The NCAA's March Madness college basketball tournament is one of the highlights of the sports fan's year, and many came out to sports bars around the area today to take in the action.
Gopher basketball center Maurice Walker is the Big Ten's player of the week. He received the honor Monday after averaging 16.5 points and 6.5 rebounds a game in a pair of Gopher wins over North Dakota and Southern last week.
Former Minnesota Gopher Men's Basketball head coach Tubby Smith attempted a grand entrance Friday night at the Texas Tech Men's Basketball Midnight Madness event where he's now the coach. Unfortunately for Tubby, things didn't go as planned.
March Madness officially begins today and we’re going to hear all about it whether we want to or not. A lot of folks have the “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em” mentality and just fill out their brackets and throw the $10 into the kitty, even if they don’t know jack about NCAA hoops. So, as you’re finishing up your brackets, here’s what it says about you.