Cinderella run continues for Princeton's men's basketball team
The Cinderella run continues for Princeton University's men's basketball team. As CBS2's Doug Williams reports, students are pumped up for Friday night's big game.
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The Cinderella run continues for Princeton University's men's basketball team. As CBS2's Doug Williams reports, students are pumped up for Friday night's big game.
The Tigers are just the fourth No. 15 seed to make it to the Sweet 16, after shocking Arizona and Missouri.
First it was Saint Peter's, then Fairleigh Dickinson. Now, Princeton has joined the list of New Jersey schools that have busted NCAA Tournament brackets. In college hoops, the Garden State has turned into the Cinderella State. CBS2's Steve Overmyer was at Princeton for the team's send-off rally Wednesday.
FDU couldn't come up with an encore after eliminating Purdue, but not before putting up a fight to the finish.
The Cinderella run may be over for FDU this year, but history was still made for the Bergen County team.
Students gathered for a March Madness watch party on Fairleigh Dickinson's campus Sunday, and while their school isn't moving on in the NCAA Tournament, they're still proud. CBS2's Kristie Keleshian reports.
Fairleigh Dickinson University students held a watch party at their campus in Teaneck on Sunday as the men's basketball team took on Florida Atlantic University.
The Tri-State Area is getting a taste of March Madness. Sunday, Fairleigh Dickinson University will try to make history again. CBS2's Steve Overmyer has more on FDU's improbable rise.
Local CBS reporters in all four cities were sent on a mission by "CBS Mornings": Run around to some of the unique main attractions Las Vegas, Kansas City, Louisville, and New York City and brag about them to our counterparts.
Local CBS reporters in Las Vegas, Kansas City, Louisville and New York City were sent on a mission by "CBS Mornings" to highlight various attractions in the cities hosting the Sweet 16 March Madness bracket. CBS2's Doug Williams got the job here in New York. Here are some outtakes.
Tobin Anderson is in his first year as head coach at FDU and has been a motivational force.
Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey pulled off the biggest upset in NCAA Tournament history Friday. CBS2's Steve Overmyer spoke with Coach Tobin Anderson on Saturday.
New Jersey is the bracket buster in March Madness 2023.
The Knights became the second straight double-digit seed to send the Boilermakers home.
Number 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson University pulled off an upset against number one Purdue on Friday. CBS2's Otis Livingston has more on the bracket buster.
The Gaels fell to 1-16 all-time in the tournament, with their only victory coming in 1980 under Jim Valvano.
Iona University is hoping they can break a few brackets. CBS2's Steve Overmyer has more on how New Rochelle is preparing for a celebration.
You see a team of four in studio, but behind them is a crew of 700 that brings the event to life.
When it comes to post-season play, nothing compares to college basketball. March Madness has become a spectacle that even draws in the non-sports fans. CBS2's Steve Overmyer takes you behind the scenes to show us how it's produced.
The NCAA Tournament Round of 64 is underway on CBS.
Cliff Omoruyi only started playing basketball at age 14, just before his family in Nigeria sent him to New Jersey. The Rutgers basketball star said he owes his success to his mentor. Nancy Chen has his story.
March Madness is here, and one of the local teams with dreams of making the NCAA Tournament is a program not associated with the Big Dance. But this year's Fordham Rams squad is on the verge of making it. CBS2's Steve Overmyer has more on why this season is different.
The Lions have become a force in the Ivy League.
March Madness is coming, and the women's NCAA tournament could have four local teams. That includes a school in line to make the tournament for the first time ever. CBS2's Steve Overmyer has more on how the Columbia University Lions are ready to roar.
Watch the press conference live at 11 a.m. on CBS News New York.
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