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NCAA Tournament
How Butler Missed, and Missed, and Missed, a Championship
After the buzzer sounded, confetti fell from the rafters of Reliant Stadium in Houston, marking a national championship won by the University of Connecticut. But people will quickly forget it.
‘One Shining Moment’: 5 Facts About the NCAA Final Anthem
Go ahead, hum the music to yourself now. It’s in your head, like it always is on championship night.
America’s Bad Case of Butler Fever
The national championship game in college basketball is usually a fairly neutral affair. Alums and locals root for their respective schools, and the rest of the country splits the difference. Tonight, however, throw all placidity …
Final Four: Butler Does It Again
With his team up, 58-54, with a little over three minutes left in its national semifinal game against VCU, Butler guard Shelvin Mack took a few dribbles near the top of the three-point arc, eyes in the direction of the rim, ready …
Quote: Geno Auriemma Disappointed in Fans
“We have a spoiled group of fans who assume we are going to win, who assumed we would be in Philadelphia [for the regionals] and be at the Final Four. We had the season, the Big East in Hartford and now the NCAA tournament. You
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The Top 5 Surprises From the NCAA Tournament — So Far
The first two rounds the March Madness lived up to the hype, like they always seem to do.
NCAA Shockers: Thursday’s 4 Jaw-Dropping Last-Second Shots
Thursday’s second round of the NCAA Tournament was one of the most exciting in recent memory. Powerhouse teams went down (No. 4 Louisville), others barely survived (No. 4 Kentucky) and many of the games were decided in the waning …
How to Beat a 12-Year-Old in Your NCAA Tourney Bracket
If you pick your NCAA basketball tournament bracket winners based on uniform color, don’t worry. You still have a nice shot to win your bracket pool. Seriously.
ESPN’s Jay Bilas: Anyone Who Thinks They Can Predict College Basketball Games Is An Idiot
You’re not making NewsFeed feel very good about its bracket, Jay.