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March Madness

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Everyone said the same thing about latest NCAA Tournament expansion news

Speculation grew Saturday about potential NCAA Tournament expansion, and that chatter sparked a strong and near-universal response from fans and pundits alike. Talk of expansion gained legs Saturday after top CBS analyst Seth Davis penned an opinion …

Iowa State basketball

Iowa State upset busted all remaining perfect brackets

With Iowa State's upset over LSU on Friday night, every single NCAA Tournament bracket has been officially busted.

March Madness

NCAA will not release March Madness brackets

The NCAA floated a proposal to release a set of brackets for the 2020 NCAA Tournament, but that will not happen. While the proposal was considered, the NCAA said there were too many hypotheticals to make it feasible, and no bracket would be released. …

March Madness

NCAA could still release March Madness bracket for 2020

The 2020 NCAA Tournament will not be played, but we may yet find out who could have been in it. NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt told Matt Norlander of CBS Sports that there is still some consideration that a full 68-team bracket …

March Madness

NCAA Tournament will be played without fans due to coronavirus

Get ready for March Madness without fans. In a statement released Wednesday, based on a recommendation from the NCAA’s COVID-19 advisory panel, NCAA president Mark Emmert announced that no fans would be allowed to attend NCAA Tournament games …

March Madness

Ohio governor to order fans banned from March Madness games due to coronavirus

The NCAA has said that March Madness will go ahead with fans, but that is looking in serious jeopardy. The latest blow to that plan comes from Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who said Wednesday he is issuing an order banning mass gatherings in the state due …

Reporter files trademark for March Madness related phrase

If you’re one of those people who is tired of how much money the NCAA is making without paying any of its athletes, you will probably appreciate what one college basketball reporter is trying to do. According to ESPN’s Darren Rovell, Jon …

UNC Team Stream

Best complaints from fans confused by ‘Team Stream’ broadcast

The CBS TV family decided to go all-out for the national championship game once again in March Madness, and that meant running the title game on three different channels. TBS hosted the unbiased national call from Jim Nantz and Bill Raftery, while …

John Calipari

March Madness coaches you can count to avoid a first-round exit

Poring over match-ups in the first round of the NCAA Tournament can be a painstaking chore, particularly when faced with a deluge of facts, stats and figures that fail to paint a complete picture. Roster turnover alone makes it incredibly difficult …

NCAA Tournament talk brings out some of the lamest cliches in broadcasting

If you have ever happened upon a big dance, we would like to hear from you. If you know someone who has had their ticket punched, please let us know. Has your bubble burst lately? If it has, perhaps you should consult a gastroenterologist or, barring …

March Madness Has Officially Arrived

Every year, during the month of March (and apparently a couple days into April) a condition afflicts many Americans. It is a condition that has yet to be recognized by the AMA despite its prevalence and the number of sick-days taken for ill-contrived …

March Madness Bracket Challenge with a Salary Cap Is as Difficult as it Gets

We’re running a pool here at LBS full of prizes that you can join, and the scoring will be pretty standard. Most March Madness pools work pretty simply — you make your picks and then receive increased amounts of points for each round your …

SNL Selection Sunday ‘Actual Madness’ Spoof (Video)

In the same way they killed it with Brett Favre’s Wrangler Jeans commercial, I thought SNL did a great job with this Selection Sunday spoof video.  My personal favorite parts were Greg Gumbel’s mannerisms and this line: …

Would 96 Teams Work? Only One Way to Find Out

Almost every sports fan I know gets excited when they flip their calender from Feburary to March and realizes that March Madness is just a few weeks away. Even though this year’s tournament isn’t even over yet, the NCAA has already …

Why Your March Madness Bracket Sucks

Ah March Madness, the time of year when we scramble to finish our brackets confident that we have chosen the biggest upset in the history of college basketball. We stand assured that our number 16 seed will take it all the way. We ignore the …

CBS’ New Design Defeats the Purpose of the Boss Button

I’m lucky enough to work in a field where my job is to watch, study, analyze, and report on games. For most of the world unfortunately, it’s a different story. It’s pretty common knowledge that countless hours and dollars of work …

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