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Exciting Montana Lady Griz and Grizzly Hoops (Video)

Alan K — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:58:32 +0000

Like you need more basketball excitement…There’s three state title teams right here in Western Montana; the Sentinel girls, the Hellgate boys and the Stevensville boys. Now lets take it up another notch, it’s tourney time right here in Missoula. The Lady Griz and the Griz are both in and ready to play. How about some [...]

Kentucky, Nope Cain't Say It

Alan K — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:22:15 +0000

Bobby Knight refused to say Kentucky on ESPN. Find out why.

Basketball Brackets: Is There a Secret to the Madness?

brooke — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:32:34 +0000

There's always plenty of buzz about NCAA tournament brackets this time of year. But is there really a winning strategy?

Hoops Fans Love It

Alan K — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:09:26 +0000

Missoula was basketball busy this past weekend. The Grizzlies and their fans awaited the announcement Sunday about who and where Montana would play ( Wisconsin, Albuquerque NM, Thursday,12;10 PM). The Sentinel Spartans were in the Girls AA State title game against Bozeman. That went overtime with Sentinel winning 66-60. The Hellgate [...]

Montana Is Going To The Dance [VIDEO]

Alan K — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:40:25 +0000

Seven thousand loud fans rattled the rafters last night in Dahlberg Arena, cheering for their Grizzlies under head coach Wayne Tinkle. It was the tourney title game against Weber State. A chance to play in the NCAA basketball tournament was on the line. It wasn’t easy for Montana for about three quarters of the 40 [...]

University of Montana Athletic Director Jim O'Day Filled Craig & Al in on the Griz's Basketball Victory Last Night

The Craig and Al Ghostwriter — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:21:52 +0000

Dahlberg Arena was rockin’ last night! 7,157 fans watched Montana win the Big Sky Conference basketball title by defeating the other contender Weber State 66-51. That might look like a runaway score but it was a 3-5 point game a lot of the time. The key to the game down the stretch was the role [...]

How Ugly IS Ugly?

Craig Johnson — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 18:54:35 +0000

The NCAA title game can be summed up in one word: Ugly. How ugly? The combined 95 points between UConn and Butler shattered the previous combined low in a shot-clock-era title game by a whopping 26 points. Butler didn’t hit their second two point shot until 12:32 mark in the second half, and ended the [...]

It's Butler & UConn

Craig Johnson — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:38:55 +0000

Virginia Commonwealth University’s storybook run from play-in game to Final Four ended Saturday night, as Butler will be crashing the NCAA’s title game for the second year in a row.

Shelvin Mack paced the Bulldogs with 24 points on five for six three-point shooting, and Butler downed VCU 70-62 in a hard fought battle that was closer than its final score

And Here Are Your Dates For The Dance

Craig Johnson — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:43:54 +0000

Virginia Commonwealth University and Butler will meet Saturday in the most unlikely Final Four match up in NCAA Tournament history. Led by Jamie Skeen’s 26 points, 11-seed VCU continued their impressive run of giant slaying with a surprisingly easy 71-61 victory over the one-seed Kansas Jayhawks. Eight-seed Butler punched their ticket to Houston with a [...]

Former Big Sky Standout In Stanford Video

Craig Johnson — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:14:10 +0000

Former Missoula Big Sky High School standout Joslyn Tinkle (yep, daughter of THAT Tinkle) is part of that Stanford video that’s gone viral. #1 Standford plays #5 North Carolina Saturday night in Spokane.

NCAA Week One Highlights

Craig Johnson — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:36:18 +0000

The first week of the NCAA Basketball Tournament has been put to rest. Here are the highlights: 1. Kyrie’s back Before freshman sensation Kyrie Irving injured his toe in December, defending national champions Duke hadn’t lost a game, and there was talk of an undefeated season. While it was assumed Irving would be out for [...]

ESPN Employees Banned

Craig Johnson — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:56:32 +0000

In workplaces all over America, folks spent Thursday morning scrambling to get their NCAA tournament brackets filled out before it was too late. Not so at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut. That’s because employees at ESPN — which had been promoting its bracket challenge front and center on its website — are banned from any [...]

The President Picks Kansas

Craig Johnson — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:47:50 +0000

“Kansas has firepower. They are going to go all the way.” Those are the words President Obama used in predicting the University of Kansas will take it all home in the national men’s college basketball tournament. The president has a pretty good record. Mr. Obama correctly predicted the University of North Carolina’s win in 2009. [...]

Road Trip, Basketball Fans!

Denny Bedard — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:31:09 +0000

Where are the U of Montana Lady Griz headed? Just got the word that the Univeristy of Montana Lady Griz will play in the Spokane Region of the NCAA Women[‘s Basketball Tournament. The Lady Griz are a #14 seed and will play the #3 seed UCLA. So pretty close to what everyone was figuring. The only big [...]

Big Day For The Big East

Craig Johnson — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:58:54 +0000

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

March Madness Coverage for Rookies & Seasoned Pros

Craig Johnson — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:54:40 +0000

Be watching for March Madness coverage here on the KYSS website. We’ll have the information you’re looking for whether you’re a seasoned March Madness veteran or a rookie to the office pool. We’ll have predictions, photo galleries, printable brackets available, expert picks, fan pics and, if the planets converge correctly…cheerleaders galleries. Our March Madness coverage [...]