Winning the 2011 National Championship puts Connecticut’s Jim Calhoun in a very exclusive club – only five coaches in Division I Men’s Basketball history have won three or more titles. Calhoun’s third title puts him into a tie with the legendary Bobby Knight – only Adolph Rupp, Mike Krzyzewski and John Wooden have more. Here’s [...]
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According to reports, out of the millions and millions who complete brackets on ESPN.com, there are two people who predicted the 2011 Final Four. I’d like to ask those people, “What the heck were you thinking?” I suspect the throwing of darts was involved. One side of the 2011 Final Four bracket looks fairly normal. [...]
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Television listings and announcer pairings for the the Sweet Sixteen round of March Madness. All games will be broadcast in their entirety on CBS and TBS. via 2011 NCAA Tournament – Sweet Sixteen TV Listings.
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Gary Parrish gets Bieber’d by Jeff Goodman.
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Everyone but the NCAA is still calling it the First Round; the powers-that-be in Indianapolis are insisting that the opening weekend of March Madness is now rounds two and three. I don’t see that catching on. Luckily, some truly excellent games trumped any confusion about names. Recaps of all the games: 2011 NCAA Tournament: Second [...]
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Jalen Rose had some less-than-kind things to say about Grant Hill and the Duke Blue Devils in HBO’s Fab Five documentary. Grant Hill responds today in the New York Times – and gives Rose’s comments the same treatment Dikembe Mutombo would have given a weak floater.
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CNBC’s Darren Rovell – one of the top sports/business voices out there – makes the case for going bracketless… … three years ago, I did something crazy. I didn’t fill out a bracket. That’s right. No chances to win. But here’s the point, no chances to lose either. And guess what? I absolutely loved it. [...]
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