NCAA Tournament: Florida, Arizona move on to Elite 8

After three long, dark, cold, lonely nights without any NCAA Tournament hoops, the sports world got its fix Thursday night. It wasn’t exactly Grade A stuff -- three of the evening’s four games were decided by double digits -- but it got the job done.

There were some pretty lofty expectations set by the tournament’s opening weekend, but you can’t expect to take time off and then jump right back into things as if nothing ever changed. You’ve gotta tip that toe back in first.

Once Johnson finally did see the ball go through the net, his offense changed. He hit his next shot, a deep three and continued to score the next 13 points for the Wildcats, including eight free throws. He finished with eight rebounds and three assists in the win.

Arizona will play No. 2 seed Wisconsin Sunday in the Elite Eight.

I mean, come on:

That’s not even fair.

Aaron Rodgers decided to get in on the Badgers’ locker room celebration.

The Green Bay Packers QB has brought success to the state of Wisconsin in recent years, leading Green Bay to victory in Super Bowl XLV.

If it weren’t for a Cory Jefferson layup in the first 16 seconds of the game, Wisconsin would have led Baylor wire-to-wire in its Sweet Sixteen 69-52 thrashing of the Bears.

Frank Kaminsky caused problems all game for the Bears, both offensively and defensively. The seven-footer’s drives to the hoop and finishing ability once he met the rim were just too much, leading to a game-high 19 points. His size inside on defense affected anything Baylor tried to do offensively, which was a big part of the Bears’ 30 percent shooting from the field. Kaminsky finished with a career high of six blocks.