Sunday, March 18, 2012

Indiana headed to Sweet Sixteen of NCAA tournament for first time since 2002 Hot shot Hoosiers IU prevails in secondround win Live chat vs. New Mexico State 930 p.m. McCollum leads Lehigh 7570 stunner over Duke Badgers Hold On Late To Secure 16 Birth Tournament First Round's Biggest Financial Winners And Losers East Wisconsin 60 Vanderbilt 57 N.C.A.A. Barely Holds Off West Region Upstart Norfolk Has a York Swagger Bob Kravitz Purdue basketball coach Matt Painter makes the right call 2012 | Record blocks is within Kentucky's reach Eric Crawford Revved up Cats playing 'about as good we can' Rick Bozich Louisville riding second wind defeat Beth Center MVP heads BaldwinWallace holds off 5956 Women's Kentucky struggles 6862 McNeese Murray SteveProhm says he'll be back next season

Fan Reaction: Fan Favorites Out of NCAA Tournament is it Still Exciting? The NCAA Tournament is the most unpredictable sporting event in the world. Where else can a little known school from Pennsylvania knock out the most prolific NCAA Tournament team of all time? Is it a good thing that the Duke Blue Devils went down in flames to a Lehigh team that no one had ever heard of before March 15? Lehigh Outshines All of Philadelphia in NCAA Tournament: A Fan's Take The 2012 NCAA tournament bracket is pretty barren for everyone in Philadelphia right now. The Temple Owls were the only Big Five team in the bracket to begin with, and yet things looked clear for the Owls to reach the Sweet 16 for an hour or two. Instead, Temple alumni like myself were heartbroken after the Bulls upset the Owls by 58-44 - but it wasn't the biggest NCAA tournament upset on "Upset ... NCAA pairs Vanderbilt, MTSU for 1st game in years Turns out the NCAA tournament can bring rivals together. Just look at Vanderbilt and Middle Tennessee. The schools are separated by about 40 miles but haven't played each other since 1992. Vandy plays in the Southeastern Conference and really doesn't need another tough game. Middle Tennessee from the Sun Belt is making its 15th NCAA trip. Temple Last Victim of NCAA Tournament 'Upset Friday': A Fan's Recap The 2012 NCAA tournament bracket looked to be clearing up for the Temple Owls. Temple alumni like myself started to dream big when the fourth seeded Michigan Wolverines were upset by the Ohio Bobcats on Mar. 16. As such, the bracket appeared to be lining up for the Owls' first Sweet 16 berth in 11 years - even though they hadn't yet won an NCAA tournament game this year. NCAA tournament 2012: Viewer's guide to Saturday's March Madness action Just when it seemed this year's NCAA tournament would be devoid of stunning upsets, March Madness finally emerged Friday afternoon after Norfolk State became just the fifth No. 15 seed to ever beat a No. 2 seed when it outlasted Missouri, 86-84 , thanks in large part to a 26-point, 14-rebound performance by center Kyle O'Quinn. Read full article >> 2012 NCAA Division II Women's Tournament Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and National Championship Game Schedule After starting with a 64-team field, there are only eight teams in the 2012 NCAA Division II Women's tournament. With four quarterfinal games, two semifinal games, and one national championship game left in the tournament, the teams will play all of their games at Bill Greehey Arena in San Antonio, Texas. Which of the final eight teams will win out and claim this year's national championship? NCAA tournament 2012: A March Madness viewer's guide to Sunday's games We've reached the end of the first weekend, and following Sunday's round-of-32 games, the 2012 NCAA tournament field will officially be whittled down to just 16 teams. But if Friday was any indication, this last set of games could be the most exciting. Read full article >> 2012 NCAA Tournament Third Round TV Schedule The 32 teams left in the 2012 NCAA tournament will face off in third round games to see who will make it to this year's Sweet 16 (Regional Semifinals). In a two-day span (March 17-18), 16 games will be played to determine which teams will advance. Who will conquer March Madness and claim this year's championship? NCAA Men's Capsules - Saturday: Kansas, Purdue understand value of defense OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Matt Painter knows the topic isn't sexy. He knows that it's liable to put folks to sleep, sometimes his very own players. But the coach of Purdue also knows that it often saves teams from misfortune this time of year. UConn women rout Prairie View 83-47 in NCAA opener BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) Connecticut freshman Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis had a stellar NCAA tournament debut.
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