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The unexpected continued to happen in the NCAA Tournament’s East Region on Sunday, with No. 7 seed Michigan State knocking off No. 2 seed Virginia. Cavs forward Darion Atkins felt his team did not put forth a respectable effort, to put it …
Villanova was the first number one seed to fall in March Madness this year as they went down at the hands of eight seed NC State 70-67 on Saturday. As if the loss wasn’t painful enough for Nova fans, they had to contend with the Internet, which …
Georgia State was one of the best stories of the first week of March Madness thanks to their upset of three-seed Baylor on Thursday, which came on a game-winning shot by coach’s son R.J. Hunter, who dominated for the Panthers down the stretch. …
Providence got hosed by the referees at the end of their first-round NCAA Tournament loss to Dayton Friday, as head coach Ed Cooley was called for a technical foul after knocking over a chair during a timeout. The technical foul was called when …
UC Irvine nearly pulled off a first-round upset against Louisville in the NCAA Tournament Friday but they fell short and lost 57-55. You could tell how much the defeat impacted head coach Russell Turner, who was choked up while talking at his …
Cincinnati junior forward Octavius Ellis was ejected from Thursday’s first round NCAA Tournament game against Purdue after throwing an elbow at an opponent’s throat. Ellis was trying to box out in the second half and thought he could get …
UCLA beat SMU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Thursday after getting some help thanks to a controversial goaltending call in the final 20 seconds. UCLA blew a big second half lead and was trailing the Mustangs 59-55 with about 30 seconds …
Georgia State head coach Ron Hunter was so elated after his son R.J. made a 3-pointer to help the Panthers bury Baylor in a 14-3 upset Thursday that he fell out of his chair. Literally. Hunter tore his Achilles’ tendon while celebrating his …
It took only a few hours for the first major upset in the 2015 NCAA Tournament to take place, as No. 14 UAB shocked Iowa State in a 60-59 thriller on Thursday afternoon. The Blazers busted a ton of brackets in the process. Hardly anyone picked UAB to …
The most improbable injury of the 2014-2015 college basketball season had nothing to do with a player, and the man who suffered it has no intention of letting it hold him down. Georgia State coach Ron Hunter, whose Panthers went up against Baylor on …
We all know Kentucky is the consensus favorite to continue their undefeated season and emerge victorious from the NCAA Tournament, but isn’t there still something to be said for superstition? Apparently the official website of Kentucky …
Dayton forward Dyshawn Pierre had a forgettable moment during the Flyers’ play-in game for the NCAA Tournament Wednesday against Boise State. Pierre grabbed a rebound late in the second half of the game but lost his shorts on the play. Luckily …
Eastern Washington head coach Jim Hayford is making me and others feel pretty good about picking them to upset Georgetown in their 4-13 matchup in the South Region of the NCAA Tournament. Hayford joined the “Jim Rome Show” on CBS Sports …
North Florida head coach Matthew Driscoll helped his team achieve some national recognition on Wednesday night despite losing a play-in game to Robert Morris 81-77. During his halftime interview on truTV, Driscoll gave a superb quote. “Between …
Can you really be an “expert” when it comes to predicting what will happen in the NCAA Tournament? If logic, reason and statistical analysis could predict the outcome of the most exciting playoff in sports, they wouldn’t call it …
Hampton made its presence known at the NCAA Tournament not for beating Manhattan in a play-in game for the right to get waxed by Kentucky, but for the early leader for best bench celebration of the tourney. After a made free throw, the Pirates bench …
