are college sports venues that possess the perfect combination of history, atmosphere, aesthetics and, of course, quality basketball. Still, since it’s the so-called “intangibles” that make college sports so much fun to begin with, there’s no point [...]
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This Day In Sports History (April 1st) – Duke Blue Devils
It was on this day in 1991 that the Duke Blue Devils faced the Kansas Jayhawks for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. The Blue Devils would go on to win the game by a score of 72-65 for their first championship in school history. They would repeat as champions the following year. Duke would get [...]
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Jennifer Hudson’s ‘One Shining Moment’ (Video)
It was another amazing NCAA basketball tournament, capped off last night by one of the best final games in tourney history. The Dukies held off the Butler Bulldogs 61-59 for the the title. And while most of the planet seemingly can’t stand Duke, we all can enjoy the “One Shining Moment” tribute done at the [...]
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The John Wall Windshield Wiper (Video)
We have a worthy addition to the pantheon of great sports gifts and souvenirs. We already have the #1 Foam Finger. And the Beer Helmet. Now, we have the John Wall Dunking Windshield Wiper. First off, we have to congratulate the maker for not misspelling anything, as opposed to the John Wall jersey fail we [...]
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Picture Of The Day: Stick It In T-Shirt
Isn’t funny how cameramen always seem to find the real “winners” to display them on TV? It makes me want to take out my frustration on them. For instance, take these Virginia Tech fans holding up the proverbial number one fingers, even though V-Tech is rarely number one in anything. And the real “winner” is [...]
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Murray State Buzzer Beater Over Vandy Caps An Impressive Opening Day
March Madness is upon us, and after only one day of action, it has already made a statement with three overtime games, a few buzzer beaters, some unbelievable upsets, and the Jimmer Fredette show. If day one is any indication, we may be in for one of the greatest NCAA March Madness tournaments ever. But [...]
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Ashley Judd’s Arm Pits Sweat Out A Wildcat Victory (Video)
I wouldn’t be surprised to hear that the Kentucky Wildcat’s sexiest superfan, Ashley Judd, lost 30-pounds over the weekend as she watched her Alma mater claw their way to another SEC championship title. In fact, it wouldn’t surprise me to hear she lost that much on Sunday night alone, after the Wildcats needed a last [...]
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Picture of the Day: Uh Oh. You Have STD’s
Judging by the looks of the two announcers, it looks as if the guy on the right was the giver of the STD and the guy on the left is the new recipient. Just sucks that he had to find that out while they were doing a live broadcast of a college basketball game. Finding [...]
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UCONN Huskies Meghan Gardler Can Guard Me Any Day (PICS)
I’m not normally a big women’s basketball fan. I don’t know what it is about it — maybe it’s the simple fact they are women playing basketball — but I just can’t get into it. We all know the stereotypes, so I don’t think it’s necessary for me to get into them all. Despite [...]
