The NCAA basketball championship selection show to air for two hours starting Sunday, March 13 from 5.30pm to 7.30 pm ET on CBS. The show features an exclusive live first time announcement of 2016 NCAA Division 1 pairings for Men’s Basketball championship. Both CBS sports and Turner sports will begin the Final Four this year with the newly extended show.

Compared to the previous show, the extended selection show will feature more discussions, more analysis, more interviews and more reactions from the different teams as they get to learn their opponent and even their region.

Greg Gumbel, together with Ernie Johnson will host the show from New York City at the CS Broadcast Centre. Doug Gottlieb, Seth Davis, Charles Barkley, Clark Kellog and Kenny Smith will offer analysis breakdown. Previously, the show lasted one hour from 6 to 7 pm.

The Chairman of NCAA Division 1, Men’s Basketball committer Joseph R. Castiglione will also join the studio for discussions regarding the selection process.

This year, the Selection show marks its 35^th edition, which was first aired in March 7,1982 on CBS from 5.30 to 6 pm. However, in March 10,2002, the 30-minute show expended to one hour.

Users on mobile devices and tablets can also access the show via the March Madness live app or stream the show via NCAA March Madness live .

For six consecutive years, CBS sports and Turner sports has managed to provide live coverage across four television networks including TNT, CBS, TBS and truTV as well as through NCAA March Madness Live of all the games from 2016 NCAA Division I men’s Basketball Championship .

This year’s final four national semifinals, which will be held on April 2 will be aired on TBS together with the national championship which will take place on April 4

With only five regular season games remaining on UCLA’s schedule, it seems that Bruins will win all the titles to secure a spot in the NCAA tournament. Furthermore, each game has its own pressure.

Steve Alford, the UCLA Coach shown that that it is going to be challenging.

Alford declared earlier this week that his team has not reacted under pressure. On Thursday, he said it again after his team lost to Utah and he accepted accountability for lack of mental toughness.

“That has been me and not the team,” Alford said. “This is because, any time I apply a bit of mental pressure on them, they did not manage it well.”

Since UCLA team performed better last season in a must win situations, it did not add up to him. Alford said Kevon Looney was a tough player but left for the NBA draft.

According to Alford, only two of his players, Isaac Hamilton and Bryce Alford have shown the same resilience as that of Norman Powell.

Steve Alford said, “ This is a different team and whether the talks have been more of encouragement or short term than long term, this is a team that handles that of approach way better than any other.”

Bryce Alford said that the coaches had set long-term goals such as going undefeated at home. By the end of the season, they knew exactly what they needed for them to secure a place at the NCAA tournament. This year, the coaches are more focuses on single games andsometimes shorter time frames.

“Before we start playing any game, they give us at least three key areas that we need to put more focus on,” Bryce Alford said.

Unlike the previous season, UCLA’S coach is not planning to emphasize NCAA tournament to his players.

At a very tender age, Bryson is on the move to become one of the prominent golf champions. Currently, he is nearing the string attained by the four time major champion Rory McIlroy. The two proved to have a growing rivalry in last week’s edition of the Abu Dhabi title. They were among other big names in PGA such as Ernie Els who is twice more than Bryson in age.

22 year of Bryson is finding it easy to win various awards as he has incorporated a new playing mode. He won the US armature champions well as the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the same year. With the two titles, he entered the list of five men to have accrued the two phenomenal awards in a single year.

Bryson was against all odds scooped the second spot during the Australian Masters last year just few points shy of the eventual winner Peter Senior. This was a great milestone for him as he competed against prominent professionals. DeChambeau was initially the first time leader in last weeks’ edition after a 64 opening but would later in finish joint 54^th place.

Bryson has been nicknamed the ‘scientist golfer’ for his tactical way of playing and explaining the sport. The California youngster also claimed that it is just a matter of time before he joins the pro golfing after he completes his maters come April.

It goes without doubt that the current progress that is portrayed by DeChambeau is enough to be termed as one of the pacesetters in the sport. After his masters, he will embark on serious golfing where becoming a professional will be eminent.

BBC Radio 5 live golf summarizer Jay Townsend claims that more often than not, armatures have a tendency of trying their best in buying the game especially while playing at home. At the hot sun of Abu Dhabi, pacesetter was evident he added.

The European Tour has given players mandate to be wearing shorts as well as pro-arms during practice sessions. This was evident as Rickie Fowler who clinched the Abu Dhabi title was seen wearing a new version of golf shoes.

Fashions will be there and will later expire, nonetheless, the main question is whether Bryson will come and go or will he be there to stay and fight for the top ranking in the PGA.

For a NBA fanatic, there are venues which are a must attend in each season. This has also happened when it comes to NCAA. The following are the five venues college basketball fan must attend.

Carrier Dome

The Carrier Dome is one of the anticipated venues to be. The court will have an audience of 40,000 and this may exceed when rival teams such as Georgetown comes for a clash. The venue was constructed and opened in 1980 and has since then played host to a number of teams as well as professional players. The venue has been on top of the game in matters concerning basketball venues for years and is the place to breed orange for a fan.

Hinkle Fieldhouse

The Hinkle Fieldhouse is the home of Butler Bulldogs. The venue has played host to various events including the championship games for the movie ‘Hoosiers’ and is found at the centre of crazy basketballers. The venue produced one of the best college basketball best players Dawg Pound.

The Palestra

The venue has been nicknamed ‘The Cathedral of College Basketball’ and is the home for Penn Quakers. The venue has hosted more college basketball games than any team. It was built in 1927. The venue has played host to top five teams in Philadelphia namely; Villanova, La Salle, Temple, St. Joseph’s and Penn.

McKale Center

The McKale Center was constructed in 1973 and since then it has been home for Arizona Wildcats. Since time in memorial, the home team has scooped the conference championship on five different occasions and has reached the Final Four in four different seasons.

UD Arena

The UD Arena has been famous in hosting various matches. It was the main hosting venue during the NCAA tournament in 2001. This was the initial year for the venue to host such a competition. In essence, all the initial four games of 2001 NCAA Tournament was held at UD Arena. For those fans who like making noise and supporting their team in much vigor, UD Arena is the place to be.

There are your five basketball venues that one has to attend and enjoy basketball.

It was a sad moments for the whole UCLA fraternity following the loss of star player Dave Meyer on Friday at his home in Temecula, Calif. aged 62. Meyer was part of the team that won the 1975 NCAA under mentorship of Coach John Wooden. He passed on after a short battle with cancer.

In his final season with UCLA the 6-foot-8 topped the score board for the team with 18.3 points and 7.9 rebounds a game. That season the Bruins recorded 28-3 winning margin. In a final showdown game pitying UCLA and Kentucky in San Diego, Meyer recorded a stunning 24 points with 11 rebounds as he propelled his team to a convincing 92-85 win.

He achieved the second best overall pick fate after the Lakers conducted the pools. He only came second to David Thompson who hailed from North Carolina State. He played for Atlanta Hawks by then but would later sign with Virginia Squires from an opponent ABA.

After being drafted in the new squad, Meyers became a man to watch in the league. He played alongside prominent professionals of that time such as Brian Winters, Junior Bridgeman as well as Elmore Smith. The four were later traded to Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Abdul-Jabbar one of the historical legend NFL player who had three MVP awards to his name during the transfer as well as Walt Wesley.

After moving to Milwaukee, Meyers continued with his amazing form and averaged 11.2 points as well as 6.3 rebounds per game. Nonetheless, he would later retire from NBA four seasons later.

David William Meyers was born on the 21^st day of April in 1953 in San Diego. He has left behind a wife Linda with who has been married to for the last four decades. The two were blessed with two children, a daughter Crystal; and a son, Sean. He leaves his mother, Pat as well as three of his brothers Bobby, Jeff and Mark. He has five sisters namely; Cathy Meyers, Coleen Lindsey, Ann Meyers Drysdale, Susan Meyers and Patty Meyers.

His sister Ann Meyers Drysdale followed his footsteps and in 1993, she was incorporated in the Basketball Hall of Fame as she played for UCLA women team.