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Buzzer Beaters: First Day of the Masters, Harang Goes to Seattle and More

Chris Chaberski — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:30:36 +0000

Today’s top sports stories: Most of the way through day one of the Masters in Augusta, Georgia, Australia’s Marc Leishman leads with a 6-under 66. Tiger Woods is four strokes back, and Jamie Donaldson knocked a hole-in-one. [Masters, Wales Online] The Seattle Mariners have acquired starting pitcher Aaron Harang from the Colorado Rockies in exchange [...]

Buzzer Beaters: Jered Weaver Breaks Elbow, Numerous Players Declare for NBA Draft and More

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:30:05 +0000

Today’s top sports stories: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ace Jered Weaver will miss the next four to six weeks with a broken left elbow. It’s not his pitching arm, which is fortunate. Weaver suffered the break trying to avoid a come-backer on Sunday. [Sporting News] Russ Smith, Louisville’s junior guard, will enter the NBA [...]

Buzzer Beaters: Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees, Francona Gets Lost Outside Ballpark and More

Chris Chaberski — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:30:30 +0000

Today’s top sports stories: Rick Pitino, Bernard King, Gary Payton and several others were announced as the next members of the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame. The 2013 class will officially be inducted on September 8. [ABC] New Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona, who is now living in downtown Cleveland, got lost making the two-block walk [...]

Louisville Beats Michigan, 82-76, To Win 2013 NCAA Basketball Championship

Joe Student — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:30:12 +0000

Louisville 82, Michigan 76 Reserve guard Luke Hancock scored 22 points, including making all five of his 3-point shot attempts, as Louisville beat Michigan, 82-76, in the 2013 NCAA basketball championship in Atlanta on Monday night. The victory gave Cardinals’ head coach Rick Pitino a second national title in addition to the one he won [...]

Trey Burke Adds Wooden Award To Player Of The Year Honors

Joe Student — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:01:21 +0000

Michigan point guard Trey Burke added another individual award to his resume this weekend when he was named the John R. Wooden Award winner, edging out Indiana's Victor Oladipo and Creighton's Doug McDermott. On Thursday, Burke was chosen The Associated Press' c

2013 NCAA Tournament — Final Four Preview

Joe Student — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:30:57 +0000

Four teams remain alive in the 2013 NCAA tournament field. The 2013 Final Four pits the odds-on favorite against a Cinderella and a beast from the Big East against the Big 10′s last remaining entrant. Here’s a preview of Saturday’s games: Wichita State Shockers vs. Louisville Cardinals Georgia Dome, Atlanta; 6:05 p.m. (ET) on CBS [...]

Buzzer Beaters: Rutgers Coach Who Abused Players Gets Fired, Rangers Trade Gaborik and More

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:30:21 +0000

Today’s top sports stories: Mike Rice was fired from his position as head coach of the men’s basketball team at Rutgers in the aftermath of leaked video showing Rice shoving and kicking his players, as well as verbally abusing them with homophobic slurs. [ABC] The New York Rangers traded forward Marian Gaborik to the Columbus [...]

Buzzer Beaters: Cano Fires Boras & Hires Jay-Z, Palmer Traded to Cardinals and More

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:30:00 +0000

Today’s top sports stories: New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano, who is due to hit free agency after this season, has fired his agent, Scott Boras, and replaced him with a representative associated with Jay-Z‘s Roc Nation. No one’s sure quite how this will play out, but Cano will likely be seeking a long-term [...]

Steve Alford Hired As Coach At UCLA

Joe Student — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:15:04 +0000

UCLA announced Saturday that it hiredSteve Alford as its men's basketball head coach. Alford, 48, was the head coach at New Mexico for the past six years, with stops at Iowa and Southwest Missouri State before guiding the Lobos. Alford agreed to a 10-year contract extension at New Mexico just 10 days prior to accepting the UCLA job.
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Michigan In Final Four After Routing Florida, 79-59 — 2013 NCAA Tournament Scores

Joe Student — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:00:22 +0000

Michigan beat Florida on Sunday in the South Regional final and joined Wichita State and Syracuse in the 2013 Final Four. (4) Michigan 79, (3) Florida 59 Nik Stauskas scored 22 points, including six 3-point shots, and fourth-seeded Michigan routed third-seeded Florida, 79-59, in the 2013 NCAA tournament’s South Regional final in Arlington, Tex. on [...]

Wichita State In Final Four After Beating Ohio State, 70-66 — 2013 NCAA Tournament Scores

Joe Student — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:00:22 +0000

Wichita State advanced to its first Final Four in nearly 50 years by upsetting Ohio State on Saturday night. (9) Wichita State 70, (2) Ohio State 66 Malcolm Armstead scored 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds, and ninth-seeded Wichita State upset second-seeded Ohio State, 70-66, in the 2013 NCAA tournament’s West Regional final in Los [...]

Louisville In Final Four After Beating Duke, 85-63 — 2013 NCAA Tournament Scores

Joe Student — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:00:21 +0000

Louisville overcame a horrifying injury to one of its players and beat Duke in the Midwest Regional final on Sunday to advance to the Final Four.
(1) Louisville 85, (2) Duke 63
Russ Smith scored 23 points and top-seeded Louisville shook off a gruesome injury to one of its players and routed second-seeded Duke, 85-63, in the 2013 NCAA tournament's Midwest Regional final in Indianapolis on Sunday

Syracuse In Final Four After Beating Marquette, 55-39 — 2013 NCAA Tournament Scores

Joe Student — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:00:09 +0000

The Syracuse Orange became the first team to reach the 2013 Final Four when they won the East Regional on Saturday. (4) Syracuse 55, (3) Marquette 39 James Southerland scored 16 points, and fourth-seeded Syracuse used its defense to beat third-seeded Marquette, 55-39, in the 2013 NCAA tournament’s East Regional final in Washington, D.C. on [...]

Buzzer Beaters: Umenyiora Signs With Falcons, Sweet 16 Games Tip Off and More

Chris Chaberski — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:30:14 +0000

Today’s top sports stories: Longtime New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora has signed with the Atlanta Falcons for two years and $8.5 million. The two-time Super Bowl champ lives in Atlanta in the off-season, so this seems like a good spot for him. [N.Y. Daily News] The NCAA Tournament returns Thursday night with the [...]

Buzzer Beaters: The Heat Go For 28 Straight, Baseball's Most Valuable Franchises and More

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:00:42 +0000

Today’s top sports stories: Can the Chicago Bulls end the Miami Heat‘s 27-game winning streak tonight? Derrick Rose still isn’t back for the Bulls, but this is still one of the tougher matchups the Heat has left on their quest to surpass the Lakers’ record 33-game streak. [ESPN] The most valuable baseball franchise, unsurprisingly, is [...]

Buzzer Beaters: Team USA vs. Mexico Tonight, Nike's Controversial New Tiger Woods Ad and More

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:30:12 +0000

Today’s top sports stories: Coming off last week’s stirring 1-0 victory over Costa Rica in blizzard-like conditions in Denver, the United States Men’s National Team (#USMNT) heads south of the border to face off against archrival Mexico in an important World Cup qualifying match tonight. It’s a daunting task for Team USA, as the Mexicans [...]

Buzzer Beaters: Odds of Each Team Winning NCAA Tourney, Tiger Back at No. 1 and More

Chris Chaberski — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:30:12 +0000

Today’s top sports stories: Nate Silver does his numbers-crunching thing and determines each Sweet 16 team’s odds of winning the whole thing, plus how their odds have gone up (or down) since the tournament began. Florida Gulf Coast is all the way up to a 0.02 percent chance of winning. Woohoo! [N.Y. Times] After his [...]

NCAA Tournament 2013 South Region — Day 4

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:15:20 +0000

The South Region was the busiest segment of the NCAA tournament field on Sunday, with three games determining which teams advanced to Arlington, Tex. on Friday. Michigan had already advanced to the round of 16 on Saturday. Eighth-seeded North Carolina was in the unusual role of underdog. The Tar Heels faced top-seeded Kansas, which barely [...]

NCAA Tournament 2013 Midwest Region — Day 4

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:00:09 +0000

Most of the action in the Midwest Region took place on Saturday, but there was one game left. Second-seeded Duke beat seventh-seeded Creighton for the right to advance to a Sweet 16 game against Michigan State on Friday in Indianapolis. Louisville and Oregon have already advanced. (2) Duke 66, (7) Creighton 50 Rasheed Sulaimon scored [...]

NCAA Tournament 2013 East Region — Day 4

Drew Weisholtz — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 11:30:50 +0000

Syracuse and Marquette advanced to the round of 16 in the East Regional on Saturday. Four more schools played Sunday to determine which two teams would join them in Washington, D.C. on Thursday. The ninth-seeded Temple Owls nearly knocked off top-seeded Indiana, while second-seeded Miami faced a skilled Illinois team that survived a battle with [...]