NBA 2012 Playoffs is here. Top eight teams for both the Eastern and Western conference will battle for the elusive NBA Finals spot and, of course, for the right to be named the 2012 NBA Champions.

The 2012 NBA Playoffs will be divided into three rounds: The first round, then the Conference Semifinals (second round) and the Conference Finals.

The Chicago Bulls clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference while in the Western Conference the San Antonio Spurs have clinched the No. 1 seed.

Stay tuned here for some 2012 NBA Playoffs live stream links.

Here’s how the Conference Semifinals or second-round matchups look and the second round bracket schedule of games (Results/Winners will be updated):

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS / SECOND ROUND

Eastern Conference

(2) MIAMI HEAT vs (3) INDIANA PACERS

SERIES UPDATE: Miami leads series 1-0

Game 1 - Sun May 13, @Miami, 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC
Heat 95 – Pacers 86
Game 2 - Tue May 15, @Miami, 7:00 pm ET, TNT
Game 3 - Thu May 17, @Indiana, 7:00 pm ET, ESPN
Game 4 - Sun May 20, @Indiana, 3:30 pm ET, ABC
Game 5 - Tue May 22, @Miami, TBD, TNT
Game 6 - Thu May 24, @Indiana, TBD, TBD
Game 7 - Sat May 26, @Miami, TBD, TBD

(4) BOSTON CELTICS vs (8) PHILADELPHIA 76ERS

SERIES UPDATE: Boston leads series 1-0

Game 1 - Sat May 12, @Boston, 8:00 PM, TNT
Celtics 92 – 76ers 91
Game 2 - Mon May 14, @Boston, 7:00 pm ET, TNT
Game 3 - Wed May 16, @Philadelphia, 7:00 pm ET, TNT
Game 4 - Fri May 18, @Philadelphia, 8:00 pm ET, ESPN
Game 5 - Mon May 21, @Boston, TBD, TNT
Game 6 - Wed May 23, @Philadelphia, TBD, ESPN
Game 7 - Sat May 26, @Boston, TBD, TBD

Western Conference

(1) SAN ANTONIO SPURS vs (5) LA CLIPPERS

SERIES UPDATE: Series at 0-0

Game 1 - Tue May 15, @San Antonio, 9:30 pm ET, TNT
Game 2 - Thu May 17, @San Antonio, 9:30 pm ET, ESPN
Game 3 - Sat May 19, @Los Angeles, 3:30 pm ET, ABC
Game 4 - Sun May 20, @Los Angeles, 10:30 pm ET, TNT
Game 5 - Tue May 22, @San Antonio, TBD, TNT
Game 6 - Fri May 25, @Los Angeles, TBD, ESPN
Game 7 - Sun May 27, @San Antonio, TBD, TNT

(2) OKLAHOMA CITY vs (3)LA LAKERS

SERIES UPDATE: Series at 0-0

Game 1 - Mon May 14, @Oklahoma, 9:30 pm ET, TNT
Game 2 - Wed May 16, @Oklahoma, 9:30 pm ET, TNT
Game 3 - Fri May 18, @Los Angeles, 10:30 pm ET, ESPN
Game 4 - Sat May 19, @Los Angeles, 10:30 pm ET, TNT
Game 5 - Mon May 21, @Oklahoma, TBD, TNT
Game 6 - Wed May 23, @Los Angeles, TBD, ESPN
Game 7 - Sun May 27, @Oklahoma, TBD, TNT

Here’s how the Conference Finals or third-round matchups look and the third (3rd) round bracket schedule of games (Results/Winners will be updated):

CONFERENCE FINALS / THIRD ROUND

Eastern Conference Finals

Western Conference Finals

Here’s how the first-round match-ups look and the first round bracket schedule of games (Results/Winners will be updated):

FIRST ROUND BRACKET

Eastern Conference

(1) Chicago Bulls vs (8) Philadelphia 76ers

UPDATE: Philadelphia wins series 4-2, advances to Eastern Conference Semifinals and will face Boston Celtics in the second round.

GAME 1 – Sat, April 28 1:00 PM @Chicago TNT
Bulls 103 – Philadelphia 91
GAME 2 – Tue, May 1 8:00 PM @Chicago TNT
Bulls 92 – Philadelphia 109
GAME 3 – Fri, May 4 8:00 PM @Philadelphia ESPN
Bulls 74 – Philadelphia 79
GAME 4 – Sun, May 6 1:00 PM @Philadelphia ABC
Bulls 82 – Philadelphia 89
GAME 5 – Tue, May 8 9:30 PM @Chicago NBA TV
Bulls 77 – Philadelphia 69
GAME 6 – Thu, May 10 7:00 PM @Philadelphia NBA TV
Bulls 78 – Philadelphia 79

(2) Miami Heat vs (7) New York Knicks

UPDATE: Miami wins series 4-1, advances to Eastern Conference Semifinals and will face Indiana Pacers in the second round.

GAME 1 – Sat, April 28 3:30 PM @Miami ABC
Heat 100 – Knicks 67
GAME 2 – Mon, April 30 7:00 PM @Miami TNT
Heat 104 – Knicks 94
GAME 3 – Thu, May 3 7:00 PM @NewYork TNT
Heat 87 – Knicks 70
GAME 4 – Sun, May 6 3:30 PM @NewYork ABC
Heat 87 – Knicks 89
GAME 5 – Wed, May 9 7:00 PM @Miami TNT
Heat 106 – Knicks 94

(3) Indiana Pacers vs (6) Orlando Magic

UPDATE: Indiana wins series 4-1, advances to Eastern Conference Semifinals and will play Miami Heat in the second round.

GAME 1 – Sat, April 28 7:00 PM @Indiana ESPN
Pacers 77 – Magic 81
GAME 2 – Mon, April 30 7:30 PM @Indiana NBA TV
Pacers 93 – Magic 78
GAME 3 – Wed, May 2 7:30 PM @Orlando NBA TV
Pacers 97 – Magic 74
GAME 4 – Sat, May 5 2:00 PM @Orlando ESPN
Pacers 101 – Magic 99, OT
GAME 5 – Tue, May 8 7:00 PM @Indiana NBA TV
Pacers 105 – Magic 87

(4) Boston Celtics vs (5) Atlanta Hawks

UPDATE: Boston wins series 4-2, advances to Eastern Conference Semifinals and will face Philadelphia 76ers in the second round.

GAME 1 – Sun, April 29 7:00 PM @Atlanta TNT
Celtics 74 – Hawks 83
GAME 2 – Tue, May 1 7:30 PM @Atlanta NBA TV
Celtics 87 – Hawks 80
GAME 3 – Fri, May 4 7:30 PM @Boston ESPN2
Celtics 90 – Hawks 84
GAME 4 – Sun, May 6 7:00 PM @Boston TNT
Celtics 101 – Hawks 79
GAME 5 – Tue, May 8 8:00 PM @Atlanta TNT
Celtics 86 – Hawks 87
GAME 6 – Thu, May 10 8:00 PM @Boston TNT
Celtics 83 – Hawks 80

Western Conference

(1) San Antonio Spurs vs (8) Utah Jazz

UPDATE: San Antonio wins series 4-0, advances to Western Conference Semifinals and will face the winner of Memphis Grizzlies/LA Clippers series in the next round.

GAME 1 – Sun, April 29 1:00 PM @San Antonio ESPN
Spurs 106 – Jazz 91
GAME 2 – Wed, May 2 7:00 PM @San Antonio TNT
Spurs 114 – Jazz 83
GAME 3 – Sat, May 5 10:00 PM @Utah TNT
Spurs 102 – Jazz 90
GAME 4 – Mon, May 7 8:00 PM @Utah TNT
Spurs 87 – Jazz 81

(2) Oklahoma City Thunder vs (7) Dallas Mavericks

UPDATE: Oklahoma wins series 4-0, advances to Western Conference Semifinals and will face LA Lakers in the second round.

GAME 1 – Sat, April 28 9:30 PM @Oklahoma ESPN
Thunder 99 – Mavericks 98
GAME 2 – Mon, April 30 9:30 PM @Oklahoma TNT
Thunder 102 – Mavericks 99
GAME 3 – Thu, May 3 9:30 PM @Dallas TNT
Thunder 95 – Mavericks 79
GAME 4 – Sat, May 5 7:30 PM @Dallas TNT
Thunder 103 – Mavericks 97

(3) Los Angeles Lakers vs (6) Denver Nuggets

UPDATE: LA Lakers wins series 4-3, advances to Western Conference Semifinals and will face Oklahoma City Thunder in the second round.

GAME 1 – Sun, April 29 3:30 PM @LA ABC
Lakers 103 – Nuggets 88
GAME 2 – Tue, May 1 10:30 PM @LA TNT
Lakers 104 – Nuggets 100
GAME 3 – Fri, May 4 10:30 PM @Denver ESPN
Lakers 84 – Nuggets 99
GAME 4 – Sun, May 6 9:30 PM @Denver TNT
Lakers 92 – Nuggets 88
GAME 5 – Tue, May 8 10:30 PM @LA TNT
Lakers 99 – Nuggets 102
GAME 6 – Thu, May 10 10:30 PM @Denver TNT
Lakers 96 – Nuggets 113
GAME 7 – Sat, May 12 10:30 PM @LA TNT
Lakers 96 – Nuggets 87

(4) Memphis Grizzlies vs (5) Los Angeles Clippers

UPDATE: LA Clippers wins series 4-3, advances to Western Conference Semifinals and will face San Antonio Spurs in the second round.

GAME 1 – Sun, April 29 9:30 PM @Memphis TNT
Grizzlies 98 – Clippers 99
GAME 2 – Wed, May 2 9:30 PM @Memphis TNT
Grizzlies 105 – Clippers 98
GAME 3 – Sat, May 5 4:30 PM @LA ESPN
Grizzlies 86 – Clippers 87
GAME 4 – Mon, May 7 10:30 PM @LA TNT
Grizzlies 97 – Clippers 101, OT
GAME 5 – Wed, May 9 9:30 PM @Memphis TNT
Grizzlies 92 – Clippers 80
GAME 6 – Fri, May 11 9:00 PM @LA ESPN
Grizzlies 90 – Clippers 88
GAME 7 – Sun, May 13 1:00 PM @Memphis ABC
Grizzlies 72 – Clippers 82

Here are the teams for the NBA 2012 Playoffs:

Eastern Conference

1. Chicago Bulls
2. Miami Heat
3. Indiana Pacers
4. Boston Celtics
5. Atlanta Hawks
6. Orlando Magic
7. New York Knicks
8. Philadelphia 76ers

Western Conference

1. San Antonio Spurs
2. Oklahoma City Thunders
3. Los Angeles Lakers
4. Memphis Grizzlies
5. Los Angeles Clippers
6. Denver Nuggets
7. Dallas Mavericks
8. Utah Jazz

No. 2 Ohio State vs No. 2 Kansas will settle the score to secure and earn the spot to face the winner of Louisville vs Kentucky for the NCAA 2012 Championship which will tip off on Monday, April 2 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Ohio State vs Kansas Final Four NCAA Game is scheduled this Saturday night, March 31, 2012 at around 8:49 pm Eastern Time at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.

How #2 Ohio State Buckeyes got to the Final 4: beat No. 15 Loyola MD 78-59, then No. 7 Gonzaga 73-66, then No. 6 Cincinnati 81-66, and lastly, No. 1 Syracuse 77-70.

How #2 Kansas Jayhawks got here: beat No. 15 Detroit 65-50, No. 10 Purdue 63-60, No. 11 N Carolina State 60-57, and No. 1 North Carolina 80-67.

Let’s all watch Ohio State vs Kansas Live Stream Online free this Saturday night on CBS TV.

For Final Four 2012 Schedule and Results, just click at the link provided.

For latest look of the printable NCAA Bracket 2012 update, click here.

You can also watch NCAA March Madness 2012 live stream online for free here.

No. 4 Louisville vs No. 1 Kentucky will battle it out for the right to face the winner of Ohio State vs Kansas for the NCAA 2012 Championship which will tip off on Monday, April 2 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Louisville vs Kentucky Final Four NCAA Game is scheduled this Saturday night, March 31, 2012 at around 6:09 pm Eastern Time at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.

How #4 Louisville Cardinals got to the Final 4: beat No. 13 Davidson 69-62, then No. 5 New Mexico 59-56, then No. 1 Michigan State 57-44, and lastly, No. 7 Florida 72-68.

How #1 Kentucky Wildcats got here: beat No. 16 Western Kentucky 81-66, No. 8 Iowa State 87-71, No. 4 Indiana 102-90, and No. 3 Baylor 82-70.

Let’s all watch Louisville vs Kentucky Live Stream Online free this Saturday night on CBS TV.

For Final Four 2012 Schedule and Results, just click at the link provided.

For latest look of the printable NCAA Bracket 2012 update, click here.

You can also watch NCAA March Madness 2012 live stream online for free here.

As the 2012 March Madness is wrapping up, only two teams will be left and qualify for the NCAA National championship game on Monday, April 2, 2012 9:00 PM ET at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana.

The two teams who survived the five grueling rounds in the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament to reach the National finals and battle it out for the right to be called the 2012 NCAA champions.

For latest look of the printable NCAA Bracket 2012 update, click here.

You can watch NCAA March Madness 2012 live stream online for free at the link provided.

The NCAA Finals Teams will be posted below as soon as the games of Final Four Round will be decided and available.

The NCAA 2012 Championship Game will tip off on Monday, April 2, 2012 at 9:00 PM EST in New Orleans, Louisiana. The game will also be televised by CBS. Watch out for it.

The Final Four (4) National Semifinals round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament basketball will be played on March 31, 2012 Saturday 6PM and 8:30PM. Winners will then advance to the National Championship Game. The NCAA 2012 Championship Game will tip off Monday, April 2, 2012 in Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana.

For the latest look of the printable NCAA Bracket 2012 update, click here. You can also watch NCAA March Madness 2012 live stream online for free here.

Final 4 Teams and Schedule of Games will be posted below as soon as the games of Elite 8 Round will be decided and available.

FINAL FOUR TEAMS & SCHEDULE OF GAMES

Saturday, March 31, 2012:

6:09PM – No. 1 Kentucky vs No. 4 Louisville

8:49PM – No. 2 Ohio State vs No. 2 Kansas

The NCAA 2012 Championship Game will be played on Monday, April 2nd in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Lists of 84th Academy Awards Winners will be updated / posted here:

UPDATE: Winners will be highlighted with RED

Best Motion Picture of the Year

• The Artist – Thomas Langmann
• The Descendants – Jim Burke, Jim Taylor, and Alexander Payne
• Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close – Scott Rudin
• The Help – Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, and Michael Barnathan
• Hugo – Graham King and Martin Scorsese
• Midnight in Paris – Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum
• Moneyball – Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz, and Brad Pitt
• The Tree of Life – Dede Gardner, Sarah Green, Grant Hill, and Bill Pohlad
• War Horse – Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy

Achievement in Directing/Best Director

• Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris
• Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
• Terrence Malick – The Tree of Life
• Alexander Payne – The Descendants
• Martin Scorsese – Hugo

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role/Best Actor

• Demián Bichir – A Better Life as Carlos Galindo
• George Clooney – The Descendants as Matt King
• Jean Dujardin – The Artist as George Valentin
• Gary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy as George Smiley
• Brad Pitt – Moneyball as Billy Beane

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

• Kenneth Branagh – My Week with Marilyn as Laurence Olivier
• Jonah Hill – Moneyball as Peter Brand
• Nick Nolte – Warrior as Paddy Conlon
• Christopher Plummer – Beginners as Hal Fields
• Max von Sydow – Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close as The Renter

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

• Glenn Close – Albert Nobbs as Albert Nobbs
• Viola Davis – The Help as Aibileen Clark
• Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Lisbeth Salander
• Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady as Margaret Thatcher
• Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn as Marilyn Monroe

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

• Bérénice Bejo – The Artist as Peppy Miller
• Jessica Chastain – The Help as Celia Foote
• Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids as Megan Price
• Janet McTeer – Albert Nobbs as Hubert Page
• Octavia Spencer – The Help as Minny Jackson

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

• A Cat in Paris – Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli
• Chico and Rita – Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal
• Kung Fu Panda 2 – Jennifer Yuh Nelson
• Puss in Boots – Chris Miller
• Rango – Gore Verbinski

Best Writing – Original Screenplay

• The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius
• Bridesmaids – Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo
• Margin Call – J.C. Chandor
• Midnight in Paris – Woody Allen
• A Separation – Asghar Farhadi

Best Writing – Adapted Screenplay

• The Descendants – Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash from The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings
• Hugo – John Logan from The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
• The Ides of March – George Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Beau Willimon from Farragut North by Beau Willimon
• Moneyball – Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin; Story by Stan Chervin from Moneyball by Michael Lewis
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Bridget O’Connor and Peter Straughan from Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

• Bullhead (Belgium) in Dutch and French – Michaël R. Roskam
• Footnote (Israel) in Hebrew – Joseph Cedar
• In Darkness (Poland) in Polish – Agnieszka Holland
• Monsieur Lazhar (Canada) in French – Philippe Falardeau
• A Separation (Iran) in Farsi – Asghar Farhadi

Best Original Score

• The Adventures of Tintin – John Williams
• The Artist – Ludovic Bource
• Hugo – Howard Shore
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Alberto Iglesias
• War Horse – John Williams

Best Original Song

• “Man or Muppet” from The Muppets – Bret McKenzie
• “Real in Rio” from Rio – Sérgio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown, and Siedah Garrett

Achievement in Art Direction

• The Artist – Laurence Bennett and Robert Gould
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 – Stuart Craig and Stephanie McMillan
• Hugo – Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo
• Midnight in Paris – Anne Seibel and Hélène Dubreuil
• War Horse – Rick Carter and Lee Sandales

Achievement in Cinematography

• The Artist – Guillaume Schiffman
• The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo – Jeff Cronenweth
• Hugo – Robert Richardson
• The Tree of Life – Emmanuel Lubezki
• War Horse – Janusz Kamiński

Achievement in Costume Design

• Anonymous – Lisy Christl
• The Artist – Mark Bridges
• Hugo – Sandy Powell
• Jane Eyre – Michael O’Connor
• W.E. – Arianne Phillips

Best Documentary Feature

• Hell and Back Again – Danfung Dennis and Mike Lerner
• If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front – Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman
• Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory – Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
• Pina – Wim Wenders and Gian-Piero Ringel
• Undefeated – TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay, and Richard Middlemas

Best Documentary Short Subject

• The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement – Robin Fryday and Gail Dolgin
• God Is the Bigger Elvis – Rebecca Cammisa and Julie Anderson
• Incident in New Baghdad – James Spione
• Saving Face – Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
• The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom – Lucy Walker and Kira Carstensen

Achievement in Film Editing

• The Artist – Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius
• The Descendants – Kevin Tent
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter
• Hugo – Thelma Schoonmaker
• Moneyball – Christopher Tellefsen

Achievement in Makeup

• Albert Nobbs – Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnson, and Matthew W. Mungle
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 – Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight, and Lisa Tomblin
• The Iron Lady – Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland

Best Animated Short Film

• Dimanche – Patrick Doyon
• The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore – William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg
• La Luna – Enrico Casarosa
• A Morning Stroll – Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe
• Wild Life – Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby

Best Live Action Short Film

• Pentecost – Peter McDonald and Eimear O’Kane
• Raju – Max Zähle and Stefan Gieren
• The Shore – Terry George and Oorlagh George
• Time Freak – Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey
• Tuba Atlantic – Hallvar Witzø

Achievement in Sound Editing

• Drive – Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Ren Klyce
• Hugo – Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon – Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl
• War Horse – Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom

Achievement in Sound Mixing

• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce, and Bo Persson
• Hugo – Tom Fleischman and John Midgley
• Moneyball – Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, David Giammarco, and Ed Novick
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon – Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush, and Peter J. Devlin
• War Horse – Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson, and Stuart Wilson

Achievement in Visual Effects

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 – Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler, and John Richardson
• Hugo – Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann, and Alex Henning
• Real Steel – Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Danny Gordon Taylor, and Swen Gillberg
• Rise of the Planet of the Apes – Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White, and Daniel Barrett
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon – Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew E. Butler, and John Frazier

So, Who do you think will win the “Best Picture” award? Find out who will bring home the bacon and who will be the star of the night?

The 84th Academy Awards ceremony will take place on February 26, 2012 7PM ET/4M PT at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.

It will be televised in the United States on ABC. Actor Billy Crystal will host the ceremony, marking his ninth time serving as host for the Academy Awards.(Source)

Nominations for the 2012 awards were announced last January 24, 2012. Hugo received the most nominations with eleven (11). The Artist followed with ten (10) and then Moneyball and War Horse, with eight (6) each. The Descendants and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo nominated for five (5) awards each.

Stunning actresses and actors are on the red carpet again wearing their best outfits for the night. Witness who will wear the best and worst dresses of the event as this will be criticized by the opportunists media.

So don’t miss the biggest movie event of the year, The 2012 Academy Awards live on February 26, 2012 4M PT/7PM ET on ABC and on your other favorite TV channels.

So, let’s Watch 2012 Oscar Awards Live on ABC. Don’t miss the experience.

UPDATE: 84th Academy Awards Winners Results can be found at the link provided

The red carpet presentation and the Oscar Awards ceremony will be aired and streamed live by different sources. Check the live streaming sites below:

• ABC at Oscar.go.com will broadcast the event live on TV and on the internet for live stream coverage for internet users around the world. Check it out this Sunday 2 hours before the event 2PM PT/5PM ET.
• CNN Live
• Livestream.com and AP – The Associate Press
• The Academy Facebook page
• APLive Facebook page

The 2012 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament will involve 68 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men’s NCAA Division I college basketball. The NCAA Tournament 2012 is scheduled to begin on March 13, 2012 and will conclude with the Championship game on April 2 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.

You can find below the latest and important schedules of the NCAA Basketball Tournament and the latest NCAA Bracket 2012 Update.

You can watch NCAA Madness 2012 Basketball live full coverage for free at the link provided.

2012 NCAA Basketball Tournament Schedules

• Selection Sunday – March 11, 2012
• National Bracket Day – March 12, 2012
• First Four/First Round – March 13-14, 2012
  UD Arena (Dayton, Ohio)
• Second Round – March 15-16, 2012
• Third Round – March 17-18, 2012
• NCAA Sweet 16® Round – March 22-23, 2012
• Elite Eight® Round – March 24-25, 2012

• Final Four® Round – March 31 and April 2, 2012

  National Semifinals
  March 31, 2012
  Mercedes-Benz Superdome (New Orleans)

• NCAA Championship Game

  April 2, 2012
  Mercedes-Benz Superdome (New Orleans)

A printable NCAA bracket 2012 update has been released by NCAA.com and can now be downloaded below.

NCAA Bracket 2012 Update as of March 24, 2012 1159PM

NCAA March Madness 2012 Live Schedule and Results

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament bracket 2012 has been released Monday March 11th by NCAA.com.

For the latest look of the NCAA Bracket 2012 update, bookmark and visit this link.

How to watch live steam online NCAA March Madness Basketball games for free? You can watch it at NCAA.com.

For Ticket Information, you can refer to ncaa.com

NCAA Tournament Scores

For the first time ever, the Super Bowl will be officially live-streamed online this year. Viewers will be able to watch the Giants battle the Patriots on their PCs, laptops, and even their cell phones. In addition to live-streaming, there are dozens of other ways to connect with this year’s game and get to know the football players, stats, and ads–through social media, apps, and mobile.

In the United States, the game will be televised nationally by NBC. It will also be streamed online, both to computers (via NBC.com) and mobile devices (via Verizon Wireless’s NFL Mobile app), the first legal online streaming of a Super Bowl telecast in the USA.

Super Bowl 2012 will be carried nationwide on radio over Dial Global’s Westwood One affiliates. Locally, the game will be carried by the New York Giants Radio Network flagship (WFAN) and the New England Patriots Radio Network flagship (WBZ-FM).

Guide for getting with Super Bowl 46 (XLVI) online:

UPDATE: New York Giants wins Super Bowl 46 after defeating New England Patriots, 21-17.

Live Streaming

• NBCSports.com will broadcast the entire game for free beginning with pregame activity at 2 p.m. ET and kickoff at 6:30 p.m. ET. Viewers will be able to choose from four unique camera angles, as well as pause and rewind the stream, and connect to social-media sites like Twitter and Facebook.
• NFL.com will also show the entire Super Bowl 2012 game live for free.

Mobile

• Verizon subscribers can watch Super Bowl XLVI directly from their iOS or Android mobile phone using an NFL mobile app, which is free. This app is already streaming live video for some of the pregame hype.

Apps

• The Super Bowl XLVI Guide app is free but mostly for people watching the game from Lucas Oil Stadium. Its features include a detailed guide to local restaurants, nightlife, and official Super Bowl events; a 3D map of Indianapolis; and an interactive 3D map of the Stadium; along with screens to follow different social-media sites.
• The Super Bowl XLVI Commemorative app costs $2.99 and features each team’s road to Super Bowl XLVI; Super Bowl history; game breakdown and key stats; NFL.com video; and postgame bonus features like video highlights and player interviews.
• PlayUp is a free iOS-only social-networking app exclusively for sports fans. On Friday its developers announced that PlayUp has teamed with NFL stars Steven Jackson and Stevie Johnson to watch the Super Bowl. These two football players will be connecting with fans throughout the game in hangout rooms within the app.
• The Giants Mobile app is the free official mobile home of the New York Giants. It offers real-time news, on-demand videos, stats, photo galleries, and a stream of Big Blue-related tweets. The app is synced with Facebook and Twitter.
• The New England Patriots app is the free official home of the New England Patriots. Much like the Giants Mobile app, it’s for fans who want news, videos, stats, scores, and video and audio streams.

Source: cnet.com