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"March Madness" Not As Big Of A Workplace Distraction As Thought

Matt Herkimer — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:12:49 +0000

It's an urban myth that the NCAA Tournament is a workplace distraction. Sure, many workplaces have on-going bracket pools matching coworker against coworker for bragging rights and--more importantly--a cash jackpot. However a survey of managers by OfficeTeam.com reveals that compromised productivity is not a concern during March Madness.

March Into March

Greg Splashin' McShea — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:10:05 +0000

Let’s hope the old saying is true, that if March comes in like a lion it goes out like a lamb. Does that mean if March comes in like a lamb, it goes out like a lion? Anyway, lots of things are headed our way during the brand new month of March. Some noteworthy March, [...]

NCAA Title Game: Kentucky Beats Kansas 67-59 To Win National Championship

Joe Student — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 04:25:35 +0000

Doron Lamb scored 22 points, and Kentucky held off a spirited Kansas rally to beat the Jayhawks 67-59 in the NCAA title game in New Orleans on Monday night. The win gave the Wildcats (38-2) their eighth national championship in school history and first since 1998. After a first half that saw them surge ahead [...]

NCAA Basketball Tournament Report: Kentucky and Kansas Advance To 2012 Final Four

Joe Student — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:41:22 +0000

Traditional college basketball powers Kentucky and Kansas each won regional finals on Sunday to join Ohio State and Louisville in the 2012 Final Four in New Orleans next weekend. Here’s a recap of Sunday’s regional final games: South Regional Kentucky 82 — Baylor 70 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 19 points and Anthony Davis had 18 points [...]

NCAA Basketball Tournament Report: Ohio State Takes Out Syracuse

Joe Student — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 12:30:42 +0000

Louisville and Ohio State became the first two teams to advance to the 2012 Final Four in New Orleans next weekend. Here’s a recap of Saturday’s regional finals. East Regional Ohio State 77 — Syracuse 70 Jared Sullinger had 19 points and seven rebounds and Ohio State beat Syracuse 77-70 on Saturday night in the [...]

NCAA Basketball Tournament Report: North Carolina, Kentucky, Kansas and Baylor Advance To Regional Finals

Joe Student — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 06:21:51 +0000

Top seeds Kentucky and North Carolina joined Kansas and Baylor in advancing to the regional finals of the 2012 NCAA tournament on Friday. Here’s a recap of Friday’s NCAA tournament games: Midwest Regional North Carolina 73 — Ohio 65 (OT) Harrison Barnes scored five of his 12 points in overtime and North Carolina beat Ohio [...]

NCAA Basketball Tournament Report: Ohio State, Florida, Syracuse and Louisville Advance

Joe Student — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 05:05:32 +0000

Ohio State and Florida joined Big East powers Syracuse and Louisville in advancing to the regional finals of the 2012 NCAA tournament on Thursday. Here’s a recap of Thursday’s NCAA tournament games: East Regional Ohio State 81 — Cincinnati 66 Deshaun Thomas scored 26 points and teammate Jared Sullinger had 23 points and 11 rebounds, [...]

NCAA Basketball Tournament Report: Cincinnati, Ohio and Xavier Win To Advance To Round Of 16

Joe Student — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:03:42 +0000

Ohio, Cincinnati and Xavier all won on Sunday to join Ohio State in the NCAA basketball tournament round of 16. Top-seeded North Carolina and Michigan State also won to advance to the regional semi-finals. Here’s a full recap of the day’s action in the NCAA tournament: Midwest Regional North Carolina 87 — Creighton 73 After [...]

NCAA Basketball Tournament Report: Top Seeds Advance; Kentucky – Indiana Rematch Set For Friday

Joe Student — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 06:27:32 +0000

The higher-seeded team won every NCAA tournament game played in men’s Division I basketball on Saturday. Top seeds Kentucky and Syracuse were among the teams which advanced to the regional semifinal round next week. Here’s a recap of all of the NCAA tournament action from Saturday: South Regional Indiana 63 — VCU 61 Will Sheehey [...]

NCAA Basketball Tournament Report: Duke and Missouri Both Upset Victims On Friday

Joe Student — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 06:45:34 +0000

For the first time in the history of the NCAA basketball tournament, two No. 2 seeds — Duke and Missouri — were upset by No. 15 seeds on Friday. Several other lower seeds also won to advance to the third round of play on Sunday. Here’s a full recap of the day’s action in the NCAA basketball tournament:

10 Things You Need To Know Before You Fill Out Your NCAA Tournament Bracket

Joe Student — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:54:26 +0000

Do you have your NCAA bracket filled out yet? You'd better hurry. The 2012 NCAA basketball tournament gets underway Tuesday with two of the 'First Four' games. Mississippi Valley State plays Western Kentucky in a 16-seed game in the South Region, while BYU takes on Iona in a 14-seed game in the West Region. Here are 10 thin

Color March Madness "Orange"

Matt Herkimer — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 08:00:28 +0000

It's been an interesting season--to say the least-- for the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team. Off court issues have, at times, overshadowed what has been a magnificent year for the team which sports a 31-2 record entering the post-season. Now Boeheim's boys begin their quest for another national title with the start of "March Madness" the NCAA Tournament.

It's March Madness Baby!

Polly Wogg — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:29:40 +0000

If you’re into college hoops, or like me, just into winning, it’s March Madness baby! Employees will spend more time at work filling out their NCAA tournament brackets than actually working this week. So who do think is going to take it all? Does Syracuse have a chance to make it to the Final 4 [...]