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Tuesday night was the perfect ending to Kentucky's 2012-13 "Back to Earth" World Tour: an upset loss to Robert Morris in John Calipari's hometown of Moon Township, Pa., punctuated by the first and most fun NIT court-storm I can remember. T...

There was a time in my college hoops writing career -- probably back when I was in college myself, actually -- where I took it upon myself, teller of hard truths, when and why college students could or could not rush the court following the end of a ...

This Saturday was always going to be a bit more underwhelming than recent weeks, but boy, did it end well. Once it ended, that is. Creighton students rushed the court before the game was officially over. Their reverse storm, in which they calmly walk...

No wonder Virginia Tech fans stormed the court. No wonder that court-storm looked like an impromptu Girl Talk concert. This win -- and everything it means -- was a long time coming. The Hokies have spent three years in bubble purgatory. Now, final...

Earlier Monday, yours truly detailed Ohio State freshman Jared Sullinger's claims that he was spit on during Wisconsin's court storm after the Badgers' huge win over the Buckeyes Saturday. Long story short: Sullinger says a Wisconsin fan spit on him ...

Oh, to be in Madison on Saturday. Wisconsin's win against as-yet-undefeated No. 1 Ohio State no doubt set the city -- perhaps the best college town in America -- off. State Street, Madison's bustling avenue of bars, shops, restaurants, bars, and m...

The other day, college hoops blog Storming The Floor came up with an idea: Since South Carolina was stuck paying a $25,000 fine to the SEC for storming the court after their thrilling, totally storm-worthy win over No. 1 Kentucky Tuesday night, why n...

Want to sneak something in the Afternoon Links? Follow me on Twitter and send me your stuff. Off we go: Storming The Floor came up with a fantastic idea yesterday. Since SEC commissioner (Who else hears Heath Ledger's Joker snarling "coMISSioner...

Huh? That's the likely immediate reaction you'll have when you see Kyle Whelliston's screenshot from last night's College of Charleston-Wofford game, wherein Charleston students are mobbing each other on the court after a home win over a 13-8 Souther...

Last week, I wrote about Clemson's premature, unnecessary, and ultimately forgivable court-storm after their big win over North Carolina. Clemson was favored in the game; this was not an upset. But given the two schools' relationship and the way Clem...

This happens every year. One of two things happens: A traditional also-ran experiences a sudden surge of success and upsets a traditional power at home. Or a traditional power that's fallen on hard times (say, Indiana) temporarily overcomes those ...