President Barack Obama has congratulated the University of Connecticut's men's and women's basketball teams on winning last week's NCAA tournaments.More >>
President Barack Obama has congratulated the University of Connecticut's men's and women's basketball teams on winning last week's NCAA tournaments.More >>
Thursday, April 10 2014 2:43 PM EDT2014-04-10 18:43:26 GMT
UCONN NCAA Women's and Men's Championship coaches, Geno Auriemma and Ollie Ring, are scheduled to ring the closing bell at the NYSE today.This honor comes after both the men and women undefeated HuskiesMore >>
After winning the NCAA Women's and Men's national championships, the head coaches for both teams are expected to ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange Thursday.More >>
Wednesday, April 9 2014 12:26 PM EDT2014-04-09 16:26:01 GMT
We debate if Shabazz Napier's comments hurt the cause of student-athletes and if the UConn Lady Huskies are hurting competitive balance in the game.More >>
We debate if Shabazz Napier's comments hurt the cause of student-athletes and if the UConn Lady Huskies are hurting competitive balance in the game.More >>
Tuesday, April 8 2014 2:47 PM EDT2014-04-08 18:47:30 GMT
UConn will be playing for more than just another title Monday night.Gov. Dannel Malloy announced that he agreed to a wager with Gov. Steve Beshear of Kentucky.Malloy put Connecticut wine, beer and chocolateMore >>
Gov. Dannel Malloy won his wager with Gov. Steve Beshear of Kentucky when the Huskies defeated the Wildcats, 60-54, in the national championship game in Arlington, TX, on Monday night.More >>
Monday, April 7 2014 7:00 AM EDT2014-04-07 11:00:27 GMT
No. 7 seed Connecticut will face No. 8 seed Kentucky in a battle of two teams with historic basketball pedigrees that weren't expected to advance this far.More >>
No. 7 seed Connecticut will face No. 8 seed Kentucky in a battle of two teams with historic basketball pedigrees that weren't expected to advance this far.More >>
Friday, April 4 2014 10:57 AM EDT2014-04-04 14:57:44 GMT
A pair of No. 2 seeds made it to the final round of the Greatest Sports Movies Tournament. While no one can argue Caddyshack and Field of Dreams are phenomenal movies, Rocky and Hoosiers narrowly missed out. More >>
A pair of No. 2 seeds made it to the final round of the Greatest Sports Movies Tournament. While no one can argue Caddyshack and Field of Dreams are phenomenal movies, Rocky and Hoosiers narrowly missed out.More >>
Friday, April 4 2014 10:18 AM EDT2014-04-04 14:18:34 GMT
A well-seasoned Florida team gets one of its first new experiences in a while: the bright lights centered on the NCAA tournament semifinals. The UConn Huskies look to knock off the Gators - again.More >>
A well-seasoned Florida team gets one of its first new experiences in a while: the bright lights centered on the NCAA tournament semifinals. The UConn Huskies look to knock off the Gators - again. More >>
Thursday, April 3 2014 6:03 PM EDT2014-04-03 22:03:56 GMT
The University of Connecticut said a bomb threat has been called into its admissions building.The school sent out an alert that said the call came into the Tasker Building.People in that building wereMore >>
A bomb threat on the University of Connecticut campus in Storrs on Thursday morning caused a building to be evacuated and canceled classes.More >>
Tuesday, April 1 2014 10:43 AM EDT2014-04-01 14:43:46 GMT
A trio of football flicks - The Longest Yard, Friday Night Lights and Brian's Song - pose a major challenge to the only basketball movie remaining in the tournament.More >>
A trio of football flicks - The Longest Yard, Friday Night Lights and Brian's Song - pose a major challenge to the only basketball movie remaining in the tournament.More >>
Monday, March 31 2014 4:59 PM EDT2014-03-31 20:59:09 GMT
The only hope that remains for the brackets is Florida winning the national championship. Outside of that, there's nothing left from any of this year's methods. Three of them are dead already.More >>
The only hope that remains for the brackets is Florida winning the national championship. Outside of that, there's nothing left from any of this year's methods. Three of them are dead already.More >>
Monday, March 31 2014 10:00 AM EDT2014-03-31 14:00:28 GMT
A decisive win (84 percent of the vote) over Eight Men Out in the last round still makes Rocky, the No. 1 overall seed in Movie Madness, the team to beat.More >>
A decisive win (84 percent of the vote) over Eight Men Out in the last round still makes Rocky, the No. 1 overall seed in Movie Madness, the team to beat.More >>
Thursday, March 27 2014 11:38 AM EDT2014-03-27 15:38:01 GMT
The Chitwood Region of the bracket begins play featuring inspirational tearjerkers (Brian's Song), slapstick buffoonery (Happy Gilmore) and criminals (The Longest Yard). There's a Canadian, too. More >>
The Chitwood Region of the bracket begins play featuring inspirational tearjerkers (Brian's Song), slapstick buffoonery (Happy Gilmore) and criminals (The Longest Yard). There's a Canadian, too. More >>
Thursday, March 27 2014 11:36 AM EDT2014-03-27 15:36:29 GMT
Three double-digit seeds will try to move on in the NCAA tournament's Sweet 16 round, and the Battle of the Bluegrass - Kentucky and Louisville - headlines Friday.More >>
Three double-digit seeds will try to move on in the NCAA tournament's Sweet 16 round, and the Battle of the Bluegrass - Kentucky and Louisville - headlines Friday.More >>
We can't promise that your bracket will survive March Madness, but we can offer you some great comfort food for the aftermath. Whether you're celebrating or recuperating, good food is in order.More >>
We can't promise that your bracket will survive March Madness, but we can offer you some great comfort food for the aftermath. Whether you're celebrating or recuperating, good food is in order.More >>
Tuesday, March 25 2014 10:45 AM EDT2014-03-25 14:45:45 GMT
Billy Heywood managed a Major League team from worst to first as a 12-year-old, so it only makes sense that his movie would make the biggest splash in this tournament up to this point.More >>
Billy Heywood managed a Major League team from worst to first as a 12-year-old, so it only makes sense that his movie would make the biggest splash in this tournament up to this point.More >>
Monday, March 24 2014 2:40 PM EDT2014-03-24 18:40:42 GMT
It was a pretty awful week for brackets all across the country. There are no perfect brackets left, and the bracket that went the deepest without a miss wasn't even entered for the $1 billion.More >>
It was a pretty awful week for brackets all across the country. There are no perfect brackets left, and the bracket that went the deepest without a miss wasn't even entered for the $1 billion.More >>
Saturday, March 22 2014 7:03 AM EDT2014-03-22 11:03:24 GMT
Upsets abounded in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. The survivors face off again Saturday in their quest of a college basketball national championship.More >>
Upsets abounded in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. The survivors face off again Saturday in their quest of a college basketball national championship.More >>
Friday, March 21 2014 10:33 AM EDT2014-03-21 14:33:53 GMT
We won't waste time waxing poetic about the chances of The Karate Kid (get it, get it?), but it is one of the most likely movies to advance today.More >>
We won't waste time waxing poetic about the chances of The Karate Kid (get it, get it?), but it is one of the most likely movies to advance today.More >>
Friday, March 21 2014 7:28 AM EDT2014-03-21 11:28:45 GMT
RALEIGH, NC (WMBF) - This week, Coastal Carolina joins Duke, Virginia, Tennessee and several other big name schools at PNC Arena for a weekend of games as the NCAA Tournament is off and running. TomorrowMore >>
Chants take the floor for a practice in Raleigh before taking on top-seeded Virginia Friday night.More >>
Thursday, March 20 2014 7:11 PM EDT2014-03-20 23:11:22 GMT
The Stephen F. Austin men's basketball team is just one day from tip-off of arguably the biggest game in school history. The Jacks will take the court against Virginia Commonwealth University in the secondMore >>
The Stephen F. Austin men's basketball team is just one day from tip-off of arguably the biggest game in school history. The Jacks will take the court against Virginia Commonwealth University in the secondMore >>
Thursday, March 20 2014 8:10 AM EDT2014-03-20 12:10:23 GMT
Some of the best matchups of the NCAA tournament's first two days take place in prime time - Texas-Arizona State, North Carolina-Providence and Kentucky-Kansas State among them. More >>
Some of the best matchups of the NCAA tournament's first two days take place in prime time - Texas-Arizona State, North Carolina-Providence and Kentucky-Kansas State among them.More >>
Wednesday, March 19 2014 2:05 PM EDT2014-03-19 18:05:00 GMT
If the exhilaration and frustration of the NCAA Tournament doesn't seem cool, then engage in a more worthwhile pastime - trying to figure out if Superman or Batman is the better superhero.More >>
If the exhilaration and frustration of the NCAA Tournament doesn't seem cool, then engage in a more worthwhile pastime - trying to figure out if Superman or Batman is the better superhero.More >>
Wednesday, March 19 2014 10:28 AM EDT2014-03-19 14:28:18 GMT
Sorry, Ray Kinsella, but Crash Davis' chase for the minor league home run record and his tutelage of a dim-witted pitcher trump gambling your family's welfare to build a field for dead baseball players.More >>
Sorry, Ray Kinsella, but Crash Davis' chase for the minor league home run record and his tutelage of a dim-witted pitcher trump gambling your family's welfare to build a field for dead baseball players.More >>
Tuesday, March 18 2014 10:33 AM EDT2014-03-18 14:33:23 GMT
The first sports movie to win an Academy Award for Best Film - Rocky - begins what could be a long run in the Movie Madness tournament. But it first has to get past its almost equally popular sequel. More >>
The first sports movie to win an Academy Award for Best Film - Rocky - begins what could be a long run in the Movie Madness tournament. But it first has to get past its almost equally popular sequel. More >>
Monday, March 17 2014 11:18 AM EDT2014-03-17 15:18:20 GMT
What is the greatest sports movie of all time? That is the question voters will answer during "Movie Madness," a 65-film tournament that coincides with the NCAA men's basketball championship.More >>
What is the greatest sports movie of all time? That is the question voters will answer during "Movie Madness," a 65-film tournament that coincides with the NCAA men's basketball championship.More >>
Need something to help you get through two weeks of March Madness? Try playing Basketball Cliche Bingo. Mark off the words or phrases that are overused during each game of the tourney.More >>
Don't like basketball? Need something to help you get through two weeks of March Madness? Try playing Basketball Cliche Bingo. Mark off the words or phrases that are overused during each game of the tournament.More >>
Thursday, April 24 2014 5:15 PM EDT2014-04-24 21:15:18 GMT
Top seed Agnieszka Radwanska defeated Italy's Roberta Vinci 6-3, 6-2 to book her quarterfinal place at the Porsche Grand Prix on Thursday.More >>
Defending champion Maria Sharapova defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday to set up a Porsche Grand Prix quarterfinal with top seed Agnieszka Radwanska.More >>
Thursday, April 24 2014 5:15 PM EDT2014-04-24 21:15:17 GMT
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer It's fair to suspect that Michael Pineda isn't the only pitcher trying a few tricks on the mound from time to time.More >>
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer It's fair to suspect that Michael Pineda isn't the only pitcher trying a few tricks on the mound from time to time.More >>
Thursday, April 24 2014 4:55 PM EDT2014-04-24 20:55:29 GMT
Michael Phelps has qualified fastest for the 100-meter butterfly final in his first competition since retiring after the 2012 London Olympics.More >>
A giddy Michael Phelps qualified fastest for the 100-meter butterfly final Thursday in his first competition since retiring after the 2012 London Olympics.More >>
Thursday, April 24 2014 4:46 PM EDT2014-04-24 20:46:35 GMT
A tag-team goalie tandem helped the Philadelphia Flyers reach the Stanley Cup Finals four years ago. They hope it gets them through the first round this spring.More >>
A tag-team goalie tandem helped the Philadelphia Flyers reach the Stanley Cup Finals four years ago. They hope it gets them through the first round this spring.More >>
Going to the NCAA regionals in the Big Apple? In between games, there are a few things you'll want to check off your travel bucket list. Here's a look at some things to do in New York.More >>
Going to the NCAA regionals in the Big Apple? In between games, there are a few things you'll want to check off your travel bucket list. Here's a look at some things to do in New York.More >>
There is more to see than basketball in Indianapolis during the upcoming NCAA tourney. Here are some of the many attractions you can visit in between games.More >>
There is more to see than basketball in Indianapolis during the upcoming NCAA tourney. Here are some of the many attractions you can visit in between games.More >>
Anaheim, CA, is one of the four cities hosting the 2014 NCAA tournament's regional finals. If you are traveling to the West regional games, here are some things to do when you aren't watching college hoops.More >>
Anaheim, CA, is one of the four cities hosting the 2014 NCAA tournament's regional finals. If you are traveling to the West regional games, here are some things to do when you aren't watching college hoops.More >>
Memphis is one of four cities hosting regional games for the 2014 NCAA Basketball Tournament. If you're traveling to Blues City to see some college hoops, here are some things you can do in your downtime.More >>
Memphis is one of four cities hosting regional games for the 2014 NCAA Basketball Tournament. If you're traveling to Blues City to see some college hoops, here are some things you can do in your downtime.More >>
Wednesday, March 12 2014 2:39 PM EDT2014-03-12 18:39:43 GMT
Before we get to the non-stop ACC Tournament action starting Wednesday, there's the matter of our own champion to name: The ACC Player Power Poll Player of the Year.More >>
Before we get to the non-stop ACC Tournament action starting Wednesday, there's the matter of our own champion to name: The ACC Player Power Poll Player of the Year.More >>
Wednesday, March 12 2014 12:11 PM EDT2014-03-12 16:11:41 GMT
A quick shoutout to Travis McKie of Wake Forest and Georgia Tech's Daniel Miller for a worthy accomplishment: the two seniors have started every game of their collegiate careers.More >>
A quick shoutout to Travis McKie of Wake Forest and Georgia Tech's Daniel Miller for a worthy accomplishment: the two seniors have started every game of their collegiate careers.More >>
Thursday, February 6 2014 5:49 PM EST2014-02-06 22:49:24 GMT
While that so-called "Super" thing flopped, the Duke-Syracuse installment of ACC Game of the Century of the Week was all anyone could have hoped for.More >>
While that so-called "Super" thing flopped, the Duke-Syracuse installment of ACC Game of the Century of the Week was all anyone could have hoped for.More >>
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