Terps Win Over Valparaiso 65-62 To Advance
Varun Ram played 13 seconds of Maryland's first NCAA Tournament game since 2010 and with one timely swipe earned a place in Terrapins' history.
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Varun Ram played 13 seconds of Maryland's first NCAA Tournament game since 2010 and with one timely swipe earned a place in Terrapins' history.
When the conference fell apart two years ago, the strength of the Big East conference was in serious doubt. Two years later, the conference has six representatives in the NCAA Tournament.
RJ Hunter hit a shot that will live on in the history of the NCAA Tournament for years to come and it will be in the "One Shining Moment" montage at the end of the championship game. That got me thinking, what are some of the best father son performances all time in the tournament?
Maryland is in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2010, and the first time under coach Mark Turgeon, who took Wichita to the round of 16 in 2006 and went to the second round four straight seasons with Texas A&M.
The Terps first NCAA tournament game under Mark Turgeon has them in Columbus Friday afternoon facing Horizon League champion Valparaiso (4:40 tip, 105.7 The Fan).
Leave it to top-ranked Kentucky to give all their faithful fans a reason to relax and enjoy a big win to open up the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats' big victory gave everyone else a chance to breathe a sigh of relief after a thrilling day in the Bluegrass State.
For three days this week, I told anyone who would listen that schools in the Big 12 were vastly overseeded by the selection committee of the NCAA Tournament.
It never fails. March Madness is the best time of the year to be wrong.
Todd Ickow the voice of Valparaiso athletics joined Ed and Ken to talk about today's game vs Maryland.
Keith Cavanaugh of the Terrapin Times joined Ed and Ken to talk about the Terps game later today.
Excitement is building in College Park. March Madness is taking over as the Maryland women's basketball team gets ready to take on New Mexico State Saturday.
March Madness is underway. In less than 24 hours, the University of Maryland men's basketball team will play their first NCAA Tournament game in five years.
Hunter's 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds remaining capped a comeback from a 12-point deficit and lifted the 14th-seeded Panthers to a 57-56 opening-game victory over the third-seeded Bears in the NCAA tournament on Thursday.
Thursday is something of a national holiday for American sports fans, when office productivity plummets. The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, also known as March Madness or the Big Dance, begins in earnest.