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Syracuse missed an early three-pointer but no problem because Tyler Roberson crashed the glass and threw down the rebound with authority….
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Demetrius Jackson came up with two huge steals in the final minute for Notre Dame as the Irish came from behind to beat the Wisconsin Badgers. Here’s the first that gave Notre Dame the lead…. Here’s the second that sealed the deal for the Irish….
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Check out this alley-oop by Notre Dame late in the second half of their game against Wisconsin….
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On a night devoid of Sweet 16 drama, four teams cruised into the Elite Eight. None of them had to face excruciating endgame pressure. None of them had to contemplate their NCAA tournament mortality in the final few minutes of regulation. The fact that four teams stand on relatively equal footing in terms of the […]
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Thursday’s Sweet 16 games did not produce memorable moments or dramatic stories, so a notebook approach is the best way to sum up the night. The winners will get their evaluations, but first, we turn to the losing teams, as the NCAA tournament field shrank from 16 to 12. MARYLAND Of the four losing schools […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey on 3/24/2016
Check out this shot by Oklahoma’s Jordan Woodard after a mad scramble for the ball left the shot clock expiring…..
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Check out this three-pointer from WAY downtown by Villanova’s Kris Jenkins. The shot clock is running down and he hoists it up and bang….it’s good!
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Oklahoma took the opening tip and scored on an alley-oop on their first possession. Not to be overshadowed the Aggies responded with an alley-oop lay-in on their first possession. This one looks like it could be a lot of fun…..
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The arrival of the 2016 Sweet 16 means that it’s the silver anniversary of the 1991 Sweet 16, with the anniversary of the 1991 Final Four not that far off. It’s an anniversary which contains a mixture of sweetness and sadness… and also some disgust at what America has become. First, the basketball, which is […]
University of North Carolinas coach Dean Smith, right, reacts to the closing moments of their loss to the University of Arkansas in the NCAA Final Four game, Saturday, April 1, 1995, Seattle, Wash. Arkansas won 75-68 to advance to Mondays championship game. (AP Photo/Eric Draper)
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North Carolina and Virginia certainly aren’t boasting about this reality, but it’s there: The Tar Heels and Cavaliers face more pressure than any other Sweet 16 programs. Yes, that includes Oklahoma. Yes, that even includes Kansas. One could conduct a genuine debate about Virginia versus Kansas — that’s a close call — but ultimately, the […]
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The cover photo above shows Hugh Durham and Adolph Rupp. On the surface, it’s a younger coach talking to one of the greatest coaches in college basketball history. The context surrounding that photo contains a much more fascinating story, one which serves as a portal to Hugh Durham’s taste of basketball immortality. The news broke […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey on 3/23/2016
It’s always fun seeing where the offspring of former pro football stars decide to go to college. Today, Keyshawn Johnson committed to the Nebraska Cornhuskers for the class of 2017. Johnson is a wide receiver who gained 944 yards on 64 receptions last season with six touchdowns. Keyshawn Johnson Jr. has always followed in his […]
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Duke-Oregon — the last of four Sweet 16 games on Thursday night — is not the best game in the upcoming regional semifinal round. That’s Indiana-North Carolina. However, the duel between the Blue Devils and the Ducks does happen to be the best coaching collision you’ll see on either Thursday or Friday. Sorry, Tom Crean and […]
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The Texas A&M Aggies and the Miami Hurricanes occupy the same basic positions entering the Sweet 16 of the 2016 NCAA tournament. The routes taken by these two teams to get to this point — over the past week, yes, but also the season — could not have been more different. A&M and Miami will […]
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This Friday, Indiana will return to Philadelphia for an NCAA tournament game against North Carolina. Some of the Hoosiers’ greatest moments as a program — plural — have come in the City of Brotherly Love, a subject we wrote about here. It raises the larger point: Some schools and coaches simply love particular cities and […]
