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Thursday’s March Madness Upset Specials

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: March 20, 2013

It’s the eve of the greatest day of the year. Al Dannity has emerged from his secure bunker, ever so briefly, to deliver his picks on four upsets on the first day of March Madness. Ah the Big Dance, brackets, buzzer-beaters, and betting. Good times for everyone. Now I’m going to go out on a...

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First Four to Final Four?

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: March 19, 2013

VCU went from the First Four to the Final Four in the first season of the expanded bracket. Can anyone repeat the feat this year? Al Dannity ranks the contenders. Let’s get this out of the way early. There’s no way one of the four 16 seeds in the First Four will make it past...

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Bubble Teams Have Shot to Shine

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: March 13, 2013

With Championship Week well and truly under way, Al Dannity looks at the teams on the bubble with the best chance of making a case for a place in March Madness. There is one flat-out play-in game tonight and it features a team best known as a Cinderella on the gridiron. The Boise State Broncos...

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Who Wins the Bids on a Big Night in Championship Week?

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: March 11, 2013

There are five automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament at stake tonight. Al Dannity breaks down the conference finals and makes his picks on who makes it to March Madness. There’s one rule for NCAA Basketball betting at this time of year; nothing is guaranteed. Liberty, with a 15-20 regular season record, became the first...

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Cinderella is the Poison Pill of Championship Week

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: March 8, 2013

We all love Cinderella in March Madness but Al Dannity says the slipper could cut NCAA Basketball dreams to shreds in Championship Week. It’s not the same as the Madness but Championship Week is important for the bulk of teams with their eyes on the Big Dance. For one-bid leagues the motives are obvious, win...

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College Hoops: No Seed is Safe in One-Bid Leagues

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: March 6, 2013

The first day of action in NCAA Basketball’s conference tournaments saw upsets season kick up a gear. Al Dannity says seeds had better beware, the regular season counts for nothing in one-bid leagues. Where’s Longwood? All that matters is that despite going 4-12 in conference, they’re still in the Big South tournament and UNC Asheville,...

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Top 6 Mid-Major Conference Tournaments

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: March 4, 2013

[slideshow gallery_id=”14″] The NCAA Basketball Conference Tournament season tips off on Tuesday and Al Dannity has made his picks of the top six to watch. In addition to the ‘BCS’ conferences, Al has graded the Mountain West and Atlantic-10 as majors so fans of Butler and UNLV shouldn’t be mad at us.

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Coach K and Duke Can Hurt UNC’s March Madness hopes

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: February 13, 2013

The Blue Devils host the Tar Heels in the first Tobacco Road rivalry game of the year and Duke are in pole position to hurt North Carolina’s NCAA Tournament hopes. Al Dannity looks ahead to this clash of the biggest rivals in College Basketball. The Tar Heels haven’t been right for a few years. They’ve...

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Michigan vs. Michigan State: Beilein Puts Wolverines on Notice

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: February 12, 2013

Like many coaches, Michigan Wolverines coach John Beilein figures the best way to get over a loss is to get a big win as soon as possible. That’s why he is happy his Michigan Wolverines will be back on the hardwood tonight against Michigan State after last week’s disappointing loss at Wisconsin. Michigan battled all...

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Marshall Henderson and Ole Miss don’t want to make friends.

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: January 30, 2013

He may be the last great villain in team sports but there’s no doubting Marshall Henderson’s talent. Al Dannity examines Henderson’s quest to lead Ole Miss back on the winning path. It was just a couple of free throws. Nothing to get worked up over. Then Marshall Henderson did what he does best. He made...

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Pressure on Howland as UCLA battles Arizona

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: January 23, 2013

Two heavyweights of College Basketball are trying to reclaim their former glory. Al Dannity looks at the deeper story behind UCLA and Arizona’s match-up on Thursday night. Ben Howland looked like a superstar coach not so long ago. Three straight Final Fours and a rich supply of talent had the Bruins on the cusp of...

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Coach K’s Fire Still Breathes in Duke

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: January 18, 2013

It was only a hug but Al Dannity was inspired by Mike Krzyzewski’s embrace of Mason Plumlee last night. This Duke team is hungry to make up for a disappointing trip to the Big Dance last season. Let’s go back. It was an unforgettable day in March Madness. Two number 2 seeds dropped on the...

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Jimmy V Classic: Georgetown-Texas, UConn-NC St.

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: December 4, 2012

Jimmy V Classic: Preview and Result Every year, college basketball pays tribute to former coach Jim Valvano with The Jimmy V Classic. Valvano died on April 28, 1993 of bone cancer, less than a year after he founded The V Foundation of Cancer Research. He’s remembered not only for his work on the court, but...

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College Basketball: Anthony Davis Cements #1 Draft Pick Status

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: April 3, 2012

It was a defensive master-class from Anthony Davis as the Naismith award winner led the Kentucky Wildcats to the National Championship. With March Madness now behind him, there is only one question. It’s not whether Davis goes #1 in the NBA Draft but who will be lucky enough to land him. A freaky stat-line The...

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College Basketball: Davis Set to Shine For Kentucky in Final Four

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: March 26, 2012

It’s been a phenomenal season for Anthony Davis and the Kentucky Wildcats. Now he stands just two wins away from cutting down the nets in New Orleans. Al Dannity looks ahead to Davis and the Wildcats’ clash with the Cardinals on Saturday. Game-changing In order to understand why John Calipari’s Wildcats have looked so comfortable...

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College Basketball: Sweet Sixteen Friday Preview

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: March 22, 2012

Eight teams, four spots. Al Dannity makes his picks on Friday’s four big Sweet Sixteen games. Gunning down the Musketeers Hi there Xavier. Nice run you’re having. Pity it has to end so abruptly. In all seriousness, no team benefitted from the first Friday of March Madness more than the Musketeers. It was one thing...

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College Basketball: Friday Promises Few Upsets

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: March 16, 2012

The first day of March Madness did not deliver much in the way of upsets. Al Dannity says we can expect a similar glut of wins for higher seeds on Friday. The not so Cinderellas Three teams who would historically have been locks to play the role of Cinderella enter today’s action with the more...

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College Basketball: March Madness Gets Under Way

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: March 15, 2012

With the NCAA Tournament having tipped off this morning, Al Dannity looks ahead to the big action in the later games on Thursday. All eyes on UConn Name brand recognition counts for an awful lot. The Huskies are not just the defending national champions, they’re NCAA Basketball betting royalty. It takes an awful lot of...

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College Basketball: Big Day for March Madness Bubble Teams

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: March 8, 2012

It’s win or go home in more ways than one today. For teams on the NCAA Tournament bubble, a loss today in conference tournament action could cost them a ticket to the Big Dance. Al Dannity assesses who needs to win so that they don’t stay home for the rest of the season. Oh hi...

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College Basketball: Slow and Steady Wildcats Battle Georgia

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: March 1, 2012

The Dawgs enter Rupp Arena tonight for Kentucky’s final home game of the season. These aren’t the same Wildcats that started the season according to Al Dannity, and that’s bad news for anyone awaiting UK in March Madness. Built for the Big Dance No player better typifies the change that’s come over Kentucky Basketball than...