Tag Archives: Ncaa Basketball
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Rick Pitino Makes Good on Promise to Players, Gets Louisville Championship Tattoo (Pics)
After the Louisville Cardinals lost an epic, emotionally-draining quintuple-overtime game to Notre Dame back in February, Rick Pitino made a promise to his crestfallen players: if they won the last seven games of the regular season, the Big East Tournament, and then the National Championship, he would get a tattoo commemorating the achievement. Well, right [...]
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Stat Line of the Night — 4/8/2013 — Peyton Siva
Playing in his final game as a Louisville Cardinal, senior guard Peyton Siva wanted to make the most of it by capitalizing on the opportunity to claim his first NCAA Tournament Championship. And his play at both ends of the court would ensure that he and the Cards do just that. Siva wasn’t his team’s [...]
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Fourth Grade Russ Smith Dribbling a Basketball Takes You Into Tonight’s NCAA Title Game Between Louisville and Michigan (Video)
Tonight, many of you will watch the NCAA Basketball Tournament Final between the Louisville Cardinals and the Michigan Wolverines. And at one point, you may see Cardinals guard Russ Smith make a move on a defender and drive to the basket with ease, and you’ll probably think to yourself, “when did this guy become such [...]
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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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Here are Some of the Funniest Fan Signs in NCAA Basketball History (Video)
Sports fans can be a creative bunch, and NCAA basketball fans are certainly no exception to this rule. Whether they are from Duke, North Carolina, Indiana or Lehigh University (yes, even Lehigh), these college kids seem to have a knack for thinking of the wittiest insults to hurl at their bitter rivals, and of course, they [...]
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Greg Gumbel and Ernie Johnson Kick Off March Madness with a Poorly Executed Fist Bump (GIF)
March Madness is here, which means we’ll be seeing plenty of Greg Gumbel and Ernie Johnson over the course of the next month. Are you excited? They seem to be, as they kicked off this year’s tournament with the following not-so-smooth fist bump prior to the start of CBS’s broadcast of today’s early slate of [...]
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This Day In Sports History (March 21st) — UCLA Bruins
It was on this day in 1964 that the UCLA Bruins’ men’s basketball team beat Duke by a score of 98-83 to win the NCAA Division I championship, and complete their perfect 30-0 season. At the time, the Bruins became only the forth team in NCAA men’s basketball history to record a perfect season. The [...]
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9 Underdogs to Watch in the 2013 NCAA Tournament
Let the Madness begin! The field for the 2013 NCAA Tournament has been selected, and you have approximately three days to fill out your brackets for most pools and contests. Which top dogs will make good on their hype? I have no idea. But I do know that since 1985, 89.3% of the tournaments have [...]
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Kansas Coach Bill Self Does the MC Hammer Shuffle (GIF)
When it comes to dancing, most people seem to be going with the Harlem Shake these days. But not Bill Self! You see, the Kansas Jayhawks’ head coach has always been more of a 90s kind of guy. So when it was time to dance during the final seconds of the first overtime period during [...]
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Illinois State’s Jackie Carmichael Delivers a Karate Kick Rebound (Video)
When it comes to grabbing a rebound, there may be no maneuver that is more effective than the karate-kick rebound. Illinois State’s Jackie Carmichael put it to use during Sunday’s game against Wichita State with his team leading by five and under 50 seconds remaining. Check it out: In this instance, the karate-kick-rebound certainly worked, [...]
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Illinois Knocks Off No.1 Indiana Thanks to Tyler Griffey’ Buzzer-Beater (Video)
It’s been a tough year for #1′s in NCAA basketball. Every time a team ascends to the top of the rankings, they get beaten right away. And yesterday Indiana joined the party. Again. The Hoosiers lost to the unranked Illinois Fighting Illini last night in a thrilling game that was decided by a buzzer-beater layup [...]
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Butler’s Rotnei Clarke Suffered a Scary Injury on Saturday (Video)
You normally associate scary neck injuries with sports like football and hockey—sports where huge men are supposed to slam into each other at high speeds. In basketball, however, dangerous collisions are more rare. Sure, rough physical contact is part of the game, but generally you aren’t supposed to slam into your opponents in such a [...]
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Check Out These Dancing Gonzaga Fans (GIF)
What is it about a live sporting event that makes people want to dance? Have you ever wondered that? Is the energy and excitement of the crowd just so intoxicating that you have to shake your hips and flail your arms? Is there perhaps a deep abiding desire to maybe get on television? Is it [...]
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Was Colorado’s Sabatino Chen Robbed Of A Game-Winning Three Against Arizona? (Video)
Talk about getting robbed…maybe. Last night Colorado was on the verge of handing third-ranked Arizona their first loss of the season when the Buffaloes’ Sabatino Chen made an improbable buzzer-beating three-point shot to give his team the 83-80 victory… Or, at least, that’s what they and everyone watching the game had thought. Only problem is [...]
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Oregon Commit Jordan Bell Breaks Rim with Windmill Dunk (Video)
The people at the University of Oregon may want to install some stronger rims at Matthew Knight Arena before next season begins, because if the video below is any indication, the rims they currently have installed may not stand much of a chance once Jordan Bell joins th How to get your ex boyfriend back [...]
