Nik Stauskas, March Madness and the Canadian bounce

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If Walter Gretzky had been a free-throw junkie, this would have been his dreamscape: a made-over backyard with a basketball hoop in it; painted lines on a cushioned court and a surrounding fence with ...

Georgetown Hoyas: The Most Underachieving Four-Year Stretch Ever in the NCAA Tournament

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Georgetown has been a 3-seed, 6-seed, 3-seed, and 2-seed in the last four NCAA Tournaments. The Hoyas have one total win (over Belmont in the opening game last year). The losses have been to 14th seed...

Woe Canada: From 29 to 5 Canadians Let Down 2013 March Madness

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From 29 to 5 Only five Canadians players remain as the 2013 Sweet 16 draw is set. There were a record of 29 Canadians playing at this years NCAA tournament. All the excited talk about Cancon ...

Final Four broadcast growing: 200 Plus Countries Able to watch 2012 NCAA championship

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200 countries around the world, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain and United King...

North Preston's & Bonnies Chris Johnson Hoping For NCAA March Madness

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IT’S A LONG way from North Preston to the NCAA. But Chris Johnson is hoping his hard work will lead him to March Madness this year. The 23-year-old Johnson, a six-foot-five guard, is the rare Nova ...

Lessons learned from 2011 NCAA March Madness

The time is upon us. After electronically – or manually, if you lack technological savvy or friends – filling out your brackets, the weeks have advanced. Most individuals, including myself, ended up w...

U.S. web-streamed TV could change game for Canadian broadcasters - thestar.com

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The month of March may be associated with spring, the return of baseball, or a weeklong school holiday in some households. For me it is all about “March madness,” the annual U.S. college basketball to...

The Butler Experience: Putting the Bulldogs on the map

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Butler’s been to the NCAA’s each of his four years on campus, and of course to the Final Four the last two. Last year with the Final Four a stone’s throw away in Indianapolis (Butler’s campus is about...

A Gobal Affair: NCAA March Madness

There is nothing in the world quite like the N.C.A.A. men’s basketball tournament, which is rather surprising in a world where good and, above all, lucrative sports concepts tend to make borders irrel...

Francis-Cédric Martel enjoying the 2011 March Madness Spotlight

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Francis-Cédric Martel is living out his dream on one of basketball's biggest stages.

2011 NCAA March Madness: Sweet 16 Edition

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Without further ado, let's take a look at Thursday and Friday's games: