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The Daily Show Rips The NCAA A New One [VIDEO]

Dalton Castle — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:52:52 +0000

The debate about NCAA profiting off their athletes with zero compensation has been around for years. Last night the Daily show spells it all out. A wrestler from Minnesota has been stripped of his eligibility after he produced and sold a rap song under his own name. Under NCAA rule no athlete is allowed to [...]

Buzzer Beaters: Stevie Johson Urges North Korea to Bomb New England, Auburn Under Fire and More

Chris Chaberski — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:30:39 +0000

Today’s top sports stories: Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson doesn’t like the New England Patriots much. So, naturally, he went on Twitter and urged North Korea to bomb Foxboro, Massachusetts, home of the Pats. [GuySpeed] The University of Auburn is under fire once again, this time because a new book from reporter Selena Roberts [...]

Elite 8 Picks – Make Mine & You Could Win Mayhem Fest Tickets

Wes Styles — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:06:38 +0000

It goes without saying, I suck when it comes to office polls for the NCAA Tourney. I’m sure I’ll get beat by someone’s dog or even their 3 year old kid when it’s all said and done. This year? This year, I’m putting my fate in your hands and for doing so I’ll reward you. [...]

Game On! Sports Schedule for March 13, 2013

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:40:12 +0000

March Madness is amped up big time today. The marquee conferences begin play, with most of the sub-.500 teams doing their best to keep their season going for another day. Still, there is much hoops action that you can go about 14 hours catching one game or another. Here’s today complete sports schedule, with the [...]

Buzzer Beaters: Flacco's Big-Money Deal, Gonzaga Tops Polls and More

Chris Chaberski — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:25:17 +0000

Today’s top sports stories: Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco signed a six-year $120 million contract on Monday, making him the NFL’s highest paid player. The Ravens QB just led his team to a Super Bowl title, which proves what we’ve been trying to tell people: if you win the Super Bowl, it’s good for you, like, [...]

College Pitcher Wins Best Tackle Of The Year Award – Wait, What? [VIDEO]

Dalton Castle — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:21:21 +0000

If baseball was like this all the time I’d watch every game! There was a commercial campaign about how everything would be better if it was hockey. Well, it’s true! I don’t fully understand the rules of baseball so I can’t say for certain that this is or is not legal. However you got [...]

Buzzer Beaters: Rory and Tiger Play One-on-One, NCAA Tourney Seedings, and More

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:00:01 +0000

Today’s top sports stories: The world’s top two golfers, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods, played a friendly 36 holes together near Woods’ home in Florida. [ESPN] Indiana seems like the surest thing out there, but at least three of the number one seeds in next month’s NCAA tournament are still up for grabs. [SB Nation] Bobby Valentine, who [...]

NCAA Basketball Report: 2012 Final Four Preview

Joe Student — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:44:02 +0000

The 2012 Final Four includes four NCAA basketball programs that have each won at least one national championship in its history. In total, Kentucky, Louisville, Ohio State, Kansas have 49 Final Four appearances and 13 NCAA basketball titles between them. These four teams will play in New Orleans on Saturday to determine which schools will [...]

#KUBoobs Goes Viral on Twitter

Amy Sciarretto — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:24:13 +0000

Athletes and their fans are a superstitious bunch. They wear “good luck” jerseys, sit on the same side of the couch at game time, put their left cleat on first at all times and the list goes on and on. While in the midst of the Final Four of March Madness, Kansas fans have found away to wrest the spotlight away from Kentucky fans, who are so crazy about college hoops that they are engaging in fisticuffs while receiving dialysis treatment.

How did KU fans do it? Through boobs, of course.

The NFL Won't Let Any Other Sport Rule, Not Even for One Month

DaveHunter — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:59:23 +0000

The NCAA Men's championship is this weekend, the MLB season gets under way tomorrow overseas, Tiger Woods wins for the first time since sleeping with half the population, and the number one thing on ESPN is Sean Payton maybe talking to Bill Parcells about possibly (but not definitely) taking over the Saints for less than a year.

Union Hockey Make History and Head to the Frozen Four

WQBK — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 02:23:43 +0000

It's a historic night! For the first time in the school's history at the Division One level, Union College Hockey is heading to the Frozen Four! The Dutchmen beat UMass Lowell 4-2 in the NCAA East Regional Finals. Now pack your bags for Tampa, Union College is two wins away from the Championship title. It's also the first time a ECAC Hockey team has reached the Frozen Four since Cornell in 2003.

NCAA Basketball Tournament Report: VCU and Colorado Only Surprise Winners Thus Far

Joe Student — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 08:57:03 +0000

Higher-seeded teams won all but two games during Thursday’s play in the second round of the NCAA basketball tournament. VCU and Colorado were the only lower-seeded teams to record victories. Here’s a recap of all of the day’s action in the NCAA tournament: East Kansas State 70 — Southern Miss. 64 Angel Rodriguez made [...]

Barack Obama Makes His NCAA March Madness Tournament Picks

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:05:49 +0000

Basketball-Fan-in-Chief Barack Obama’s career as a presidential bracketologist got off to a rousing start in 2009 when his pick to win the 2009 NCAA tournament, North Carolina, were indeed crowned champions. However, his results haven’t been so good since then. After acknowledging he got “decimated” with his 2010 picks, Obama selected only number one seeds [...]

10 Signs You've Got March Madness

Danny Gallagher — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:05:44 +0000

The country is rapidly approaching March Madness, an annual celebration of rabid sports fandom and hallowed college tradition. Every year, NCAA fans follow their alma mater or college they’d go to if grades and criminal records didn’t matter from hope and glory to everlasting victory or crushing defeat. Of course, any diehard fan can take [...]

UAlbany Lady Danes One Win From Dancing

WQBK — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:40:42 +0000

The University of Albany Women's Basketball team (22-9) are one win away from dancing at the NCAA Tournament. After Boston University was upset , the Lady Danes are the highest remaining seed left in the America East Tournament. The championship game is Saturday night 8pm at SEFCU Arena on the UAlbany campus vs UMBC. The winner gets the automatic bid.

The Madness Might Cost You Money

WQBK — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:05:33 +0000

The NCAA March Madness Basketball Tournament may cost you some money to watch the games on line this year. In the past fans could watch every game for free on line, this year it will cost $3.99 to see every game on every platform including online, mobile and tablet. Games aired on CBS will still [...]

NCAA College Football – Week Ten Recap

Wes Glinsmann — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:00:55 +0000

It was a wild week in college football with a defensive showdown between #1 LSU and #2 Alabama, #3 Oklahoma State surviving an offensive shootout, and eight Top 25 teams going down. Here are all the highlights from this week in the AP Top 25. #1 Louisiana State 9, #2 Alabama 6 (OT) While it [...]

NCAA College Football – Week Nine Recap

Wes Glinsmann — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:00:04 +0000

It was another wild weekend in college football, with seven Top 25 teams, including three in the Top Ten, going down to defeat. Stanford remained in the national championship hunt with a triple overtime win, while Clemson and Kansas State are likely out of the title discussion as their undefeated seasons came to an end. Here are all the highlights from this week in the AP Top 25.

Q103 Babe Brackets [UPDATE]

WQBK — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:15:37 +0000

It’s Pure Madness! Q103 has put together the greatest compilation known to man- The Babe Brackets!! Now down to the FINAL FOUR. Vote for your favorite to win it all! What better way to get into the spirit of the NCAA Basketball Tournament than with our Q103 Babe Brackets? It stated with 64 hot babes in bikinis or other various [...]

Jimmer Continues To Light It Up

BJ Ragone — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 21:35:13 +0000

Jimmer Fredette and the BYU Cougars continue their success as they head into the sweet 16. The BYU Cougars are heading into the Sweet 16 of the men’s NCAA Division 1 tournament for the first time since 1981. You can thank most of that success to Capital Region native Jimmer Fredette who continues to be [...]