By William Hathaway, Jr.
The NCAA Men’s basketball tournament is in full effect, with many upsets of top ranked teams.
Of course, the biggest upset was #15 Oral Roberts taking down #2 Ohio State 75-72 in a game that busted millions of brackets. This was just one of the disappointed results for the Big Ten Conference, as despite getting in nine teams, only top ranked Michigan remains. Among the Big Ten teams getting ousted was Rutgers, who did well to get by Clemson 60-56, but fell to Houston 63-60 in the Round of 32.
Meanwhile, #15 Iona gave it all they had against #2 seed Alabama, but fell short 68-55. The Crimson Tide then went on to beat Maryland 96-77 to reach the Sweet 16. Other games saw Florida beat UNC Greensboro 64-54, Baylor trounce Wisconsin 76-63, and LSU handle St. Bonaventure 76-61.
In some close calls, Creighton avoided an upset in overtime from UC Santa Barbara 63-62, while Kansas had its hands full with Eastern Washington, before pulling away 93-84. Finally, the Big East Tournament Champion Georgetown Hoyas got stampeded by the Colorado Buffaloes 96-73.
In NFL news, the NY Giants were big spenders, bringing in wide receiver Kenny Golladay on a four-year $72 million contract, cornerback Adoree’ Jackson to a three-year, $39 million deal, and tight end Kyle Rudolph on a two-year, $14 million deal. These deals come on the heels of re-signing defensive tackle Leonard Williams to a three-year, $63 million contract with $45 million guaranteed.
Finally, NBA & Los Angeles Lakers legend Elgin Baylor has died at age 86.
