Wisch: Can Illinois Finally End Its 'Self' Obsession?
The tantalizing question is whether the Fighting Illini basketball program – and, in particular, its embattled head coach Bruce Weber – can stare down the 800-pound gorilla in the gym.
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The tantalizing question is whether the Fighting Illini basketball program – and, in particular, its embattled head coach Bruce Weber – can stare down the 800-pound gorilla in the gym.
Mike Davis tied his season high with 22 points, Demetri McCamey added 17 points and seven assists and Illinois dominated UNLV 73-62.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish ended the regular season with a 26-6 record and the No. 5 team in the country according to the Associated Press. However, there is still a sense they're not a legitimate title contender.
For the first time in the history of the NCAA Tournament, every single game will be nationally televised, and it seems like the new format is giving fans exactly what they want to see.
It's hard to describe how a No. 12 seeded Richmond upsetting a No. 5 seeded Vanderbilt can be, at the same time, both shocking and completely accepted as the norm, but that's why they call it March Madness.
Having trouble finding the proper cable channel to watch your favorite NCAA basketball game? Well, the iPhone has an app for that.
I was really hoping to sit back and catch all the games yesterday. Unfortunately, my landlord has this annoying habit of wanting his rent every month so I had to pay some attention to other projects.
Friday night, Illinois tips off against UNLV and face Lon Kruger who coached the Illini between 1996 and 2000. If Bruce Weber's team advances, they could face Kansas with Bill Self, who Weber replaced.
After losing to Louisville in the Big East tournament, Notre Dame took the second seed and will play Akron Friday. Both teams have a lot of similarities and the Irish's coach Mike Brey compared the two teams.
In the first upset of the 2011 NCAA Tournament, the 13th seeded Morehead State Eagles shocked the 4th seeded Louisville Cardinals.
For the next two and a half weeks we all become college basketball fans. Even if you did not watch a single minute of the regular season or know who is broadcasting the tournament itself, we all fill out a bracket.
For the first time in the history of the NCAA Tournament, every game will be nationally televised. But there's another addition to this year's tournament coverage that has fans excited, Charles Barkley.
In 1965, the Beatles concert at Shea Stadium featured its own version of a "First Four," before the Fab Four made history.
It's time to put on your dancing shoes, make those last minute tweaks to your bracket and celebrate St. Patrick's Day with corned beef, green beer and what is sure to be a full day of crazy tournament action.
Just one day away form the start of a two-day stretch that is sure to feature plenty of upsets and memorable games, it doesn't hurt to get a little bit of last minute help with your bracket.
We are now at the start of the March Madness. We gather around our computers and smartphones and hope our teams have a successful run so we can get the unfiltered thrill that only comes with the purity of college basketball.
Sure the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee left out teams like Colorado, Virginia Tech and St. Mary's, but what's more troublesome was how poorly the committee seeded teams.
Despite there being plenty of controversy surrounding the NCAA Tournament selections and seedings, the ratings the for the Selection Show tied a sixteen-year low for CBS on Sunday evening.
The NCAA Tournament is one of the most physically and mentally taxing stretches any college basketball player will endure. And the players out of the Big East conference might be the best prepared to take on that challenge.
As the their season came to a close, some thought that the Fighting Illini had already secured their place in the NCAA Tournament.
The decision to expand the NCAA Tournament was supposed to help reduce the controversy surrounding the teams made the cut and the teams that didn't.
The Northwestern Wildcats may have missed out on their first NCAA Tournament bid, but the team was able to secure their third-straight postseason appearance, a school record.
All the buzz this Monday revolves around seeding, matchups and bracket busters. In my world, there are only two ways to fill out a winning bracket.
The initial matchups for the 2011 NCAA Tournament have officially been set, now it's time for every sports fan to play college basketball expert and pick their way through the matchups and into the Final Four.
As expected the Big East got 11 teams in the NCAA Tournament. The record-setting number is as much of a product of the toughness of the league, as it is a show of the weakness of the entire field.
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