WBKR » ncaa http://wbkr.com Tue, 21 May 2013 00:54:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Chad's NCAA Sweet Sixteen Predictions http://wbkr.com/chads-ncaa-sweet-sixteen-predictions/ http://wbkr.com/chads-ncaa-sweet-sixteen-predictions/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:43:36 +0000 Chadwick Benefield http://wbkr.com/?p=49696 Normally, I can't wait to fill out my brackets in our NCAA office pool.  Typically, I am right in the hunt when it comes down to the final weekend.  I have won a couple of grand prizes here at work and have come up JUST short a couple of other times as well.  But, this year, I was on vacation for two weeks and didn't have the chance to fill out my brackets.  So, I thought I would try and redeem myself and share my Sweet 16 predictions.  Now, I'll be honest.  Some of the teams still left in the mix should, well, not still be in the mix.  I would never have predicted some of these folks getting through two rounds in the draw.  But which have the depth, speed and power to advance to the Elite Eight and beyond.  The Final Four?  The National Championship?  Let's take a look into my crystal, inflatable basket balls!

]]> http://wbkr.com/chads-ncaa-sweet-sixteen-predictions/feed/ 0 From UK Athletics Official Site (Photo by Chet White | UK Athletics) NCAA Unhappy About UK's Calipari Milestone Celebration http://wbkr.com/ncaa-unhappy-about-uks-calipari-milestone-celebration/ http://wbkr.com/ncaa-unhappy-about-uks-calipari-milestone-celebration/#comments Sat, 18 Jun 2011 06:22:56 +0000 Dave Spencer http://wbkr.com/?p=8704 Back in February, the University of Kentucky had a great big celebration in honor of head basketball coach John Calipari's 500th victory. Confetti, a big cake, pin the tail on the donkey--you know, the works! Everybody had a very good time...except the NCAA. Because in their eyes--and according to their official records--John Calipari does NOT own 500 victories.

]]> http://wbkr.com/ncaa-unhappy-about-uks-calipari-milestone-celebration/feed/ 0 UK Coach John Calipari (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) My Bloody Brackets! http://wbkr.com/my-bloody-brackets/ http://wbkr.com/my-bloody-brackets/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:55:01 +0000 Chadwick Benefield http://wbkr.com/?p=3036 In my 13 years here at WBKR, I have acquired quite a reputation for doing very well in the NCAA Tournament pool.  I have won the jackpot a couple of times and am almost always a force in the final weekend of action.  But, as the old saying goes, all good things must come to an end . . . and my run most certainly has! 

]]> http://wbkr.com/my-bloody-brackets/feed/ 0 Who CLAWED my brackets? (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Barack Obama Picks Kansas to Win The National Championship http://wbkr.com/barack-obama-picks-kansas-to-win-the-national-championship/ http://wbkr.com/barack-obama-picks-kansas-to-win-the-national-championship/#comments Sun, 20 Mar 2011 16:00:16 +0000 brad.bruner http://wbkr.com/?p=2982 Barack Obama didn't take a whole lot of risks when filling out his NCAA Tournament brackets.

The President has all four number one seeds — Duke, Pittsburgh, Ohio State and Kansas — advancing to the Final Four, with Kansas winning it all

]]> http://wbkr.com/barack-obama-picks-kansas-to-win-the-national-championship/feed/ 0 Official White House Photo/Pete Souza NCAA Includes Kentucky http://wbkr.com/ncaa-includes-kentucky/ http://wbkr.com/ncaa-includes-kentucky/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:42:02 +0000 Moon Mullins http://wbkr.com/?p=2786 The Wildcats play Princeton Thursday in a game to be aired at 1:45 on the Country Station, WBKR. Check  out the complete schedule here.

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