scott machado

For the first half, it looked like no one could stop the Iona Gaels. For 16 minutes, the Gaels played about as good as any team could, facing BYU in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Then, the wheels came off the bus and the Cougars roared back, completing the comeback, with a 78-72 victory and advancing to face Marquette, on Thursday...

This wasn't like 1980, when the United States shocked the Russians in what is known as the "Miracle on Ice." It wasn't even really like little Chaminade knocking off powerful and No. 1 ranked Virginia, in 1982. No, Siena's 65-62 victory over Iona won't go down as one of the biggest upsets of all-time, but this was a stunner for a number of reasons...