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R.I.P. T.A.H. 2005 - 2013: ACC Sports Blog To Close Shop On Day Of Important Surgery
(Steve Kohls / Brainerd Daily Dispatch via AP)Dear loyal readers, not-so-loyal readers, people who hate to read and the general public at large including the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (which never invited us to play in their stupid sandbox):The goal was to reach 1 million visits and then close shop. That said, for reasons unknown to anybody at T.A.H. Worldwide Media...
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March 25, 2013
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Pictures Of The Last Day
Yes we did! We really did care about soccer...OK, no we didn’t. But, we do appreciate the passion for futbol the reigns king all over the world. Here, Yousef Mansour E Alsalem of Saudi Arabia celebrates after scoring a goal during the 2015 AFC Asia Cup Qualifying match between Indonesia and Saudi Arabia, at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on March 23, 2013 in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Syamsul...
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March 25, 2013
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R.I.P. T.A.H. 2007 - 2013: ACC Sports Blog To Close Shop On Day Of Important Surgery
(Steve Kohls / Brainerd Daily Dispatch via AP)Dear loyal readers, not-so-loyal readers, people who hate to read and the general public at large including the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (which never invited us to play in their stupid sandbox):The goal was to reach 1 million visits and then close shop. That said, for reasons unknown to anybody at T.A.H. Worldwide Media...
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March 25, 2013
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Duke, Miami Move On To Sweet 16, Heels Headed Home
(Greg Nelson/Sports Illustrated)Duke and Miami are headed to the Sweet 16 while horrific shooting sends North Carolina back to Chapel Hill.MIAMI 63, Illinois 59 - Shane Larkin hit a go-ahead three-pointer with a minute left and Miami gained possession on a ball knocked out of bounds that probably should have gone to Illinois, helping the Hurricanes hold on for a 63-59 victory Sunday...
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March 25, 2013
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ACC To Invite Florida Gulf Coast To Join League
(Rob Carr/Getty Images)Sources close (geographically) to ACC headquarters swear on a stack of sweat socks that the league is seriously considering inviting Florida Gulf Coast to join the ACC.“They are the only undefeated team in the history of the NCAA tournament,” said an ACC staffer who did not want to be identified. The Eagles are making their first trip to the Big Dance...
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March 25, 2013
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This Nice Man’s Name Is Actually Kryzewski
(Elsa/Getty Images)In spite of what you may have seen here over the past 8 years, Duke’s Hall of Fame head coach’s name is not spelled Kryzrhgv7ski or Kryzxcsw2ski or Kryzmklo9ski or Kryzqwdf5ski or Kryzytghb3ski nor does it have a number in it like Krzyfvmls4ski.Or so we are told.
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March 25, 2013
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Bracket Busters
(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)Wichita State's Cleanthony Early (11) celebrates after his team defeated Gonzaga 76-70 during a third-round game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 23, 2013.Can UNC knock off Kansas?
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March 24, 2013
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Big Dance: Three ACC Teams Advance, One Disappoints (Again)
(Elsa/Getty Images)DUKE 73, Albany 61 - Duke had been hearing about Lehigh for a year.The second-seeded Blue Devils used the perimeter shooting of Seth Curry and the inside dominance of Mason Plumlee to put last season's NCAA tournament upset to rest, beating Albany on Friday in the second round of the Midwest Regional.It was in the same round - and with the same seeding - that...
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March 23, 2013
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Ol’ Roy: Win # 700
(Ed Zurga/Getty Images)Head coach Roy Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels reacts in the first half against the Villanova Wildcats during the second round of the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at the Sprint Center on March 22, 2013 in Kansas City, Missouri. The win was Williams' 700th of his career.
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March 23, 2013
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Maryland Knocks Off Denver In Round 2 Of NIT
WELLS (Gail Burton/AP Photo)Maryland used a small lineup to mount a big comeback in a 62-52 victory over Denver on Thursday night in the second round of the NIT.Dez Wells scored 19 points for the Terrapins, who closed with a 23-4 run after trailing 48-39 with 9:15 left.Wells fueled the surge with nine points. It was the sixth game in 12 days for the Terrapins (24-12), who won'...
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March 23, 2013
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Pictures Of The Day
If you play a World Cup qualifier in Colorado in March, it might snow. It did. A lot. The U.S. beat Costa Rica 1-0. (Ron Chenoy, USA TODAY Sports)Christophe Varidel #5 (R) and Chase Fieler #20 of the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles celebrate their 78-68 win as Otto Porter Jr. #22 of the Georgetown Hoyas walks off of the court dejected during the second round of the 2013 NCAA Men's...
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March 23, 2013
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It' Aint Braggin' If It's True: TAH 14-2 On Thursday
WHAT?!?!? (Harry How/Getty Images)T.A.H. filled out two official brackets for the 2013 Big Dance. GP1 picked according to the Vegas line and finished the day 13-3. GP2 followed the great wisdom that is T.A.H. and went 14-2.The two losses? Missouri which we picked out of loyalty to the ACC figuring former Miami coach Frank Haith had caught enough flak for a while. In retrospect...
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March 22, 2013
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The T.A.H. Brackets
CLICK ON THE BRACKET FOR A CLEARER VIEWBracket #1 was done using Las Vegas odds for each of the Round of 32 games. The boys in Vegas picked a few upsets – Creighton, Colorado and Minnesota. Then we went ahead and picked who we thought might win as opposed to our usual tendency to pick against the teams we don’t like.For total points we averaged the total for the past 11 (no...
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March 21, 2013
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ACC Wannabe JMU Crushes LIU, Poised For First Ever 16 Seed Over 1 Seed Upset
DAVIS (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)By G. Petty, (with an assist from the AP), soon-to-be retired Editor/Publisher T.A.H. (JMU '79)All hail JMU, all hail JMU Nation.JMU Nation celebrated last night when the beloved Dukes, absent from the big Dance since 1994, crafted a brilliant 68 to 55 win over tough, crafty, underrated and no doubt future national champion Long Island University...
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March 21, 2013
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2007 & 2010: JMU Seeks Inclusion In Ever-Expanding ACC
(Editor's note: We thought today was a good day to republish this story which originally ran in 2007 and again in 2010.)According to sources close to TAH, James Madison University, home of the Dukes, has petitioned the Atlantic Coast Conference for admission into the venerable sports conference. JMU’s slogans supporting the cause are “Two Dukes Are Better Than One” and...
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March 21, 2013
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Picture Of The Day
CLICK ON THE GRAPHIC FOR A BETTER VIEWPresident Obama’s 2013 NCAA Tournament bracket. (ESPN)
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March 21, 2013
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Pop Culture: Tiger And Lindsey Sitting In A Tree (Privately)
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March 20, 2013
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Tuesday Night ACC N.I.T. Basketball
FAUST (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)MARYLAND 86, Niagara 70 - Nick Faust had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Maryland used a strong second half to defeat Niagara in the opening round of the NIT.Tied at halftime, the Terrapins (23-12) used a 21-2 run to take a 56-38 lead before coasting to the finish. Second-seed Maryland next hosts the winner of the Ohio-Denver game, held late Tuesday...
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March 20, 2013
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Pictures Of The Day - Let Their Be Madness
Neiko Hunter #1 of the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders drives for a shot attempt against Beau Levesque #15 of the St. Mary's Gaels in the first half during the first round of the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at University of Dayton Arena on March 19, 2013 in Dayton, Ohio. St. Mary’s won the game. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)John Caleb Sanders #33 of...
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March 20, 2013
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ACC N.I.T. Basketball
Tuesday, Mar 19Niagara (Purple Eagles, 4,200 students, Lewiston, NY) @ MARYLAND, (NIT First Round), 7:00 PM, TV: ESPN2Norfolk State (Spartans, 6,200 students, Norfolk, VA) @ VIRGINIA, (NIT First Round), 9:00 PM, TV: ESPNULouisiana Tech (Bulldogs, 11,581 students, Ruston, LA) @ FLORIDA STATE, (NIT First Round), 9:15 PM, TV: ESPN3
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March 19, 2013
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Friday ACC NCAA Schedule
Friday, Mar 22DUKE vs. Albany (Great Danes, 12,950 students, Albany, NY), Philadelphia, Pa., 12:15 PM, TV: CBSN.C. STATE vs. Temple (Owles, 27,725 students, Philadelphia, PA), Dayton, Ohio, 1:40 PM, TV: TBSMIAMI vs. Pacific (Boxers, 3,200 students, Forest Grove, OR), Austin, Texas, 2:10 PM, TV: TNTNORTH CAROLINA vs. Villanova (Wildcats, 6,394 students, Villanova, PA), Kansas City...
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March 19, 2013
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Inaugural Coaches’ All-ACC Basketball Team
Miami's Shane Larkin, who led Miami to the 2013 ACC title, and national scoring leader Erick Green of Virginia Tech are among first-team honorees on the inaugural Coaches All-ACC Basketball Team announced on Monday.The first-, second- and third-team selections were made by a vote of the league's 12 head coaches. Balloting was conducted prior to last weekend's ACC Tournament...
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March 19, 2013
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Five ACC Women’s Teams Dancing
Five ACC teams are among the 64-team field for the 2013 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship announced Monday evening.ACC Champion Duke (29-2, 17-1 ACC) was selected as a No. 2 seed, North Carolina (28-6, 14-4) was tabbed a No. 3 seed and Maryland (24-7, 14-4) earned a No. 4 seed, while Florida State (22-9, 11-7) and Miami (21-10, 11-7) each received a No. 8 seed, which marks the...
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March 19, 2013
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Pictures Of The Day
Oye Como Va! Carlos Santana #41 of the Dominican Republic celebrates with teammates Jose Reyes #7 and Alejandro De Aza #30 after scoring in the fifth inning agianst the Netherlands during the semifinal of the World Baseball Classic at AT&T Park on March 18, 2013 in San Francisco, California. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images North America)Twenty-three in a row... LeBron James #6 of the...
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March 19, 2013
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It Is What It Is: NCAA Snubs ACC
We knew the ACC was in trouble when we saw the fifth place team from the Mountain West (Boise State) make the tournament field. Then when Miami slid down to a #2 seed (becoming the first ACC regulars season and tourney champ to not receive a #1 seed in the history of dancing) and an advancing UNC got stuck with a third round game against #1 seed Kansas in Kansas City, it was pretty...
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March 18, 2013
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