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NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

The NCAA Basketball tournament is a most highly rated Championship game in the Basketball History. 65 teams are participated in this single-elimination tournament which ends the NCAA men’s basketball season. The winner of the tournament is NCAA National Champion and this tournament is  commonly referred as “March Madness.”  It is the largest College Athletic Organization in the world and great sports in the United states. The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is held every year in March and early April.The first NCAA tournaments were held at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Winner of the previous years tournament is University of Kansas. They defeat the University of Memphis in the final.  This year’s tournament was started on March 17, 2009 at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio. and will be ended on April 6 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, USA. There are a lot of good teams such as  Connecticut, North Carolina, Pittsburgh etc are participating in this tournament. This tournament is telecasted on ESPN, CBS and CBS College Sports Network.

2009 NCAA Tournament Schedule

Selection Sunday
March 15, 2009

Opening-Round Game
March 17, 2009
UD Arena (Dayton, Ohio)

First Two Rounds

March 19, 21, 2009
Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, N.C.)
Sprint Center (Kansas City, Mo.)
Wachovia Center (Philadelphia)
Rose Garden (Portland, Ore.)

March 20, 22, 2009
Taco Bell Arena (Boise, Idaho.)
UD Arena (Dayton, Ohio)
American Airlines Arena (Miami)
HHH Metrodome (Minneapolis)

East Regional
March 26, 28, 2009
TD Banknorth Garden (Boston)

West Regional
March 26, 28, 2009
University of Phoenix Stadium (Glendale, Ariz.)

Midwest Regional
March 27, 29, 2009
Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)

South Regional
March 27, 29, 2009
FedEx Forum (Memphis)

Final Four
April 4, 2009
Ford Field (Detroit)

Championship Game
April 6, 2009
Ford Field (Detroit)

2009 NCAA Tournament First Round Results:

Midwest Regional

#1 Louisville Cardinals eliminated  #16 Morehead State Eagles with score 74-54
#9 Siena Saints eliminated #8 Ohio State Buckeyes 74-72
#12 Arizona Wilcats eliminated #5 Utah Utes 84-71
#13 Cleveland State Vikings eliminated #4 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 84-69
#2 Michigan State Spartans eliminated  #15 Robert Morris Colonials 77- 62
#10 USC Trojans eliminated #7 Boston College 72- 55
#3 Kansas Jayhawks  eliminated  #14 North Dakota State Bison 84- 74
#11 Dayton Flyers eliminated #6 West Virginia Mountaineers  68-60

West Regional

#1 Connecticut Huskies eliminated  #16 Chattanooga Mocs 103- 47
#9 Texas A&M Aggies eliminated  #8 BYU Cougars 79-66
#5 Purdue Boilermakers eliminated  #12 Northern Iowa Panthers 61-56
#4 Washington Huskies eliminated #13 Mississippi State Bulldogs 71-58
#2 Memphis Tigers  eliminated #15 Cal State Northridge Matadors  81-70
#10 Maryland Terrapins eliminated  #7 Cal Golden Bears 84- 71
#3 Missouri Tigers  eliminated #14 Cornell Big Red  78- 59
#6 Marquette Golden Eagles eliminated  #11 Utah State Aggies  58- 7

East Regional

#1 Pittsburgh Panthers eliminated #16 East Tennessee State 72- 62
#8 Oklahoma State Cowboys eliminated #9 Tennessee Volunteers 77-75
#12 Wisconsin Badgers eliminated #5 Florida State Seminoles 61-59 - OT
#4 Xavier Musketeers eliminated #13 Portland State Vikings  77-59
#2 Duke Blue Devils eliminated  #15 Binghamton Bearcats 86-62
#7 Texas Longhorns eliminated #10 Minnesota Golden Gophers 76- 62
#3 Villanova Wildcats eliminated  #14 American Eagles 80-67
#6 UCLA Bruins  eliminated #11 VCU Rams 65-64

South Regional

#1 North Carolina Tar Heels  eliminated #16 Radford Highlanders 101-58
#8 LSU Tigers  eliminated #9 Butler Bulldogs 75-71
#12 WKU Hilltoppers eliminated #5 Illinois Fighting Illini 76-72
#4 Gonzaga Bulldogs eliminated  #13 Akron Zips 77- 64
#2 Oklahoma Sooners  eliminated #15 Morgan State Bears 82-54
#10 Michigan Wolverines eliminated #7 Clemson Tigers 62-59
#3 Syracuse Orange  eliminated #14 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 59-44
#6 Arizona State Sun Devils eliminated #11 Temple Owls 66-57

2009 NCAA Tournament Second Round Results:

Midwest Regional

#1 Louisville Cardinals eliminated #9 Siena Saints 79-72
#12 Arizona Wildcats eliminated #13 Cleveland State Vikings 71- 57
#2 Michigan State Spartans eliminated #10 USC Trojans 74-69
#3 Kansas Jayhawks eliminated #11 Dayton Flyers 60-43

West Regional

#1 Connecticut Huskies eliminated #9 Texas A&M Aggies 92-66
#5 Purdue Boilermakers eliminated #4 Washington Huskies 76-74
#2 Memphis Tigers eliminated #10 Maryland Terrapins 89-70
#3 Missouri Tigers eliminated #6 Marquette Golden Eagles 83- 79

East Regional

#1 Pittsburgh Panthers eliminated #8 Oklahoma State Cowboys 84-76
#4 Xavier Musketeers eliminated #12 Wisconsin Badgers 60-49
#2 Duke Blue Devils eliminated #7 Texas Longhorns 74-69
#3 Villanova Wildcats eliminated #6 UCLA Bruins 89- 69

South Regional

#1 North Carolina Tar Heels eliminated #8 LSU Tigers 84- 70
#4 Gonzaga Bulldogs eliminated #12 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 83- 81
#2 Oklahoma Sooners eliminated #10 Michigan Wolverines 73-63
#3 Syracuse Orange eliminated #6 Arizona State Sun Devils 78-67

2009 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Results:

Midwest Regional

#1 Louisville Cardinals eliminated #12 Arizona Wildcats 104- 64
#2 Michigan State Spartans eliminated #3 Kansas Jayhawks 67-62

West Regional

#1 Connecticut Huskies eliminated #5 Purdue Boilermakers 72-60
#3 Missouri Tigers eliminated #2 Memphis Tigers 102- 91

East Regional

#1 Pittsburgh Panthers eliminated #4 Xavier Musketeers 60-55
#3 Villanova Wildcats eliminated #2 Duke Blue Devils 77- 54

South Regional

#1 North Carolina Tar Heels eliminated #4 Gonzaga Bulldogs 98- 77
#2 Oklahoma Sooners eliminated #3 Syracuse Orange 84- 71

2009 NCAA Tournament Elite 8 Results:

Midwest Regional

#2 Michigan State Spartans eliminated #1 Louisville Cardinals 64- 52

West Regional

#1 Connecticut Huskies eliminated #3 Missouri Tigers 82- 75

East Regional

#3 Villanova Wildcats eliminated #1 Pittsburgh Panthers 78-76

South Regional

#1 North Carolina Tar Heels eliminated #2 Oklahoma Sooners 72- 60

2009 NCAA Tournament Final 4 Results:

Midwest Regional vs West Regional

#2 Michigan State Spartans vs #1 Connecticut Huskies

East Regional vs South Regional

#3 Villanova Wildcats vs #1 North Carolina Tar Heels

The Final Four is scheduled for Ford Field in Detroit on April 4 and 6.

BRAHMOS MISSILE

It is the good news for all Indians, because India’s latest land attack version of the supersonic BrahMos cruise missile with a striking range of 290 km, successfully hit its target during a test at the Pokhran. This missile was developed in collaboration with Russia and this test was the third test-firing of the Block II version of that missile. This missile can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft or land. The ship-launched and land-based missiles can carry a 200-kg warhead, whereas the aircraft-launched variant can carry a 300-kg warhead.

ABOUT BRAHMOS MISSILE

World’s fastest cruise missile, BrahMos cruise missile was developed as a joint venture between the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) of India and the Federal State Unitary Enterprise NPO Mashinostroyenia (NPOM) of Russia under BrahMos Aerospace. This missile’s name was derived from the Brahmaputra River in India and Moscow River in Russia. This missile undergone several tests from a variety of platforms since 2004.  It have the capability of attacking surface targets as low as 10 meters in altitude, and it can gain a speed of Mach 2.8 and has a maximum range of 290 km. The ship-launched and land-based missiles can carry a 200 kg warhead, whereas the aircraft-launched missiles can carry a 300 kg warhead. It has a two-stage propulsion system. A solid-propellant rocket for initial acceleration and a liquid-fueled ramjet responsible for sustained supersonic cruise. Air-breathing ramjet propulsion is giving the BrahMos a longer range than a pure rocket-powered missile would achieve. The high speed of the BrahMos gives the better target-penetration characteristics than a lighter subsonic cruise-missiles. Though it is anti-ship missile, it can also engage land based targets. Brahmos missile is used in service with the Indian Navy. Rajput class destroyers are the first ships in the Indian Navy to be fitted with BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile systems. Talwar class frigate and Shivalik class frigate are warships of the Indian Navy that can fire the BrahMos. This missile was initiated into the army in 2007. On January 20, 2009, a test of a new BrahMos block II cruise Missile at Pokhran in Rajasthan was conducted with new software. The missile failed to hit the right target. However, the test conducted on 29th March 2009 was successful and now India is the only nation in the world with this advanced technology. The air launched version of this missile for the Indian Air Force is ready for testing and tests will be carried out by 2011, and it is expected to be initiated into the IAF by 2012. Another hypersonic cruise missile, BrahMos II with a speed of 5.26 Mach is expected to be ready by 2013-14. India and Russia expect to make 2,000 BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles over the next ten years and also plan to export 50 percent of them into other countries.