Photo by Alysha TsujiCinderella runs, tales of redemption and the heartbreak of failure drown NCAA March Madness every year, making for some unforgettable story lines. For the second time in three years, Pepperdine will host a piece of the tournament in the upcoming season. Pepperdine won the bid to host the 2015 Men’s Basketball Division I West Regional Championships at … [Read more...] about Pepp plays host for the Big Dance in 2015
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Sweet Sixteen: NCAA women’s basketball
Photo courtesy of www.NCAA.comThe NCAA women’s basketball tournament will begin its Sweet Sixteen round of play this weekend, with some head-to-head matchups of the best teams the sport has to offer. Unsurprisingly (or perhaps very surprisingly, depending on your bracket), most of the top seeded teams have been able to advance thus far, making this upcoming round of play … [Read more...] about Sweet Sixteen: NCAA women’s basketball
Selection Sunday highlights the key figures at the big dance
Photo Courtesy of www.ncaa.com Oh, March Madness. The time of year when every single eyeball of every single sports fan across the country falls upon three glorious weeks in March. This tournament not only tests the skill of these basketball teams, but their mental and physical toughness. It will push players to the brink of exhaustion while their emotion levels seesaw … [Read more...] about Selection Sunday highlights the key figures at the big dance
Athletic probation halfway through
Pepperdine works through compliance issues discovered two years ago Money laundering, DUI arrests and sex tapes are scandals. In the NCAA, scandals are the result of a deviance from compliance and eligibility rules. Consequences for breaching the rules are handed down — whether it is for a coach’s private pay-by-play program, a football player signing copious amounts of … [Read more...] about Athletic probation halfway through