Tag: Woodrow Carroll

Undefeated men’s NCAA basketball tournament teams dwindle

By Woodrow Carroll Those of you who watched the University of Kansas’ come-from-behind 72-69 victory over North Carolina in Monday night’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament championship games saw a good one. Kansas backers had to savor the Jayhawks’ coming from 15 points behind at halftime to pull out the victory.

Men’s college basketball tournaments start March Madness

By Woodrow Carroll There are 32 major college basketball conferences. Any team in any one of these conferences theoretically could capture the NCAA basketball tournament championship. The tournament will begin March 15. Clearly, the eventual national champion will come from approximately 20 schools. There are no undefeated teams this season.

Interesting anecdotes: College conferences, late George Allen

By Woodrow Carroll With football behind us for now and baseball still on the horizon, we can concentrate on something else.. Take nothing away from the National Basketball Association, however, college basketball almost always provides us with an interesting story, or two, to digest. Conference affiliations and the teams that

Football thoughts turn to next year for Illinois, Northwestern

By Woodrow Carroll By halftime in the University Illinois’ 47-14 victory over visiting Northwestern University (NU) in Champaign Saturday, Nov. 27, the Illini already had scored more points than in any game this season. Illinois led Northwestern 37-7 at halftime. Prior to the game, the top Illinois total by Illinois