Nation of Blue
All posts tagged "march madness"
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3.7KBasketballMark Pope and Kentucky players preview Sweet 16 game vs. Tennessee
Mark Pope and several Kentucky players met with the media this afternoon for their pre-Tennessee press conference. Pope, Andrew Carr, Amari Williams,...
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3.3KBasketballThis is the most watched NCAA Tournament in 32 years through two rounds
The first and second round games of the NCAA Tournament were watched by an average of more than 9.4 million viewers. That...
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2.0KBasketballKentucky busted the last perfect March Madness bracket
Thanks to Kentucky’s win over Illinois, there are no more perfect NCAA Tournament brackets. According to ESPN, there were 24,388,544 brackets submitted....
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1.1KBasketballAndy Katz projects Kentucky as a No. 3 seed
In his latest bracket prediction, Andy Katz has Kentucky as a No. 3 seed in the West Region. The Wildcats would be...
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1.0KBasketballLegendary March Madness Voice Greg Gumbel Passes Away After Battle With Cancer
Veteran CBS Sports broadcaster Greg Gumbel has died of cancer at the age of 78 his family announced Friday. Gumbel, who was...
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714BasketballToday is Sister Jean’s 105th Birthday
Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt BMV, aka Sister Jean, is celebrating her 105th birthday today. Sister Jean, who became the face of Loyola Chicago’s...
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1.6KBasketballNCAA moves one step closer to expanding basketball tournament by 4 or 8 teams
The NCAA is close to expanding the NCAA men’s basketball tournament by four or eight teams as soon as the 2025-26 season....
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The Field is Set for the 2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament
The field is set for the 2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. The four No. 1 seeds are Purdue, UConn, Houston and North...
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19.3KBasketballWatch: Charles Barkley says back in the day players showered in their uniforms after games
Last night in the NCAA Tournament March Madness studio on CBS, Charles Barkley said he’s so old that he remembers having to...
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13.3KBasketballLook: NCAA puts out cartoon about Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament
The NCAA put out a cartoon featuring Kentucky on their March Madness social media accounts this morning. The post says “Kentucky’s Redemption...
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4.3KBasketballField set for 2023 National Invitation Tournament (NIT)
The field is set for the 2023 National Invitation Tournament (NIT). The Southeastern Conference has Florida and Vanderbilt in the field. The...
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1.2KBasketballNCAA Division I Transformation Committee recommends expanding basketball tournaments
The NCAA Division I Transformation Committee released a number of recommendations today that would greatly change some aspects of college sports. One...
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1.9KBasketballMarch Madness Update: The NCAA Tournament is down to Sweet 16 teams, NIT quarterfinal games are set
The NCAA Tournament is down to a final 16 teams after an insane first weekend of action. The Sweet 16 will feature...
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2.2KBasketballBetOnline has Kentucky with second-best odds to win NCAA Tournament
BetOnline has Kentucky with 6/1 odds to cut down the nets this season. Those are the second best odds, behind only Gonzaga...
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1.9KBasketball2022 NCAA Tournament bracket is set, Kentucky earns a No. 2 seed in East Region
March Madness is officially here and the 2022 NCAA Tournament bracket is set. The Kentucky Wildcats lost in the semifinals of the...
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6.4KBasketballField set for 2022 CBI Tournament
The field is set for the 2022 CBI Tournament. The Gazelle Group put the official bracket out earlier tonight. Drake is the...
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4.0KBasketballKentucky on list of eight teams that can win national championship in 2022
Sports Illustrated lists Kentucky as one of eight teams that will win the 2022 national championship. The Wildcats are on the list...
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NCAA trademarks ‘Battle in the Bubble’
The NCAA has officially trademarked the phrase “Battle in the Bubble” in a move that indicates there will almost certainly be March...
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7.3KBasketballKentucky Wins Virtual March Madness National Championship
The Kentucky Wildcats are college basketball national champions once again! Well..sort of. Kentucky won the 2020 Virtual March Madness national championship over...
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10.5KBasketballNo March Madness in 2020
The NCAA has announced there will be no NCAA Tournament this year due to the caronavirus. NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring...