Sports - April 6, 2009
Video of the Day: It's time for "One Shining Moment"
We can't tell you who is going to win the NCAA championship game between North Carolina and Michigan State tonight at Ford Field. But, we know that when the game ends, CBS will hit viewers with a highlight montage set to the song "One Shining Moment." Here is a look at the clip from last year:
Tags: cbs sports, ncaa tournament, final four, one shining moment

Sports - March 30, 2009
Woods gets back into the swing of things at Bay Hill
Tiger Woods accomplished two remarkable feats on Sunday afternoon in Orlando. He overcame a five-stroke deficit to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational when he drained a 16-foot putt on the final hole. At the same time, and perhaps more impressively, Woods stole the sports spotlight from the NCAA tournament. The hoops games were compelling, but Tiger is one of a kind.
Tags: tiger woods, roy williams, ncaa tournament, arnold palmer, bay hill

Sports - March 23, 2009
MU, Badgers break hearts and brackets in Boise
There is no joy in Mudville and, as of yesterday, no college basketball in Wisconsin. Marquette and Wisconsin both exited the stage at Taco Bell Arena, breaking hearts and brackets across the land while making sports fans look forward to the start of the Brewers' regular season. Marquette lost to Missouri; the Badgers lost their game with Xavier.
Tags: marquette, wisconsin, ncaa tournament, lazar hayward, jerel mcneal, marcus landry, buzz williams, joe krabbenhoft

Sports - March 22, 2009
MU's James cleared to play
Cue the Willis Reed and Reggie White highlights: Marquette's Dominic James has been cleared to play and will suit up today when the Golden Eagles face Missouri in a second-round NCAA Tournament game in Boise, Idaho.
Tags: marquette golden eagles, dominic james, ncaa tournament

Arts & Entertainment - March 19, 2009
A golden day (and a half) for watching television
With the tournament underway, Springsteen visiting "The Daily Show" and headed Obama for Jay Leno's couch, this is a golden time to be watching the tube.
Tags: springsteen, daily show, ncaa tournament, march madness, obama, tonight show

Sports - March 16, 2009
Road to Final Four begins in Boise for MU, UW
For the Wisconsin Badgers and Marquette Golden Eagles, the road to Detroit for the 2009 NCAA Final Four begins in Boise. Both teams will open the NCAA Tournament there Friday. Both teams will face tough tests. But its unlikely that the two schools' collective fan bases will be teaming up to provide a home-court advantage.
Tags: marquette golden eagles, wisconsin badgers, florida state seminoles, utah state aggies, ncaa tournament, big ten, big east, bo ryan, buzz williams, dominic james, marcus landry, leonard hamilton, toney douglas, gary wilkinson

Sports - March 15, 2009
First-round times set for Badgers, Golden Eagles
Wisconsin and Marquette open the Big Dance Friday in Boise, Idaho.
Tags: wisconsin badgers, marquette golden eagles, ncaa tournament, utah state aggies, florida state seminoles

Sports - Feb. 1, 2009
Badgers look for answers as free fall continues
A 66-63 loss to Northwestern Saturday night left Wisconsin with a 3-6 record an in ninth place in the Big Ten. What happened to the Badgers? There's a lot of questions to be answered, but in the end ... blame this stretch on the defense.
Tags: wisconsin badgers, big ten, bo ryan, northwestern wildcats, ncaa tournament, march madness

Sports - March 25, 2008
Upon further review ... Czabe issues a challenge
It's a challenging issue, but national sports columnist Steve Czaban thinks it's time for the NCAA to allow "challenges" for calls -- and non-calls -- in basketball.
Tags: ncaa tournament, officials, challenges, czaban, bobby knight

Sports - March 24, 2008
Badgers reach for the heights in tournament
With a tough, disciplined group of players and an under-appreciated coach, the Wisconsin basketball team is making noise in the NCAA tournament.
Tags: badgers, ncaa tournament, bo ryan, michael beasley, stephen curry, jason richards

Sports - March 21, 2008
NCAA second round times set for Badgers, Marquette
CBS announced the start times for Wisconsin's and Marquette's Saturday games.
Tags: wisconsin badgers, marquette golden eagles, ncaa tournament

Sports - March 17, 2008
Marquette, Wisconsin open Tournament play Thursday
Wisconsin and Marquette received their NCAA Tournament invitations Sunday night. Both squads open play on Thursday; Wisconsin as a No. 3 seed in the Midwest and Marquette the No. 6 seed in the South.
Tags: ncaa tournament, final four, wisconsin badgers, marquette golden eagles, csu-fullerton, kentucky wildcats, bo ryan, tom cream

Sports - March 16, 2008
Times set for NCAA tourney
The NCAA Tournament field has been set. Wisconsin earned a No. 3 seed in the Midwest Region and Marquette was seeded sixth in the West.
Tags: wisconsin badgers, marquette golden eagles, ncaa tournament, final four, kentucky wildcats, csu fullerton titans

Sports - March 14, 2007
Why mess with success?
OMC national sports columnist Steve Czaban has heard the cries of people -- mostly coaches -- who would like to see the NCAA expand the field for its men's college basketball tournament. Humbug, says Czabe. Keep it the way it is.
Tags: steve czaban, ncaa tournament, expansion

Sports - March 10, 2007
Saturday Scorecard: An idea worth talking about
Although the conference tournaments certainly provide some exciting moments, it's time for the NCAA to seriously consider punting them and expanding the field for its college basketball tournament.
Tags: tom green, ted thompson, vincent high school girls, chris griffin, marquis hines, ncaa tournament, expanded field