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The Source of the Madness
The term March Madness, today, is synonymous with the NCAA Basketball Tournament, but the nickname was first used to describe another basketball tournament -- the annual Illinois High School Association tournament. Henry V. Porter is credited with coining the phrase in his 1939 article for the Illinois Interscholastic magazine, "March Madness."
March Madness was not used to describe the NCAA Basketball tournament until 1982, when Brent Musburger, a CBS reporter, used the term during the telecast of a tournament game. College basketball fans and the media have been using the term ever since.
Today, after a court battle over the ownership of the term, March Madness is co-owned by the NCAA and IHSA through the March Madness Athletic Association.
For more information on the history of the term March Madness, see MarchMadness.org.
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Villanova's Bell out indefinitely
Villanova, PA (Sports Network) - Villanova freshman guard James Bell will be out indefinitely, the school reported on Thursday. Full Story...
