NCAA Tournament
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Updated after the conclusion of the first round.
The TV schedule for the first- and second-round games in this year's NCAA Tournament has been announced.
- La Salle's first-round game against Boise State in Dayton on Wednesday wil tip at approximately 9:10 p.m. Eastern on truTV. Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg and Tracy Wolfson will have the call.
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Here's something fun from our partners at Cinesport. Noah Coslov recently sat down with famed CBS Sports analyst and La Salle alum Bill Raftery for a NCAA Tournament preview package. With the Explorers on the bubble, of course Coslov had to ask about the Explorers' chances of going dancing.
There are also interviews worth checking out with Marv Albert, Charles Barkley, Ian Eagle and Clark Kellogg. Enjoy.
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In honor of the upcoming 75th NCAA men's basketball championship, a panel of experts convened by the NCAA has selected the top players, moments and teams in tournament history.
You'll find all of the honorees below, with those featuring local ties in bold. If I missed any local connections, let me know and I'll highlight them.
And in case you're wondering how this was put together, here's the official explanation from the NCAA:
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The state of New Jersey's announcement that it will begin issuing sports betting licenses on January 9 has provoked a quick and powerwful response from the NCAA.
College sports' governing body has pulled the hosting rights to five NCAA championship events that are due to take place in New Jersey in 2013. The most prominent among them is the East Regional round of the Division I women's basketball tournament, which was to be played at the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton.
As the NCAA said in a statement issued Monday night:
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CineSport’s Noah Coslov discusses Kentucky's 67-59 win over Kansas in the men's national championship game with Bob Ford of The Inquirer and Dick Jerardi of the Daily News.
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From our friends at Cinesport, here's a video with highlights from Lehigh and Xavier's postgame press conferences Sunday night.
Among those on the dais were Xavier coach Chris Mack and Lehigh coach Brett Reed and guard Mackey McKnight discuss the game.
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Here are tip times, TV networks and broadacster assignments for all the Sweet 16 games on Thursday and Friday:
Thursday, March 22
7:15 p.m.: E1. Syracuse vs. E4. Wisconsin at Boston (CBS/Verne Lundquist, Bill Raftery and Lesley Visser)
7:47 p.m.: MW1. Michigan State vs. MW4. Louisville at Phoenix (TBS/Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller and Len Elmore)
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Here's your viewing guide for Sunday's NCAA Tournament third round games across CBS, TNT and TBS.
12:15 p.m.: MW3. Georgetown vs. MW11. N.C. State at Columbus (CBS/Tim Brando, Mike Gminski and Otis Livingston)
2:45 p.m.: W1. Michigan State vs. W9. Saint Louis at Columbus(CBS/Tim Brando, Mike Gminski and Otis Livingston)
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On its biggest stage of the season, Temple's offense turned in its worst performance of the season.
The No. 5-seed Owls shot a season-low 35.7 percent from the field in a stunning 58-44 loss to 12-seed South Florida in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Temple took a 19-15 lead into the locker room at halftime, but it should have been a lot more. After South Florida made its first two field goal attempts ofthe first half, the Bulls missed 22 straight attempts over a span of 16 minutes and seven seconds span.
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Here's your viewing guide for Saturday's NCAA Tournament third round games across CBS, TNT and TBS.
12:15 p.m.: E1. Syracuse vs. E8. Kansas State at Pittsburgh (CBS/Kevin Harlan, Len Elmore, Reggie Miller and Marty Snider)
2:45 p.m. (approx.): E2. Ohio State vs. E7. Gonzaga at Pittsburgh (CBS/Kevin Harlan, Len Elmore, Reggie Miller and Marty Snider)
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