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NCAA opening-round games worth noting

March 15, 2011 Tom Comi

Now that all the whining and bragging have subsided over who did and didn’t make the cut for this this year’s NCAA Tournament, it’s time to play some basketball. And unlike years past, some of the so-called “play-in” games could very well have an impact on things to come. Since the tournament expanded to beyond 64 teams, two teams in the past got to battle it out for the right to get blown out by one of the top teams in the country. And now that the number of teams has increased to 68 teams, there will be four games […]

2011 NCAA Tournament TV schedule

March 14, 2011 Ryan Berenz

College basketball fans get their first look at the revamped NCAA Tournament, which now features a 68-team field and a new “First Four” round of games, beginning Tuesday, March 15, in Dayton, Ohio, on truTV. Eight teams play March 15-16 for the right to advance to the Second Round (which was previously known as the First Round) March 17-18. Got that? As part of a new 14-year, $10.8 billion TV rights deal with CBS and Turner, CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV combine forces to provide full, live national TV coverage of every tournament game. The NCAA Tournament begins in earnest […]

ESPN’s Selection Sunday includes “The Fab Five” documentary

March 10, 2011 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan Berenz While CBS has the rights to air the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Selection Show that reveals the 68-team field for the 2011 NCAA Tournament, the ESPN networks won’t be outdone on Selection Sunday. Coverage begins on Sunday, March 13, at 11am ET on ESPN2 as they countdown the hours to selection time on College GameDay. Once CBS has gone off air at 7pm ET, ESPN will examine the brackets and preview the teams and matchups on Bracketology Presented by Staples. Following the tournament selection coverage, ESPN airs The Fab Five, a two-hour documentary on Michiganplayers Juwan Howard, […]

2011 NCAA Tournament selection show on CBS

March 10, 2011 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan Berenz It begins! The 2011 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament starts with Selection Sunday, in which many learned men go into a room together and come out with the brand-new field of 68 teams. CBS will air the revelation of the brackets on Sunday, March 13, at 6pm ET, with the NCAA Basketball Championship Selection Show. (ESPN has plenty of its own Selection Sunday coverage.) Here are the programming details from CBS: CBS SPORTS AND TURNER SPORTS BEGIN “ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR” WITH “NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SELECTION SHOW” ON SUNDAY, MARCH 13 ON CBS CBS Sports Broadcasts Exclusive, […]

HBO presents “Runnin’ Rebels of UNLV” documentary March 12

March 9, 2011 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan Berenz The new HBO Sports documentary Runnin’ Rebels of UNLV, premiering Saturday, March 12, at 9:3pm ET, looks at the success and controversy of the UNLV men’s basketball team during head coach Jerry Tarkanian’s tenure from 1973-1992. Tarkanian led UNLV to the Final Four four times and won the 1990 NCAA championship. But Tarkanian spent much of his time as coach battling with the NCAA over recruiting violations. Here are full details and highlights from HBO: HBO SPORTS® DOCUMENTARY RUNNIN’ REBELS OF UNLV, THE STORY OF A COLLEGE BASKETBALL DYNASTY AND ITS CONTROVERSIAL COACH, JERRY TARKANIAN, DEBUTS MARCH […]

ESPN BracketBusters: Who will wear the glass slipper this year?

February 18, 2011 Tom Comi

By Tom Comi This is the weekend when the have-nots get to prove what they really have. It’s an opportunity to show they belong in the big-boy conversations. And it’s a chance for college basketball fans across the country to get a sneak peak at the unheralded teams that will shatter March Madness office pools across the country. BracketBusters weekend is an ESPN-created event that gives mid-majors (teams outside the six “power” conferences) exposure to state their case nationally and — most importantly — to the committee that will be determining which 68 teams make the prestigious NCAA Tournament. Don’t […]

NCAA agrees to new 14-year deal with CBS and Turner Sports

April 22, 2010 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan The NCAA announced a new 14-year deal with CBS Sports and Turner Sports for TV, Internet and wireless broadcast rights for the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship beginning in 2011 and running through 2024 for more than $10.8 billion. Here are some details on the agreement: Beginning in 2011, all opening-round, first-round and second-round games will be shown live on CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV. CBS and Turner will split coverage of the regional semifinal games. CBS will air the regional finals and the Final Four through 2015. Beginning in 2016, coverage of the regional finals will […]

Road to the Final Four Saturday on CBS

April 2, 2010 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan I’m kind of sad that this will be my last NCAA Tournament blog post before they totally screw this thing up with 96 teams next year. Oh, well. Here are the details for Final Four weekend on CBS, including all the pregame shows and features. From CBS: CBS SPORTS’ “ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR” WINDS INTO INDIANAPOLIS FOR NETWORK’S 29th CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE OF NCAA MEN’S FINAL FOUR ON SATURDAY, APRIL 3 Duke, West Virginia, Michigan State and Butler Vie for College Basketball’s National Championship Lead Play-by-Play Announcer Jim Nantz Covering 25th Consecutive Final Four Duke, […]

Where to watch the 2010 NCAA Tournament Final Four

March 30, 2010 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan Well, we’re down to the NCAA Tournament semifinals, the Final Four. Some are calling this an underwhelming Final Four. I heard it described yesterday as “the Great Alaska Shootout.” Which, yeah, I could see that. I’m figuring that Michigan State beats Butler, since MSU has pretty much coasted through the tournament facing weak opposition. Then the Spartans just get pounded in the finals (again) by Duke. CBS has announced the airtimes for the games on Saturday, as well as a feature with President Barack Obama playing CBS analyst Clark Kellogg in a one-on-one game. From CBS: CBS Sports […]

Where to watch the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16

March 24, 2010 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan CBS announced its schedule and broadcast teams for the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 beginning Thursday, March 15, at 7pm ET. From CBS: CBS SPORTS’ EXCLUSIVE LIVE COVERAGE OF 2010 NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP CONTINUES ON THURSDAY, MARCH 25 Tip Times and Broadcast Pairings Announced for Regional Semi-finals CBS Sports’ exclusive live coverage of the 2010 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship continues with the regional semi-finals on Thursday, March 25 and Friday, March 26 (7:00 PM-12:00 AM, ET, both days) and concludes on Monday, April 5 with the National Championship game (9:00 PM, ET). Following are the tip […]