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Sharon Steed

Men’s Basketball National Championship Preview: Louisville vs. Michigan
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Apr 8, 2013 | | Leave a comment
michigan-louisville

Tonight’s national title game features Louisville’s top-ranked defense against Michigan’s top-ranked offense. The Cardinals enter this game with extensive Final Four experience, a Hall of Fame coach and an off-the-court story line that went all the way to Letterman.

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Sharon Steed

Your Final Four Preview: Life After Kevin Ware, Shockers Unveiled, Maize+Blue+Orange = Dunks & Drunks
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Apr 5, 2013 | | Leave a comment

Well ladies, we’ve made it. It’s the end of the men’s college basketball road. The matchups are set. The teams have arrived in Atlanta. And Kevin Ware is so famous, he got Buzz Feeded.

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Holy Sports Weekend: H20 Cooler Talking Points
 

Apr 1, 2013 | | Leave a comment
Louisville prevails

If your weekend included one too many Peeps, glasses of red wine and hours spent outside making up for lost time outdoors, there’s a good chance you might have missed a few of the incredible sports headlines that went down this weekend.

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Sharon Steed

Sweet 16 Preview: Bracket Trashed? Redeem Yourself Here
 

Mar 26, 2013 | | Leave a comment

Ready for some more? The Sweet 16 gets underway this Thursday night with the remaining 16 teams that have survived. If you’re like 95% of other tournament gamblers, your bracket took a bigger beating than a pregnantly plump Kim Kardashian.

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Monica Murphy Vargas

Tournament Talking Points: One Wild, Crazy Opening Weekend
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Mar 25, 2013 | | Leave a comment
March Madness recap

Crazy good basketball. That about sums up the last four days of March Madness. From the second round games that got underway Thursday morning at 11:00AM up until the very end of the third round that wrapped up last last night, the Tournament delivered on all fronts – major upsets, Cinderellas, buzzer-beaters and controversy – all of the elements that make March Madness so damn enjoyable even for the most casual of fans.

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Sharon Steed

Bracket Tips From a Wine Loving Twitter Junkie
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Mar 19, 2013 | | Leave a comment
Bracketology

I’m a college basketball connoisseur. Well, not really but I do like watching reality television, drinking wine and obsessively refreshing Twitter. I feel these things qualify me to give advice on filling out at a winning bracket.

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Monica Murphy Vargas

Before the Bracket: How the NCAA Tourney Actually Works
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Mar 17, 2013 | | Leave a comment
How the NCAA Tournament Works

Prepare yourselves.  March Madness is officially here and if you survived the Big Ten Tourney/St. Patty’s Day weekend combo, consider that a warm-up to what is about to get underway.

Seven Big Ten teams (Michigan State, Wisconsin, OSU, Michigan, Indiana, Minnesota and Illinois) – as well as Notre Dame – all made the cut this year and are heading to the Big Dance.

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Heather Pink

Pink’s Pulse: Big Ten Tourney, Bears Beef Up on Offense
 

Mar 13, 2013 | | Leave a comment
Pink's Pulse

Missed a few headlines this week? Worry not, I’ve got my finger on the sports pulse for you. Below is my weekly round-up of what’s trending in sports: perfect for water coolers, cocktail parties, sports bars and board rooms.

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Sharon Steed

College Hoops: Championship Week, an Epic Breakup and The Bachelor
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Mar 12, 2013 | | Leave a comment
Champ Week

It’s Championship Week – the final week of conference play that determines bids and seeding to the NCAA Tournament set to begin on March 19th. With the regular season coming to an end, I can now rightfully say that the Big Ten is the best and most entertaining conference in college basketball this year.

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Paige Travis

College Hoops Top 25 Roundup: March Means Madness
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Mar 5, 2013 | | Leave a comment
Gonzaga

With just a week left in regular season play, March Madness has officially begun. A new week means – you guessed it – a new #1. Gonzaga is the new darling of hoop town.

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Sharon Steed

College Basketball Top 25 Roundup: What to Watch This Week
 

Feb 26, 2013 | | Leave a comment

St. Louis University fans celebrating. Yes, the Billiken is an automatic qualifier for my bizarre mascot bracket pool.

Keeping up with this season of D-I men’s college basketball has been exhausting.

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Paige Travis

College Hoops Top 25 Roundup: B1G Heats Up With 5 Games To Go
 

Feb 19, 2013 | | Leave a comment

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The upsets continue as March Madness draws closer. As we have witnessed all season long, no one is safe in the #1 position and teams that look solid can be upset on any given night (we’re talking about you Duke).

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