If there was ever a tournament made perfectly for a montage like this, this year had everything. Imagine the people responsible for editing this after seeing North Carolina’s Marcus Paige hit the National Championship tying 3-pointer with 4 seconds left, only for Kris Jenkins of Villanova to win it all at the buzzer.
Half-court shots, monster dunks, upsets, high-fives, heartbreaks, and Luther Vandross. Here’s your 2016 ‘One Shining Moment’.
Monday morning, CBS Sports staff writer Matt Norlander helped us all get to know the coaches who will be patrolling the sidelines for the next few weeks during March Madness. I think musical taste could say a lot about a person, and Norlander asked each of the coaches who their favorite band or artist was.
While I have Xavier making a deep run, I might be questioning it more based on head coach Chris Mack’s answer. There is a lot of Eagles and Bob Marley love among the field. I do enjoy Northern Iowa’s Ben Jacobson mentioning his dad’s band. John Calipari’s is NOT Drake. And of course Mike Krzyzewski was the only one not to answer back…
…so Norlander designated Beyonce to Coach K.
Here are the answers the rest of the coaches gave from each region. I hope this totally influences how you fill out your brackets if you haven’t already.
This month, college hoops takes center stage. What better way to get you prepared for March Madness than talk to a pro that knows everything going into the tourney? Scott Phillips from NBC Sports and I talk about the elite teams, stars who should shine, the bubble teams, potential Cinderellas and more. (Interview starts at the 30:35 mark if you want to jump ahead)
TJ and I also get into some TV talk, the Ballpark Foodie series, and tease next week’s “Selection Monday” show for our TV Character Madness Tournament. We also introduce the Piffcast Cork Board for those of you who have a project, event or cause you’d like to promote. Listen to find out more about it.
It’s March and it’s MAD AS HELL!
Conference tournaments are underway and the NCAA tournament is near. On top of the usual annual March Madness traditions (like bubble teams, brackets, Cinderellas, and buzzer beaters), another favorite of mine is the “One Shining Moment” montage that concludes the tournament and all of college basketball for the season.
The song was written by David Barrett about College Basketball National Championship and made it’s debut as the winning team cut down the nets in 1987. He was inspired to write it on a napkin in 1986 while watching Larry Bird play on TV from a local bar in Michigan. Other versions of the song have been performed by Teddy Pendergrass, Luther Vandross, and Jennifer Hudson.
From now until the end of the NCAA tournament this year, we’ll post a “One Shining Moment” of the Day. Appropriately so, David Barrett’s 1987 version and the song’s debut on the CBS broadcast will be our first.
The 44th President of the United States LOVES his sports. He is an unapologetic Chicago White Sox fan. He fills out March Madness brackets for both Men and Women’s tournaments on SportsCenter each year. He also has no problem mixing it up on the White House basketball court.
So on his 54th birthday, lets put the partisan blah blah blah on the back-burner and appreciate something we all enjoy…Sports.
I look forward to the President’s annual segment on ESPN where he joins the rest of the nation in the Madness. Since he was elected, President Obama is interviewed by college basketball reporter Andy Katz from the White House to talk out each of his picks. Last year he took regular season undefeated favorite Kentucky to win it all (like many of you did) over Nova, and was obviously incorrect as Duke beat Wisconsin in the National Championship.
President Obama finished in ESPN’s 72.9 percentile in 2014 and was most successful in 2011 with a bracket in the 87.4%. Both years, UConn won the National Championship and he didn’t pick them. The President did choose a National Champion for his first year in office, North Carolina in 2009.
ESPN isn’t the only network who gets to share air-time with the Commander in Chief as one of CBS’s best color analysts, Clark Kellogg, took him on in a game of HORSE…err POTUS.
I don’t even want to know what would’ve happen if the President got skunked.
Despite referring to his White Sox’s home stadium as “Kaminskey Field” early in his first term, the President has never wavered as a Chicago die hard. When the Bulls re-signed All-Star Jimmy Butler to a longterm deal, he was on it…
(Props to my old teammate Matt Rodewald for getting that tweet picked up)
Before the Blackhawks hit the ice for Game 6, President Obama was leading the chants from Twitter…
And wore his lucky hockey sweater while doing so.
While touring Cooperstown a year ago, the President asked to try on the White Sox World Series ring.
…and then donated the Sox jacket he wore to throw out the first pitch at the 2009 All-Star Game to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
The President even hosted a White House visit for the Super Bowl winning 1985 Bears team, because they never got the chance to do so before.
(Ironic that it was Mike Ditka handing the President his jersey since he also wanted to run against him for a Senate seat in 2004)
The ’85 Bears and the Blackhawks may be the only Chicago teams that the President has hosted at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, but he always seems to get a quick shoutout in for his favorite squads when he hosts other teams.
What an honor! Thanks for the #selfie, @BarackObama http://t.co/y5Ww74sEID—
David Ortiz (@davidortiz) April 01, 2014
We all remember the drama surrounding Red Sox DH David Ortiz’s selfie with the President and the handful of athletes who make a thing out of not going to visit the White House, despite it being a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity (looking at you, Tim Thomas)…
But damn, do those photo ops turn out great.
If you haven’t yet, check out this week’s Throwback Thursday Year in Review.
Not a bad year for sports, right?
Yes, I know…
It’s the year Taylor Swift was born, but also happening in 1989…
And here’s what we saw from the world’s of Movies, Music and Sports.
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Back to the Future Part II, Ghostbusters II, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Parenthood, When Harry Met Sally…, Seen No Evil, Hear No Evil, Say Anything…, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Look Who’s Talking, The Burbs, Uncle Buck, Weekend at Bernie’s, Driving Miss Daisy, Turner & Hooch, Fletch Lives, Harlem Nights, Going Overboard, The War of the Roses, UHF, New York Stories, The Big Picture, Gross Anatomy, Crimes and Misdemeanors, We’re No Angels, AND…
Lethal Weapon II, Black Rain, License to Kill, The Abyss, Dead Calm, Next of Kin, Lock Up, The Punisher, Leviathan, Pet Sematary, Kickboxer, DeepStar Six, The Killer, The Package, Samurai Cop, The January Man, Cutting Class, Johnny Handsome, Halloween 5, Sea of Love, Blue Steel, Far From Home, Shotgun, Ministry of Vengeance, An Innocent Man, The Mighty Quinn, AND…
Dead Poets Society, Do The Right Thing, Glory, Steel Magnolias, My Left Foot, Casualties of War, Sex Lies and Videotape, Always, Rooftops, Born on the Fourth of July, Driving Miss Daisy, Sea of Love, Small Sacrifices, Lean On Me, Gleaming the Cube, True Believer, Scandal, Look Back in Anger, The Ryan White Story, Drugstore Cowboy, The Karen Carpenter Story, Immediate Family, Listen To Me, Dad, Music Box, AND…
1. “Look Away” – Chicago
2. “My Prerogative” – Bobby Brown
3. “Every Rose Has It’s Thorn” – Poison
4. “Straight Up” – Paula Abdul
5. “Miss You Much” – Janet Jackson
6. “Cold Hearted” – Paula Abdul
7. “Wind Beneath My Wings” – Bette Midler
8. “Girl You Know It’s True” – Milli Vanilli
9. “Baby I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley” – Will to Power
10. “Give You The Best That I Got” – Anita Baker
11. “Right Here Waiting” – Richard Marx
12. “Waiting for a Star to Fall” – Boy Meets Girl
13. “Lost In Your Eyes” – Debbie Gibson
14. “Don’t Wanna Lose You” – Gloria Estafan
15. “Heaven” – Warrant
16. “Girl I’m Gonna Miss You” – Milli Vanilli
17. “The Look” – Roxette
18. “She Drives Me Crazy” – Fine Young Cannibals
19. “On Our Own” – Bobby Brown
20. “Two Hearts” – Phil Collins
21. “Blame It On The Rain” – Milli Vanilli
22. “Listen To Your Heart” – Roxette
23. “I’ll Be There For You” – Bon Jovi
24. “If You Don’t Know Me By Now” – Simply Red
25. “Like A Prayer” – Madonna
Average: Kirby Puckett (MIN) – .344
Hits: Kirby Puckett (MIN) – 215
Home Runs: Kevin Mitchell (SF) – 47
RBI: Kevin Mitchell (SF) – 125
OPS: Kevin Mitchell (SF) – 1.023
Stolen Bases: Rickey Henderson (NYY & OAK) – 77
Wins: Bret Saberhagen (KC) – 23
ERA: Bret Saberhagen (KC) – 2.16
Strikeouts: Nolan Ryan (TEX) – 301
Complete Games: Bret Saberhagen (KC) – 12
Shutouts: Tim Belcher (LAD) – 8
Saves: Mark Davis (SD) – 44
AL – Robin Yount (MIL)
NL – Kevin Mitchell (SF)
AL – Bret Saberhagen (KC)
NL – Mark Davis (SD)
AL – Gregg Olson (BAL)
NL – Jerome Walton (CHC)
(1) Illinois, (3) Michigan, (3) Seton Hall and (2) Duke
Michigan over Seton Hall in overtime 80-79
Points Per Game: Michael Jordan (CHI) – 32.5
Rebounds Per Game: Hakeem Olajuwon (HOU) – 13.5
Assists Per Game: John Stockton (UTAH) – 13.6
Charles Barkley (PHI)
Magic Johnson (LAL)
Michael Jordan (CHI)
Karl Malone (UTAH)
Hakeem Olajuwon (HOU)
Andrew Ware, University of Houston
(2) Miami over (7) Alabama 33-27 Sugar Bowl, (1) Colorado lost to (4) Notre Dame 6-21 Orange Bowl
Passing Yards: Don Majkowski (GB) – 4,318
Passing Touchdowns: Jim Everett (LA) – 29
Passer Rating: Joe Montana (SF) – 112.4
Rushing Yards: Christian Okoye (KC) – 1,480
Rushing Touchdowns: Greg Ball (LA) – 15
Receiving Yards: Jerry Rice (SF) – 1,483
Receiving Touchdowns: Jerry Rice (SF) – 17
Receptions: Sterling Sharpe (GB) – 90
Goals: Mario Lemieux (PIT) – 85
Assists: Wayne Gretzky (LA) & Mario Lemieux (PIT) – 114
Points: Mario Lemieux (PIT) – 199
Wayne Gretzky (LA)
Calgary Flames over Montreal Canadiens (4-2)
Two years before Y2K, yet everyone was talking about it…and these things.
And this is what we saw in the worlds of Movies, Music and Sports!
The Truman Show, There’s Something About Mary, Rushmore, Can’t Hardly Wait, Patch Adams, You’ve Got Mail, Dr. Dolittle, The Waterboy, The Wedding Singer, Baseketball, Night at the Roxbury, Almost Heroes, Waking Ned Devine, Bulworth, Sliding Doors, Blues Brothers 2000, How Stella Got Her Groove Back AND…
Ronin, Enemy of the State, Fallen, U.S. Marshals, The Negotiator, Mercury Rising, Lethal Weapon 4, Wild Things, Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels, Godzilla, Rush Hour, The Siege, Psycho, Snake Eyes, The Faculty, A Perfect Murder, Out of Sight, The X-Files, Hard Rain, Lost in Space, The Mask of Zorro, Dark City, Sphere, Small Soldiers, John Carpenter’s Vampires, The Big Hit, Phantoms, Black Dog, Halloween: H20, Desperate Measures, Blade, Deep Impact AND…
Saving Private Ryan, American History X, Meet Joe Black, What Dreams May Come, Elizabeth, A Civil Action, The Thin Red Line, City of Angels, Shakespeare In Love, Ever After, Another Day in Paradise, 54, Rounders, He Got Game, Stepmom, Les Miserables, The Adventures of Sebastian Cole, Great Expectations AND…
Mulan, The Prince of Egypt, The Rugrats Movie, Antz, AND…
Nick Nolte, Affliction
Edward Norton, American History X
Tom Hanks, Saving Private Ryan
Ian McKellen, Gods and Monsters
Roberto Benigni, Life Is Beautiful – Winner
Robert Duvall, A Civil Action
Ed Harris, The Truman Show
Geoffery Rush, Shakespeare in Love
Billy Bob Thornton, A Simple Plan
James Coburn, Affliction – Winner
Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth
Fernanda Montenegro, Central Station
Meryl Streep, One True Thing
Emily Watson, Hilary and Jackie
Gwyneth Paltrow, Shakespeare in Love – Winner
Lynn, Redgrave, Gods and Monsters
Kathy Bates, Primary Colors
Brenda Blethyn, Little Voice
Rachel Griffiths, Hilary and Jackie
Judie Dench, Shakespeare in Love – Winner
Elizabeth
Life is Beautiful
Saving Private Ryan
The Thin Red Line
Shakespeare in Love – Winner
Average: Larry Walker (COL) – .363
Hits: Dante Bichette (COL) – 219
Home Runs: Mark McGwire (STL) – 70
RBI: Sammy Sosa (CHC) – 158
OPS: Mark McGwire (STL) – 1.222
Stolen Bases: Rickey Henderson (OAK) – 66
Wins: Roger Clemens (TOR), Rick Helling (TEX), David Cone (NYY), Tom Glavine (ATL) – 20
ERA: Greg Maddux (ATL) – 2.22
Strikeouts: Randy Johnson (SEA/HOU) – 329
Complete Games: Curt Schilling (PHI) – 15
Shutouts: Randy Johnson – 6
Saves: Trevor Hoffman (SD) – 53
AL: Juan Gonzalez (TEX)
NL: Sammy Sosa (CHC)
AL: Roger Clemens (TOR)
NL: Tom Glavine (ATL)
AL: Ben Grieve (OAK)
NL: Kerry Wood (CHC)
(2) Kentucky, (3) Utah, (3) Stanford, and (1) North Carolina
(2) Kentucky over (3) Utah 78-69
Points Per Game: Michael Jordan (CHI) – 28.7
Rebounds Per Game: Dennis Rodman (CHI) – 15.0
Assists Per Game: Rod Strickland (WAS) – 10.5
Tim Duncan (SA)
Michael Jordan (CHI)
Karl Malone (UTAH)
Shaquille O’Neal (LAL)
Gary Payton (SEA)
Ricky Williams, University of Texas
Tennessee over Florida State (23-16) in the Fiesta Bowl
Passing Yards: Brett Favre (GB) – 4,212
Passing Touchdowns: Steve Young (SF) – 36
Passer Rating: Randall Cunningham (MIN) – 106.0
Rushing Yards: Terrell Davis (DEN) – 2,008
Rushing Touchdowns: Terrell Davis (DEN) – 21
Receptions: O.J. McDuffie (MIA) – 90
Receiving Yards: Antonio Freeman (GB) – 1,424
Receiving Touchdowns: Randy Moss (MIN) – 17
Terrell Davis (DEN)
Denver Broncos over Atlanta Falcons (34-19)
John Elway
Goals: Peter Bondra (WSH) & Teemu Selanne (ANA) – 52
Assists: Wayne Gretzky (NYR) & Jaromir Jagr (PIT) – 67
Points: Jaromir Jagr (PIT) – 102
Dominik Hasek (BUF)
Detroit Redwings over Washington Capitals (4-0)
We’ll be reviewing a different year each week #TBT…or Throwback Thursday…and we’ll do so by looking over what happened in the worlds of Movies, Music, and Sports!
For fun, we’ll start with 1987…my birth year.
Take a look and feel free to add on in case something was overlooked.
RoboCop, The Untouchables, Lethal Weapon. Running Man, Beverly Hills Cop II, Over The Top, Adventures in Babysitting, The Living Daylights (James Bond) and…
Good Morning, Vietnam, Spaceballs, Plains, Trains and Automobiles, Dragnet, Overboard, Three Men and A Baby, Roxanne, Summer School, The Secret of My Success, and…
Hellraiser, The Lost Boys, The Witches of Eastwick, Nightmare on Elm Street 3, Jaws: The Revenge, and…
Wall Street, Raising Arizona, Moonstruck, Dirty Dancing, Full Metal Jacket, Fatal Attraction, La Bamba, The Last Emperor
Broadcast News
Fatal Attraction
Hope and Glory
Moonstruck
The Last Emperor – Winner
William Hurt, Broadcast News
Jack Nicholson, Ironweed
Marcello Mastroianni, Dark Eyes
Robin Williams, Good Morning, Vietnam
Michael Douglas, Fatal Attraction – Winner
Glenn Close, Fatal Attraction
Holly Hunter, Broadcast News
Sally Kirkland, Anna
Meryl Streep, Ironweed
Cher, Moonstruck – Winner
Albert Brooks, Broadcast News
Vincent Gardenia, Moonstruck
Morgan Freeman, Street Smart
Denzel Washington, Cry Freedom
Sean Connery, The Untouchables – Winner
Norma Aleandro, Gaby: A True Story
Anne Archer, Fatal Attraction
Anne Ramsey, Throw Momma From The Train
Ann Southern, The Whales of August
Olympia Dukakis, Moonstruck – Winner
Average: Tony Gwynn (SD) – .370
Hits: Tony Gwynn (SD) – 218
Home Runs: Mark McGwire (OAK) & Andre Dawson (CHC) – 49
RBIs: Andre Dawson (CHC) – 137
On-base Plus Slugging Percentage: Jack Clark (STL) – 1.055
Stolen Bases: Vince Coleman (STL) – 109
Wins: Roger Clemons (BOS) & Dave Stewart (OAK) – 20
ERA: Jimmy Key (TOR) – 2.76
Strikeouts: Nolan Ryan (HOU) – 270
Complete Games: Roger Clemens (BOS) – 18
Shutouts: Roger Clemens (BOS) – 7
AL: George Bell (TOR)
NL: Andre Dawson (CHC)
AL: Roger Clemens (BOS)
NL: Steve Bedrosian (PHI)
AL: Mark McGwire (OAK)
NL: Benito Santiago (SD)
(1) Indiana, (2) Syracuse, (1) UNLV, and (6)Providence
(1) Indiana over (2) Syracuse 74-73
Points Per Game: Michael Jordan – 37.1
Rebounds Per Game: Charles Barkley – 14.6
Assists Per Game: Magic Johnson – 12.2
Larry Bird (BOS)
Magic Johnson (LAL)
Michael Jordan (CHI)
Kevin McHale (BOS)
Hakeem Olajuwon (HOU)
Tim Brown, Notre Dame
University of Miami over Oklahoma – 20-14 in the Orange Bowl
Passing Yards: Neil Lomax (STL) – 3,387
Passing Touchdowns: Joe Montana (SF) – 31
Passer Rating: Joe Montana (SF) – 102.1
Rushing Yards: Charles White (LA) – 1,374
Rushing TDs: Johnny Hector (NYJ) & Charles White (LA) – 11
Receptions: J.T. Smith (STL) – 91
Receiving Yards: J.T. Smith (STL) – 1,117
TD Receptions: Jerry Rice (SF) – 22
Goals: Wayne Gretzky (62)
Assists: Wayne Gretzky (121)
Points: Wayne Gretzky (183)
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