Chris Collins to Boo Buie as he walks off the floor for the last time at Northwestern: "I love you. You're like family. We did it together."
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Matt Painter stuck around and thoughtfully answered every question after Purdue's loss to Fairleigh Dickinson.
Moderator gave him an out by saying he was taking his last question. He then continued taking questions + answering to make sure media had what it needed.
All class.
ESPN just showed a new angle of the court-storming at Wake Forest where Duke's Kyle Filipowski was injured. Can clearly see where he hurts his knee as a fan taunts him while racing to midcourt. Unbelievable.
Kennesaw State coach Amir Abdur-Rahim cries "tears of joy" as the Owls' season comes to an end after a first-round loss to Xavier. Grab a tissue. Why March Madness is so special. 🥹
There was still 0.1 seconds remaining on the clock in the Duke-Wake Forest game and Wake fans had already broken contain and were near the free throw line storming the court. What a failure by Wake.
These words of wisdom from Jonathan Tjarks last month (in an interview with
@ChrisCarrino
) on his perspective of life and the prospect of death were so moving and continue to stick with me. He knew what and who was important to him, and lived it with clarity and purpose
Kentucky with the most baffling mistake of the tourney so far. Oakland made the and-one and missed the free throw, but UK threw the rebound -- which was a live ball -- out of bounds thinking he had one more foul shot.
Final Four berth on the line.
NC State on the brink of downing rival Duke in the Elite Eight.
Meanwhile, D.J. Burns Jr. is jamming at midcourt as officials review a play.
Tyson Walker said postgame that his second-half dunk was the first he's pulled off in his career in-game — much to the surprise of coach Tom Izzo.
Walker: "I ain't never dunked in a game."
Izzo: "Never dunked?"
Walker: "Nah, but I went for it."
Jim Boeheim on Feb. 4, 2023 said Wake Forest “bought a team” and bemoaned the state of college athletics.
On March 8, 2023 Wake Forest ousted Syracuse in the ACC Tournament — which turned out to be Boeheim’s last game as coach at Syracuse.
What a world.
One year ago this month, my cancer officially went into remission. Today I got another all-clear.
Always debate sharing personal stuff
#onhere
and feel vulnerable with this video in particular, but man it feels good to cry happy tears
Tom Izzo postgame on TBS: "Give [Kansas State] credit. They banked in two shot clock 3s. They made some big plays, but some of those big plays weren't big plays, they were lucky plays."
The grapes are sour!
Only two Purdue starters were ranked as top-100 prospects when they signed with the Boilermakers. None were top-60.
They are 23-2, the likely No. 1 overall seed and led by POY fav Zach Edey -- who was the No. 75 player *at his position* in 2020.
Matt Painter is a wizard.
The best Victor Wembanyama landing spots ranked based on which franchise is most deserving to win tonight's draft lottery:
1. OKC
2. Pistons
3. Spurs
4. Magic
5. Pelicans
6. Raptors
7. Pacers
8. Portland
9. Hornets
10. Jazz
11. Mavs
12. Bulls
13. Wizards
[big gap]
14. Rockets
One year after losing as a No. 1 seed to a No. 16 seed in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Purdue is going to the Final Four.
What a cool story.
Upon further review: Duke got hosed on the road at UVA. Kyle Filipowski should have had a chance to win it at the free throw line in regulation. Not sure how you overturn this foul call.
The most Princeton of all Princeton ways to begin a press conference after becoming the fourth No. 15 seed in NCAA Tournament history to earn a Sweet 16 berth
John Calipari on what went wrong for Kentucky: "We made some critical mistakes at critical times again today. When you have a really young team and look at where the mistakes come from, they were freshmen."
Bobby Hurley, savage as ever, waves goodbye to the Arizona faithful in the McKale Center after his Arizona State Sun Devils win on a halfcourt heave at the buzzer
FAU coach Dusty May with an incredible walk-off answer to his postgame presser Sunday when asked about the Sweet 16 matchup with Tennessee.
"We're going to study Australian rugby rules and get ready for the Vols."
Providence coach Kim English was asked about his marital status in his postgame press conference after being informed he was "trending on Black Twitter." His response: "No comment."
Houston is 10-1 in its last 11 Big 12 games.
The last Big 12 team to go 10-1 or better in an 11-game stretch of conference play was Baylor in 2020-21 ... which went on to win the national championship.
BREAKING: Detroit Mercy won a basketball game.
The Titans improve to 1-26 on the season after taking down IUPUI.
There is now just one winless team in college basketball: Mississippi Valley State.
Alabama's shot chart from its 100-75 win over Texas A&M on Saturday is a work of art. It's the fourth time this season Bama has made 18 or more 3s in a game.
John Calipari says he took phones and iPads and "everything else" last night from players ahead of the Tennessee game. Tried to get them to focus on the game and block out external stuff. (vid via Kentucky Sports Radio)
Azuolas Tubelis is averaging a double-double the last month and scoring exactly the same points per game as Trayce Jackson-Davis on better efficiency in that timeframe and it's like none of you even care
Here's the overall seeds for the top 16 teams in the NCAA Tournament as voted on by the committee:
1. UConn
2. Houston
3. Purdue
4. UNC
5. Tennessee
6. Arizona
7. Marquette
8. Iowa St.
9. Baylor
10. Creighton
11. Kentucky
12. Illinois
13. Duke
14. Kansas
15. Auburn
16. Alabama
I was diagnosed with testicular cancer a month ago this week. For
#TesticularCancerAwarenessMonth
I wrote a little about my journey, what I’ve learned and some tips for the fellas out there.
Jalen Montonati just buried a game-winning 3 from the corner at the buzzer right in front of OSU coach Mike Boynton to take down Dale at the Tournament of Champions.
Markquis Nowell on the late alley-oop to Keyontae Johnson: “It was just a basketball play between me and Keyontae. We knew how Michigan State played defense. They play high up. We made eye contact and he was like ‘lob, lob.’ I just threw it up. He made a great play.”
I wrote about what I wish I'd known about testicular cancer and chemo prior to my own journey — side effects I experienced, dealing with anxiety and more — into one place. I hope it's helpful if you're going through something similar or know someone who is.
UConn’s Jordan Hawkins says he has met with the Thunder, Clippers, Mavs, Lakers and Nets. I did some digging for the
@DownToDunk
crowd on OKC: “I think they have a promising future. They need guys like me who can shoot the ball.”
Johni Broome postgame on smacking Morgan Freeman's hand: "I thought it was an Ole Miss fan just grabbing my jersey and holding onto me. I got the hand off, then I saw who it was ... I realized it was him and was like, 'Oh my gosh, I'm a big fan, I'm sorry.'" (🎥 via
@MPW_Digital
)
Where was Johni Broome when we needed him to slap Morgan Freeman’s hand away from that box with Gwyneth Paltrow’s head in it?
(Seriously, Johni’s reaction once he realized it was Morgan Freeman that he swatted away is hilarious.)
Maybe my favorite story I've written at CBS: On Brandin Podziemski -- PODZ! -- the former four-star recruit who went from buried bench piece at Illinois to breakout star at Santa Clara, and who is now primed to be a first round NBA Draft pick on Thursday.
Jerome Tang visited FAU’s locker room after the 🦉 eliminated Kansas State from the NCAA Tournament and gave the team a pep talk.
“Nobody can beat y’all.”
Tang’s a real one.
10/10 ejection from Chris Holtmann. Went right at John Higgins and deservedly got the boot. I give the Higgins "yer outta here" motion a 9/10, would love to see more emotion but that's good fundamentals from a vet