Sweet Sixteen Thursday Open Thread
awfulannouncing.blogspot.com 3/28/2008 — Xavier vs. West Virginia (Phoenix, 7:10pm)- Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery North Carolina vs. Washington St. (Charlotte, 7:27pm)- Dick Enberg and Jay Bilas UCLA vs. Western Kentucky (Phoenix, 9:40pm)- Verne Lundquist and Raftery Tennessee vs. ...

Bob Knight sporting a Pink Shirt on ESPN
dailychatter.wordpress.com 3/28/2008 — Never did I think I would see the day when Robert Montgomery Knight sported a pink shirt.

NCAA: Can North Carolina Be Stopped?
ballhype.com 3/28/2008 — Okay we all know the UCLA Bruins decided to show the nation that they can score, but can the North Carolina Tar Heels be stopped? The Heels again won by double digits with a 21 point victory over the Washington State Cougars in the Sweet 16.  UNC improved to 24-1 in NCAA games played in North Carolina, with their only loss coming on black Sunday in which both Duke and North Carolina lost ...

Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina beat Washington State
startribune.com 3/28/2008 — Roy Williams has never stopped pushing his North Carolina team to play better defense, not even as it piled up lopsided wins and crowd-pleasing offensive displays that few teams can match. The Tar Heels gave their Hall of Fame coach what he's been asking for in the East Regional semifinal against Washington State — and it has them a game away from the Final Four again. Tyler Hansbrough ...

North Carolina rolls into second straight Elite Eight
sports.espn.go.com 3/28/2008 — Visit ESPN.com for the complete story.

The first day of the regional semifinals — Latest Sporting News Articles for College Basketball 3/28/2008
There was never any question about North Carolina's offense. The Tar Heels made quite a statement wi...

East Region: Tar Heels Play Cougars’ Game and Still Romp — NYT > College Basketball 3/28/2008
Washington State was able to play to their strengths against North Carolina, yet still ended up getting trounced, 68-47.

High-scoring Heels prove they can defend — FOXSports.com News for COLLEGE BASKETBALL 3/28/2008
Still think the Tar Heels can't play championship-caliber defense? Then you didn't watch them shut down Wazzu, Jeff Goodman says.

Cougars feel the blues in loss to Tar Heels — The Seattle Times: Sports 3/28/2008
The first came off with 2:46 remaining, long after the game had been lost. "ROB-bie COW-gill," the Washington State fans chanted. The 6-foot-10 senior forward...

WSU system can't trump Tar Heels' talent — The Seattle Times: Sports 3/28/2008
Fifteen minutes after this rotten ending, Tony Bennett looked at Derrick Low with a toddler's curiosity. "How fast is he? " Bennett asked Low...