The Big East snagged a record 11 spots for the 2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, including a one seed in the Southeast region for Pittsburgh, who had been the Big East's regular season champions.
Rounding out the top seeds were the defending NCAA champions
Jacob Tucker attends Division III Illinois College, and, at 5'11, stands about a foot shorter than slam dunk champion Blake Griffin. Yet, judging from this video, the guard with the amazing 50-inch vertical leap can match just about any of Griffin's award-winning dunks
Taiwan isn't exactly a basketball power, but that could all change if the rules of the game are amended to allow giant robot seals onto the court.
For some reason, Taiwanese engineers have constructed a robotic seal that can throw a basketball through a hoop with 99 percent accuracy from ten feet out.
The video is below the jump (and begins where the robot seal starts hitting two-pointers).
If you know anything about sports, you know that magic that is March Madness. Check out some of the all time greatest game winning shots.
Wow... this guy is pretty amazing! When I am at the gym I can barely stand on one of those balance balls -- check out what this guy can do on a basketball. Yeah -- I am kind of jealous!
From the action-packed first round of the NFL playoffs to the apparently-thrilling world squash finals, the stars of the sporting world were particularly photogenic this week. Here are a few of the week's best snaps
