Two years ago, the 14-seed Ohio Bobcats pulled off an impressive upset over 3-seed Georgetown. So when the Bobcats knocked off 4-seed Michigan in this year's tournament, it wasn't as much of a surprise. The Bobcats shot 51.2 percent from the field, and didn't allow Michigan to get into a rhythm on offense for most of the night. The Wolverines were held scoreless in the … [Read more...] about 13-Seed Ohio Upsets Michigan: Rapid Reaction
Archives for March 2012
Green Bay Packers 7 free agents: quick synopsis
The Peyton Manning sweepstakes has greatly overshadowed all the other NFL free agents who have been trading places lately. The Green Bay Packers have seven players who could jump ship, here's the skinny. … [Read more...] about Green Bay Packers 7 free agents: quick synopsis
Minnesota Timberwolves Kevin Love Boat (parody video)
The Minnesota Timberwolves haven't given their fans much to smile about over the years, and the NBA itself isn't really a primary inspiration for laughter. The Minnesota Timbertrolls, the folks behind such wonderful Minnesota Timberwolves-based parodies: … [Read more...] about Minnesota Timberwolves Kevin Love Boat (parody video)
Pennsylvania almost evenly split on renaming PSU stadium after Paterno
Polls in Pennsylvania show a pretty close to even split on the issue of renaming Penn State's Beaver Stadium after Joe Paterno. A Quinnipiac University survey found that 46 percent of those polled thought the school should rename Beaver Stadium, while 40 percent were opposed. But the margin of error is nearly 3 points among the 1,300 registered voters who were surveyed. … [Read more...] about Pennsylvania almost evenly split on renaming PSU stadium after Paterno
UNC-Asheville coach blames start time, gets testy with reporter
A #16 seed has never beaten a #1. It's rare to even see David have a second half lead over Goliath. And the UNC-Asheville Bulldogs did just that, putting the #1 seed Syracuse Orange, and all of America on notice, just for a little while. The inevitable correction came, and the literal "underdogs" lost 72-65, even though most of America was rooting against Syracuse. UNCA … [Read more...] about UNC-Asheville coach blames start time, gets testy with reporter
Everything you need to know about #1 Michigan State vs. #16 Long Island
These aren't the most exciting match-ups in the first round of the NCAA Tournament usually. And yes, IT'S A FIRST ROUND, STOP CALLING IT THE SECOND ROUND! YOU'RE TELLING ME, IT'S A "ROUND" MEANING 60/68 TEAMS AUTOMATICALLY GET A BYE. Ok, now that I'm done pointing out NCAA idiocy, I'll stop yelling. The Spartans enter the tournament with the #4 RPI and the #1 strength of … [Read more...] about Everything you need to know about #1 Michigan State vs. #16 Long Island
Notre Dame is really overseeded at #7, pick #10 Xavier
Last year, Notre Dame leader Mike Brey was named national coach of the year, and deservedly so. This year, he did an even better job. Because he had so much less talent to work with. The Irish (22-11), picked for ninth in the Big East Conference back in October before star player Tim Abromaitis was lost for the season in November with a knee injury, came on strong to finish … [Read more...] about Notre Dame is really overseeded at #7, pick #10 Xavier
Notre Dame-Michigan to kick off at night again; ND spring game televised
It seems kind of ridiculous that a college football spring game would be televised live, because hey, it's spring football. But this scrimmage is Notre Dame. The 83rd annual Blue-Gold Spring Football Game will be broadcast live at 1:30 p.m. ET Saturday, April 21, on NBC Sports Network (formerly Versus). More ND football news released today: The University of Notre Dame … [Read more...] about Notre Dame-Michigan to kick off at night again; ND spring game televised
Lakers trade Luke Walton and draft pick to Cavaliers
We've got another NBA trade to report breaking at this hour. The Cleveland Cavaliers have sent Ramon Sessions and Christian Eyenga to the Los Angeles Lakers for Luke Walton, Jason Kapono and the Lakers 2012 first round draft pick. The Lake show also gets the right to swap 2013 1st round picks with the Miami Heat. This pick is top 14 protected (Hoops World.com) … [Read more...] about Lakers trade Luke Walton and draft pick to Cavaliers
Duke’s Seth Curry: not a true second banana
I never thought I'd say this, but a Duke University star, who's a second generation hoops player with bigtime basketball bloodlines, has actually flown under the radar a bit this season. Sure, you've heard one storyline about Blue Devils junior guard Seth Curry BEATEN to death: that his dad is former Virginia Tech, NBA star, Dell Curry, and his brother is Stephen Curry, … [Read more...] about Duke’s Seth Curry: not a true second banana