The Morning Roundup: NCAA edition
A No. 1 seed takes a tumble, one Big East team remains and Kentucky fans go crazy.
Tags: Basketball, Kentucky, NCAA, West Virginia
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The Madness resumes with the Sweet 16
The second weekend of the NCAA Tournament begins Thursday night, with the regional semifinals for the East and West tipping off a little after 7 p.m.
First up is Syracuse and Butler in the West, followed by Washington and West Virginia in the East. The late games are Xavier and Kansas State in the West and Kentucky and Cornell in the East. The winners will play on Saturday.
Tags: Basketball, Cornell, Kentucky, NCAA, Syracuse, West Virginia
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The Morning Roundup: Orange peeled?
Syracuse will likely be missing a key cog in the Sweet 16, the Eagles might be shopping a QB and the NHL’s biggest stars meet up on the ice.
Tags: Capitals, Celtics, Cornell, Donovan McNabb, Eagles, NBA, NCAA, NFL, Penguins, Syracuse
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Meyer calls reporter a ‘bad guy’
Ask most head coaches what their least favorite part of the job is, and the majority would probably tell you it’s dealing with the media.
The reasons can vary, from just a general lack of interest in talking about the details to a full-blown hatred for anyone with a recorder, notepad and pen.
Tags: Florida, Football, NCAA, Urban Meyer
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The Morning Roundup: A look at what’s going on
Take a look at few things that are being said on multiple topics in the world of sports.
Tags: Bruins, Kansas, NBA, NCAA, Nets, NFL, NHL, overtime, West Virginia
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Big (L)East in basketball too?
Big East basketball has a long way to go to earn the comparison to its football counterparts from a decade ago. But after last weekend, the conference certainly isn’t what it everything thought it was.
By all accounts, it was the most disappointing performance by any collection of teams in the first weekend of this year’s NCAA Tournament.
When you get five teams with a No. 3 seed or higher, most of them are supposed to survive beyond the first two rounds. Instead, only Syracuse – No. 1 in the West – and West Virginia – No. 2 in the East – are the only ones left standing as the tournament moves to the Sweet 16, starting Thursday.
Tags: Big East, NCAA, Pitt, Syracuse, West Virginia
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Texas, Maryland, Pitt all in the tournament field … for something else
When talking about basketball tournaments in March, it’s kind of a given to be talking about Texas and Pitt and maybe even Maryland.
But Louisiana Tech, Navy and Seattle?
Tags: college basketball, NCAA
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Sporting News names Wall best freshman
In what probably shouldn’t be too much of a surprise, The Sporting News named Kentucky’s John Wall as its Freshman of the Year.
Joining Wall on the publication’s All-Freshman team are Wildcats teammate DeMarcus Cousins, Kansas guard Xavier Henry, Georgia Tech forward Derrick Favors and Arizona forward Derrick Williams.
Tags: DeMarcus Cousins, John Calipari, John Wall, Kentucky, Memphis, NCAA, Xavier Henry
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Return from hiding
OK, that’s not true. I haven’t been hiding for the last 10 days or so. I’d like to say I was busy with huge, important projects that left me with little time, but that’s not true.
I can’t even say I’ve been busy watching the Olympics, because that’s not true either. Outside of catching glimpses of the Opening Ceremony, I didn’t watch a minute. Does that make me un-American? Maybe. Did I care? Nope. Did I miss out? You tell me.
Tags: March Madness, MLB, NBA, NHL, Olympics
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Former OSU coach charged with misuse of phone … and other things
In the days of a 24-hour news cycle, we’ve all become exposed to the dirty deeds of numerous celebrities, athletes and politicians. Sometimes, these deeds are so dirty, the people who perform them get arrested.
And sometimes, it really sounds like the authorities are making it up as they go along.
Tags: college basketball, NCAA, Oklahoma State, Sean Sutton
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