Jim Nantz called his final men’s basketball national championship game last season. Now, he gets to experience the madness as a fan. Nantz was in the stands for Sunday night’s thriller between No. 1 seed Houston, his alma mater, and No. 9 seed Texas A&M. Jim Nantz was on hand to witness Houston’s thrilling 100-95 … Read more
Lane Kiffin has probably had better Sundays. The Ole Miss football coach, 48, capped off his weekend by watching his NCAA Tournament bracket get partially wrecked by an Alabama victory over the twelfth-seeded Grand Canyon, with girlfriend Sally Rychlak rubbing salt in the wound. Kiffin originally predicted a Round of 32 showdown between No. 4 … Read more
The women on Middle Tennessee rubbed salt in the wounds of Louisville after erasing an 18-point deficit in their upset win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. After the No. 11-seed Blue Raiders capped off their 71-69 victory over the No. 6 Cardinals in Albany on Friday, ESPN cameras captured essentially the entire … Read more
Early NCAA Tournament standout Jack Gohlke is the first made man of March Madness 2024. The Oakland University guard is enjoying a meteoric rise after an out-of-body experience to lead the No. 14 seed Golden Grizzlies over the No. 3 seed Kentucky in an opening night 80-76 stunner. Gohlke had 32 points and drilled 10 … Read more
Angel Reese confirmed rumors that she is single as LSU seeks to repeat as champions in the upcoming women’s NCAA Tournament. Reese broke the news to her followers on an Instagram Live Q&A on Tuesday. “Yeah, I’m single,” she said, as covered by TMZ. Angel Reese and Cam’Ron Fletcher, pictured on vacation together in Jamaica … Read more
The general public knew better than the selection committee. And everyone suffered. Virginia validated all the criticism levied against the selection committee for its tournament inclusion with its pathetic, embarrassing, humiliating — pretty much any negative adjective applies here — performance in a 67-42 loss to Colorado State in the First Four on Tuesday night. … Read more
Greg Gumbel’s CBS partners wished him well Sunday night while the Selection Sunday staple missed the bracket reveal — and will be out the entire tournament — due to “family health matters.” “I am Adam Zucker, and we would all like to send our best to our friend and colleague Greg Gumbel, who will sit … Read more
Basketball fanatics will spend more than a full day — 36 hours — completely consumed by the sport during March Madness in 2024. Between watching games (13 hours), creating brackets (three hours) and discussing it with family and friends (five hours), a survey of 2,000 basketball fanatics ages 21+ revealed that during the three weeks … Read more
A familiar face will be missing from CBS and Turner Sports’ coverage of the NCAA Tournament this year. Studio host Greg Gumbel will be out for the tournament due to “family health issues,” The Athletic reported on Monday night. Ernie Johnson is expected “to pick up more studio time” in Gumbel’s absence, per the report. … Read more
After a “surge” in backlash, Wendy’s is giving customers a slam-dunk deal. The fast food chain is dishing out deals for March Madness, and basketball fans and burger lovers alike can score a $1 Dave’s Single or $2 Dave’s Double anytime from now through April 10 by checking the offers tab in the Wendy’s app. The … Read more
Genealogy is a tricky business, not least because its claims can be compromised by dreams of distinction. Mysteries linger, even in prominent, public families. Michael Butler, who died in November 2022, was best known as the producer of the Broadway musical “Hair.” But something else made him a lead character in my new book, “Flight … Read more
Haley and Hanna Cavinder are shaking off their March Madness 2023 ouster. In a video posted Tuesday on TikTok, the social media sensations and collegiate athletes — whose Miami Hurricanes lost to the now-champion LSU Tigers in the Elite Eight of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament — can be seen showing off their moves while … Read more
Andrew Marchand and John Ourand look at the storylines that helped the popularity of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament and discuss the controversy surrounding Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark. Source link
March is bound to get even madder. Scientists at Cornell University have put together a data model that suggests that the application of a physics theory to basketball may lead to teams scoring five to 15 more points per game. Researchers analyzed player metrics and material that were accrued from an undisclosed NBA team through … Read more
When Bill Raftery yells “Onions” in March, it has a double meaning for me. Yes, there’s the ballsy, clutch late-game heroics. But also: Cue the crying. Give me tears from players, spectators, parents, refs … whoever. Apparently, some fans need a refresher in that March Madness tradition. On Thursday, as the clock ran out on … Read more
Jim Nantz’s final NCAA Tournament as lead announcer is the lead topic on this week’s podcast with Andrew Marchand and John Ourand, who also discuss Jay Wright’s first March Madness as a full-time announcer. Bob Iger said it was “inevitable” that ESPN would be offered as a direct-to-consumer service at some point, prompting Marchand and … Read more
SOS at the SAGs. Hundreds of guests were supposedly left stranded outside the Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Fairmont Century Plaza hotel in Los Angeles Sunday evening as the show kicked off. Bill Murray, Claire Foy and Rooney Mara were amongst the star-studded crowd left waiting for the green light to enter the venue … Read more
An Australian woman has revealed how she was diagnosed with dementia and even forgot her name after a latent mold infestation at her Sydney home. The persistently wet weather that has plagued Australia’s east coast over the past 18 months means many residents are now acutely aware of how quickly mold can take hold in … Read more