march-madness

Kentucky Fan is Keeping His "2014 National Champions" Tattoo

Jay Hathaway · 04/08/14 08:31AM

When Connecticut defeated Kentucky to win the NCAA basketball championship last night, Wildcats fan Tyler Austin Black's UK "2014 Nati9nal Champions" tattoo suddenly made him a national laughingstock. But he's keeping it anyway.

Mercer Buries Duke, Does the Nae Nae on Its Grave

Jay Hathaway · 03/21/14 03:27PM

The 14-seeded Mercer Bears mercilessly beat 3-seed Duke at basketball today, basically tearing up your bracket into tiny pieces and setting them on fire. All is forgiven, though, because A) They beat Duke and B) This GIF of a white guy dropping that Nae Nae now exists.

CBS' Harry Smith Has The Worst NCAA Bracket Ever

Mike Byhoff · 03/15/10 11:35AM

It's no secret that winning an NCAA tournament comes down to a bit of luck. But by the looks of his Final Four picks, Harry Smith is going to need Northern Iowa to pull a few upsets.

Stanford is the king of the Facebooks

Jackson West · 03/18/08 05:20PM

Stanford is a school that's easy to love to hate — exclusive, expensive, and incredibly successful. The school has 94 NCAA national championships, in a wide variety of sports that most Americans could care less about, like track and swimming. Tech flack Mark McClennan just handed them the 2008 championship in a field most Americans could care less about, social networking. Comparing the ratio of students and alumni registered with their school to the number of students currently enrolled, Stanford rose to the top of the bracket, beating tiny Davidson (alma mater of my colleague Nicholas Carlson) in the finals. The reaction from the bleachers? Yawns. Because the Cardinals still suck at football. (Photo by AP/Kevork Djansezian)

NYT Has A Fat Prize Package For You

Hamilton Nolan · 03/17/08 08:51AM

Forget ESPN, Sports Illustrated, or your office pools. Why not spend March Madness this year with the New York Times [click to enlarge]? There's a possibility of a fancy top prize for you: an iPod. A shiny new iPod, to one lucky fan. Millions will clamor for this bauble! Second prize: a shiny nickel.