Thursday Sports Wrap

What a crazy day as it was upset special day at the Sweet 16 as another #1 falls, plenty of NBA and NHL action, a look at the NL East, and more in todays sports wrap

NCAA Basketball Tournament

Bracket Breakdown: Sweet 16 It's the first time since 2000 that five teams seeded eighth or worse have made the Sweet 16. Join Jason Horowitz and Jon Rothstein as they take an in-depth look at all four regions … [Read More...] Thursdays Sweet 16 Upset Special NCAA Sweet 16: Thursday’s Top Plays Check out some of the amazing sequences and thrilling shots from the NCAA tournament on Thursday … [Read More...] On a wild Thursday Sweet 16 the only higher seed to win was number 2 Florida as the underdogs ruled as #8 Butler upsets Wisconsin and #5 Arizona takes down top seed Duke. UConn 74, SDSU 67 3 UConn vs. 2 San Diego State Highlights Kemba Walker's 36 points led Connecticut to a 74-67 victory over San Diego State on Thursday. Check out the incredible highlights here. … [Read More...] Florida 83, BYU 74 2 Florida vs. 3 BYU Highlights Alex Tyus put forth a phenomenal performance with 19 points and 17 rebounds, as the Florida Gators topped BYU 83-74 in overtime, to advance to the Elite Eight. Here are the incredible highlights from … [Read More...] Arizona 93, Duke 77 5 Arizona vs. 1 Duke Highlights Derrick Williams is the man, after putting up a career-high 32 points to help Arizona trounce Duke 93-77 on Thursday night. Check out these amazing highlights from the game … [Read More...] Butler 61, Wisconsin 54 8 Butler vs. 4 Wisconsin Highlights Eighth-seeded Butler topped fourth-seeded Wisconsin 61-54 on Thursday, behind 20 points and 12 boards courtesy of Matt Howard. Watch the highlights here … [Read More...] NCAA tourney: Friday’s Sweet 16 games to watch The big names will battle in Newark, and the surprise teams will dance in San Antonio. Which games should you watch? … [Read More...] (12) Richmond vs. (1) Kansas (11) VCU vs. (10) Florida St. (11) Marquette vs. (2) North Carolina (4) Kentucky vs. (1) Ohio St. NCAA tourney: Sweet 16 upset specials With four double-digit seeds remaining, which teams are most likely to pull off an upset? … [Read More...] Most explosive players in Sweet 16 Greg Anthony and Jason King go region-by-region to break down the most dangerous players left in the NCAA tournament … [Read More...] What happened to the Big East? After receiving eleven bids to the big dance, only two Big East teams advanced to the Sweet 16. Greg Anthony and Jason King explain why … [Read More...] VCU continues run takes down No. 3 Purdue to advance to Sweet 16 Marquette takes down No. 3 Syracuse to advance to Sweet 16 8 Butler vs. 1 Pittsburgh Highlights VCU takes down Georgetown 74-56

2011 MLB Preview

MLB Division Preview: NL East Ken Rosenthal and Kevin Kennedy preview the National League East Division Video: Division Preview: NL East … [[Read More...] Division Winner:  Philadelphia Phillies With Cliff Lee joining a highly-touted rotation, the Phillies were expected to glide toward a fifth straight NL East title. But spring training injuries to second baseman Chase Utley and outfield … [Read More...] Fighting for a Wild Card:  Atlanta Braves The Braves begin the new season without long-time manager Bobby Cox, who led the team to 14 consecutive division titles (from 1991-2005, absent the strike-shortened 1994 season), five World Series … [Read More...] The Rest: Florida Marlins A transition to youth factored into last season's step back in the win column, but Florida's guppies played well and the Marlins can still run in the middle of the pack if the unit avoids the … [Read More...] New York Mets You almost have to feel sorry for the Mets, they have been hamstrung financially by large contracts to underachieving veterans and the specter of the Bernie Madoff case, yet the Mets still hope to … [Read More...] Washington Nationals Washington continues to chase respectability. Although leading prospects Stephen Strasburg (Tommy John surgery) and Bryce Harper (just 18 years old) are likely a season away, improvement by young … [Read More...] 2011 MLB Preview: St. Louis Cardinal The Cardinals were ready to write last year off and return to powerhouse status. But a lot has gone wrong over the offseason. Not only could they not sign Albert … [Read More...] 2011 MLB Preview: Houston Astros While Houston traded away Roy Oswalt to the Phillies last season, they still have high expectations for their pitching staff in 2011.  With the additions of shortstop Clint Barmes and second … [Read More...] MLB Division Preview: AL East Ken Rosenthal and Kevin Kennedy preview the American League East Division Video: Division Preview: AL East … [Read More...] Division Winner:  Boston Red Sox What can we say about the Red Sox offseason except for wow. Last season the Sox were killed by injuries so they should get better just through being healthy, but that was not enough for GM Theo … [Read More...] Fighting for a Wild Card:  New York Yankees What to say when previewing the Yankees? The team everyone loves to hate just reloads as they sign Rafael Soriano and Pedro Feliciano as well as taking care of their own business with Derek Jeter and … [Read More...] The Rest: Baltimore Orioles Since the hiring of manager Buck Showalter in late July, the Orioles had an fantastic end to the season. Finishing at 34-23 under Showalter, the Orioles had a better last two months than the Yankees, … [Read More...] Tampa Bay Rays The Rays had a tough offseason losing Carl Crawford to the rival Red Sox and Rafael Soriano to the rival Yankees. Even worse, the Rays lost Dan Wheeler, Grant Balfour, and Joaquin Benoit from what was … [Read More...] Toronto Blue Jays The Blue Jays fans are optimistic, it is spring after all, but its time to take a realistic look at the season and the Jays are faced with the unfortunate prospect of fighting for last place with the … [Read More...] More Season Previews: 2011 MLB Preview: Chicago Cubs 2011 MLB Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates Fantasy Baseball: Potential busts in 2011 Fantasy Baseball: Hitters to watch in 2011 Fantasy Baseball: 2011 sleeper pitchers

Sports Babes

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NBA The NBA Daily Zap Only two games on Thursday but see how they both ended here in our NBA.com Daily Zap … [Read More...] Mar. 24 Scoreboard Minnesota 96, Dallas 104 New Orleans 121, Utah 117 (OT) NBA Plays of the Week Check out the top plays from the past week in the National Basketball Association … [Read More...] NBA Drive: 3/23 Tim Duncan is out of action with a sprained left ankle. What impact will this have on the Spurs? Watch NBA Drive hosted by Lauren Shehadi … [Read More...] NFL NFL Announces Rule Changes making kickoffs irrelevant The NFL will move kickoffs up 5 yards to the 35-yard line, keep touchbacks coming out to the 20 and allow the number of players in a blocking wedge to remain at two. Kick coverage players now will be … [Read More...] NFL Players, Owners headed to court NFL & NFLPA React to Decertification NFL Draft NFL Draft Risers and Fallers: 3/22 Should scouts pay more attention to talent from Hawai'i? Chad Reuter joins Lauren Shehadi to talk about his risers and fallers, which include wide receiver Greg Salas. … [Read More...] NFL Draft Update Peter Schrager breaks down the NFL draft and team needs Video: Schrager: Draft update … [Read More...] NFL Draft Report: Linebackers Is Von Miller the top of the class when it comes to linebackers? Rob Rang of NFLDraftScout.com joins Lauren Shehadi to break down the position. … [Read More...] NFL Draft Report: QBs NFL Draft Report: Cornerbacks Boxing / MMA HBO Boxing After Dark: Gamboa vs. Solis Look Ahead HBO Boxing: Ring Life – Yuriorkis Gamboa … [Read More...] UFC In the Moment: Jon Jones – Full Episode Pacquiao, Mosley ready for May bout

NHL Pens Cooke suspended for rest of regular season and for Round 1 Pittsburgh Penguins forward Matt Cooke has been suspended for the remainder of the regular season (10 games) and the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for delivering an elbow to the head of New … [Read More...] NHL Plays of the Week NHL On The Fly showcases some of the best highlights from the prior week … [Read More...] Mar. 24 Scoreboard Ottawa 2, NY Rangers 1 (SO) Pittsburgh 2, Philadelphia 1 (SO) Atlanta 2, NY Islanders 1 Montreal 0, Boston 7 Edmonton 0, St. Louis 4 Anaheim 4, Nashville 5 Toronto 4, Colorado 3 Columbus 0, Phoenix 3 San Jose 3, Los Angeles 4 (SO) Bill Daly discusses head trauma issues in the NHL Golf PGA TOUR Today: March 24, 2011 Amanda Balionis previews Round 2 of the 2011 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, including the featured groups on Golf Channel and an update from the PGA TOUR Network on SiriusXM … [Read More...] Round 1 Recap: 2011 Arnold Palmer Invitational In the opening round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, Spencer Levin shoots an opening round 6-under par 66 and has a 3-shot lead. … [Read More...] Golf Shots of the Week ending March 20, 2011 Check out the top five shots of the week from the 2011 Transitions Championship. … [Read More...] Sports In Depth Connected: African-American Athletes NASCAR Preview Show: Fontana Ralph Sheheen on Roush Fenway Racing's momentum as they head to one of their strongest tracks. … [Read More...] NASCAR Weekend Top 5: Bristol Race Rewind: Bristol Bristol Final Laps: Rowdy sweeps again

Note: Cross posted from nutzworld.com.

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