Chants of "You got Jimmered," "Spiders" and "Sweet 16" rang through the Pepsi Center in Denver Saturday night, as BYU and Richmond posted easy wins and moved on to the Regional Semifinals in New Orleans and San Antonio, respectively.
Wyoming and BYU are the only Mountain West Conference teams to move on to the second round of the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) as TCU lost to Oral Roberts, 78-74, on Thursday night in Fort Worth.
The Mile High City seems to be the place where higher seeded teams go to die in this year's NCAA Men's Basketball Championship. Three of the four lower seeded teams were victorious Thursday, as the 11, 12 and 13 seeds move on to Saturday's third round in Denver, Colorado. Oh, how I love being in basketball heaven!
Oh to be a part of the media! With great seats and "backstage access," it's a wonderful time to be covering something I love, the NCAA Men's Basketball Championships. Check things out over the next few days, as I bring you an inside look at what goes on behind the scenes at one of the biggest events each year in sports.
With the nation's leading scorer in town, the Wyoming Cowboys put up quite a fight Wednesday night at the Arena-Auditorium. They fell just short in their upset bid, as the 8th-ranked BYU Cougars escaped Laramie with a 69-62 victory.