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Ohio State Once Again Recipients Of Pollster Favoritism

By Ryan Hogan

Ohio State Once Again Recipients Of Pollster Favoritism While perusing a college football forum one lazy autumn afternoon, a pigskin fanatic opined on the irrelevancy of preseason polls. Bombastic Sports of course disagreed. Preseason polls are the first and main ingredient for triumph. It is impossible to win a national championship unless you're ranked high in the preseason polls.... »

PAC-10: Colorado Accepts Invitation, NCAA Sanctions USC

By Ryan Hogan

PAC-10: Colorado Accepts Invitation, NCAA Sanctions USC As a football aficionado, Thursday's developments feel like a violation. Our beloved college football landscape is changing and the alterations aren't tweaks or twitches but drastic and draconian. Annexations are occurring not to fix a problem or cure an ail, but to wring more money out of the cash pigskin. The... »

One Shining Moment: Duke Retires Butler, 61-59 (VIDEO)

By Ryan Hogan

One Shining Moment: Duke Retires Butler, 61-59 (VIDE0) The Duke Blue Devils defeated the Butler Bulldogs, 61-59, Monday night April 5, 2010 to claim the university's, and coach Mike Krzyzewski's , 4th National Championship. The victory snapped Butler's 25-game win streak. It was also the first game of the tournament that the Bulldogs allowed in excess of 60-points. [caption id="attachment_4227" align="aligncenter" width="400"... »

NCAA Contemplating Expansion Of Tournament Field To 96-Teams

By Ryan Hogan

NCAA Contemplating Expansion Of Tournament Field To 96-Teams In the very near future college basketball fans may need to increase their research by nearly 50% before filling out their March Madness brackets. The NCAA appears on the precipice of expanding the Men's Basketball Tournament from 65 teams to 96. An expansion appears highly probable after the NCAA revealed a... »

Izzo To Oregon? Rumors Swirl Ducks Will Offer Coach Lucrative Contract

By Ryan Hogan

Izzo To Oregon? Rumors Swirl Ducks Will Offer Coach Lucrative Contract Eugene's KEZI-TV is reporting that the University of Oregon plans on offering Michigan State coach Tom Izzo college basketball's most lucrative contract. The Ducks have an opening after the recent termination of Ernie Kent, the school's all-time winningest coach. To achieve collegiate basketball's richest contract Oregon will illicit the financial... »

Michigan State Upends Maryland With ‘Buzzer-Beater’ (Video)

By Ryan Hogan

#5 Michigan State defeated #4 Maryland 85-83 on Sunday after Korie Lucious made a three-point basket as time expired. The Spartans, who had lost Kalin Lucas to an injury, nearly blew a 15 point lead. Maryland's Greivis Vasquez scored with six seconds left in the game giving his team an 83-82 lead. Michigan State inbounded and quickly pushed the... »

March Madness: The Five Worst Television Commercials Seen During CBS’ Broadcast (VIDEO)

By Ryan Hogan

March Madness: The Five Worst Television Commercials Seen During CBS' Broadcast (VIDEO) In order to enjoy the upsets, the buzzer-beaters, and the 30-point blowouts administered by #1 seeds in the NCAA Men's basketball tournament on CBS television, college hoop fans must endure a bevy of commercials. Advertisers use the popularity of March Madness to reveal their latest and most up-to-date commercials. ... »

Wake Forest, Murray State Employ ‘Buzzer Beaters’ To Procure Victories (VIDEO)

By Ryan Hogan

Wake Forest, Murray State Employ 'Buzzer Beaters' To Procure Victories They call me Ishmael. On Thursday, March 18, 2010 they called him clutch. Ishmael Smith sank a jumper with 1.3 second remaining to propel his #9 Wake Forest Demon Deacons past the #8 Texas Longhorns, 81-80 in overtime. Wake Forest had trailed 76-88 with three minutes left in the contest. [caption id="attachment_4100" align="aligncenter"... »

Kansas, Kentucky, Duke, Syracuse Finish Atop AP Top 25

By Ryan Hogan
Who will hoist the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Trophy in 2010?

Kansas, Kentucky, Duke, Syracuse Finish Atop AP Top 25 Kansas (32-2) enters the NCAA Tournament the same way they started the season, number one. The Jayhawks were unanimously voted number one in the final Associated Press Top 25 poll. It's their 15th week at the top spot. That matches their own mark from 1996-97, and the 2004-05 Illinois... »

NCAA Brackets: Kansas, Kentucky, Duke and Syracuse Earn Top Seeds

By Ryan Hogan

NCAA Brackets: Kansas, Kentucky, Duke and Syracuse Earn Top Seeds Kansas has earned the overall top seed in the 2010 NCAA Tournament and is the number one team in the Midwest bracket. The field of 65's other number one seeds are Kentucky (East), Duke (South), and Syracuse (West). March Madness officially begins March 16. It begins in earnest... »

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  • Game 7: Most-watched NBA game in 12 years

    ABC's coverage of the NBA Finals' Game 7 garnered the largest basketball audience in 12 years. Thursday night's Game 7 drew 28.2 million viewers, the largest television audience since a Bulls vs. Jazz game in 1998. Lakers-Celtics scored a hefty 11.4 rating among adults 18-49. The pivotal game was also TV's top non-Olympics summer telecast in nearly a decade.

  • Last Game of NHL Finals Scores Best Ratings in 36 Years

    The sixth and final game of the Stanley Cup Finals, in which the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Philadelphia Flyers for their first championship since 1971, drew 8.3 million viewers making it the most-watched NHL game in nearly 40 years. The entire 2010 Stanley Cup Finals was the most viewed finals in nearly 13 years. However, NBC still came in second thanks to the Fox Network's two-hour edition of So You Think You Can Dance.

  • Shawn Johnson Set To Tumble At London Olympics

    Iowa native and gold-medal winner in gymnastics at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Shawn Johnson, recently announced that she plans on competing at the 2010 Summer Games in London. The 18-year-old gymnast made the announcement to a crowd of 8,000 students at Des Moines' Hy-Vee Hall. In 2008, Johnson won four medals the Summer Olympics, a gold in the balance beam as well three silvers.

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