March Madness: Sweet Sixteen

It's madness I tell ya, madness!
NCAA Men's basketball have reached the sweet sixteen. Eight teams play tonight, and eight more tomorrow night. The winners will face off on Saturday and Sunday on the road to the Final Four. Here is tonight's action:

Thursday, March 25, 2010
7:07pm - Butler #5 vs. Syracuse #1
7:27pm - Washington #11 vs. West Virginia #2
9:37pm - Xavier #6 vs. Kansas St. #2
9:57pm - Cornell #12 vs. Kentucky #1

Watch the action at your favorite NYC Sports bar. Check out MurphGuide's special March Madness page for March Madness specials:
MurphGuide.com/marchmadness

If you are rooting for a specific team, here are where the alumni are watching tonight's action:

Butler Bulldogs vs. Syracuse Orangemen - 7:07pm

Syracuse fans will be all over town. Here are some game watches we know about:

Syracuse Game Watch at East End

The East End
1664 First Ave.
(between 86th & 87th St.)
New York, NY
(212) 348-3783
EastEndBar.com





at:
Third & Long
523 Third Ave. (35th St.)
New York, NY
(212) 447-5711
ThirdandLongNYC.com




Butler Bulldogs fans have been known to watch at The Hill or Blondie's:
The Hill
416 3rd Ave. (between 28th & 29th St.)
New York, NY
thehillny.com

Blondies
212 W. 79th St.
(between Broadway & Amsterdam Ave.)
New York, NY

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Washington Huskies vs. W. Virginia Mountaineers - 7:27pm

West Virginia Mountaineers - meet at both Latitude & Local West

at:
Latitude
783 Eighth Ave.
(between 47th & 48th St.)
New York, NY
(212) 245-3034
LatitudeBarNYC.com

Local West
1 Penn Plaza in NYC
(33rd Street between 7th and 8th Avenues - closer to 8th)
212-629-7070
Localcafenyc.com

Washington Huskies are meeting at Rattle & Hum
Rattle and Hum
14 E. 33rd St. (between 5th & Madison Ave.)
New York, NY
(212) 451-1586
RattlenHumBarNYC.com
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Xavier Musketeers vs. Kansas St. Wildcats - 9:37pm
Xavier Musketeers Watch at Bar XII

Bar XII
206 E. 34th St. (Third Ave.)
New York, NY
(212) 545-9912
Bar12.com


The Australian hosts the Kansas St. Wildcats

The Australian
20 W. 38th St.
(bet. Fifth & Sixth Ave.)
New York, NY
(212)869-8601
TheAustralianNYC.com

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Cornell Big Red vs. Kentucky Wildcats - 9:57pm

Cornell alumni can of course meet at The Cornell Club
but if you want to avoid the Andy Bernards of the world, head out to a bar, like, BB&R:

BB&R (Blonde, Brunette and A Redhead)
1720 Second Ave. (between 89th & 90th St.)
New York, NY
(212) 987-5555
bbrnyc.com

Kentucky alumni are meeting at Jack Demsey's:

Jack Demsey's
36 W 33rd St. (between 5th & 6th Ave.)
New York, NY
(212) 629-9899
JackDemseys.com

March Madness Continues...

March Madness is all about the NCAA tournament. But don't forget about the N.I.T. The National Invitational Tournament has become sort of a consolation prize for major teams that did not make it into the NCAA tournament.
The N.I.T. chooses the best 32 teams that did not make it in to "the big dance". They are down to their final four (lower case) in Madison Square Garden tonight:

Tuesday, March 31
N.I.T. Semi-Finals
7pm: Baylor vs. San Diego St.
9pm: Notre Dame vs. Penn St.

Thursday, April 2
N.I.T. Finals
7pm: The winners play for the N.I.T. Championship

at:
Madison Square Garden
Seventh Ave. & W. 32nd St.
New York, NY
Get tickets via StubHub.com

Here are some Pre & Post game options near Madison Square Garden:

Stout
133 W. 33rd St.
(bet. Sixth & Seventh Ave.)
New York, NY
(212) 629-6191
StoutNYC.com
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Tracks Raw Bar & Grill
Penn Station
LIRR level
New York, NY
(212) 244-6350
TracksBarGrill.com
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Fat Annie's Truck Stop
131 W. 33rd St.
(bet. Sixth & Seventh Ave.)
New York, NY
(212) 695-1122
FatAnniesTruckStop.com

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Walter's Bar
389 Eighth Ave.
(between 29th & 30th St.)
New York, NY
(212) 502-4023
WaltersBar.com

If you don't have tickets, and would prefer to watch it at a NY Sports Bar, here is a suggestion...


Tuesday, March 31
N.I.T. Game Watch Party
7pm: Baylor vs. San Diego St.
9pm: Notre Dame vs. Penn St.

$1 Bud/Bud Light mugs All Night Long
at:
Third & Long
523 Third Ave. (35th St.)
New York, NY
(212) 447-5711
ThirdandLongNYC.com

NCAA Championship: The Final Four

Saturday, April 4, 2009
6:07pm Michigan St. #2 vs. Connecticut #1
8:47pm Villanova #3 vs. North Carolina #1

Monday, April 6, 2009
The winners play for the national championship.

Watch the action at your favorite NYC Sports bar.

Check out MurphGuide's special March Madness page for March Madness specials:
MurphGuide.com/marchmadness

March Madness: Elite Eight

March Madness continues with the two days of 4th round action in the "Elite Eight".

Saturday March 28, 2009
4:40pm Missouri #3 vs. Connecticut #1
7:05pm Villanova #3 vs. Pittsburgh #1

Sunday March 29, 2009
2:20pm Michigan St. #2 vs. Louisville #1
5:05pm Oklahoma #2 vs. North Carolina #1

The winners will play next Saturday in the "Final Four" on Saturday, April 4.
The championship game will be played on Monday, April 6.

Watch the action at your favorite NYC Sports bar.

Check out MurphGuide's special March Madness page for March Madness specials:
MurphGuide.com/marchmadness

March Madness at Libation

#12 in our series highlighting the best places to watch the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament in NYC. The Sweet Sixteen begins tonight and continues on Friday with 4 games each night.
Then the Elite Eight on Saturday & Sunday.

March Madness at Libation
Libation is a multi-level lounge & bar on the lower east side...


Libation
137 Ludlow St.
(bet. Stanton & Rivington St.)
New York, NY
(212) 529-2153
LibationNYC.com

March Madness at Galway Hooker

#11 in our series highlighting the best places to watch the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament in NYC. The Sweet Sixteen begins tonight and continues on Friday with 4 games each night.
Then the Elite Eight on Saturday & Sunday.

March Madness at Galway Hooker
Private party rooms available, free of charge
Biggest HDTV screen in Manhattan
16 50 inch plasma TVs
Pool tables
Beer specials & giveaways

Call for reservations
at:
Galway Hooker Pub
7 E. 36th St.
(bet. Fifth & Madison Ave.)
New York, NY
(212) 725-2353
GalwayHookerNYC.com

March Madness at Katwalk

#10 in our series highlighting the best places to watch the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament in NYC. The Sweet Sixteen begins tonight and continues on Friday with 4 games each night.
Then the Elite Eight on Saturday & Sunday.


March Madness at Katwalk
Katwalk is centrally located in midtown.
They have two huge projection screens that will be showing the games.

Pre-game drink specials 3-7pm:
$3 Miller Lite & Coors Light drafts
$4 Yuengling
$5 Blue Moon draft
$6 Mango Madness tini & all Stoli drinks
$6 Johnnie Walker Red, wines & champagne
$3 Jump shots

Watch all the games on two 144 inch HDTC projection screens
and three 42 inch HDTV LCD screens

Contact Mike Tracy to reserve a table

Katwalk
2 W. 35th St.
(between 5th & 6th Ave.)
New York, NY
(212) 594-9343
KatWalkNYC.com

March Madness at Lansdowne Road

#9 in our series highlighting the best places to watch the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament in NYC. The Sweet Sixteen continues tonight with 4 games.
Then the Elite Eight on Saturday & Sunday.


March Madness at Lansdowne Road
Lansdowne Road on the far west side
will be showing the games on their HDTVs
Lansdowne has an excellent beer selection and is
and great place to watch sporting events.

at:
Lansdowne Road
599 Tenth Ave.
(between 43rd & 44th St.)
(212) 239-8020
New York, NY
LansdowneRoadNYC.com

March Madness: Sweet Sixteen

March Madness continues with the two days of 3rd round action in the "Sweet Sixteen".

Thursday March 26, 2009
7:07 pm Purdue #5 vs. Connecticut #1
7:27 pm Xavier #4 vs. Pittsburgh #1
9:37 pm Missouri #3 vs. Memphis #2
9:57 pm Villanova #3 vs. Duke #2

Friday March 27, 2009
7:07 pm Arizona #12 vs. Louisville #1
7:27 pm Syracuse #3 vs. Oklahoma #2
9:37 pm Kansas #3 vs. Michigan St. #2
9:57 pm Gonzaga #4 vs. North Carolina #1

The winners will play Saturday & Sunday in the "Elite Eight", with the winners of those games matching up in the "Final Four" on Saturday, April 4.
The championship game will be played on Monday, April 6.

Watch the action at your favorite NYC Sports bar.

Check out MurphGuide's special March Madness page for March Madness specials:
MurphGuide.com/marchmadness

March Madness at The Mean Fiddler

#8 in our series highlighting the best places to watch the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament in NYC. The Sweet Sixteen begins tonight and continues on Friday with 4 games each night.
Then the Elite Eight on Saturday & Sunday.


March Madness at The Mean Fiddler
Why should you watch the NCAA games at The Mean Fiddler?
Other than the fact that they made a cool flyer?
OK, how about because it is a fun sports bar with a lively mix of locals, midtown workers and tourists that is rare to find.
They have plenty of TVs and a friendly staff.
Ask for Mike.

at:
The Mean Fiddler
266 W. 47th St.
(bet. Broadway & Eighth Ave.)
New York, NY
(212) 354-2950
TheMeanFiddlerNYC.com

March Madness at M.J. Armstrong's

#7 in our series highlighting the best places to watch the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament in NYC. The Sweet Sixteen begins tonight and continues on Friday with 4 games each night.


March Madness at M.J. Armstrong's

Before 7pm: (Saturday & Sunday)
$3 pints and $40 mega pitchers of Bud, Bud Light & Bud American Ale
$3 Well mixed drinks
$12 domestic pitchers including Sam, Blue Moon & Yuengling
$12 buckets of PBR & Coors Banquet cans
25 cent wings

After 7pm: (Thursday through Sunday)
Food & drink specials every day
All draft beers are $4
$12 domestic pitchers
$16 premium pitchers
$$12 buckets of PBR & Coors Banquet cans
$40 mega pitchers of Bud, Bud Light & Bud American Ale
50 cent wings

at:
M.J. Armstrong's
329 First Ave. (19th St.)
New York, NY
(212) 358-9946
MJArmstrongs.com

March Madness at Third & Long

#6 in our series highlighting the best places to watch the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament in NYC. The Sweet Sixteen begins tonight and continues on Friday with 4 games each night.


NCAA Madness
Hoops Hysteria at Third & Long
$4 Sam Adams Drafts
$4 Brooklyn Drafts
During ALL NCAA Tourney games

at:
Third & Long
523 Third Ave. (35th St.)
New York, NY
(212) 447-5711
ThirdandLongNYC.com

Read Curtis' blog:
The Diary of Third & Long

March Madness at Johnny Utah's

#5 in our series highlighting the best places to watch the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament in NYC. The Sweet Sixteen begins tonight and continues on Friday with 4 games each night.



March Madness at Johnny Utah's
Showing all games on three 15 ft. giant projection screens
Daily specials for every game
at:
Johnny Utah's
25 W. 51st St.
(between Fifth & Sixth Ave.)
Rockefeller Center
(212) 265-UTAH
JohnnyUtahs.com



Watch the action at your favorite NYC Sports bar.
Check out MurphGuide's special March Madness page:
MurphGuide.com/marchmadness

March Madness at Mad River

March Madness at Mad River
Enjoy $9 Bud Light Pitchers
$15 Buckets of Budweiser and Bud Light (5 Bottles)
$5 Jager bombs
1/2 priced wings
Showing every
March Madness Game on 13 42" Plasma Screen TVs

Private rooms are available.
Contact Danielle at 212.988.1832
or madrivernyc@gmail.com for more information.

at:
Mad River Bar
1442 Third Ave.
(between 81st & 82nd St.)
New York, NY
(212) 988-1832
MadRiverGrille.com

Check out MurphGuide's special March Madness page:
MurphGuide.com/marchmadness

March Madness: The Second Round

March Madness continues with the two days of Second Round action.
Saturday's Schedule:
1:05 pm UCLA #6 vs. Villanova #3
3:20 pm Maryland #10 vs. Memphis #2
3:35 pm Texas A&M #9 vs. Connecticut #1
5:40 pm Purdue #5 vs. Washington #4
5:45 pm LSU #8 vs. North Carolina #1
5:50 pm Michigan #10 vs. Oklahoma #2
8:10 pm Western Ky. #12 vs. Gonzaga #4
8:15 pm Texas #7 vs. Duke #2

Sunday's Schedule:
12:10 pm Arizona St. #6 vs. Syracuse #3
2:20 pm Wisconsin #12 vs. Xavier #4
2:30 pm Dayton #11 vs. Kansas #3
2:40 pm Cleveland St. #13 vs. Arizona #12
2:50 pm Oklahoma St. #8 vs. Pittsburgh #1
4:50 pm Marquette #6 vs. Missouri #3
5:00 pm USC #10 vs. Michigan St. #2
5:15 pm Siena #9 vs. Louisville #1

Watch the action at your favorite NYC Sports bar.

Check out MurphGuide's special March Madness page:
MurphGuide.com/marchmadness

March Madness. More First Round Action: Fri. March 20

March Madness continues with the second day of First Round action.
Today's schedule:

Today's Schedule:
Friday, March 20
12:15 PM Stephen F. Austin #14 vs. Syracuse #3
12:25 PM Tennessee #9 vs. Oklahoma St. #8
12:30 PM Utah St. #11 vs. Marquette #6
12:30 PM North Dakota St. #14 vs. Kansas #3
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2:45 PM Temple #11 vs. Arizona St. #6
2:55 PM E. Tennessee St. #16 vs. Pittsburgh #1
3:00 PM Cornell #14 vs. Missouri #3
3:00 PM Dayton #11 vs. West Virginia #6
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7:10 PM Arizona #12 vs. Utah #5
7:10 PM Morehead St. #16 vs. Louisville #1
7:20 PM USC #10 vs. Boston College #7
7:25 PM Portland St. #13 vs. Xavier #4
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9:40 PM Siena #9 vs. Ohio St. #8
9:40 PM Cleveland St. #13 vs. Wake Forest #4
9:50 PM Robert Morris #15 vs. Michigan St. #2
9:55 PM Wisconsin #12 vs. Florida St. #5


Watch the action at your favorite NYC Sports bar.
Check out MurphGuide's special March Madness page:
MurphGuide.com/marchmadness

March Madness at Turtle Bay

The next in our series on March Madness...

aMarch Madness at Turtle Bay

$3 domestic bottles & drafts
Watch the actio on 20 HD plasma TVs and 2 projection screens
Enter to win a 42 inch plasma TV

Contact Kristi to reserve tables or get a drink package:
kristi@turtlebaynyc.com
at:
Turtle Bay Grill & Lounge
987 Second Ave.
(between 52nd & 53rd St.)
New York, NY
(212) 223-4224
TurtleBayNYC.com




Check out MurphGuide's special March Madness page:
MurphGuide.com/marchmadness

March Madness at Latitude

Latitude has several large HD flat screen TVs. They also have several private rooms if you want to book a viewing party for your alumni club or group of friends.

Contact Maggie for reservations
info@latitudebarnyc.com
at:
Latitude
783 Eighth Ave.
(between 47th & 48th St.)
New York, NY
(212) 245-3034
LatitudeBarNYC.com

March Madness at The Town Tavern

March Madness at The Town Tavern
Half price pitchers of Bud & Bud Light
25 cent buffalo wings during all NCAA televised games

Free TTT shooters for every live successful 3 point shot by any player.
Over 12 HD flatscreen TVs with live satellite feed.

Table reservations required. valid on ground level only.
Call Jessica at 212 253-6955
(all NCAA specials end at 8:30pm)
at:
The Town Tavern
134 W. 3rd St. (Sixth Ave.)
New York, NY
(212) 253-6955
TownTavernNYC.com

March Madness Has Begun

March Madness begins today. 64 teams. 63 games in 10 days of the best of college basketball. It's madness, I tell ya, madness! If you are not going to the games, the best place to watch is in a sports bar with your fellow basketball fans.

Here is the schedule:
Thursday, March 19 & Friday, March 20:
First Round Action

Saturday, March 21 & Sunday, March 22:
Second Round

Thursday, March 26 & Friday, March 27:
Sweet Sixteen

Saturday, March 28 & Sunday, March 29:
Elite Eight

Saturday, April 4: The Final Four

Monday, April 6: NCAA Championship

Check out our annual March Madness page:
MurphGuide.com/marchmadness

Today's Schedule:
Thursday, March 19
12:20 PM Butler #9 vs. LSU #8
12:25 PM CSU Northridge #15 vs. Memphis #2
12:30 PM Texas A&M #9 vs. BYU #8
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2:30 PM Northern Iowa #12 vs. Purdue #5
2:50 PM Radford #16 vs. North Carolina #1
2:55 PM Maryland #10 vs. California #7
3:00 PM Chattanooga #16 vs. Connecticut #1
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4:55 PM Mississippi St. #13 vs. Washington #4
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7:10 PM Minnesota #10 vs. Texas #7
7:10 PM Michigan #10 vs. Clemson #7
7:20 PM American #14 vs. Villanova #3
7:25 PM Akron #13 vs. Gonzaga #4
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9:40 PM Morgan St. #15 vs. Oklahoma #2
9:40 PM Binghamton #15 vs. Duke #2
9:50 PM VCU #11 vs. UCLA #6
9:55 PM Western Ky. #12 vs. Illinois #5

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: April 7

March Madness spills into April with the NCAA Men's Basketball Finals.
Will it be Kansas or Memphis? Tune in tonight to find out.

Monday, April 7 - 9:21pm (EDT)
NCAA Men's Basketball Championship
Memphis vs. Kansas

Memphis Tigers fans are known to gather at Rogue

Rogue Restaurant & Bar
757 Sixth Ave. (between 25th & 26th St.)
New York, NY
(212) 242-6434
RogueNYC.com


Kansas Jayhawks alumni have two gathering spots:

Village Pourhouse
74 Third Ave. (11th St.)
New York, NY
(212) 979-BEER

and...

The Back Page
1472 Third Ave. (83rd St.)
New York, NY
(212) 570-5800


For more game viewing options, check out MurphGuide's March Madness Page and our Directory of NYC Sports Bars