Panthers block top-seeded Jayhawks from Sweet 16
Saturday, March 20th, 2010 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »In an NCAA tournament full of upsets, Northern Iowa pulled off the biggest one: The Panthers took down mighty Kansas. Playing with poise down the stretch and getting another big 3-pointer from Ali Farokhmanesh, Northern Iowa pulled off ...
No. 11 seed Huskies blow out No. 3 Lobos, reach Sweet 16
Saturday, March 20th, 2010 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »After a rocky regular season, Quincy Pondexter and his Washington Huskies are rolling at exactly the right time. Pondexter scored 18 points, Isaiah Thomas added 15 and 11th-seeded Washington extended its incredible late-season surge all the way to ...
Enter Samhan: St. Mary’s star emerges in spotlight
Saturday, March 20th, 2010 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »The arrogance of Villanova, perhaps feeling a sense of Big East entitlement, was never more on display than when the Wildcats refused to consistently double-team one of the most dangerous big men left in the NCAA tournament. That would be ...
Cornell’s message: We’re tough, and we can play
Friday, March 19th, 2010 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »You look around the Cornell locker room and wonder how in the heck this group could win an NCAA tournament game. Hell, they look like they might have a hard time getting next at the YMCA. ...
Wisconsin fights past Wofford into Round 2
Friday, March 19th, 2010 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Slow and plodding early, fast and frantic late. No matter the tempo, Wisconsin stayed poised against pesky Wofford. It's exactly what coach Bo Ryan expected from his team, which has plenty of NCAA tournament experience. And ...
No. 4 seed Purdue turns back Siena upset bid with late stand
Friday, March 19th, 2010 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Purdue played the us-against-the-world game to open the NCAA tournament. Us won. "You got the president picking against you, so it's a different thing," Boilermaker who expected 13th-seeded Siena to beat the Boilermakers because Robbie Hummel ...
Thomas’ buzzer-beater sends Murray State past Vandy
Thursday, March 18th, 2010 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Murray State coach Billy Kennedy went with his gut and drew up a play his team had never run before, with Isacc Miles the go-to guy at the end. Third option Danero Thomas became the hero instead. ...
‘The Thing’ turns Villanova’s opener into horror show
Thursday, March 18th, 2010 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Villanova guard Scottie Reynolds won't say why he was benched for the start of his biggest game this year. No one will. Reynolds, selecting his words as carefully as he does his shots, referred to the reason for his benching ...
Loyd emerges to provide BYU lifeline
Thursday, March 18th, 2010 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »This is no time for an "I told you so." Not from me. Not about Jimmer Fredette of Brigham Young. Although I tell you so. Told you he would hang 30 or 40 on Florida, and I'll be ...
Seton Hall dismisses fiery coach Gonzalez
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Fed up by his antics on and off the court, Seton Hall fired basketball coach Bobby Gonzalez on Wednesday after a 19-win season. The dismissal came roughly 12 hours after the coach known as "Gonzo" endured an 87-69 ...
