Bob Haynie: Filling Out A Bracket Brings March Sadness
It happens every March. It's fun, it's exciting, it's memorable and, often times, it's frustrating. It is the NCAA Tournament office pool.
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It happens every March. It's fun, it's exciting, it's memorable and, often times, it's frustrating. It is the NCAA Tournament office pool.
"March Madness" morphed into "The Longest Day" on Thursday, after San Diego State and New Mexico State went to overtime, marking the record fourth game of the day to extend the extra 5 minutes.
Luke Hancock hit two huge 3-pointers in the final 1:19 to help Louisville finally shake free from tenacious Manhattan, 71-64 in the NCAA tournament Thursday night.
The shot was long, and it smacked hard off the glass in the final seconds. That's when big Cameron Ridley, standing every bit of 6-foot-9 and 285 pounds, reached down, picked up the ball and put it in as time expired.
Villanova went on to win a rather mundane 73-53 over Milwaukee to advance to the third round and meet its old Big East rival Connecticut on Saturday.
Saul Phillips ran over to the fans in green and yellow, threw his arms in the air and screamed at the top of his lungs.
Rob Loe scored 22 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, helping St. Louis wipe out a late 14-point deficit and pull away in overtime to beat North Carolina State 83-80 in the NCAA tournament Thursday night.
With Jim Calhoun watching from the stands, Shabazz Napier capped Connecticut coach Kevin Ollie's first NCAA tournament appearance with a win.
Glenn Robinson III scored 14 points and second-seeded Michigan started their quest for a second straight trip to the Final Four by beating 15th-seeded Wofford 57-40 on Thursday night.
There was the barrage of 3-pointers, the left-handed spin move, the steady work in the post, the can't-miss free throw shooting.
Dorian Finney-Smith scored 16 points, most of them on dunks, and top-seeded Florida used a second-half surge to beat No. 16 seed Albany 67-55 in the NCAA tournament Thursday.
Seth Davis joined Ed and Ken to talk about the NCAA tournament and give his pick for the championship.
The beginning and the end weren't so good to Mount St. Mary's.
Any branches damaged by snow and ice this winter are down now thanks to Mother Nature's pruning mechanism.
A six-year wait comes to an end for Mount St. Mary's University. The men's basketball team is headed to the NCAA's big dance.
Rob Long loves this time of the year. It's filled with anticipation in the world of sports. March Madness followed by Opening Day and straight into the MLB Season.
They are clumsy, awkward, and often hard to watch. Like the nerdy guy who thought he had a shot with the knockout cheerleader, the Terps won't be going to The Dance.
Adam Amin joined Zinno on "Last Call" to talk about college hoops and how the final regular season games may shake out.
With an upset of a lifetime, like the one Wednesday night that Boston College pulled off over Syracuse, let the Madness begin!
Our favorite artists are letting you in on their brackets. How does yours stack up with Brett Eldredge, Scotty McCreery, Dustin Lynch and Greg Upchurch?
Former Maryland Terrapins Men's Basketball coach Gary Williams joined Ed & Steve to talk about all the madness surrounding this years NCAA tournament.
Seth Curry scored 26 points, Mason Plumlee had 23 and second-seeded Duke beat Albany 73-61 on Friday in the second round of the Midwest Regional.
Don't be surprised if Iona pushes Ohio State. If the Gaels make some shots early on, this one could very interesting.
Andrew Smith had a double-double with a career-high 16 rebounds and 14 points, and Butler made 18 of 20 free throws down the stretch to hold off upset-minded Bucknell 68-56 in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday.
