Fifth-seeded San Diego State upset top overall seed Alabama on Friday to clinch the program’s first-ever berth in the Elite Eight.
Author: Michael
The Grammy Award-winning rapper was tuned into the women’s Sweet 16 games on Friday.
Rapper Lil Wayne was locked into the 2023 women’s NCAA tournament as he acknowledged both No. 9 seed Miami and No. 3 seed LSU in their Sweet 16 victories on Friday.
The Grammy Award-winning artist FaceTimed the Hurricanes’ Cavinder sisters—Haley and Hanna—after their 70-65 upset victory over No. 4 seed Villanova. Hanna tweeted a picture of the call with her sister and the New Orleans-based rapper.
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By walking away from the tournament without a title, the Crimson Tide sacrificed its institutional integrity for a meager Sweet 16 run.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Alabama ran into the wrong team at the wrong time.
The team is San Diego State. The time is the NCAA tournament Sweet 16. The context was the stunning ending to the No. 1 overall seed’s quest to win a national championship that would have left much of the nation holding its nose or averting its gaze.
So, yeah. Wrong team at the wrong time.
Purdue, Kansas, Alabama and Houston have all been bounced early.
The 2023 men’s NCAA tournament has already etched its name into history as one of the most chaotic tournaments in recent memory.
With No. 5 seed Miami upsetting No. 1 seed Houston in the Sweet 16 and No. 1 Alabama falling to No. 5 San Diego State, all No. 1 seeds were officially eliminated from the Big Dance.
This year’s tournament will mark the first time that a No. 1 seed will not play in the Elite Eight in tournament history.
Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic is going to have to pay up some real money after rubbing his fingers together at a referee.
Y’know, like the universal sign for money.
It happened with less than 2 seconds to play in the Dallas Mavericks’ 127-125 loss to the Golden State Warriors. The Slovenian superstar was frustrated about what he deemed to be a couple of missed calls and decided to let one of the refs know it.
L u k a m o n e y pic.twitter.
The final two top seeds fell Friday, and the Big Dance descended into chaos of unprecedented proportions.
An upset-filled Friday night in the men’s NCAA tournament has set the stage for a wide-open race for the national championship.
No. 1 overall seed Alabama and championship betting favorite Houston were both shockingly bounced from the Big Dance on Friday. For the first time in tournament history, all four No. 1 seeds have been eliminated before the Elite Eight: Purdue in the first round, Kansas in the second, and now the Crimson Tide and Cougars in the Sweet 16.
No. 5 San Diego State upset top-seed Alabama to clinch the program’s first-ever berth in the Elite Eight.
Houston’s dream of playing for a national title in its home city came to an end on Friday in a 89-75 loss to Miami in the NCAA Tournament.
Is there any better occasion to bust out some dance moves if you’re 73 years old than eliminating a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament?
There’s not, and that’s exactly what Miami head coach Jim Larrañaga did on Friday night after bouncing the Houston Cougars.
JIM LARRANAGA BREAKING IT DOWN IN THE LOCKER ROOM @CanesHoops pic.twitter.com/24gqeUVqbR
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 25, 2023
Far be it from me to critique someone else’s dancing. It was unorthodox, but dammit, it got the boys going and that’s all that matters.
He’s no stranger to dancing after a big win.