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Calipari’s Cats Take the Title

Posted: 3rd April 2012 by DavidBurnett in Final Four, NCAA, NCAA Tournament
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So why do I feel mildly nauseated by Kentucky winning, while at the same time admiring their skill at playing the game?

Maybe it’s because I continue to be uncomfortable with Kentucky’s coach, John Calipari, a slick, smooth-talking, renegade who left two schools, Massachusetts and Memphis, amid scandals that officially stripped them of their Final Four appearances. But amazingly Calipari himself sneaked away from personal sanctions in both of those cases- a slippery guy indeed.

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From Heartbreaking to Horrendous: Butler’s Dream Becomes a Nightmare

Posted: 5th April 2011 by DavidBurnett in College Basketball, Final Four, NCAA, NCAA Tournament
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Most of the credit for Butler’s nightmare should be accorded to the UConn Huskies. UConn’s taller, more athletic players intimidated Butler right from the very start, even though the Huskies shot only 34 percent from the field themselves. They completely shut down Butler’s two stars, Matt Howard and Shelvin Mack.

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2011 Final Four: Opportunity Knocks

Posted: 28th March 2011 by DavidBurnett in College Basketball, Final Four, NCAA Tournament
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Hollywood writers couldn’t script a better ending to the college basketball season. The 2011 Final Four in Houston guarantees there will be another David versus Goliath match-up in the championship game. Hopefully we are witnessing a changing of the guard in college basketball, opening up the NCAA tournament to a wider range of schools. This years tournament proves that all any team really needs is a chance.

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Butler Will Be Back But Not As Cinderella

Posted: 6th April 2010 by DavidBurnett in Basketball, College Basketball, Final Four, NCAA, NCAA Tournament
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The game played out like the hollywood script it was meant to emulate. Monday Night’s dramatic championship game ended with Duke edging Butler 61-59. But that was only the score. It was not the full story. Duke’s 4th national championship was earned the hard way. Neither team ever led by more than six points. It was back and forth all night. Tight defense, missed shots. Clutch baskets. Mistakes. There was suspense throughout.

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Butler Poised for Basketball Immortality

Posted: 4th April 2010 by DavidBurnett in College Basketball, Final Four, NCAA, NCAA Tournament
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Butler basketball is the equivalent of Boise State football. The two are extremely successful “mid-major” schools which have fought years for respect. The difference though is that unlike Boise State’s football team, on Monday night Butler gets a chance to prove its worthiness in the championship game. Even better, Butler gets to play it at home in Indianapolis.

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Brittney Griner Versus UConn

Posted: 1st April 2010 by DavidBurnett in College Basketball, Final Four
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have at times been pretty critical of women’s basketball, particularly this year with the University of Connecticut’s mind-numbingly boring winning streak of 76 straight. But be assured, there is at least one UConn game that I am looking forward to watching.

I want to see how Baylor University’s Brittney Griner, matches up against the powerhouse Lady Huskies this Sunday night in the women’s Final Four.

Will the long-armed 6’8“ Griner be able to block the shots of UConn’s All-American tandem of Tina Charles and Maya Moore? Can she smackdown college basketball’s best women’s team, or will she be intimidated or frustrated?

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Kentucky to Win It All

Posted: 17th March 2010 by DavidBurnett in Basketball, College Basketball, Final Four, NCAA Tournament
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Tourney time again. Have you made your picks? Not being a college basketball fanatic, it is hard for me to know much beyond what the polls and my weekly channel surfing tell me. On this March Madness there are two co-favorites to win the championship and they will face each other in the championship game. […]

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Destiny’s Choice: Michigan State

Posted: 5th April 2009 by DavidBurnett in Final Four, NCAA, NCAA Tournament
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If a Michigan State national championship helps to uplift the hopes of a troubled state and inspire its people then I’m all for it.  I don’t always root for the Spartans, since I didn’t go to school there or live in the state but I will cheer for them wholeheartedly when the game tips off […]

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Good News for the Holiday Season

Posted: 22nd December 2006 by David Burnett in Final Four, Grand Slam, Tennis, Tiger Woods
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We’ve heard alot this year about athletes that cheat. Stars that spit. Players that get arrested. So much has been said about what and who is wrong that we tend to forget that there were many good and heart warming sports stories this past year and that there are still heroes to worship. How about […]

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