March Madness

CBS’ Tracy Wolfson: Horrific injury shows need for sideline reporters

April 5, 2013
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CBS’ Tracy Wolfson: Horrific injury shows need for sideline reporters

Tracy Wolfson was about four feet from Kevin Ware when the unthinkable happened Sunday afternoon. “I didn’t see the actual fall,” Wolfson said. “Everyone was watching the game. The fall isn’t what you’re looking at. I heard him when he hit the ground. I was probably one of the first people who realized what took…

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National inspiration Kevin Ware thriving in spotlight after injury forced him out of his shell

April 4, 2013
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National inspiration Kevin Ware thriving in spotlight after injury forced him out of his shell

Rick Pitino has observed Kevin Ware this week and been amazed at the transformation in his formerly taciturn guard. “I’m blown away by the whole thing,” Pitino told Yahoo! Sports on Wednesday. “I’m watching him in these interviews and thinking, ‘Is this Kevin Ware?’ “ This is indeed Kevin Ware. The new Kevin Ware, who…

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Kevin Ware’s injury not the worst adversity Louisville coach Rick Pitino’s had to handle

April 2, 2013
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Kevin Ware’s injury not the worst adversity Louisville coach Rick Pitino’s had to handle

Kevin Ware did the hardest part. Lying on the court in what had to be immeasurable pain, bone jutting out of the skin below his knee, Ware exhorted his Louisville basketball teammates to win the Midwest Regional in his absence. That moment of wherewithal ranks among the most amazing things I’ve seen in a sporting…

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Orange’s Michael Carter-Williams says foe must play ‘perfect game’ to beat Syracuse’s Zone

April 1, 2013
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Orange’s Michael Carter-Williams says foe must play ‘perfect game’ to beat Syracuse’s Zone

The tide is coming fast now – an orange sea rising, crashing, rolling, licking at your feet, flying at your head. You look up and see a forest of hands. You look down and see hands, too. And you wonder how this is possible. You ask how this is happening. And this is when they…

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Joe Theismann: ‘My heart goes out to Kevin Ware’

April 1, 2013
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Joe Theismann: ‘My heart goes out to Kevin Ware’

Joe Theismann was one of several former NFL stars to express sympathy toward Louisville sophomore guard Kevin Ware after he suffered a horrific leg injury in Sunday’s Midwest Regional against Duke. With the Cardinals leading the Blue Devils 22-20 with 6:33 left in the first half, the game was postponed for nearly 10 minutes after…

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Michigan Dominates Florida to Reach the Final Four

April 1, 2013
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Michigan Dominates Florida to Reach the Final Four

In one of the more dominant performances of the NCAA tournament, Michigan defeated Florida by a score of 79-59 to advance to the Final Four. The first half was all about the Wolverines, as they were simply more prepared to play. They scored the first 13 points of the game, and they continued to pound…

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Louisville turns horror into emotional victory, head back to Final Four

April 1, 2013
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Louisville turns horror into emotional victory, head back to Final Four

It was as horrifying and gruesome an injury as we’ve seen on a basketball court. As Louisville’s Kevin Ware lay prone near the Louisville bench, a bone sticking out of his leg after a Theisman-esque right leg injury, his teammates dissolved into tears and grief. Coach Rick Pitino wiped away tears. Teammate Chase Behanan walked…

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Charles Barkley addresses Gottlieb’s ‘white man’s perspective’ comment; Mark May calls for his firing

March 29, 2013
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Charles Barkley addresses Gottlieb’s ‘white man’s perspective’ comment; Mark May calls for his firing

In a unique reversal of roles, CBS analyst Doug Gottlieb made a controversial comment Thursday to kick off the NCAA tournament’s Sweet 16 coverage. Then, Charles Barkley addressed the comment later in the night, telling listeners it was a joke and “to get a life.” During the pregame show, Gottlieb said he was there to…

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CBS Sports’ Verne Lundquist, Bill Raftery enjoy a measure of broadcasting seniority

March 28, 2013
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CBS Sports’ Verne Lundquist, Bill Raftery enjoy a measure of broadcasting seniority

Sports television is one part of the industry that allows its broadcasters to age. John Madden. Dick Enberg. Keith Jackson. Pat Summerall. Vin Scully. Marv Albert. Brent Musburger. Dick Vitale. Tim McCarver announced Wednesday he is to retire from his baseball game analyst role at Fox Sports at the end of this season. He’s 71.…

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Breaking Down the Coaching Matchup in Every Sweet 16 Game

March 28, 2013
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Breaking Down the Coaching Matchup in Every Sweet 16 Game

This Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament features some excellent coaching matchups. Combined, the 16 coaches have taken their teams to 35 Final Fours and won 10 national titles. There are the household names like Mike Krzyzewski and Tom Izzo. Then there are the coaches who the public is just now finding out about like…

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