deadspin.com - 3/18/2008
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Duke Blue Devils (27-5) vs. Belmont Bruins (25-8)
When: Thursday
Where: Washington, D.C.
DUKE BLUE DEVILS
1. It's Pronounced "SHY-er fah-SAY." Photos of it are center (and roommate) Brian Zoubek's desktop background. "Weird," says guard Gerald Henderson. "It's just weird." They're referring, of course, to the infamous (Jon) Scheyer Face, found on the mug of Duke's sixth man. Judging ...
West Regional: Will Drake play the Cinderella role?
mvn.com 3/18/2008 — Roster Magazine's March issue is dedicated to the NCAA tournament. Check out profiles of all 65 teams, the top five players by class and our six featured columns. This feature: Which team cruises through the West? The hometown Bruins? The hated Blue Devils? A sleeper?
By The Way, Cornell Is Beating Stanford On Thursday
legendofcecilioguante.com 3/18/2008 — Okay I may have officially lost it, I'm convinced that Cornell will pull an opening round upset over Stanford in Anaheim on Thursday. I don't know if the fact that the program hasn't been to the NCAA tournament since 1988 has altered my judgement, but I'm 99.9% sure of a Cornell victory. I was even able to find someone who agrees.
Cutcliffe ready to turn up the heat in spring practice
heraldsun.com 3/18/2008 — Mar 18, 2008 New Duke football coach David Cutcliffe loves spring practice, but when it kicks off Wednesday morning, Cutcliffe's players might beg to differ -- or they might be begging for relief. ...
ESPN commissions gold statue of UNC’s Hansbrough
serioussportsnewsnetwork.com 3/18/2008 — BRISTOL, CT — In a widely anticipated move, ESPN has commissioned an artist to create a 10-foot tall, solid gold statue of North Carolina forward Tyler Hansbrough. “We just felt that this was the right thing to do,” said an executive with the worldwide leader, on the condition of anonymity. “Tyler Hansbrough represents everything college basketball should be about
Belmont Bruins push Duke to the brink
ballhype.com 3/21/2008 — Only four no. 15 seeds have ever won an NCAA tournament game, but the Bruins from Belmont almost made it five. I said almost, Duke's Gerald Henderson made the game winning driving layup with 11.9 seconds left on the clock. The Belmont Bruins played more like the Bruins from UCLA as Duke couldn't stop the points from coming. So does this mean that Duke is done for the ...