March Madness

Gonzaga's Julian Strawther had a somber walk to the locker room after the Zags' 82-54 loss to UConn in the West Region final of the NCAA Tournament.

March Madness has long been a huge draw for gamblers who came to Las Vegas to place their bets on the tournament while partying at the city's famed casinos.

The Washington State Cougars have adopted Shania Twain's “Man, I Feel Like A Woman” song as their official anthem on the way to March Madness.

The stakes will be higher for March Madness this year in some states. People in Ohio, Kansas and Massachusetts will be able to cast online bets on the NCAA basketball tournament.

The NCAA earned praise last year when it agreed to pay referees at its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments equally.

North Carolina crushed all hope of a March Madness miracle, getting 20 points and 22 rebounds from Armando Bacot in a wire-to-wire 69-49 runaway over 15th-seeded Saint Peter’s.

I watched the Zags loss to the bitter end of an otherwise amazing season. Mostly because I wanted to see the "One Shining Moment" video montage that always eloquently re-caps the madness in March. Because it was the first tournament in two years, I swear that I never wanted to hear a cheesy, 80's synth-pop song so badly in my entire life! Once again, the folks at CBS Sports did not disappoint.

When Jalen Suggs sank a nearly halfcourt shot with less than one second remaining in overtime to send the Gonzaga Bulldogs to the NCAA Men's Basketball championship on Saturday (April 3) to keep the team's perfect season intact, most fans in the state of Washington and across the country watched on CBS Sports and heard the call by the great duo of Jim Nantz and Bill Rafftery. Not everyone else, however, heard it called the same way.

While most of us were rubbing our eyes while watching at home and wondering, "Did that just really happen?" when Gonzaga Bulldog Jalen Suggs nailed a miraculous buzzer-beater to send the Zags to the national championship, fans in the stands at the Mariners/Giants game on Saturday night had their attention divided. No matter. When the crowd saw what occurred, their reaction made waves throughout the ballpark.

Talks with ADs and conference commissioners shown concern about what would happen to women’s college sports under proposals that would put more money in the pockets of some athletes.