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Printable Division II Brackets

March 11, 2010

For those diehards out there, the 2010 Division II and Division III men’s and women’s tournament brackets are now up on our site. Division III was actually out last week, but we’ve updated the progress after the first two rounds of play over the weekend.

Men’s Division II Bracket
Women’s Division II Bracket
Men’s Division III Bracket
Women’s [...]

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Division III NCAA Basketball Brackets

March 6, 2010
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Are you foaming at the mouth in anticipation of filling out your March Madness bracket? Yes, we all are.
I had a buddy call me two weeks ago to ask for my opinion on the over/under on the Women’s US/Finland Ice Hockey game. He had $10 bucks on the under for whatever [...]

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Selection Sunday Info

March 3, 2010
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This year, Selection Sunday will take place at 6PM EST on Sunday, March 14, 2010. CBS has the official rights for the tournament and thus to make the first announcement of the selections for the 65 men’s NCAA Division I teams. Then, ESPN will follow up seconds later with the same announcements.
Of course, [...]

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First Basketball Hoop Higher Than Ten Feet?

February 25, 2010
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Today we released a reference article describing the “Origin of the Hoop“. The most interesting parts include the fact that the backboard was originally created to fend off fans, and the accompanying image of the first “basket.”
What I found strange about the image is that the basket almost surely must be higher than ten [...]

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Steve Nash first NBA player to light Olympic Torch

February 13, 2010

Pretty cool to see Steve Nash both carry the Olympic Torch during the relay and then to light the official torch at the Opening Ceremonies.  He was one of four people to light the torch, and as far as I can tell, he was the first NBA player to light the Olympic Torch.

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College Basketball History: First Game

February 8, 2010

Today we posted a new brief History article on the site, “First College Basketball Game“, which I suggest all basketball history buffs check out. The coolest part in my opinion is this very high resolution image (click image for huge version) of the 1896 Yale Bulldogs team.

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George Irvine’s High School Jersey Retired

February 2, 2010
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Congratulations are in order for our resident Basketball.org Expert, George Irvine, as his high school jersey was retired in a ceremony prior to the boys varsity game at Ballard High School in Seattle, Washington, on January 22nd, 2010.
The jersey was retired following a dinner and ceremony with speeches from several mentor’s and coaches, including his [...]

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Classic Mascot Attack

January 29, 2010
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Have a great weekend everyone!

Mascot Win – watch more funny videos

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How to Attack a Double Team while Dribbling

January 19, 2010
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I was surfing Youtube today for basketball videos and came across a Michael Jordan buzzer beater video that reminded me a fundamental basketball move that is not understood well enough.
As the ball-handler, when a double team or trap comes, the most effective escape is to attack the person coming at you to double. In other [...]

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Part 2: What it is Like to Sit Courtside at a Lakers Game

January 6, 2010

This the second part of a 2-part article recapping my experience watching the Lakers Vs. Kings game on Friday, January 1, 2010. Sitting courtside I was witness to Kobe’s game winning 3-pointer at the buzzer and the Lakers first 20+ point comeback since 2006.
Sitting courtside might be worth every penny of those couple thousand dollar [...]

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