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NCAA Basketball Tournament Round-Up – First Four Teams Bound for the Elite Eight

XL Country — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:56:46 +0000

There is one team from last year’s NCAA championship game still alive and it’s not the Duke Blue Devils. Yup Butler, the little-team-that-could from Indianapolis, is at it again, defeating Wisconsin 61-54 and advancing to the Elite Eight, where they’ll face the Florida Gators. As for Duke, things were looking good for the defending champions [...]

NCAA Basketball Tournament – Week One Highlights

XL Country — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:58:59 +0000

The first week of the NCAA Basketball Tournament has been put to rest. Here are the highlights: 1. Kyrie’s back Before freshman sensation Kyrie Irving injured his toe in December, defending national champions Duke hadn’t lost a game, and there was talk of an undefeated season. While it was assumed Irving would be out for [...]

ESPN Employees Banned From Filling Out NCAA Tournament Brackets

XL Country — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:29:59 +0000

In workplaces all over America, folks spent Thursday morning scrambling to get their NCAA tournament brackets filled out before it was too late.

Not so at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut. That's because employees at ESPN -- which had been promoting its bracket challenge front and center on its website -- are banned from any bracket activity while at work.

NCAA Tournament Cheerleaders Preview [PHOTOS]

XL Country — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:07:55 +0000

When you are watching the NCAA Tournament this month, expect to see many shots of cheerleaders, particularly during timeouts. And why not? These young (mostly) ladies are athletes in their own right, and add a lot to the ambiance. Here’s a preview of the cheerleading squads that will be represented this March.

Barack Obama Picks Kansas to Win The National Championship

XL Country — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:48:11 +0000

Barack Obama didn’t take a whole lot of risks when filling out his NCAA Tournament brackets. The President has all four number one seeds — Duke, Pittsburgh, Ohio State and Kansas — advancing to the Final Four, with Kansas winning it all. This is the second straight year Obama predicted the Jayhawks to take the [...]