The NeverEnding Story

March Madness is infamous for crippling work productivity, and the last thing our economy needed was the entire New York-Connecticut sports community calling in sick Friday.

But those who stuck around the Garden for Syracuse-UConn—a six overtime, three hours, 46 minutes heavyweight brawl—didn’t get out until 1:22 AM.

Only Doug Gottlieb can make that turnaround—and we know ESPN has to feed him intravenously.
   

Top Seeds Resting

Big 12 top-seeds Kansas and Oklahoma watched from the central time zone, cold G2 in hand, confused.

Why would the Orange and Huskies expend so much energy in the conference tournament? The Jayhawks and Sooners opted to rest their legs for the Big Dance, bowing out early in Oklahoma City, to Baylor and Oklahoma State respectively.

Never mind that an eventual national champion has never lost in the opening round of its conference tournament. The Sooners and Jayhawks have big games next week; that extra practice time is invaluable.


Well I'll "B" Damned

Bucknell in 2005, Bradley in 2006, now this?

In the immediate aftermath of the Baylor upset, the Kansas Senate passed a resolution discouraging the Jayhawks from ever playing another “B” team in March—and that’s no joke.


Extreme ACC Makeover

Occasionally, we run into an old boyfriend or girlfriend who makes us rethink life decisions.

“She didn’t look like that when I dumped her...did she?”

That will be the feeling in the Georgia Dome tonight when Boston College and Duke collide for a rematch of their February date in Chestnut Hill. Both have had a little work done since, and they’ve requested Brandon Heath “I’m Not Who I Was” for pregame warm-ups.



Catch a Tiger

The Tigers are on the prowl for a No. 1 seed—but the closest they came to that number against Tulane was their 1-of-13 shooting performance from behind the arc.  Memphis didn’t exactly surf the Green Wave into the CUSA semifinals, leading by just two at the half and washing up on shore with a lackluster 51-41 win.

Tulane isn’t a postseason team. Here are a few that will be part of the Big Bracket, and could end Memphis’ March early.