The Kentucky Wildcats couldn’t hit a shot from the field, three, or the free throw line on Saturday night against the Connecticut Huskies, but they still had a chance to win the game with 18 seconds to go.
UK coach John Calipari called a time-out to set up a play. Either it was a horrible play [...]
Fans of the VCU Rams have enjoyed sticking it to ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale the past three weeks as their team has, against all odds, kept winning to advance to the NCAA Final Four.
Vitale, in Dickie V fashion, ranted and raved on Selection Sunday when it was announced that VCU had made the [...]
The 2011 NCAA Slam Dunk Contest in Houston on Thursday night was one of the best slam dunk contests ever….college or NBA.
5′10″ white boy Jacob Tucker rocked, shocked, and jaw-dropped his competition, judges and fans with his amazing 50″ vertical jump in pulling off some slams you’ve never seen before (unless you watched the video [...]
Former NBA star Jalen Rose, at the media forefront the past month over the ‘Fab Five’ documentary he produced and starred in, was allegedly arrested just two days before the release of the film on ESPN for driving under the influence (DUI) according to The Big Lead.
Police were called after a bystander saw Rose’s Cadillac [...]
Most college basketball followers knew that when BYU Cougars big man Brandon Davies was kicked off the team for breaking the school’s honor code that it would be nearly impossible for the Cougs to advance as far as they potentially could have in the NCAA Tournament.
So BYU became more Cinderella in the NCAA Tourney without [...]
Here are a few of the many instant Twitter reactions for sports media figures, athletes, and fans alike in response to the Tennessee Vols firing Bruce Pearl as their head men’s basketball coach on Monday.
Erik Ainge – @ErikAinge3: for the second time in my life im ashamed of my own university, I know the big [...]
Kemba Walker continues to scorch college basketball with his prolific play. Walker led his Connecticut Huskies to an easy 69-58 win over the Cincinnati Bearcats on Saturday.
Kemba was just 8-20 from the field (3-9 from three) but was perfect from the free throw line hitting all 14 he attempted. Kemba has averaged over 23 [...]
There will be a #12 seed dancing in the Sweet 16 after the Richmond Spiders poisoned the Morehead State Eagles on Saturday afternoon, winning in a blowout 65-48.
Richmond beat the Vanderbilt Commodores in the opening round. They were impressive against the Eagles.
Justin Harper led the Spiders with 19 points and 6 rebounds.
Kenneth Faried and Sam [...]
The Florida Gators proved to be too much for the UCLA Bruins on Saturday afternoon in Tampa.
The Gators were consistent throughout and pulled away at the end to beat the Bruins 73-65 behind Erving Walker’s 21 points.
UCLA was led by Reeves Nelson with 16.
Florida – UCLA Box Score
Florida advances to play the BYU Cougars on [...]
The Syracuse Orange were consistent throughout both halves on Friday in putting away the Indiana State Sycamores 77-60.
The Orange were led by Rick Jackson who scored 23 points. Syracuse hit the boards hard and played solid defense throughout in the victory.
Indiana State was led in scoring by Jake Kelly with 12.
Syracuse – Indiana State Box [...]
