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Rick Pitino Gets Louisville Tattoo, Keeps His Promise

Joe Student — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:15:13 +0000

Earlier this month, we mentioned that Louisville basketball head coach Rick Pitino promised his team prior to the NCAA tournament that he'd get a tattoo if they won the national championship. Well, Pitino kept his promise.
Rick Pitino said he’d get a tattoo if Louisville won the National Championship. The Cards delivered a

A 10 Year-Old Almost Won the ESPN Bracket Challenge

Joe Student — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:30:36 +0000

Remember all the time you took researching your NCAA tournament bracket selections last month? Next time, just give your bracket to a 10-year-old kid — as long as the kid is as savvy as Brayden Schager. The 10-year-old resident of Dallas, Tex. was a Michigan victory in last Monday’s NCAA title game away from having [...]

Buzzer Beaters: Jered Weaver Breaks Elbow, Numerous Players Declare for NBA Draft and More

Chris Chaberski — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:57:05 +0000

Today’s top sports stories: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ace Jered Weaver will miss the next four to six weeks with a broken left elbow. It’s not his pitching arm, which is fortunate. Weaver suffered the break trying to avoid a come-backer on Sunday. [Sporting News] Russ Smith, Louisville’s junior guard, will enter the NBA [...]

Louisville Coach Rick Pitino To Get Tattoo After Winning NCAA Basketball Championship

Joe Student — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:10:24 +0000

Louisville head coach Rick Pitino had some skin in the game on Monday night. Minutes after his team won the 2013 NCAA basketball championship over Michigan, the Cardinals' head coach revealed that he had promised his well-inked team weeks ago that he would get a tattoo if they won the national title.
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Louisville Beats Michigan, 82-76, To Win 2013 NCAA Basketball Championship

Joe Student — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 04:13:12 +0000

Louisville 82, Michigan 76 Reserve guard Luke Hancock scored 22 points, including making all five of his 3-point shot attempts, as Louisville beat Michigan, 82-76, in the 2013 NCAA basketball championship in Atlanta on Monday night. The victory gave Cardinals’ head coach Rick Pitino a second national title in addition to the one he won [...]

Trey Burke Adds Wooden Award To Player Of The Year Honors

Joe Student — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 17:15:21 +0000

Michigan point guard Trey Burke added another individual award to his resume this weekend when he was named the John R. Wooden Award winner, edging out Indiana's Victor Oladipo and Creighton's Doug McDermott. On Thursday, Burke was chosen The Associated Press' c

Michigan Beats Syracuse, 61-56 — 2013 NCAA Final Four Scores

Joe Student — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 03:52:12 +0000

Michigan held off Syracuse in Atlanta on Saturday and advanced to Monday’s national championship game where they will face Louisville. Michigan 61, Syracuse 56 Mitch McGary had 10 points, 12 rebounds and six assists, as Michigan beat Syracuse, 61-56, in the second game of the Final Four of the 2013 NCAA tournament in Atlanta on [...]

Louisville Beats Wichita State, 72-68, — 2013 NCAA Final Four Scores

Joe Student — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 01:10:17 +0000

Louisville, the top-overall seed in the 2013 NCAA tournament, advanced to Monday's national title game by rallying past Wichita State.

Louisville 72, Wichita State 68

Reserve Luke Hancock scored 20 points, including several crucial baskets late, and Louisville beat Wichita State, 72-68, in the Final Four of the 2013 NCAA tournament in Atlanta on Saturday

Real Talk with ESPN Basketball Analyst Jay Bilas [Interview]

Amanda Rykoff — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 20:46:54 +0000

If you’re even tangentially affiliated with college basketball, Atlanta is the place to be for this weekend’s Final Four. Walk down the streets of downtown and you’re sure to see a lot of tall men with familiar faces. No face is more familiar to college hoops fans than Jay Bilas, ESPN’s outspoken college basketball analyst and noted Young Jeezy enthusiast.

This Weekend In Sports: The 2013 NCAA Final Four and More

Joe Student — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:42:20 +0000

The NCAA’s Final Four kicks off in Atlanta on Saturday, and several key NBA games are slated for Sunday. Here’s what to watch this weekend: Friday, April 5 Miami Heat at Charlotte Bobcats Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, N.C.; 8 p.m. (ET) on ESPN After a momentous 27-game winning streak, the Miami Heat (58-16) have [...]

Buzzer Beaters: Rutgers Coach Who Abused Players Gets Fired, Rangers Trade Gaborik and More

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:10:21 +0000

Today’s top sports stories: Mike Rice was fired from his position as head coach of the men’s basketball team at Rutgers in the aftermath of leaked video showing Rice shoving and kicking his players, as well as verbally abusing them with homophobic slurs. [ABC] The New York Rangers traded forward Marian Gaborik to the Columbus [...]

Rutgers Basketball Coach Mike Rice Shoved, Berated Players in Leaked Video

Joe Student — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:42:50 +0000

Rutgers men's basketball coach Mike Rice made physical contact with, threw basketballs toward, and screamed obscenities and homophobic slurs at his players in practice video obtained and aired by ESPN's 'Outside The Lines' on Tuesday. (View clips of the video above.) Rutgers' athletic director Tim Pernetti suspended Rice earlier this season after viewing the video in December, but Rice's actions a

2013 NCAA Tournament — Final Four Preview

Joe Student — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:35:40 +0000

Four teams remain alive in the 2013 NCAA tournament field. The 2013 Final Four pits the odds-on favorite against a Cinderella and a beast from the Big East against the Big 10′s last remaining entrant. Here’s a preview of Saturday’s games: Wichita State Shockers vs. Louisville Cardinals Georgia Dome, Atlanta; 6:05 p.m. (ET) on CBS [...]

Michigan In Final Four After Routing Florida, 79-59 — 2013 NCAA Tournament Scores

Joe Student — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 20:43:22 +0000

Michigan beat Florida on Sunday in the South Regional final and joined Wichita State and Syracuse in the 2013 Final Four. (4) Michigan 79, (3) Florida 59 Nik Stauskas scored 22 points, including six 3-point shots, and fourth-seeded Michigan routed third-seeded Florida, 79-59, in the 2013 NCAA tournament’s South Regional final in Arlington, Tex. on [...]

Duke beats Michigan State, 71-61 — 2013 NCAA Tournament Scores

Joe Student — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 04:50:25 +0000

Duke will play for a chance to go to the Final Four on Sunday. (2) Duke 71, (3) Michigan State 61 Seth Curry scored 29 points, and second-seeded Duke beat third-seeded Michigan State, 71-61, in the 2013 NCAA tournament’s Midwest Regional semifinals in Indianapolis on Friday night. The Blue Devils advanced to play Louisville in [...]

2013 NCAA Tournament — Sweet 16 Preview

Joe Student — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:45:56 +0000

The 2013 NCAA Tournament has narrowed its field to 16 teams. Eight games split between Thursday and Friday will determine which teams advance to the regional finals with the chance to play their way into the Final Four. Winners of Thursday’s games will play on Saturday, while winners of Friday’s contests will play on Sunday. [...]

Watch Tim Tebow Give Pep Talk to Wichita State Basketball Team

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:43:45 +0000

The world’s most famous backup quarterback has offered up some words of encouragement for the Wichita State basketball team as it prepares for the Sweet 16. Tim Tebow was on a plane that was refueling in Wichita last Sunday when the Shockers’ bus happened to pull in after the team returned from Salt Lake City, [...]

Buzzer Beaters: March Madness Begins, Urlacher Leaves Bears and More

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:28:17 +0000

Today’s top sports stories: The first day of the NCAA Tournament kicked off Thursday afternoon, with Michigan State, Butler, Wichita State (see above), St. Louis and Memphis advancing early in the day. Much more to come as the rest of the day’s 16 games get under way. [CBS] The longtime star linebacker for the Chicago [...]

5 March Madness Apps to Get You Through to the Final Four

Eric Rogell — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:59:54 +0000

March Madness is in full-on, face-painted, trash-talking, ankle-snapping, buzzer-beating, swing. Unless you’re 6’9″ and play for Louisville, the only way you’re going to the Final Four is to buy a ticket and make the pilgrimage to Atlanta or watch it on the big screen from your couch. Either way, we’ve got 5 March Madness apps [...]

This Weekend In Sports: 2013 NCAA Tournament

Joe Student — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:52:48 +0000

A blizzard of NCAA basketball dominates the upcoming sports calendar. Here’s what to watch this weekend: Friday, Mar. 22 2013 NCAA Basketball Tournament 12 p.m. (ET) on CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV — ongoing through Apr. 8 March Madness comes to the airwaves, as the remaining teams in men’s college basketball play to determine a national [...]