NCAA Bracket Contest

St. Louis University is seeded fourth in this year's NCAA Tournament, and they're a sentimental favorite for a lot of hoops fans this year. In December, their coach, Rick Majerus, died of heart failure at the age of 64. The team dedicated their season to the memory of their coach. But an additional reason to root for St. Louis is their mascot: the Billiken. What exactly is a Billiken anyway? Read

March Madness is in full-on, face-painted, trash-talking, ankle-snapping, buzzer-beating, swing. Unless you're 6'9" and play for Louisville, the only way you're going to the Final Four is to buy a ticket and make the pilgrimage to Atlanta or watch it on the big screen from your couch...

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A blizzard of NCAA basketball dominates the upcoming sports calendar. Here's what to watch this weekend:

On Thursday at 12:15 p.m., the 2013 men's NCAA basketball tournament—aka March Madness—kicks off with No. 3 seed Michigan State vs. 14th-seeded Valparaiso. It's a wide-open tournament this year, and lots of teams have a good chance at the title.

The NCAA Tournament goes full throttle today, with the first of four straight days of wall-to-wall hoops nirvana.

Tyrone Garland scored 22 points and Ramon Galloway added 21, as La Salle beat Boise State, 80-71, in a First Four game of the 2013 NCAA tournament in Dayton, Ohio on Wednesday night. As a result of the win, the 13th-seeded Explorers (22-9) will play fourth-seeded Kansas State in the West Regional in Kansas City on Friday afternoon...

A.J. Davis scored 20 points, and James Madison beat LIU-Brooklyn, 68-55, in a First Four game of the 2013 NCAA tournament in Dayton, Ohio on Wednesday night. As a result of the win, the 16th-seeded Dukes (21-14) will play top-seeded Indiana in the East Regional in Dayton on Friday afternoon...

The amount of people ditching work on the first few days of the NCAA tournament will probably cripple the economy. The country will make up for the workforce stoppage by spending all our money on beer to drink during the games. See how it all balances out? For we are a nation who shall always persevere.

By now, most people know that Barack Obama is a basketball guy. So it's no surprise that come Tournament time, ESPN asks him to fill out a bracket. Do you agree with his picks?