Villanova throttles Oklahoma to advance to the national title game HOUSTON — As he exited the floor at halftime of his team's Final Four clash with Oklahoma, Villanova's Daniel Ochefu turned around to glance at the NRG Stadium scoreboard one more time. It was as if he wanted to make sure his eyes weren't deceiving him. The team that lost by 23 points in the first meeting between the Sooners … [Read more...]

Oklahoma was embarrassed at Final Four and Twitter showed no mercy Villanova crushed Oklahoma in a national semifinal game at the Final Four on Saturday in Houston, winning in record-setting fashion and touching off a wave of disbelieving and humorous responses on social media. The Wildcats shot 71.4 percent in the game and won 95-51 to advance to the national title game Monday night against … [Read more...]

TCU unveils statue of coach Gary Patterson (Photos) TCU unveiled three new statues on Saturday morning dedicated to the school’s most well-known figures in football: Dutch Meyer, Davey O’Brien and current Horned Frogs head coach Gary Patterson. The statues stand outside Schollmaier Arena, which is adjacent to Amon G. Carter Stadium on the school’s campus in Fort Worth. [Check out Dr. … [Read more...]

Three keys to Syracuse's upset hopes against North Carolina Much of the pregame attention on Saturday's Syracuse-North Carolina national semifinal has focused on the scandals that have embroiled both programs, but the game itself also has some compelling storylines. A look at three keys to the upset hopes of the 10th-seeded Orange: 1. Can Syracuse force North Carolina into jump shots? … [Read more...]

Ernie Johnson Jr. breaks down the Final Four Grandstanding: A Yahoo Sports podcastSubscribe via iTunes or via RSS feed With the NCAA Tournament drawing to a close, who better to break it all down than a guy who's been watching every minute so far? Ernie Johnson of TNT/TBS fame is here to consider all four of the Final Four teams, the unique beauty of the college game, and of course a quick … [Read more...]

UK signee says Ohio State 'treated me like a piece of meat' Kentucky signee Landon Young doesn't have a very fond opinion of Ohio State coach Urban Meyer. Young, a five-star offensive lineman in the class of 2016 according to Rivals, did a question and answer with SEC Country in which he was asked the funniest thing any coach said to him during the recruiting process. Here's his answer: It … [Read more...]

Dartmouth wins April Fools Day with tackling dummy video Dartmouth football made a splash last year when it introduced a mobile tackling dummy (known as the MVP) for practices. Now it is taking a step further. The school announced Friday (for April Fools Day, of course) that it will field an entire team of MVPs with its players controlling the dummies via remote control. The video it … [Read more...]

Oregon goes all out for April Fools Day (Video) The Oregon football program went all out for April Fools Day. With a news release, photo gallery, video and everything, the school said Friday morning that it has plans to introduce LED lights to the field at Autzen Stadium ahead of the season opener against UC Davis on Sept. 3. [Check out Dr. Saturday on Tumblr for entertaining things you … [Read more...]

Iowa State players rescue woman from drowning A group of current and former Iowa State players had a rather memorable spring break. During a March trip to South Padre Island, Texas, Josh Jahlas, a senior linebacker, saw a woman, 22-year-old Luisa Maria Castro, drive off the road and into a canal near Laguna Madre Bay. Jahlas, who was standing on a hotel balcony, called out to his teammates, … [Read more...]

Xavier guard J.P. Macura arrested after pulling pants down in bar The Xavier basketball program just completed one of its most successful seasons in the program’s history, but the offseason isn’t off to such a great start. Guard J.P Macura was arrested early Thursday after allegedly pulling his pants down inside an Irish pub in Cincinnati as well as “making unreasonable noise or an … [Read more...]