Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU's best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor and daily distractions. We're being brought to you today by Bittersweet Lenny's R.I.P.A., because the end to this season was so bittersweet...bitter end but overachieving all the way to the Sweet Sixteen.
What You May Have Missed:
WVU Cruises Past Dukes to Reach WNIT Quarterfinals - WVU Athletics
WVU women's basketball used an all-around effort to advance in WNIT.
WVU women advance to face Villanova - Exponent Telegram
The West Virginia University women’s basketball team used an all-around effort in a 60-39 victory over Duquesne Thursday at the Coliseum to advance to the WNIT quarterfinals.
Baseball Hosts Charleston Southern - WVU Athletics
The West Virginia University baseball team will host Charleston Southern from March 27-29, at CONSOL Energy Ballpark in Washington, Pennsylvania.
Kentucky Hangover:
Kentucky (37-0) obliterates West Virginia to reach Elite Eight - ESPN
Recap, stats, photos, etc
WVU's Season Ends in Cleveland - WVU Athletics
UK defense gives WVU historically bad night - Charleston Daily Mail
No. 1 Kentucky thrashes West Virginia in Sweet Sixteen - Charleston Daily Mail
No. 1 Kentucky smashes WVU in Sweet 16 - Charleston Gazette
The antithesis of a classic - Charleston Gazette
No. 1 Kentucky overpowers West Virginia, 78-39, in Sweet 16 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Mountaineers endure Sweet 16 mauling as Cats clamp down - WV MetroNews
Are UKidding me? - Exponent Telegram
Mountaineers’ Elite Eight Bid Foiled by Kentucky - Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register
End of the Road for WVU - Parkersburg News and Sentinel
Bluegrass blues: Sweet 16 turns sour for Mountaineers - Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Kentucky labors little in 78-39 rout of West Virginia - Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Seniors Browne, Staten help rebuild WVU's basketball reputation - Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Staten Will be Missed for More Than His Skills - Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register
INSTANT ANALYSIS: WVU vs. Kentucky - Beckley Register-Herald
UK's astonishing walk, not WVU's outrageous talk, leads to Sweet 16 blowout - Sporting News
Huggins doesn’t fault Miles’ comments for fueling Kentucky’s blowout - WV MetroNews
NCAA notebook: Seniors endure difficult exit, Holton just shy of foul record - WV MetroNews
Top-seeded Wildcats ease past Mountaineers - WVUPros
Dance is over, WVU falls to UK - WVSports.com
Bittersweet Beatdown - EerSports
Kentucky routs WVU to end season at Sweet 16 - BGN
‘Cats Take Control, Dismantle Mountaineers - WVillustrated
Calipari challenged his top-ranked team: ‘We’re going to be the aggressor’ - WV MetroNews
VIDEO: Macon, Martin talk WVU loss to UK - BGN
WVSports.com TV: Basketball Interviews - WVSports.com
Holton, Adrian, Phillip, Paige & Carter
VIDEO: WVU-UK Postgame Interviews - EerSports
Miles, Phillip, Holton & Coach Martin
WATCH: WVU Coach Huggins and Players React to Loss to Kentucky - WVillustrated
Huggs, Staten & Williams; Williams, Miles, Holton, Carter & Phillip
AUDIO: WVU falls to Kentucky in Sweet 16 - BGN
Photo Gallery I: WVU vs Kentucky - BGN
WVU-UK Sweet Sixteen Photo Gallery - EerSports
Around the League (and Beyond):
Baylor cornerbacks to be deeper, more experienced - Waco Tribune
Step Into My Office: Georgios Tsalmpouris - Wide Right & Natty Lite
Kansas Jayhawks will pay David Beaty for every Big 12 win - Big 12 Blog - ESPN
Bob Huggins’ one season at Kansas State should never be forgotten - Wichita Eagle
Cowboy offensive tackle retires - Cowboys Ride For Free
Tyrone Swoopes ahead of Jerrod Heard at first Texas Longhorns spring practice - Burnt Orange Nation
Should TCU Football schedule a second Power 5 non-conference opponent in the future? - Frogs O' War
Texas Tech's Zach Smith: A Year in Review - Viva The Matadors
What's On Tap:
(7) Michigan St Spartans vs. (3) Oklahoma Sooners - Preview - ESPN
Approximately 10:07 pm tonight from the Carrier Dome on TBS
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Miss Throwdown:
Today's Miss Throwdown is . CLICK HERE for today's gallery of Kate Upton.