Episode 28: Men’s Game Is Vertical; Women’s Is Horizontal. Which Do You Think is Fore Fun? Listen.
Podcast: NCAA Basketball Displays More Sexism than Talent. (#BoycottBeijingOlympics?)
Sunday, April 11, 2021 at 6:49 AM
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Stanford Edges Arizona to Win Women’s Basketball Title. Relocate (Don’t Boycott) Beijing 2022 Olympics!
Monday, April 5, 2021 at 6:37 AM
Organizers hype the annual NCAA Division 1 women’s and men’s basketball tournaments as “March Madness.” They do so to exploit “the thrill of victory and agony of defeat” inherent in watching low-seeded teams (aka Cinderellas) upset top-seeded ones — often with buzzer-beating hail marys. Unfortunately, these tournaments rarely live up to the hype, respectively. Sure… Read more.
March Madness…
Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 7:23 AM
Is thinking Sister Jean has anything to do with Loyola’s miracle. Organizers hype the annual NCAA Division 1 Basketball Tournament as “March Madness.” They do so to exploit “the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat” inherent in low-seeded teams (a.k.a. Cinderellas) upsetting top-seeded ones — often with buzzer-beating hail marys. Incidentally, I decided years… Read more.
Mississippi State, Cinderella of all Cinderellas, Upsets Presumptive Princess UConn
Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 7:47 AM
Organizers hype the annual NCAA Division 1 Basketball Tournament as ‘March Madness.’ They do so to exploit ‘the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat’ inherent in low-seeded (a.k.a. Cinderella) teams upsetting top-seeded ones — often with buzzer-beating hail marys. Except that this year’s tournament hasn’t quite lived up to that hype. After all, the… Read more.
NCAA March Madness … among the Women Too
Friday, April 1, 2016 at 7:36 AM
Organizers hype the annual NCAA Division 1 Basketball Tournament as “March Madness.” They do so to exploit “the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat” inherent in low-seeded (aka Cinderella) teams upsetting top-seeded ones – often with buzzer-beating, three-point hail marys. This year’s tournament has lived up to that hype – as millions who picked… Read more.