Tag: March Madness

Both Final Four tournaments offer excitement, Madness

By Woodrow Carroll Both the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournament championship games played out last weekend and last Monday, April 3. Each offered plenty of excitement, and, with a plethora of story lines. South Carolina captured the women’s national championship last season with a 64-49 victory over Connecticut in

Men’s NCAA basketball tournament, first four, rounds of 64, 32

Tuesday, March 14 (First Four in Dayton, Ohio.)SE Missouri State vs. Texas A&M CC, 5:30 p.m., truTVPitt vs. Mississippi St., 8 p.m., truTV Wednesday, March 15 (First Four in Dayton, Ohio.)Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Texas Southern, 5:30 p.m., truTVNevada vs. Arizona State , 8 p.m., truTV Thursday, March 16 (Round of

March Madness for fans contagious for good reasons

March Madness! Generations, many years, expectations. All add up to what we call March Madness, first used as a term in Illinois high school basketball 85 years ago. The fruition of tournament triumph during culmination of basketball tournaments follows many aspects. Heartbreak, sudden joy or sudden deflation, culminate quickly. Benet

March Madness encompasses more than NCAA

March Madness in sports started with high school boys basketball in Illinois. It reached the college men’s basketball with the frenetic pace, close scores, final-second, game-winning shots, and excellent play. March Madness has become larger than men’s college basketball. We add women’s and girls basketball, baseball Spring training with anticipation,