Wake Calls on Ishmael to Stun Texas
Filed under: Texas , Wake Forest , ACC , Big 12 , NCAA Tournament – East Region NEW ORLEANS — Wake Forest guard Ishmael Smith certainly has a flair for the dramatic. Moments after Texas forward Gary Johnson missed two free throws, Smith raced down the floor and pulled up from 10 feet out and knocked down a jumper in the final moments to give the No.
Read moreHot-Shooting Ohio Upsets Georgetown
Filed under: Georgetown , March Madness , NCAA Tournament – Midwest Region PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The biggest upset of the NCAA tournament’s first day was as shocking for its scope as its occurrence. Ohio University, a 14-seed that reached the tournament only with a surprise run through its own conference tournament, ran out to a huge lead and routed third-seeded Georgetown 97-83.
Read moreMighty Obstacles Nothing New for BYU
Filed under: Florida , NCAA Tournament , NCAA Tournament – West Region OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Like clockwork each March, there emerges an unknown team that captures the nation’s heart and then rips apart their NCAA tournament brackets. America, say hello to the BYU Cougars.
Read moreFanHouse TV: Graziano Nails Murray State Pick
Filed under: March Madness , NCAA Tournament In the NCAA tournament’s first round 13th-seeded Murray State stunned 4th-seeded Vanderbilt with a buzzer-beating 66-65 victory. The night before the tournament it would have been difficult to find someone willing to predict this huge upset. We did.
Read moreAnaheim’s James Wisniewski Suspended Eight Games
Filed under: Ducks , NHL Discipline Anaheim Ducks defenseman James Wisniewski was given an eight-game suspension for a hit that forced Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook out of Wednesday’s game . The suspension announced Thursday evening came hours after Wisniewski had a hearing with NHL Vice President of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell, who is just days removed from handing Washington Capitals All-Star winger Alex Ovechkin a two-game ban after another Blackhawks defenseman, Brian Campbell, was injured. “Mr
Read moreBylsma on Cooke Craziness: "More Than I Ever Imagined"
Filed under: Bruins , Penguins BOSTON — NHL discipline judge Colin Campbell met separately with the general managers and coaches of the Bruins and Penguins approximately two hours before the start of the teams’ grudge match on Thursday.
Read moreMurray State Shocks Vanderbilt at Buzzer
Filed under: Vanderbilt , NCAA Tournament , NCAA Tournament – West Region SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The president called this one, all right. Murray State needed every last chance and every last second to get back in the NCAA tournament win column
Read moreNew Sex Messages Mean Woods Is Marked Forever
Filed under: Golf , Masters ( Editor’s note: Portions of this column contain graphic descriptions and language of a sexual nature .) The problem with being a hapless narcissist and serial adulterer is that the paper trail never ends.
Read moreBYU Ousts Florida in Double OT in Game Gators Can’t Finish
Filed under: Florida , NCAA Tournament , NCAA Tournament – West Region OKLAHOMA CITY – It took 17 years, eight games and two overtimes — plus some late game heroics from Jimmer Fredette and Michael Loyd Jr .
Read morePuck Talk: That Howl You Hear
Filed under: Coyotes The NHL’s biggest surprise this season has unquestionably come from the desert. The Phoenix Coyotes sit in the upper half of the Western Conference playoff chase entering their final 12 games, so they’re in great position to make the playoffs, and maybe even more.
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