Tag: First Round

  • NCAA Tournament: First Round Scores, Day 2

    NCAA Tournament: First Round Scores, Day 2

    In a day filled with lower seed wins, none ring as louder as UMBC stunning Virginia, the first ever win by a #16 seed against a #1 seed, in what probably is the biggest upset in college basketball history, and in all of North American sports over the years; certainly in postseason play. #16 UMBC […]

  • NCAA Tournament: First Round Scores, Day 1

    NCAA Tournament: First Round Scores, Day 1

    The first day of the 2018 NCAA Tournament included easy wins for favorites like Villanova, Duke and Kansas, while plenty of brackets got busted thanks to Buffalo beating Arizona and Loyola-Chicago stunning Miami.

  • 2017 NBA Playoffs: Predictions for all 8 First Round Series

    2017 NBA Playoffs: Predictions for all 8 First Round Series

    The regular season is over, which means it’s time for the 2017 NBA playoffs to begin. The defending champions, Cleveland Cavaliers, kick off the postseason with game 1 in their first round series against the Indiana Pacers. We’ve got our predictions for that series and the other 7, including the intriguing Thunder-Rockets series, which will provide a platform for MVP candidates Russell Westbrook and James Harden to duel with stats.

  • First Round Pick of the 2016 NFL Draft

    First Round Pick of the 2016 NFL Draft

    The first day & round of the 2016 NFL draft stood out for two reasons: The Ohio State Buckeyes having five players going in the first round, including three in the top 10; and Laremy Tunsil dropping to #13 with his Twitter & Instagram accounts getting hacked, followed by him pretty much admitted to getting paid by Ole Miss.

  • NFL Draft – First Round Quarterbacks Over the Last 10 Years

    NFL Draft – First Round Quarterbacks Over the Last 10 Years

    Quarterbacks always get more attention than anyone else in the draft, and there’s plenty of pressure on first round QBs taken, often seen as the new face of the franchise, although most of the time, that attempt falls flat on its face.

  • First Round NBA Playoffs Series Schedule

    First Round NBA Playoffs Series Schedule

    The end of the regular season is followed with a very short rest before the NBA playoffs begin on Saturday, April 16. Four first round series kick off that day: Pacers vs Raptors, Rockets vs Warriors, Celtics vs Hawks and Mavericks vs Thunder. On Sunday, April 17, the other four series join them in postseason […]

  • NCAA Tournament Upsets & Scores on Day 2 of the First Round

    NCAA Tournament Upsets & Scores on Day 2 of the First Round

    The second day of the 2016 NCAA Tournament as the day of upsets and drama. From Middle Tennessee sending Michigan State home, to Northern Iowa beating Texas on a half-court buzzer beater, Iowa using a putback to beat Temple with time running out and Stephen F. Austin using the chaos of playing West Virginia to their advantage in another major surprise.

  • NCAA Tournament Day 1 Games Scores & Bracket

    NCAA Tournament Day 1 Games Scores & Bracket

    The first day of the 2016 NCAA Tournament had seven lower seeded teams winning their first round games, with the standouts beating Wichita State stifling Arizona, Gonzaga cruising against Seton Hall, Arkansas Little-Rock sizzling against Purdue and the biggest one of all was Yale over Baylor. As for things going a bit more as expected, […]

  • 2015 NFL Draft – First Round Selections & Most Productive Conferences

    2015 NFL Draft – First Round Selections & Most Productive Conferences

    There was nothing surprising about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers taking Jameis Winston out of Florida State with the first overall pick, followed by another quarterback, Marcus Mariota from Oregon, picked second by the Tennessee Titans. Slightly more surprising were the conference splits, as the ACC and Pac-12 led the way with nine players each taken in the first round. The Washington Huskies were the school with the most selected players in the first round.

  • NBA Playoffs – Mavericks vs Rockets Game 2 Predictions

    NBA Playoffs – Mavericks vs Rockets Game 2 Predictions

    Playoff basketball is full of psychological warfare, but if Chandler Parsons is indeed injured and won’t play in game 2 of the series between the Houston Rockets and the Dallas Mavericks, the Mavs are in big trouble, already down 1-0 to begin with.