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Champaign Centennial takes 61-59 win over Oswego
Junior forward Rayvonte Rice poured in 21 points, including the two winning free throws, to lead top-ranked Champaign Centennial 61-59 over Oswego during Saturday's Boys Class 3A championship game at Carver Arena. It was Champaign's first state crown.... -
'Just way too expensive': Thanks to economy, some players find themselves alone at Big Dance
AP Sports WriterCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A year ago, Utah forward Kalee Whipple's parents and one of her five siblings made the trek from Nevada to Indiana to watch her play in the first round of the NCAA women's basketball tournament. This weekend? "It's just...Tags: John Marshall, Associated Press, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Maryland, Trips and Vacations
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Cornell hoopsters simply ran out of time vs. Missouri
WatchdogYes, I saw the entire thing on March Madness on Demand while the rest of the country was watching East Tennessee State put a scare into Pittsburgh on its television sets. Whatever. It's hockey season, people. (Saturday night's ECAC final......Tags: NFL, CBS Corp., Wisconsin, Kansas, Michigan
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TV Ratings: March Madness makes CBS happy Friday
Zap2It.comFast National ratings for Friday, March 20, 2009 Day two of the NCAA basketball tournament gave CBS an easy ratings victory on Friday night. CBS averaged a 5.2 rating/9 share in primetime (the numbers will change a bit when adjusted for the live...Tags: Television Industry, National Collegiate Athletic Association, The Game (tv program), Wife Swap (tv program), Movies
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'Idol Extra,' 'Financial Fiasco,' March Madness
wertstv@gmail.comOff the Wall thinks it sounds a little pitchy, dawg. REALITY RETURNS. Troy Dunn once again reunites friends and loved ones in a second season of "The Locator" (tonight at 9, WE). Also back is "American Idol Extra" (Friday at 7 and 10 p.m., Fox...Tags: Cartoons, Television Industry, Popular Music, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Audacity Of Hoop: NCAAs Help Job Efficiency
March Madness, the NCAA college basketball tournaments, are with us, and again some are complaining that worker productivity is suffering because employees are surreptitiously watching games instead of, well, working. Nothing could be further from the...Tags: North Dakota, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Virginia, Productivity, Radford (Radford, Virginia)
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Comcast sponsors not-very-amusing 'Boss Button'
WatchdogFor all the nice things I wrote about March Madness on Demand in my newspaper column, I should mention I intensely dislike the latest iteration of the popular Boss Button, which last year inspired 2.5 million clicks. Now what used......Tags: NCAA Tournament
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Remember, Binghamton has few alums in Mobile, Ala.
WatchdogSpeaking of complicated NCAA decisions (see post below), I figured many Binghamton alums would be annoyed with CBS for dumping the game against Duke so quickly. Having waited since the dawn of time to see their team in the tournament,......Tags: Louisiana State University, Mobile, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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CBS' game-switching decisions are quite complicated
WatchdogYes, I thought about dedicating more of my Friday newspaper column to the interesting matter of why CBS did not dump the LSU-Butler game Thursday in favor of a brewing upset of Memphis by Cal State-Northridge that had massive bracket......Tags: Louisiana State University, Dining and Drinking, National Collegiate Athletic Association, CBS Corp., Gainesville
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'March Madness on Demand' offers all 63 games, free
WatchdogThe main element of my Friday newspaper column concerns the rise of "March Madness on Demand," which enables fans with a decent broadband connection to watch, say, Memphis-Cal State-Northridge or Duke-Binghamton even when CBS executives decide not to show...Tags: Basketball, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Consumer Electronics Industry, CBS Corp., Marketing
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Wrestlers for attention with March Madness
AP Sports WriterCollege wrestling's biggest weekend has no chance of making a splash beyond the confines of the sport's niche appeal. Not against the start of the real March Madness. Coaches of some of the top programs have recognized that truth for years. They'd...Tags: ESPN, Lacrosse, Basketball, Iowa Hawkeyes, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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