As the NCAA Tournament concludes tonight with the National Championship game, Erik Crosier offers the only two ingredients you need to achieve your Zen: a ball and a hoop.
What the Mike Rice Episode Says About College Basketball
April 4, 2013 By 1 Comment
The Mike Rice story is about more than just one aberrant coach. Liam Day argues it exposes the system that college basketball has become.
Teen Beat, or How I Love the College Game
April 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Yago Colas explains why, despite all the youthful mistakes, the turnovers and the bad fouls, he loves college basketball.
Bring on One and Done
March 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Liam Day explains why the “one-and-done format” in the NCAA Tournament is the most exciting way for it to be done.
2013 Men’s NCAA Bracket Predictions (If selected via the “notable alumni” sections from USA Today)
March 19, 2013 By 2 Comments
In Jim Jividen’s celebrity alumni version of this year’s NCAA Tournament, playwright Arthur Miller and actor James Earl Jones take on Joe Montana in a championship game for the ages.
The Best Moments in Sports: 2012
December 31, 2012 By 1 Comment
Recapping the year’s best moments in sports.
March Madness: The Fiction Special
April 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Carlton Suede is about to dunk the ball. Without an ounce of grace — his mutt of a mother used to call him “our clubfooted son” — he is rising through the lower ether. Above the marshmallow-thick white soles, higher than the tense, ribbed socks, surpassing even the shiny mesh culottes of his despairing opponents. [...]
Dolph Pulliam and The Governor of Iowa: Two Good Men
March 25, 2012 By 2 Comments
Jamie Reidy comments on the story of Dolph Pulliam, the first African-American television broadcaster in Iowa.
The Madness of March
March 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
With all eyes on college basketball, Billy Bey questions whether college is for everyone.
March Madness: I Feel Sorry for You and Your Silly Little Bracket
March 13, 2012 By 2 Comments
Oliver Lee Bateman has a warning for all the March Madness bracketologists out there.
Debunking 4 NBA Myths
April 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Not everything you hear about the NBA is true.
How Should We Remember Butler-UConn?
April 5, 2011 By 1 Comment
Like the rest of the tournament, last night was a shocking stomach punch. Finally, it actually hurt.
Your National Championship Preview
April 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Butler winning the national championship might be the greatest thing to ever happen in American sports.
The Good Men Sweet 16 in ‘Sports Illustrated’
April 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Are we taking this too seriously? Most definitely. But we will become the first 16-seed to knock off a 1.
March Madness and Manhood in Sin City
March 30, 2011 By 2 Comments
Every March, an intrepid bunch flocks to Sin City to watch games unfold at raucous and smoke-infested sports books.
VCU Gives Us the Story We Want
March 28, 2011 By 3 Comments
VCU’s odds of making the Final Four were 821 to one. Based on the regular season, it’s one of the most improbable achievements in sports history.
“These men did not expect to live, and now they are learning how to try and live again.”
This comment is by Adam McPhee on Kile Ozier’s post, “Good Grief”.