March Madness 2011

NCAA Championship Game Ratings Down

AP | Posted 06.05.2011

NEW YORK — Butler couldn't stay in it until the end this time, and television ratings were down for the national championship game. Connecticut...

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Len Berman | Posted 06.05.2011

Len Berman

Last night's championship game will long be remembered for what it didn't have: made baskets. Butler set the all-time record for futility in a championship game, shooting just 18.8 per cent.

Butler's Historically Bad Shooting Night

AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 06.05.2011

HOUSTON — Keep shooting, the Butler players told each other over and over, the shots are bound to start falling. Not even close....

UConn Students Riot In Streets

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 06.05.2011

STORRS, Conn. — University of Connecticut and state police say they arrested 27 people after the Huskies won the national basketball championship. ...

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

AP | EDDIE PELLS | Posted 06.04.2011

HOUSTON — The only thing that could stop Kemba Walker and Connecticut's amazing run was the final buzzer. On a night when the massive arena fel...

NCAA Title Game LIVE UPDATES

Posted 06.04.2011

Butler and UConn square off tonight in the NCAA tournament championship game at 9:23 p.m. ET. It has been a wild tournament thus far, filled with craz...

NCAA Tournament Finals Preview

The Huffington Post | Jordan Schultz | Posted 06.04.2011

Looking at tonight's national title game on paper, all signs point to an abundance of Connecticut advantages. The Huskies for one are superior ath...

PHOTOS: Butler, UConn Mascots Go Paw-to-Paw

Sporting News | Posted 06.04.2011

As preparations for Monday night's national championship game between the No. 8 Butler Bulldogs and the No. 3 Connecticut Huskies get underway, be sur...

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Len Berman | Posted 06.04.2011

Len Berman

With all the hoo-hah that college basketball receives, how many of you outside of Indiana followed the Butler Bulldogs this season? Heck, not that many in Indianapolis follow them.

Which Team Will Win The National Title Game?

Posted 06.02.2011

The NCAA tournament championship game is set. The Butler Bulldogs reached their second straight title game and they will take on the UConn Huskies in ...

UConn Advances

AP | EDDIE PELLS | Posted 06.02.2011

HOUSTON — When it's win or go home, nobody's better than Kemba and the kids. Kemba Walker scored 18 points Saturday night to lift Connecticut t...

Butler Is Back

AP | By NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 06.02.2011

HOUSTON -- The lovable underdog label is long gone. Now Butler is determined to drop that "first loser" tag, too. Shelvin Mack scored 24 points and Z...

Final Four 2011 LIVE UPDATES

Posted 06.02.2011

Only four teams remain in the NCAA tournament and after tonight, the championship game will be set. Butler and VCU kick off the Final Four games Satur...

FINAL FOUR: Which Team Will Win It All?

Posted 05.29.2011

The Final Four is set and it's time to vote on which team you think will win the whole thing. Unfortunately for President Obama, Zero No. 1 seeds made...

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Len Berman | Posted 05.29.2011

Len Berman

Notre Dame and Stanford advanced to the women's Final Four. As a result, all four teams will be either #1 or #2 seeds. Contrast that with the men, where no #1s or #2s survived.

WATCH: VCU Fans Celebrate Final Four Berth

AP/The Huffington Post | By HANK KURZ JR. | Posted 05.28.2011

RICHMOND, Va. -- A day of excitement, celebration and delirium wasn't quite enough for VCU basketball fans, who turned out late Sunday night to welcom...

My Shared Victory With VCU

Zack Isaacs | Posted 05.28.2011

Zack Isaacs

Coach Smart lived up to his last name this past weekend when he looked past the detractors and focused on his goal.

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Len Berman | Posted 05.28.2011

Len Berman

Thank you VCU Rams. We had no idea you even existed in February, yet you'll still be standing in April. Now that's sports!

New Favorite To Win NCAA Tournament

AP | By OSKAR GARCIA | Posted 05.27.2011

LAS VEGAS -- Las Vegas casinos have tabbed Kentucky the latest favorite in an NCAA tournament full of upsets, and are hoping that Virginia Commonwealt...

FINAL FOUR IS SET

Posted 05.27.2011

Four teams remain in the 2011 NCAA tournament and there are certainly some surprises. The No. 8 seed Butler Bulldogs, coached by Brad Stevens, reach...

Kentucky Advances To Final Four

AP | WILL GRAVES | Posted 05.27.2011

NEWARK, N.J. — Kentucky spent 13 straight springs watching other schools play in the Final Four, a destination college basketball's winningest p...

Kentucky Advances To Final Four

Posted 05.27.2011

The Kentucky Wildcats have reached the Final Four, beating the second-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels 76-69. The No. 4 seed from the East region dom...

SHOCKING UPSET: No More No. 1 Seeds

AP | PAUL J. WEBER | Posted 05.27.2011

SAN ANTONIO — Move over, Butler. Virginia Commonwealth is crashing the Final Four. Two weeks ago, the 11th-seeded Rams so doubted they would ge...

UConn Earns Final Four Bid

AP | GREG BEACHAM | Posted 05.26.2011

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jim Calhoun could scarcely watch when the most improbable postseason run of his coaching life at Connecticut came down to an o...

Final Four-Bound.. Again

AP | BRETT MARTEL | Posted 05.26.2011

NEW ORLEANS — Of course Butler erased a late deficit. Of course the Bulldogs hit a clutch 3-pointer late in overtime. Of course they're going ba...