Duke 61, Butler 59 In one of the better NCAA championship games in recent memory, a memorable night of basketball lingered in the public consciousness because of all the things that almost happened at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Every defining sporting event – every competition that leaves an imprint on its audience – possesses [...]

Monday, 9:21 p.m. ET, CBS The Duke Blue Devils are going to be an overwhelming favorite Monday night in Indianapolis when the NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship is contested at Lucas Oil Stadium. A lot of people, if asked whether the underdog Butler Bulldogs can stay within single digits and keep this title tilt [...]

Butler 52, Michigan State 50 Don’t call the Butler Bulldogs a Cinderella. Don’t call them Hoosiers. Don’t call them the new George Mason. Call them the best defensive team in the country, and call them a participant in the last and most meaningful college basketball game of the season. Yes, coach Brad Stevens’s team – [...]

They said it could not be done. The Butler Bulldogs have not only made it to the Final Four, but with tonight’s 52-50 win Butler is now 5-0 in the 2010 NCAA Tournament and headed to Monday night’s Championship Game. Now 33-4 on the season, the Bulldogs await tonight’s Duke vs. West Virginia game winner. [...]

Game #1: Butler vs. Michigan State Saturday, 6:07 p.m. ET – CBS Based strictly on their seedings – that pesky little number always showing up next to the team names – Michigan State and Butler should probably not be playing in the Final Four. How quickly we forget that these two teams were picked by [...]