Wisconsins Vitto Brown and other FINAL FOUR school students sing impressive.
As if the basketball in the NCAA Final Four wasnt impressive enough, the tournament kicked off the action-packed night with a rousing rendition of the ���The Star-Spangled Banner.��� In the spirit of unity the Final Four schools ��� Kentucky, Wisconsin.
The Connecticut Women Were Just a Player Short
Any poker player will tell you that two of a kind is good and one of a kind does little. In womens college basketball, Connecticut won the national championship last year because it had two of a kind in the low post -- 6-foot-4-inch Rebecca Lobo, who was the national Player of the Year, and 6-7 Kara Wolters. This year, with Lobo having graduated, the Huskies still reached the Final Four because Wolters became so dominant. But this year she was only one of a kind, and if she was injured or in foul trouble against an elite opponent, UConn was in trouble. And thats what terminated UConns season, a 34-4 success that ended with Wolters in tears on the bench with five fouls.
Final Four Betting Preview: Duke Blue Devils vs. Michigan.
The No. 1 Duke Blue Devils are a perfect 4-0 SU and ATS in NCAA Tournament play so far. The Blue Devils will try to stay perfect as the favorite in their Final Four matchup against the Michigan State Spartans at Lucas Oil��.
Rutgers, That Other Unbeaten Team in the 1976 FINAL FOUR
Thirty-nine years ago, the N.C.A.A. Final Four in Philadelphia was the exclamation point to Indianas 32-0 perfect season. The Hoosiers marched through the year, becoming the last mens Division I team to complete an undefeated season. But while.
Tennessee Rules the S.E.C. And the Whole Country
Tennessee was the wise old puncher, Georgia the spirited young boxer. Georgia would fly down the court and fly back, darting, dashing, trying to create chaos. Tennessee would sit back and let Georgia play its little game, then coolly play its more controlled game. The puncher beat the boxer tonight as the Tennessee Lady Vols whipped the Georgia Lady Bulldogs, 83-65, for their 17th straight victory and the national championship of womens college basketball. It was the second widest margin in a final in the 15-year history of this tournament.
Big Role for Wildcats Shortest Player
Kentucky Coach Rick Pitino likes to discover ways to build self-esteem in his players and then challenge them to use it to reach new heights. It is one reason the Wildcats are in their 10th Final Four -- their first since 1984 -- and have beaten four tournament opponents by an average margin of 31 points. Travis Ford, Kentuckys 5-foot-9-inch junior guard, was one of Pitinos special projects this season.
Kentuckys Pressure Holds No Fear for Hill
Otis Hill, Syracuses beefy 6-foot-8-inch, 255-pound center, has seen Kentucky, in its last two games, swallow up men at his position who have been rated as National Basketball Association lottery picks. First there was Wake Forests Tim Duncan, who suffocated under the Wildcats heavy double team in the Southeast Regional final. Then came UMasss Marcus Camby, the college player of the year, whose wonderful athletic skills were rendered useless by the same double team during the semifinals of the Final Four on Saturday night.
NCAA Tournament 2015: Schedule for FINAL FOUR - SB Nation
The 2015 Final Four begins Saturday night in Indianapolis at Lucas Oil Stadium, and the four premier programs left in the NCAA Tournament are sure to put on a show. In the nights first national semifinal, Duke makes a rare��.
Final Four TV schedule 2015: Duke, Kentucky, Wisconsin.
The college basketball season reaches its crescendo with the Final Four on Saturday. Check out the complete schedule here.
Before the Tar Heels Rise, Doubts and Defeats
Only hours earlier, North Carolina had defeated Louisville in the East Regional final of the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament. The victory secured an 11th Final Four berth for Coach Dean Smith and earned Shammond Williams, a junior guard, honors as the regionals most valuable player. Yet after the plane ride home, and a boisterous reception at the Dean E. Smith Center, Williams asked a team manager to unlock a door to the cavernous gym around midnight. As he has most nights throughout his career, Williams wanted to spend time honing his skills.. Article discusses success of North Carolina basketball team this season (M)
10 things you should know about the 2015 Final Four
Its hard to believe that the end is near. It feels like just yesterday we were staying up all night together to watch Manhattan battle UMass, and now were just over 24 hours away from the start of the Final Four. Im not crying, Lonesome Dove is just.
HOUSTON-VIRGINIA: KEEPING A BIG DATE
One year removed from the game that never happened, the teams from Houston and Virginia have finally kept their date in the Final Four. They were bracketed for a meeting in the championship game of the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament last year. But that was before North Carolina State eliminated the Cavaliers by a point in the West regional final, crashed the party in Albuquerque, N.M., and stole the championship from Houston in the final second. Houston (31-4) and Virginia (21- 11) will meet Saturday afternoon at 3:39 (New York time) in the first game of the semifinal doubleheader of the 46th N.C.A.A. tournament. They will play at King County Stadium, the Kingdome, under the worlds largest self-supporting concrete roof. The stadium has held more than 67,000 for a Paul McCartney concert and 57,000 for a Billy Graham crusade.
Michigan State vs. Duke 2015: Time, TV schedule and.
Tom Izzo and Mike Krzyzewski face off in a classic coaching battle Saturday when the No. 1 Duke Blue Devils take on the No. 7 Michigan State Spartans in the first Final Four game Saturday from Lucas Oil Stadium in��.
In Rarefied Air, Calipari Reaches for His Pot of Gold
One of these things is not like the other. Three of this year’s Final Four teams are legendary programs from major state universities, each of them the latest float in a long parade of national title contenders launched from America’s power conferences. The other one is Memphis - a somewhat less renowned hotbed of athletics that until fairly recently was known as Memphis State.
Craft beer hops for the Final Fours hoops
Craft beer hops for the Final Fours hoops. by; Chris Morris. April 4, 2015, 7:00 AM EDT. E-mail; Tweet; Facebook; Google Plus; Linkedin. Share icons. Photograph by Marco Di Lauro ��� Getty Images .
FINAL FOUR Festivities continue; dedicated fans wait for.
Indianapolis, Ind. (April 4, 2015) ���As the Final Four Festivities continue, some started celebrating ealry by running around the circle city and showing support for their teams before tip-off. More than a thousand people ran in��.
Kentucky Gets Ahead By Controlling Camby
Antoine Walker spent the night mixing his sports metaphors, playing center field in the Kentucky press, playing pulling guard in leading the Kentucky guards up the floor, running post patterns on the fast break and, most effectively, playing doubles with the Kentucky centers on Massachusettss Marcus Camby. Like a windshield wiper, he slapped back and forth across the lane, pinching Camby in a vise grip, doing his part to hold the national player of the year without a basket for the final 11 minutes 44 seconds of the first half and the first four minutes of the second.
10 things you should know about the 2015 Final Four.
Its hard to believe that the end is near. It feels like just yesterday we were staying up all night together to watch Manhattan battle UMass, and now were just over 24 hours away from the start of the Final Four. Im not crying,��.
FINAL FOUR National Anthem Features Athletes From The.
Instead of hiring a celebrity to butcher the national anthem before tonights Final Four in Indianapolis, the NCAA went in another direction���bringing together athlete representatives from the four schools competing tonight.
How wireless carriers will keep the FINAL FOUR hooked up
As March Madness peaks with the Final Four games on Saturday, the wireless carriers are working to bring their own A-game when it comes to network coverage. High-profile events such as the Super Bowl, South by Southwest or the National Collegiate .
Wisconsin vs. Kentucky live stream: How to watch Final Four.
The Kentucky Wildcats meet perhaps the biggest threat to their undefeated season Saturday in the Final Four. The Wisconsin Badgers possess a historically good offense led by National Player of the Year favorite Frank��.
Kentucky releases FINAL FOUR hype video featuring former Wildcats
The Wildcats are 38-0, just two games shy of making history. This moment may only come around once in a lifetime. Kentucky released a hype video to commemorate its journey, and it just might give you chills. Famous former Wildcats including Anthony .
Wisconsin basketball player joins students to sing national.
Having student-athletes from each of the Final Four schools perform the Star Spangled Banner was a cool idea. Having one of them be a player participating in it -- Wisconsins Vitto Brown -- was awesome:��.
Selfless and Relentless Effort Lifts Villanova to Big East Title
The No. 4 Wildcats handily beat Xavier, 69-52, in the conference title game at Madison Square Garden.. Villanova defeats Xavier, 69-52, to win Big East championship game at Madison Square Garden.
Pressure of Expectations Vs. Pain of Past Failures
Someones time will arrive tonight. The only question that remains in the college basketball season is the degree of surprise at the finish. The Kentucky Wildcats have the chance to turn the overwhelming demand for a sixth national championship into their destiny. The Syracuse Orangemen, a tournament surprise because of an old and basic tactic, a simple but effective 2-3 zone, can win their schools first championship. The tournament always seems to define the here and now based on what has come before. In Continental Arena on Saturday night, the last conventional arena scheduled to host this event, the years were recited, the scenarios understood:
UK holds open practice in Indy ahead of Saturdays FINAL FOUR match
Theyre set to tip off against the Badgers at 8:50 Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The Final Four games on Saturday night air on TBS. Before the games, tune into WLKY for a live, one-hour pregame special right on WLKY. WLKY is the only.
Tourneys Remaining Teams Have Each Come a Long Way
In case any of the early arrivals had forgotten the importance of their destination, the signs downtown hold a reminder. The Road Ends Here, is the message repeated about as frequently as that old Final Four standby, I need tickets. But the issue now is what will happen when that road ends for North Carolina, Arizona, Kentucky and Minnesota -- with a defeat Saturday evening, a loss Monday night, or a reservation on a victory stand. With three top-seeded teams among the four national semifinalists, and with No. 4-seeded Arizona from the Southeast Regional here after defeating top-ranked Kansas, each school can claim a realistic chance at a championship.. Preview of this weekends semifinals in NCAA basketball tournament; in womens games, Old Dominion faces Stanford and Notre Dame faces Tennessee; in mens semifinals, North Carolina plays Arizona and Minnesota faces Kentucky; photos (M)
How to watch FINAL FOUR online, TV schedule, radio and.
The Final Four tips off Saturday, and the national semifinals can be found on TBS for the second year in a row, rather than the traditional over-the-air network CBS, as part of Turners broadcasting deal with the NCAA.
Kentucky Wildcats vs. Wisconsin Badgers: FINAL FOUR betting.
The No. 1 Kentucky Wildcats are 5-1 SU and 1-3-2 ATS in their last six trips to the Final Four. The Wildcats will try to continue their SU success in the Final Four with a win over Wisconsin this Saturday night at Lucas Oil��.
Hurley Proving Hes Focal Point For Blue Devils
LEAD: The focal point stepped off the floor at McNichols Arena and into the bright lights of examination. Bobby Hurley folded his arms across his blue Duke practice jersey and listened to the questions.
Maryland women vs. Connecticut: Final Four matchups to watch
Frese has elevated Maryland among the countrys elite programs with three appearances in the Final Four over the last 10 years, including winning the national championship in 2006. The Terrapins are making their second straight appearance in the Final .
Not Much Hoopla Over Kentuckys Chance to Repeat
As the thousands of followers in Kentucky blue led an invasion to the north, the distance between this Final Four and the Wildcat championship celebration in the Meadowlands somehow felt far greater than one year. With the exception of a small, hand-held banner in the stands at practice this afternoon, one that read Back2Back, there were no clear hints that Kentucky can become the second team since 1973 to win consecutive national basketball championships.. Malcolm Moran scouting report on Final Four of NCAA mens basketball championship; University of North Carolina faces University of Arizona, and University of Kentucky faces University of Minnesota; photo (M)
For Final Four, Indy boasts all are welcome
INDIANAPOLIS ��� Indianapolis has launched a charm offensive for Final Four visitors in the wake of the national debate about a religious freedom law. From the citys front step at the airport to a car service company to waitresses at bars, businesses.
A Game to Decide Who Is the Top Underdog
Syracuse Coach Jim Boeheim said he was happy to be here at the Final Four, preparing his team for the opening game Saturday against Mississippi State. He said he wasnt going to whine about anything. Then he produced his best smile to prove his point.
2015 FINAL FOUR: Jahlil Okafor, Karl-Anthony Towns, Frank Kaminsky make this a.
INDIANAPOLIS ��� A Final Four of futuristic athletic talent doubles as a kind of throwback. As a Saturday evening brims with Duke playing Michigan State and Kentucky playing Wisconsin, the floor of Lucas Oil Stadium will teem with what Duke Coach Mike .
Kentucky Holds Off Never-Say-Die UMass
They had very little experience with the business of losing, just one misstep through a winter the Massachusetts Minutemen could call their own. As they struggled tonight with an aroused group of Kentucky Wildcats, the Minutemen were true to themselves, right down to the very last final buzzer of their season. They were behind by 15 points with 18 minutes to play. They trailed by 10 with 2 minutes 35 seconds to go, a defeat seeming more and more certain. Ninety-nine percent go under with the pressure we were applying, said Rick Pitino, the Kentucky coach and Massachusetts alumnus.
Comics Should Be Good 2015 March Madness: Final Four.
Here are the final four for this years Comics Should Be Good March Madness. This year, youre picking which DC and Marvel movie superheroes are your favorite! In the Metropolis Region, out of 2,464 votes, Christopher��.
States Put Aside Their Rivalry And Try a Little Cooperation
New York and New Jersey may raid each other for businesses, squabble over Port Authority resources, litigate over proprietorship of the Statue of Liberty and feud over the peculiar residency of the Jets and the Giants, two carpetbagging New York teams who play in East Rutherford. The two states may even be preparing their armaments for the coming Battle of the Hudson: Which will be the future home of the New York Yankees?
Less confusion, perhaps, for Turner Sports team-specific FINAL FOUR coverage
Last year, more than a quarter of the audience for the Final Four watched the team-specific coverage on TNT and TruTV. While it is certain that a few of those fans understood the team-specific concept, dozens complained on social media about the biased .
2015 Final Four Broadcast Schedule: Tip-Off Times, TV.
And then there were four. As sad as it may be, the NCAA Tournament is winding down. The Final Four tips off Saturday night on TBS, as two teams look to punch their tickets to Mondays national championship game. No.
The NCAA FINAL FOUR: In Cavernous Football Stadium, Shooters May Meet Their.
But as basketball fans know, some of the worst shooting performances in championship games have come in these sprawling edifices, as the NCAA continues to insist on playing the Final Four in front of crowds in excess of 60,000. The Final Four hasnt.
Four key moves the FINAL FOUR coaches made to reach Indy
INDIANAPOLIS ��� Of all the attractive aspects of this Final Four, the presence of four of the pre-eminent coaches in the games modern era could be the most compelling. The four coaches have combined for 27 Final Four appearances and six national .
MSU Student Spends $400 On Final Four Tickets On Craigslist, Never Receives.
EAST LANSING (WWJ) ��� Final Four weekend started on a sour note for one Michigan State University student who was trying to buy Spartans basketball tickets through Craigslist. Will Nahikian, a second year law student at Michigan State University, hasn.
Final Four schedule and results: Duke on to the. - SB Nation
Duke punched its ticket to the championship game with a dominating win against Michigan State. They will play either Wisconsin or Kentucky who are set to battle in the second Final Four game.
Down-Home Rivalry Takes A Road Trip
The message scratched on a barroom wall, a few 3-point shots from Franklin Street and not far from the University of North Carolina campus, had originally been directed toward Saddam Hussein. But now that a trip to the Final Four has become a more pressing concern for the North Carolina Tar Heels than the leader of Iraq, the message -- somewhat precise directions, actually -- has been updated.
For Final Four, you can channel your rooting interest
Cant imagine even a viewer with an intense rooting interest for a particular team would pass up the opportunity to hear the esteemed Bill Raftery call his first Final Four at the age of 73. Raftery, who will be accompanied by play-by-play voice Jim.
Wildcats Are In: Arizona Will Face Kentucky
Their bench stretched to its limits, their trainers icing cramping legs until it was time for exhausted bodies to report back to the scorers table, the Kentucky Wildcats tonight still managed to come within one step of a place in basketball history. The Wildcats overcame frustration, fatigue, foul troubles and the resilience of the Minnesota Golden Gophers to earn a 78-69 victory in the semifinals of the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament. Kentucky (35-4) will meet Arizona Monday night with a chance to win a second consecutive national championship and the seventh in school history.. University of Kentuckys basketball team defeats team from University of Minnesota, 78-69, to advance to final round of NCAA Basketball Tournament; Kentucky will play University of Arizona; photo (L)
Final Four: MVP for each team still alive - FanSided
The Final Four is upon us and each of the teams has one player that has stood out during this years tournament. Here is each teams MVP so far.
As Final Four arrives, Indiana amends controversial law.
Was it a coincidence that the change came as hundreds of media, thousands of fans and millions of dollars began to pour into Indianas capital city for one of the nations biggest sporting events, the NCAA Final Four?
Notre Dame has lost in the womens Final Four, but never lost heart
Muffet McGraw and Notre Dame are in their fifth straight womens NCAA Final Four, and on four previous occasions theyve suffered defeat. But heres the thing about finishing second: It means you could have been first. Each loss is its own brand of.
Teammates Decision Led Wallace to Stay
Syracuse forward John Wallace said if one of his teammates, guard Lazarus Sims, had not returned, he probably would not have made his well-publicized decision not to enter the National Basketball Association draft. Sims was already frustrated with being a backup -- he had sat for two years behind Adrian Autry and another behind Michael Lloyd -- and when his father died during the summer, he considered quitting the team. He and Wallace talked several times and both finally decided to come back. Now, after todays 77-69 victory over Mississippi State, they are playing for the national championship. Sims is leading the way at point guard, getting 9 assists and 11 points without a turnover today, and Wallace, who scored a game-high 21 points, has seen his N.B.A. stock rise.
In Las Vegas, Rebels, No Outlaws
LEAD: The University of Nevada-Las Vegas, whose basketball team plays Georgia Tech on Saturday in a semifinal game of the National Collegiate Athletic Assocation tournament in Denver, is like most colleges -except for a little more sand on the campus, a little more cacti, and the fact that it is located less than a mile from a place called the Strip, where, among other wonders, a new simulated volcano erupts every 15 minutes in the evening in front of a new hotel named the Mirage, where a local exotic dancer and pneumatic institution known as Bambi Jr.