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Last second drama at the Frozen Four final, played at the Verizon Center on Saturday night, was the fitting culmination of an NCAA hockey tournament for the ages. Boston University and Miami (Ohio) faced off for a championship after Thursday night semifinal victories. Miami took a 3-1 lead deep into the third period, and an underdog win and unlikely champion would have been par for the course in a 2009 full of upsets. BU goalie Kieran Millan was pulled with 3:32 remaining in the 3rd period for an extra attacker, and when the clock wound down towards one remaining minute, the Terriers were all but finished. When they buried the puck with 59.5 seconds remaining, 3-2 was likely too little too late. But BU’s desperation attack was poised and relentless, and with 17.4 seconds to play, Boston’s Nick Bonino one-timed a shot past the left side of a beaten Cody Reichard. It was a heart stopping turn of events for Miami, a team and fan base who could all but hear the final horn and see a championship as the light at the end of a 60-second tunnel.

                    

For the last two years, Capitals fans have flocked to the Verizon Center and rocked the red. Last night, the arena was packed with hockey fans of a different breed, as Washington played host to the Frozen Four, the NCAA's Division I men's college hockey championship. Nevertheless, teams and fans are largely sporting the same colors. Boston University and Miami (Ohio) fit right in with their red school colors, though both teams were wearing their home white last night. The University of Vermont and Bemidji State, both in different shades of green, rounded out the field.

Speaking of NCAA tournaments, the Frozen Four is coming to the Verizon Center starting tonight, marking the first Division 1 NCAA Championship to be hosted here in the District of Columbia. The entire championship series is already sold out, but Craigslist is absolutely bustling with scalpers and ticket traders, so if you're hoping to go, check for deals.

You'll forgive us for not congratulating the winner of the 2009 DCist Reader-Staff NCAA Bracketfest contest in a more timely manner, but we've been a little busy licking our wounds. There's just no way to spin the fact that our readers delivered an embarrassing rout of the DCist staff in the standings: the best showing on our end was by Weekend Editor Kriston Capps, who came in a meager 29th overall.

Written by DCist Contributor Brett Gellman. Brett had this post ready much, much earlier today, but we failed to get it posted on time. Apologies all around.

Don't forget to sign up to participate in the 2009 DCist Reader-Staff NCAA Bracketfest! You'll need to fill out your complete brackets before midnight tonight to guarantee your spot in the contest. If you're new to the DCist NCAA pool, you'll have to first create a CBS Sportsline profile (if you've participated before, you already have one). Then access the DCist pool and enter the password ("dcist"), and you're all set to make your selections. Remember, the winner will receive bragging rights, their name posted in bold on this web site, and a special mystery prize!

Not burgers. Not books. Frakkin' en-see-double-A basketball.

2008 was always going to be a tough year to top for Jeff Jones and the American University Eagles men's basketball team. Jones -- previously the head coach at Virginia -- spent last year shaping a beleaguered program without much past success into a historic upset win over Maryland, a Patriot League championship, and a first-ever bid to the NCAA tournament. The Eagles, though they fell to the second-seeded Tennessee Volunteers in the first round, fought valiantly and were very much in the game until the last few minutes.

As D.C. prepares to host college hockey's Frozen Four, the NCAA is discussing whether or not the ice will be, as the illustrious event's name indicates, frozen. Of course they'd like it to be frozen. That's the traditional condition of ice, especially for ice hockey. It's just not how it usually is at Verizon Center...

You can pretty much set your calendar by the Maryland Terps men's soccer team's annual run deep into NCAA tournament. This year's no different: after dispatching George Mason in the second round and battling past a tough Cal team last week, the #2 seeded Terrapins meet up with the Creighton Blue Jays. The two teams have tangled before in the tourney, most recently in 2004 when current Glasgow Rangers midfielder Maurice Edu slotted home the winning penalty kick in a dramatic shootout win for Maryland. On Saturday, they meet up again for a trip to the Final Four. College Park's Ludwig Field — one of the nation's best college soccer atmospheres — should be rockin'. Kickoff at 1 p.m., Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for youth/seniors/students and they're available in advance on the UM athletics website.

Written by DCist contributor Brett Gellman.

Written by DCist Contributor Brett Gellman

Memphis had it all figured out. But after downing the powerful UCLA Bruins and storming ahead of the Kansas Jayhawks to an eight point lead with two minutes to go, the Tigers blew it. College basketball pregame show enthusiasts and overanalyzers everywhere were rewarded for heeding their experts' warnings: Memphis cannot shoot free throws. It took a miracle three by Mario Chalmers and the lack of a Memphis inside presence (Memphis' Joey Dorsey fouled out in regulation) during overtime for Kansas to complete the comeback and claim victory.

Just like that, their seasons are finished. Each Washington-area team represented in the men's NCAA Tournament wore a different shoe: the true Cinderella, the scrappy mid-major, and the powerhouse favorite. All suffered the same fate -- a disappointing exit in the first weekend of the tournament. Wha' happened?

George Mason capped a successful holiday week by beating South Carolina yesterday to take third-place in the Old Spice Classic in Orlando, Fla. Will Thomas paced the Patriots with 22 points and 11 rebounds, solidifying his place on the All-Tournament team. George Mason kicked off their tournament with an 87-77 win over 18th-ranked Kansas State. John Vaughan's 21 points led the team, which put all five starters in double figures. Folarin Campbell's 25 points made...

The mid-November start to the NCAA basketball season tends to get lost in the universe of sports coverage. This is probably due to the staggered opening nights around the country, but can also be attributed to competition with other sports -- college football entering its stretch run, the NFL in midseason, even the NBA's opening weeks garner more attention than college hoops. We're not about to let this exciting time slip through the cracks. With...

Everyone needs a vacation, even musicians, and the summer is quite naturally a time that the classical music world slows down. So this is it for your Classical Music Agenda, until August. This week's installment will be a little longer than normal, because there are several interesting things happening over the next couple months. If you want to hear some music this summer, you can, and here's where. HEADLINES: >> The most important classical music...

Well, it's Monday again and it seems the malaise caused by Georgetown's Saturday loss has subsided a bit. A dash of cherry blossoms and a pinch of kite festival always helps mend a broken heart. At least some Georgetown fans are finding a bit of solace in their prospects for next year. Solace came in another form at a Sunday mass for supporters and students in Atlanta when the presiding priest said, "I must admit,...

It's going to be 73 degrees today Washington, and we can hardly think straight for the giddyness associated with the possibility that it's time to put our winter coats away. But don't worry, we're not too drunk with sunshine to forget that Sweet 16 action in the NCAA mens basketball tournament starts today -- so don't forget to check in on your standings in the DCist pool. The only problem of course being the...

By DCist contributor Hayden Alfano Georgetown is the area's last hope for this year's NCAA men's basketball title. The Hoyas advanced to the Sweet 16 with a 62-55 win on Saturday over Boston College. After a first half in which he scored just two points and was saddled with two fouls, Georgetown center Roy Hibbert dominated the second 20 minutes. Hibbert finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds, and added the assist on this Patrick...

So, it seems like George Mason may have used up much of the region's supply of NCAA tourney magic in last year's dramatic run. Of the seven regional teams in this year's tournament, only Georgetown survived the first weekend to make the Sweet 16 – stay tuned to DCist for more hoops coverage as the city unites behind the Hoyas. And before you ask: no, I'm not the least bit bitter about having a bracket...

All right, all right. We'll admit that we may have been jumping the gun slightly when, ten days ago, we called the evening's winter weather advisory our "last chance" for snow. But c'mon! It was already March, and beautiful weather was just around the corner. We were sick of hoarding bread, milk and toilet paper; tired of wondering what the hell "liberal leave" meant; and weary from the toll exacted by churning out an...

College basketball fans on the Hilltop and in College Park are pleased, while the ones in Foggy Bottom probably wish they hadn't turned on the TV. The Hoyas pounded Belmont and will face Boston College, while the Terps handled Davidson and will face Butler, and the Colonials were clobbered by Vanderbilt, losing by 33. And over at the DCist Reader-Staff Bracketfest, Kyle Mahaney is in the lead, having picked every game except Butler over...

>> Looks like this morning's hellish Red Line delays were caused by an electrical malfunction involving the much-storied third rail. Sparks and smoke were first reported on the tracks between Dupont Circle and Woodley Park Stations at 7:15 a.m., forcing both north and southbound trains to share one track for two hours. Delays continued after the issue was resolved, as backed-up passengers filtered onto inbound trains. [Washington Post] >> One blogger tells the harrowing tale...

It starts at 12:20 p.m. this afternoon. Tip-off. For some, the pinnacle of sports fandom rests in these next few days. They are epic: 12 hour days that capture some of the very reasons why we watch sports. The NCAA Tournament has the most exhaustive field in major U.S. sports, giving 65 teams a shot at glory in the national spotlight. Year after year, the Big Dance provides buzzer beaters, star turns, Cinderella stories and...

As this weekend's madness subsides, the dizzying swell of lunacy set to commence this Thursday has begun to mount. If you're like us, you spend countless hours feverishly scribbling away at your notes. You dart to the printer to pick up your bracket like Han Solo on the Kessel Run. Your fingers are trained to the Alt and Tab buttons with ninja-like precision. Oh yes, the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship is soon to be underway...

Mason's Magic Slips Away For 38 minutes Monday night, the George Mason Patriots did what they needed to do to complete their improbable four-game run through the Colonial Athletic Association and make a return trip to the NCAA Tournament. They lost it all in 14 seconds. That’s how long it took for Virginia Commonwealth’s Eric Maynor to steal the ball from Dre Smith, drive downcourt, hit a layup while getting fouled by Gabe Norwood,...

Last week the Wizards signed former GW forward Mike Hall to a 10-day contract, making him the second Colonial from last year's team to make it to the NBA. The first was Pops Mensah-Bonsu, who scored the first points by a GW player in the NBA since Yinka "the Stinka" Dare in 1998. Neither look to play much this season, but it got us thinking - where are all the other players from local colleges?...

This team has a lot going for it - they have been in the top 25 since November. Coach Joe McKeown has more than 400 wins in 18 years at GW and has never had a losing season in Foggy Bottom. The team is NCAA tourney bound again, having gone in 13 of the last 16 seasons. And the games are held near the Metro, with cheap tickets - $9 each and groups of 10 or more for $1 each. But GW's average home attendance ranks 9th out of 14 teams in the conference, above only Duquesne, Fordham, LaSalle, St. Louis, and St. Bonaventure. GW has only topped 1000 fans once, while Bonaventure has done it twice.

A weekend full of college basketball saw all four major D.C. area programs hosting games against teams ahead of them in the respective conference standings. Two emerged with convincing wins, while two others suffered disappointing losses. On Saturday, Georgetown leapfrogged No. 11 Marquette into second place in the Big East with a 76-58 victory in front of an announced 17,867 at the Phone Booth. Jeff Green helped break open a close one around the six-minute...