Fan celebrations taking center court this season
With so many upsets in college basketball, there seems to be daily highlights of fans storming the court to celebrate.
No team has separated itself from the pack and there have been 15 instances when top-five teams in the Associated Press Top 25 poll lost to unranked squads on the road, according to STATS LLC.
That’s led to a lot of postgame mayhem — and Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said it’s not all fun and games when it happens.
Going bowling
A casual fan predicts all 35 bowl games
The college football regular season has come to a conclusion. It’s all about the bowl games now – 35 of them in all. That means 70 different teams are looking to end their season with a victory. Some have more to play for than others, but every single one of these teams is looking to go out with a bang.
As a casual fan, I don’t claim any special knowledge regarding most of these games. After hours of exhaustive research, the only thing I can say with any certainty is this:
Your guess is as good as mine.
In 1 year, Big 12 goes from turmoil to terrific
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - In the span of a year, the Big 12 has gone from turmoil to terrific on television once again.
A conference whose football future was uncertain with the defections of Nebraska, Colorado, Texas A&M and Missouri over the past two years has landed squarely on its feet.
The Big 12 has two teams in the top 10 and is the only conference to have eight schools with one or fewer losses. (The Southeastern Conference has seven).
Big East Commissioner John Marinatto resigns
STORRS, Conn. – Big East Commissioner John Marinatto, facing pressure from school presidents upset by his handling of the departure of several high-profile programs, resigned Monday after less three years on the job.
Pittsburgh and Syracuse made plans to leave for the Atlantic Coast Conference in September, and West Virginia bolted for the Big 12 the following month. The Big East regrouped by adding Central Florida, Houston, Memphis, SMU and Temple for all sports and Boise State, San Diego State and Navy for football only.
Marinatto told The Associated Press Monday that trying to guide the conference through realignment took a physical and mental toll on him.
Boston College wins NCAA hockey title
TAMPA, Fla. - Boston College is making winning NCAA hockey titles look easy.
Coach Jerry York and star goalie Parker Milner know how hard it really is.
“You can’t buy one of these championships,” York said Saturday night after the Eagles beat Ferris State 4-1 for their fifth NCAA championship and third in five seasons.
“You have to earn them. And this team definitely earned it.”
Milner, the Frozen Four’s Most Outstanding Player, made 27 of his 33 saves in the final two periods.
The descent into (March) madness
It’s that time of year again, that time when even the most casual of sports fans (or even non-fans) start paying attention to the wild and wooly world of NCAA hoops.
That’s right, folks. It’s tourney time.
You’ve all seen the NCAA tournament brackets that are essentially ubiquitous following the final selections and seedings that took place over the weekend. Chances are pretty good that even if you don’t follow the sport yourself, you know someone who follows college basketball. And there’s a solid possibility that that someone, or someone who knows that someone, is putting together a tournament pool.
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