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Watch TCU Fans Celebrate Big 12: Realignment Official Around The Country

Jason Kirk — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 14:16:24 -0000

TCU was left for dead more than a decade ago by longtime state rivals when the Big 12 formed from the Big 8 and the remains of the SWC. Since then, they've gone 1-10 in the WAC before catching momentum, escaped to Conference USA, battled into the Mountain West and briefly the Big East, won 10 games nine times since 2000 and even won a dadgum Rose Bowl. And as of midnight, they're officially right back at the power table again, officially members of the Big 12.

Here's the rundown of everything that happened at midnight:

TCU and West Virginia to the Big 12.
Missouri and Texas A&M to the SEC.
Temple to the Big East.
Fresno State, Hawai'i and Nevada to the Mountain West.
UMass to the MAC.
Texas-San Antonio and Texas State to the WAC.
VCU and Butler to the A-10, for our hoopsybasket friends.

And here's some reaction!

Frogs O' War kind of still can't believe this.
Rock M Nation is gonna need to step up its trash talk.
The Smoking Musket celebrates WVU's Big East exit via GIF, a specialty of theirs.
Team Speed Kills says hello to the SEC's new guys.
Oklahoma blog Crimson And Cream Machine does likewise.
Burnt Orange Nation also welcomes the new guys, and finds time to notice Mizzou leaving, but you can forgive them for being distracted, what with all the attention Horns fans are still paying the departed A&M.

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VIDEO: George Mason's Sherrod Wright Beats VCU At The Buzzer

Mike Rutherford — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:02:16 -0000

George Mason sophomore Sherrod Wright made what he called "the shot of my dreams" with a buzzer-beating three-pointer to lift the Patriots to a 62-61 win over archrival VCU Tuesday night.

Wright's shot capped a crazy final 77 seconds in which the two teams combined for four three-pointers and 21 total points.

Check out Wright's heroics from four different angles...

With the win, George Mason (22-6, 14-2) retained a share of first place in the CAA and squashed an 11-game winning streak by the Rams (22-6, 13-3).

Check out SB Nation DC for even more angles of Wright's big shot.

Your Regular Reminder That Jay Bilas Has Mastered Twitter

Jason Kirk — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:07:29 -0000

Paparazzi heard I was writing a story on VCU for tomorrow on ESPN.com, and they won't leave me alone. Vultures. http://t.co/hnBVdiTless than a minute ago via web Favorite Retweet ReplyJay Bilas
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VIDEO: Shaka Smart Sings Wrigley Field Seventh Inning Stretch

Jason Kirk — Mon, 09 May 2011 18:00:47 -0000

VCU Rams coach Shaka Smart may be this sidebar blog's favorite college basketball coach; here he is further demonstrating why:

Via The Dagger

TV Schedule 4/2: Final Four Game Times And Channels

Jon Woods — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 13:00:31 -0000

Your Colorado sports TV time and channel schedule. Click on team names for information as well as a link to SB Nation's blog specially devoted to the team. All Times Mountain.

2011 Final Four - The Final Four has finally arrived. First up is the Cinderella match-up between Virginia Commonwealth and Butler. The Bulldogs have a chance to head back to the championship game for the second year in a row and VCU can shock the world by becoming the first eleven seed to make the final game. In the second game Kentucky takes on UCONN in what some are calling the de facto national championship game. Either way, a mid-major will have a chance to make history on Monday night.

#11 Va. Commonwealth Rams vs #8 Butler Bulldogs, 4:09 p.m., CBS
#4 Kentucky Wildcats vs #3 Connecticut Huskies, 6:49 p.m., CBS

MLB
Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies, 6:10 p.m., Root Sports: Worse name for a television network in the history of television networks.

TV Schedule, 4/2: Final Four (Kentucky-UConn, VCU-Butler), Braves-Nationals, NASCAR Qualifying

Jason Kirk — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 11:45:12 -0000

Your Atlanta game TV time and channel schedule. All times ET. As always, click on any team's name for complete schedules, scores, and previews, plus an active community devoted to your team. And check ESPN3, too.

2011 NCAA Tournament Final Four

Va. Commonwealth Rams vs. Butler Bulldogs, 6, CBS: So over Butler. Time for a fresh team to make the championship game this time around. How many years in a row can we sit and watch Butler play in the final? Or, would it be awesome if Butler made the title game every time for like the next six years? Braes fan circa 1996 thinks so.

Kentucky Wildcats vs. Connecticut Huskies, 8:30, CBS: The SEC champs vs. the Big East champs! Brandon Knight vs. Kemba Walker! Pretty awesome that the winner of this game sets up a David vs. Goliath thing no matter how it breaks. No. 4 Kentucky vs. No. 8 Butler is the most evenly seeded final possible.

Other Things

Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals, 1, SportSouth: You can't go 162-0 without winning your first two. Tommy Hanson takes on John Lannan as the Braves try to keep pace with the scorching Phillies, who are really heating up down the stretch.

Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins, 1, Fox Sports South

NASCAR at Martinsville Sprint Cup Qualifying, noon, Speed

Sony Ericsson Open, 12:30, CBS

Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians, 1, WGN

PGA Houston Open, 3, NBC

Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees, 4, Fox

Toronto Raptors at Chicago Bulls, 8, WGN

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