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And then were two. More than 5.9 million brackets were filled out for ESPN.com's Tournament Challenge, but exactly two went 4-for-4 in picking Final Four teams. Only 1,093 brackets had three of the Final Four correct, while 2.1 percent had two right. A total of 27.6 percent had one Final Four team, while the vast majority of you -- 70.3 percent -- don't have a single team left. The improbable VCU-Butler matchup definitely busted the most brackets, as just 192 brackets correctly predicted VCU and Butler to meet in the national semifinals. Overall, 36,732 (0.6 percent) had Butler in the...

Well, No. 11 VCU just finished off the last remaining No. 1 seed, Kansas, in the men's NCAA Division I basketball tournament. You'll recall that Obummer voted 'present' on his brackets and chose all number one seeds to make the Final Four. The guy couldn't even summon the leadership to guide a sharpie to anything other than the number 1 seeds (because that would require making a tough decision or two, oh noes!). Or maybe he just went with number ones because he thinks of himself as "the One." Maybe Zero will lose interest in basketball and pay attention to...

NEW ORLEANS - Shelvin Mack scored 27 points, including five in overtime, and Butler returned to the Final Four with a 74-71 victory over Florida on Saturday. Matt Howard scored 14 and Khyle Marshall added 10 for the Bulldogs (27-9), who showed again they simply won't give in, erasing an 11-point hole in the second half. Mack's 3-pointer with 1:21 left in overtime gave Butler the lead for good at 72-70.

Fans attending this year’s March Madness games will be greeted by a video of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and NCAA President Mark Emmert encouraging them to “say something” if they see suspicious activities. The video, which will also appear at most other winter championship events, is part of a national campaign sponsored by Homeland Security to raise citizen awareness in high-profile environments such as major events and public transit. Security at the games has always been a priority for the NCAA, but the rapid growth of the Final Four in recent years has prompted the Association to...

President Obama recognizes the power of pop culture. That's why he won't get out of our faces. Today, the media reported that President Obama and his allegedly lovely wife Michelle will be appearing on "American Idol" to stump for charity. This marks the 1,987th pop culture show Obama has appeared on. He invaded the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, where cameras conveniently omitted the fact that he throws like a girl. He stopped by the Super Bowl to irritate the bejesus out of everyone with a ten, count-em' ten, minute interview. He stopped by the NCAA Final Four weekend coverage...

Come watch Milan... err... I mean BUTLER, beat the Evil Duke!!!

INDIANAPOLIS – So Butler went nearly 11 second-half minutes without a basket and won. The Bulldogs shot 30.4 percent from the field and beat Michigan State 52-50 anyway. They dished just five assists and got outrebounded and the Bulldogs – the Butler Bulldogs! – are going to play for the national title on Monday. And you want to discount their chances now? Butler in the finale is improbable. The last school from a smaller conference without a major football program to play for the title was Indiana State in 1979. The Sycamores had Larry Bird though. Butler, on the other...

Yet again, you just can't escape Obama on a major sports broadcast. This time CBS provided the propaganda opp--with Obama playing HORSE with a CBS caster...using P-O-T-U-S instead. Obama "won", but did I hallucinate, or did Obama miss 6 times and therefore lose?

INDIANAPOLIS -- Bobby Plump settled in at a table in the family restaurant and began spinning the tale of his childhood, the one everyone loves. The one he loves. As fans in nearby seats stopped eating and leaned in close to hear the details, Plump patiently described his buzzer-beating jumper in the 1954 Indiana state championship game. The shot that led to "Hoosiers" and the shot that has thrust him, willingly, into a role as Indiana's ambassador for its beloved basketball and his alma mater, Butler. The 73-year-old Plump smiles often, occasionally bellowing in laughter at details as he describes...

Another one of our Glorious Leader's picks flamed out... the Kansas Jayhawks. His Bracket is toast!

KU Jayhawks the number 1 team and seed is Gasping for air in OKC.It does not look good for my Jayhawks.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP)—Memphis has been stripped by the NCAA of every victory in its 38-win season under coach John Calipari that ended in the national title game last year. The reason: an ineligible player believed to be Derrick Rose. The announcement Thursday came 16 months after the Tigers lost to Kansas in the championship game following the 2007-08 season. Memphis president Shirley Raines said the school would appeal the ruling.

(2) Michigan State 82, (1) Connecticut 73 Associated Press DETROIT -- Raymar Morgan grinned and lifted his right arm high in the air, saluting a stadium filled with Michigan State fans with a little wave. The Spartans promised their downtrodden state something good, and boy, did they deliver. Morgan broke out of his late-season slump with 18 points, Kalin Lucas added 21 and the smaller Spartans ran roughshod over Hasheem Thabeet and Connecticut in an 82-73 upset in the Final Four on Saturday night. The Spartans will play the winner of Villanova-North Carolina for the NCAA title Monday night, a...

1st Game, 6:07pm Michigan State Spartans at University of Connecticut Huskies 2nd Game, 8:47pm Villanova Wildcats At University of North Carolina Tarheels

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Saturday, April 4th, 2009 - CBS TV Westwood One Radio 6:07pm EDT - Michigan St (2) at Connecticut (1) 8:47pm EDT - Villanova (3) at North Carolina (1)

4/6/2008 - SAN ANTONIO (AFPN) -- College basketball officials recognized the contributions of American servicemembers throughout the world during the men's NCAA Final Four weekend April 4 through 7 in San Antonio. Military members were present during college basketball's biggest weekend while singing the national anthem, presenting the colors, sitting in the stands and watching live from bases directly fighting the war on terrorism. The military was saluted throughout the weekend as officials of the NCAA saluted American warriors at festivities throughout the weekend. NCAA coaches and the public talked to and thanked troops serving on the front lines in...

Anybody watching this game? I am in 'shock and awe'tm at what Kansas is doing to UNC.

Former NCAA tournament selection committee chair Gary Walters once called the too-good-to-be-true pairings that the bracket produces the "serendipity of the tournament." Roy Williams might use another word in three weeks. Roy Williams could face his former team in San Antonio. The dadgum fan might reach into his adjective repertoire from his interview with Bonnie Bernstein circa 2003 to describe the path his top-seeded Tar Heels are on thanks to serendipity. If the seeds hold, the national semifinal would pit No. 1 overall seed North Carolina against Midwest Region No. 1 seed Kansas, the team Williams had just led to...

DALLAS — The Dallas Cowboys want to add the NCAA Final Four to the list of high-profile events lining up for its new billion-dollar stadium. Spokesman Brett Daniels said team officials will notify the NCAA this week of their intention to bid for college basketball's men's national championship. Bid intentions are due Wednesday and completed bids are due in June, the NCAA has said. NCAA is taking bids for the Division I Men's and Women's tournaments for 2012 through 2016, but Daniels said he knew of no plans to seek the women's tournament. The stadium with a retractable roof in...