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Roy Williams touts undefeated first round record after Virginia loss

The Virginia Cavaliers proved Friday that nothing can ever be taken for granted in the NCAA Tournament. That is, unless you’re Roy Williams coaching in the first round. The North Carolina coach admitted that watching the Cavaliers fall in the …

Report: Isaac Haas wants to play despite fractured elbow

Star Purdue center Isaac Haas was ruled out of the NCAA Tournament after fracturing his elbow in Friday’s win, but he’s refusing to accept that diagnosis. According to CBS’s Allie LaForce, Haas practiced Saturday with a brace on his …

KJ Maura

ESPN says no perfect brackets remain after UMBC upset

UMBC’s win over Virginia was enough to end any chance of anyone putting together a perfect bracket in ESPN’s Tournament Challenge. ESPN said Sunday night that the UMBC upset meant that the first round of the tournament concluded with no …

KJ Maura

10 biggest takeaways from Friday’s NCAA Tournament action

If you had any doubts about whether or not March would truly go mad, Friday answered those doubts with authority. We saw close games up and down the slate of games, highlighted by a historic upset. For thirteen consecutive hours Friday, the NCAA …

Ryan Odom

UMBC coach Ryan Odom used to be Virginia ballboy

As if everything about UMBC’s upset win over Virginia weren’t already awesome enough, there is this extremely cool anecdote to add to the mix. Ryan Odom, the head coach of UMBC, was once upon a time the ballboy for Virginia’s …

Tony Bennett after historic loss: ‘We got our butts whipped’

Even after what was probably the toughest loss of his coaching career, Tony Bennett was incredibly professional. The Virginia coach gave an interview to TNT’s Tracy Wolfson after his team’s 74-54 defeat at the hands of UMBC, which marked …

UMBC win

Baseball team will give away $10,000 thanks to UMBC upset

Someone is about to be $10,000 lighter in the pocket. Derek Sharrer, the GM of the independent St. Paul Saints baseball team, will now have to give away $10K after a promotion he was running backfired. The Saints announced on Twitter Monday that …

UMBC

UMBC Twitter account dominates during upset win over Virginia

The play of 16 seed UMBC during its NCAA Tournament game against 1 seed Virginia on Friday was certainly special. What’s incredible is that UMBC’s Twitter account may have put together an even more impressive performance. UMBC (University …

Jim Boeheim Bucknell

CBS screwed up on its Jim Boeheim graphic

A gaff by CBS placed legendary Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim at a school other than Syracuse. During the NCAA Tournament first round game between Syracuse and TCU on Friday, CBS’ cameras showed Boeheim on the sideline. Under his name was the …

Bruce Pearl

Bruce Pearl says Auburn won game for Charles Barkley

Bruce Pearl’s Auburn Tigers got past the College of Charleston 62-58 in a tight game on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Afterwards, Pearl shouted out Charles Barkley. In his postgame interview with truTV, Pearl said the Tigers …

Mo Bamba not discussing NBA Draft yet after Texas loss

Mo Bamba is not ready to talk about his professional future yet. Bamba’s Texas Longhorns blew a 14-point lead and lost a heartbreaker to Nevada in overtime on Friday. The defeat ends the Longhorns’ season, and quite likely, Bamba’s …

Roy Williams happy North Carolina finally defended the three well

North Carolina did it. They finally had a good game defending the three. North Carolina beat Lipscomb 84-66 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday. Best of all for coach Roy Williams is that the Tar Heels held the Bisons to 25 percent …

Eric Musselman

Eric Musselman drops F-bombs live after Nevada comeback (Video)

Nevada coach Eric Musselman was understandably pumped up after his team came back from 14 points down to beat the Texas Longhorns in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Musselman was so pumped, in fact, that he let loose several f-bombs in the …

Buffalo Bulls

Buffalo coach believes Bulls have experience advantage over Kentucky

Buffalo Bulls coach Nate Oats clearly thinks his team has a good shot at pulling another upset in the NCAA Tournament. Even though the Bulls are underdogs against the talented and athletic Kentucky Wildcats, Oats thinks the Bulls have one major …

Dan D’Antoni gives hilarious answer on analytics after Marshall win

Dan D’Antoni brought a bit of his brother Mike’s freewheeling offensive style to the NCAA Tournament in a win over Wichita State. The Thundering Herd upset the Shockers 81-75, attempting 23 three-pointers in the process. D’Antoni …

Isaac Haas out for remainder of NCAA Tournament with elbow fracture

The Purdue Boilermakers suffered a crushing loss on Friday with the loss of senior center Isaac Haas. The team announced that Haas would miss the remainder of the NCAA Tournament with a fractured right elbow suffered during the team’s first …

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