The first and second round of
the NCAA March madness tournament is in the books with the Sweet 16 round set to
begin next Thursday, March 27th, 2008
This years Cinderella's include
the 12th seeds Western Kentucky and Villanova, as well as tenth seeded Davidson,
and the team least likely to still be here, 7th seeded Duke killer West
Virginia. Check out the printable bracket and the stories of some of the Sweet
16 teams below.
Wazzou dominates Notre Dame to reach Sweet 16
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The Cougars coasted to the finish line from there, locking up a
first-ever Sweet 16 appearance. Notre Dame led 7-5 early on,
but Low took over, ...
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I
took careful note of some of the positive things about the selection process.
They have a committee that selects the teams based on a set of criteria. They
have a “true playoff” in the form of the tournament and the team that can win
six games is crowned the champion. Could this format work in college football. I
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The best College Football play
of all time.
Trinity, a DivIII Texas college
had the below play to end a game with a win. The play was 46 seconds of
craziness with 15 laterals and 7 players involved in the play. It started as a
simple play, a short pass over the middle, and we are all used to seeing a
couple of laterals on a play like this, but nothing like this has ever happened.
Just watch the video to see what we mean, we can't really even begin to describe
what happened.
Throughout the college basketball
season, Matt Fargo will be taking a look
at teams that should pique your betting
appetite, whether they are good or bad.
We all know about Florida, North
Carolina and UCLA but with 336 teams in
division I college hoops, there are
plenty of teams flying under the radar.
Today's session:
Pretty nondescript weekend in college football, eh? Thursday
doesn't count towards the weekend, lads. Yeah, the Big East may have been
decided, the Big Two had minor scares, and some old guy got mugged on the Penn
State sideline. Oh, wait. That was Joe Pa. My bad. But I will say that had to be
the most unintentionally funny moment involving a senior citizen and a collision
since Bob Dole lost his battle with gravity in California in 1996...
College basketball is back, as a
quick check of Tuesday's schedule shows
two games being played in College Park,
Maryland, as the Coaches vs Cancer
Classic tips off the 2006-07 college
basketball season. Florida, last year's
national champs, will begin this season
No.1 in both the AP and Coaches'
preseason polls...
"The commonwealth is happy with the resolution, as are all the victims"
Penn State defensive tackle Chris Baker was sentenced to two years' probation Friday after entering guilty pleas in two cases involving two separate fights. via ESPN
A former Tennessee offensive lineman was arrested on drug possession and drug paraphernalia possession charges after calling police to report a burglary. via Chattanooga Times Free Press
A new state audit has found more examples of lax financial oversight at Rutgers University, particularly regarding vacation days, travel expenses and petty cash. via Courier News
OXFORD - Chris Strong, The Clarion-Ledger's Mississippi Mr. Football selection in 2006 out of powerhouse South Panola High School, has withdrawn from Ole Miss after one season with the team. via The Clarion-Ledger
"We were in the Scotland camp and Tommy knew that I hadn't been enjoying the best of seasons because of Rangers' results and the injury problems I'd been having with my ankle"
Burns became a Celtic legend For all that Tommy Burns accomplished in a variety of roles in a distinguished life in football, he will forever be associated with the club where he began, and ultimately ended, ... via BBC News
Iowa State athletic officials are pleased with the appointment last year of a pastor as a life skills assistant for the football team and intend to continue the volunteer position. via Chicago Tribune
"I always liked her a lot when she was a younger player and I loved watching her play"
Rebecca Gray dropped off her paperwork Friday and made it official. The former Miss Basketball from Scott County is joining Kentucky's basketball team, Coach Matthew Mitchell confirmed late Friday night. via Kentucky.com
"I have decided to hire Mark Bartelstein with Priority Sports as my agent and begin a professional career at this time"
BYU forward/center Trent Plaisted announced Friday that he has decided to fully commit to the 2008 NBA Draft and sign with an agent. via KSL-TV Salt Lake City
"I am extremely, extremely disappointed but I feel so great about Alex that I understand his decision to transfer"
Alex Stepheson , a rising junior power forward for the University of North Carolina men's basketball team, will transfer in order to be closer to his family in California due to several health concerns. via CSTV.com
"White is an outstanding pitcher. He's put up great numbers. He's got really good stuff. To score the numbers of runs, that was big for us."
North Carolina pitcher Alex White had only allowed two home runs all season.
By the fourth inning Thursday, the University of Miami matched that total.
By game's end, the Hurricanes were celebrating the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season title.
UM showcased its powerful hitting and the pitching of Chris Hernandez to capture a 12-2 victory at Mark Light Field in front of 3,250 fans. The win and Florida State's loss to North Carolina State wrapped up the league championship and the No. 1 seed in next week's ACC tournament in Jacksonville. Read ...
