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COLLEGE BASKETBALL
The Mountain West is the No. 2 conference in RPI, and for the most part, the top teams have beaten up on each other with almost all of the games going to the
For the better part of thirteen years, Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma and I got along well. Though we were competitive, we felt a bond, a shared sense that we
You could say I was pulling hard for Danica Patrick to win the Daytona 500 on Sunday, unless, by "pulling hard," you mean "actually watched the race." That, I
You can hear it, see it, smell it, feel it. That month that dominates all others is approaching with all the subtlety of a Victor Oladipo alleyoop. The next
FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- The slogan, etched in script at the bottom of a large tattoo collection that covers the length of Kendall Williams's left upper arm,
Saturday night's schedule wasn't loaded with results of magnitude, but several games caught the eye and have significant NCAA tournament consequences. Earlier
Franklin, a 6-foot-5 junior guard with a 40-inch vertical, is a frequent recipient of lob passes, and during a pickup game in July 2011, teammate LaBradford
That was the question asked by my friend and colleague Steve Scheer, a producer at CBS, during the annual "mock selection" exercise conducted by the NCAA last
After a rare road win at Michigan State, the Power Rankings' preseason No. 1 is looking very much like it could be the end-of-season No. 1, too: College
In a famous profile of reclusive chess genius Bobby Fischer, legendary sportswriter William Nack included an anecdote from Greek grandmaster Peter
Don't bother scanning the crowd because it's not one of the screaming Spartans fans. And although Magic Johnson is back at his alma mater, his role as announcer
This season, a number of teams below the normal national radar are ripping through leagues and are positioned to put up very gaudy win totals and/or RPIs. As we
Are you feeling dizzy? So are we. The college basketball season keeps spinning and spinning, and we just never know where we might land. Or maybe the reason
One sizable upset and a number of other meaningful results. This Saturday wasn't the same kind of crazy we've seen in past weeks, but there were still
In the midst of a personal doubleheader in the Centennial State, a relatively quiet afternoon around the nation unfolded. Nonetheless, there were some
OV-ER-RA-TED! ... CLAP-CLAP-CLAPCLAPCLAP ... OV-ER-RAT-ED! ... CLAP-CLAP-CLAPCLAPCLAP Based on current evidence, the Colorado kids aren't wrong, and something
In honor of Jordan's 50th birthday, I decided to play a game of sorts with his North Carolina numbers. Although he played prior to the advanced-stats era, it
From my precarious perch on the left armrest of the brown, vinyl three-legged couch in the common room of Old East dormitory in Chapel Hill, N.C., I saw the