Showing posts with label NCAA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NCAA. Show all posts

Sunday, April 3, 2022

Final Four Classic: 2022 Edition

Last year it was Gonzaga vs UCLA; but not to be out done, the 2022 Final Four has its own classic: Duke vs North Carolina. Though the perineal rivals had met 257 times previously since 1920, the two college basketball powerhouses had never actually played each other in NCAA basketball's biggest stage. Adding to the drama, this was Duke's legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski's last tournament. Well, the two teams did not disappoint...it was a thrilling semi-final that UNC won (81-77) in the final seconds.

Sunday, April 4, 2021

Best March Madness Game (Ever?): Gonzaga v UCLA

It's been a topsy-turvy NCAA championship, with lots of upsets and excitement...but nothing as good as last night's 2nd semi-final game. Top seed Gonzaga eked out a breathless, thrilling OT win over a determined UCLA. Certainly, one of the, if not the, best NCAA tournament games ever.



Will the final be half as good? Well see...

This Day in Physics

On Jun 30, 121 years ago, Albert Einstein's groundbreaking paper " On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies " (original German ...