Tag Archives: Final Four
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Towel Guy Takes a Spill During National Championship Game (GIF)
Being a ball boy, towel boy, grounds crew staffer, or mop guy is a tough job. What you do is essential for the sporting event you’re working at; however, you’ll get no public accolades or reward for doing the job well, and everyone makes fun of you if you do something embarrassing. Fall over on [...]
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Rick Pitino was Startled by Fireworks Following Louisville’s National Championship Victory (Video)
Although Michigan was able to make it close at the end, Louisville managed to secure a comfortable six-point lead heading into the final seconds of the NCAA Basketball National Championship Game last night in Atlanta. As a result, Louisville coach Rick Pitino was able to play it pretty cool when the buzzer sounded and his [...]
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The 11 Most Unlikely Final Four Teams Ever
Over the weekend, the Wichita State Shockers defeated both La Salle and Ohio State to reach the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1965. Was this a shocking* outcome? No, not quite. I, for one, suspected that the Shockers might be capable of a deep run. However, their trip to [...]
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This Day In Sports History (March 28th) — Marquette
It was on this day in 1977 that the Marquette Golden Eagles won the NCAA Men’s Division I Tournament. They would defeat Dean Smith’s North Carolina Tar Heels by a score of 67-59 in the finals, which was held in Atlanta, Georgia. The win gave the Golden Eagles their first ever men’s basketball title, and [...]
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Kentucky Students Riot Following Final Four Victory Over Louisville (Video)
Kids these days will look for any excuse to start a riot. They rioted in Vancouver after their Canucks lost Game Seven of last year’s Stanley Cup Finals to the Boston Bruins. They rioted in London, Ontario a few weeks ago as part of their St. Patty’s Day festivities. And on Saturday they rioted in [...]
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President Barack Obama Fills Out His 2012 NCAA March Madness Bracket (Video)
United States President Barack Obama has filled out his 2012 NCAA March Madness Tournament bracket, and coincidentally, he has the same Final Four as myself – Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio State and North Carolina. So should I be worried? Well that depends. The last two years Obama has had Kansas winning the tournament, and in both [...]
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VCU Coach Shaka Smart Does The “Ironman Drill” (Video)
One of the main reasons why the Virginia Commonwealth Rams had such a successful NCAA Tournament run was because of their willingness to give it all they’ve got and put their bodies on the line, whether it be while taking a charge or chasing down a loose ball. So after watching his players do it [...]
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Shaka’s Got VCU Believing: A David Hasselhoff Remix (Video)
No one in America believed in the Virginia Commonwealth Rams when the NCAA Tournament began. Not Dick Vitale. Not the oddsmakers. And certainly not me. Well things have changed dramatically over the past few weeks, and suddenly the VCU Rams’ head coach Shaka Smart has got us believing, that this is the season, VCU Victroryyyyyyyy! [...]
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NCAA March Madness On Demand Is Bad For Workplace Productivity (Pic)
Are you missing out on the NCAA Tournament action because your boss has you stuck at work doing some mindless task? Well thanks to the internet and the the people of the NCAA, you can now watch every game live on your computer or mobile phone with “NCAA March Madness on Demand.” This new feature [...]
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President Obama Takes The Conservitive Approach In His NCAA Bracket (Video)
During this time of year, every sports fan in North America turns into a bracketologist. The President of the United States is no exception. Just like he has done since moving into the White House, Barack Obama took some time out of his busy schedule to make some NCAA Tournament predictions. Despite being a Democrat, [...]
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The NCAA’s Greatest Finishes, In Lego Form (Video)
It’s that time of the year again. When 68 of college basketball’s top teams enter into a single elimination tournament with the NCAA title on the line. Heroes will be made and a few relatively unknown schools may get the opportunity to try on Cinderella’s slipper for a couple of rounds. It is the NCAA [...]
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Dick Vitale’s Rant: VCU Over Colorado Like Picking Roseanne Barr Over Scarlett Johansson (Video)
As is the case every year when the NCAA men’s tournament bracket is released on Selection Sunday, there were plenty of teams that were given the cold shoulder by the selection committee, and just like every other year, Dick Vitale was there to stick up for them. This year Vitale was busy defending Colorado and [...]
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It’s The March Madness Rap (Video)
The 64-team field has been decided and now it is time to bring together the best teams in the NCAA for the next three weeks, until there is only one school left standing. Yes, it is March Madness time, and that means there will be no sleeping until April, at least for some. As for [...]
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Sooners Blake Griffin Is 2 Cool 4 School
Total Pro Sports – Have you ever wondered what a college basketball star does when he is not on the court playing for his schools team?
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March Madness “Cinderella Is Late For The Ball”
Total Pro Sports – Lackluster. Uninspiring. Mediocre. Or just plain boring. Either way you look at it the first day of the tournament provided few memorable games and only one true upset, Western Kentucky over Illinois. VCU tried to pull off an upset against UCLA but Eric Mayor and his Rams fell short like his [...]
