Duke Wins the 2010 NCAA Tournament

Chalk in the End

When is it a surprise when a #1 seed (Duke) beats a #5 seed (Butler) in the NCAA championship game? Usually the answer is never, but after the large string of upsets throughout the first 4 rounds of the tournament, why shouldn’t it continue into the championship game? At the beginning of the tournament if someone had asked you who would win between Duke and Butler if they were to meet in the national championship game there wouldn’t be a doubt in your mind that Duke would win. What if someone had asked you that same question right before the game started, I bet you wouldn’t answer as quickly. Chances are if you didn’t have Duke in your bracket you were rooting for Butler because who doesn’t want to see an underdog come out on top? But there is a difference in terms of rooting for 

Baylor’s Brittney Griner Suspended

The Punch

In a women’s college basketball game between Baylor and Texas Tech, Baylor freshman phenom Brittney Griner and Texas Tech’s Jordan Barncastle got their arms tangled up while Barncatle was trying to guard Griner in the post. Barncastle was called for a foul as she spun Griner around and tossed her aside by the arm. Griner responded by throwing a punch at a defenseless Barncastle, who wasn’t even looking at Griner at the time, hitting her square in the face and breaking her nose. Griner was ejected from the game. If you haven't seen it, here is the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtaPtQnu370

The Punishment

As a result of her punch, Griner has been suspended for two games (one by the NCAA and one by the school.) Baylor has one game left in the regular season so Griner will miss that game and Baylor’s first round game of the Big 12 tournament. This seems to be an absolute joke of a