2007 NCAA

Search CollegeBasketballArchive.com for Free During NCAA Tournament Time

(PRWeb) March 15, 2007 -- From early competitions in the 1890s to the legendary games of the NCAA tournament, CollegeBasketballArchive.com, powered by NewspaperARCHIVE.com, provides thousands of newspaper articles on college basketball games from the past. College basketball fans can easily reminisce and share stories about legendary coaches and great players by accessing the archive for free during NCAA tournament time. To enter the archive, just click on the "Go to" button in the bottom, right-hand corner.

"The NCAA Tournament is a special event that has a history unlike any other and being able to access first-hand accounts of these games for free is incredible," said Greg Hollingsworth, researcher for the site. "Where else are you going to find these stories as they're being told? From Texas Western's miracle championship run in 1966, or NC State's "Cinderella" victory in 1983, it's all in here - everything a college basketball fan could ever want or need."

Using Adobe Reader and Optical Character Recognition technology, sports enthusiasts can quickly find news and stats about their favorite teams and players. For instance, to find an article about Wilt Chamberlain during the NCAA championship game in 1957, just type in "Wilt Chamberlain" and select the date "March 24, 1957" (one day after the game was played) under the advanced search. In addition to the archive, the website contains a timeline with detailed newspaper accounts.

Researchers interested in finding more information about college basketball can also go to NewspaperARCHIVE.com, the largest newspaper archive available online with more than 60 million historical pages. CollegeBasketballArchive.com is owned by Heritage Microfilm of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

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