This unbelievable image of the moment just before Kevin Ware was taken off the court, as his teammates give him encouragement, has been tweeted and re-tweeted over 2000 times. After the injury, which happened as Louisville led Duke by just one at 21-20, Cardinals head coach Rick Pitino yelled to his clearly-shaken players who were gathered at the free-throw line and according to ESPN.com said, “Hey, [Kevin] wants to talk […]
In a freak accident during the Elite Eight matchup Between Louisville and Duke, the Cardinals’ sophomore guard Kevin Ware broke a bone in his right leg below his knee. The injury was so gruesome, other players broke down in tears. Ware made a routine leap to block a Duke 3-point shot, but landed awkwardly on one foot, crumpling to the ground. It appeared to be a compound open fracture (through […]
Oh, how very close we are getting to the Final Four! Cinderellas have waltzed into history, top seeds have been defeated. But there’s still a lot of basketball to watch, including today’s portion of the Elite 8 round. Find our analysis below. Meanwhile, you can take a look at our predictions for yesterday’s Wichita State -vs- Ohio State (dare we say?) shocker. Michigan (4) -vs- Florida (3) 2:20pm ET (CBS) […]
9-seed Wichita State is on its way to the Final Four - only the fifth nine-or-higher seed to reach the Final Four since seeding began in 1979. And they did it by vanquishing the powerful Ohio State Buckeyes. As ViralRead reported earlier, The Shockers are tough on defense — holding Pitt, Gonzaga, and LaSalle to a combined 35.5 percent shooting. They did not let up last night, allowing only 22 points in […]
Did you check Viral Read’s Sweet 16 primer for yesterday’s games? Here’s tonight’s offering. Tonight’s games: Oregon (12) -vs- Louisville (1) Louisville wins: if they keep playing like Louisville. As Dana O”Neill at ESPN.com puts it: “Since a five-overtime loss to Notre Dame, UL is beating teams by an average of 21 points per game. No one has gotten closer than 12 points.” Oregon wins: Dana Altman, the coach of the […]
Whether you subscribe to the Duke basketball philosophy, you are hoping for the Michigan Wolverines to stop their ‘choke-a-thon’, or you think Kansas is going to win it all - March Madness is rearing its ugly head and begins tomorrow afternoon. Nate Silver, the self-proclaimed statistician for all things political (and now athletic) has provided us with his predictions on how the NCAA basketball tournament will turn out. Whether you […]
