#Everthing at the NCAA Tournament is officially sponsored

#Everthing at the NCAA Tournament is officially sponsored

“#Everthing at the NCAA Tournament is officially sponsored” Everything fans and viewers see at the NCAA Tournament is carefully curated.  NCAA officials are hawkish, making sure official brand sponsors and partners are front and center, going as far as making players, coaches, and media change their paper cups when moving into visible areas.  March Madness,…

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#Joe Boylan, Rutgers basketball legend, dead at 82

#Joe Boylan, Rutgers basketball legend, dead at 82

“#Joe Boylan, Rutgers basketball legend, dead at 82” Before Rutgers lost its NCAA Tournament game Sunday night, it suffered an even greater loss. Radio analyst and former assistant coach Joe Boylan passed away at the age of 82 after suffering a stroke on Wednesday. Following the team’s 63-60 loss to No. 2 Houston in a…

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#March Madness 2021: Handicapping second-round matchups

#March Madness 2021: Handicapping second-round matchups

“#March Madness 2021: Handicapping second-round matchups” VSiN’s college hoops handicapper makes some plays for some of the Sunday’s second-round NCAA Tournament games. No. 11 Syracuse vs. No. 3 West Virginia A renewal of an old Big East rivalry should provide the Mountaineers with an advantage on the glass, as Syracuse is allowing opponents to rebound…

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#Women’s NAAC get a new weight room after cries of sexism

#Women’s NAAC get a new weight room after cries of sexism

“#Women’s NAAC get a new weight room after cries of sexism” NCAA officials upgraded the woman’s weight room overnight after student-athletes cried sexism on social media over their very sparse setup, according to USA Today. Players including Oregon forward Sedona Prince had caused an uproar Friday by posting a video of the woman’s weak workout…

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#Disturbing NCAA truths ignored in March Madness 2021

#Disturbing NCAA truths ignored in March Madness 2021

“#Disturbing NCAA truths ignored in March Madness 2021” Years ago, when Frank McLaughlin, then Fordham AD, attended one of those feckless NCAA reform conventions, he was stunned to see and hear Jerry Tarkanian, basketball coach of notoriously lawless UNLV, support the most stringent rules and punishment proposals. He later asked Tarkanian how his reputation as…

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#How to watch all of Saturday’s games

#How to watch all of Saturday’s games

“#How to watch all of Saturday’s games” But wait, there’s more. After fans waited two long years for March Madness to return in full on Friday, Saturday offers another jam-packed slate of first-round games from Indianapolis. The schedule is that of a typical Friday during the NCAA Tournament, but with the COVID-19-adjusted event, viewers will…

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#Watch March Madness 2021 at these NYC sports bars

#Watch March Madness 2021 at these NYC sports bars

“#Watch March Madness 2021 at these NYC sports bars” March Madness is probably going to feel a little less mad this year. COVID-19 has turned the sporting world upside down, and the annual NCAA basketball tournament — the high holiday of college hoops — is no exception. Instead of face paint and packed crowds, we’ll…

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#The best sleepers in each region

#The best sleepers in each region

“#The best sleepers in each region” Everyone loves to find the sleepers in their NCAA Tournament brackets, and this year is no different. Most non-conference games in November and December were canceled due to COVID-19. These smaller schools did not really have the opportunity to show the nation how good they were. That all changes…

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