Archive for June, 2012
College Baseball World Series Bracket 2012: Arkansas Will Send Gamecocks Packing
Tonight's matchup between the Arkansas Razorbacks and the South Carolina Gamecocks will be one of the best games we have seen at the 2012 College World Series.The two teams have already met at the College World Series this year. The No. 2 seeded Razorbacks stole a 2-1 win from the top-seeded Gamecocks after scoring runs in the first and fourth innings.You should expect more of the same in tonight's matchup at 9 p.m. ET. It ...
College Football Playoffs: How We Think the Future Will Be Decided
The titans of college football may have assuaged the anger of some of the madding crowd on Wednesday, but they haven't shut them all up.The news that the BCS commissioners had reached a consensus on having a four-team playoff in the game starting 2014 had a lot of people dancing for delight, but there are still some major questions. 1) Where are the semifinals going to be played?Larry Scott, the Pac-12 commissioner, says that it's going to be ...
Arkansas vs. South Carolina: Tired Gamecocks Will Fall to Razorbacks in CWS
South Carolina survived elimination by defeating Kent State, but the two-time defending champs will not be able to get past Arkansas.A postponement on Wednesday forced the Gamecocks to play two games in one day, each of them a win-or-go-home situation. After a long season, the team might just be too tired to keep going.The team was already in a tough situation within the tournament. The two-time defending College World Series winners lost to Arkansas after ...
College World Series 2012: Breaking Down Final 4 Teams in Omaha
With South Carolina bringing Kent State's season to an end, all we are left with at the College World Series are powerhouse teams from major conferences.Despite not having a darling the world can get behind, the intrigue with the final four teams is incredibly high. As we found out with Kent State vs. Florida, you can't predict baseball. Here is a breakdown of the four teams who will go all-out over the next five days (maximum) ...
2013 NCAA Tournament Will Officially Be Without One of Its Big Dogs
USA Today reporters Nicole Auerbach and Steve Wieberg have reported that the University of Connecticut's men's basketball team will be prohibited from participating in the 2013 NCAA tournament due to the team's low Academic Progress Report (ARP) score. Hartford Courant writer Dom Amore also reported that the Big East had also decided to ban UConn from their end-of-season tournament.UConn, the 2010 national champion and 2010 Big East Tournament Champion, is, according to ESPN the only ...
College World Series 2012: Updated Bracket for Finals
The 2012 College World Series is coming to a close, but there are still some very big games to be played. Sixty-four teams began the journey in early June. The top-seeded teams were Florida, UCLA, Florida State, Baylor, Oregon, North Carolina, LSU and South Carolina. The format calls for double elimination, making it difficult for lesser teams to beat the higher seeds; but as this year has shown us, it is not impossible. Stony Brook ...
NBA Draft 2012: How Will Each Kentucky Wildcat Fare in the Pros?
As a team, the Kentucky Wildcats had a very successful 2011-12 season, but how will that success translate into their individual NBA careers? There is plenty of hype surrounding some of the Wildcats, but can each of them live up to it? Of the six Kentucky players to enter the NBA draft, some could become top-tier players. Others could end up being role players for their respective teams or possibly out of the NBA after ...
College World Series Bracket 2012: Semifinals Preview and Predictions
The College World Series semifinals are upon us. Eight teams entered Omaha and now only four remain, two of which are undefeated with two more looking to topple those powerhouses.Everything is on the line.Overall third-seeded Florida State will face off against Arizona while overall eighth-seeded South Carolina will battle conference foe Arkansas for the right to the play in the CWS Championship Series.Now is the time where teams become legends.We take a look at the ...
College World Series 2012: Key Players Who Will Keep Arizona’s Run Going
The Arizona baseball team has not lost a game in the postseason, and with a few key performances, the team will keep its streak alive. The Wildcats opened up play in Omaha with a thrilling extra-inning victory over Florida State. The team then blanked Pac-12 rival UCLA and eliminated the Bruins. Now, Arizona and Florida State will play again with the Seminoles on the brink of elimination. Here are the three key players for Arizona ...
College World Series 2012 Schedule: Postponement Assures Arkansas Victory
Playing an elimination game in the College World Series is tough enough, but playing one with another game looming on the same day is just unfair.The winner of Kent State and South Carolina will have to do just that, as rain postponed their Wednesday-night matchup.Now, the two teams play in Thursday's first game, and the winner will be forced to play Arkansas in the evening.This gives the Razorbacks a huge advantage. They get to sit ...