An Emotional End

Written by Chandler Vatavuk A heinous murder which made the national news. A campus in mourning. An affected team and coach. A showing of solidarity. Oh yeah, all that and and the ACC Regular Season Title at stake.

Fool me twice the results won't be nice Indiana fires Kelvin Sampson

Kelvin Sampson and the Indiana situation

Kobe Bryant...The Best Player in the NBA

Brad Vipperman Kobe. Best player in the NBA

NBA Power Rankings - 10/10/2007

Written by Brad Vipperman With roughly three weeks until the start of the NBA season, it's time now for us to take a look at each time and where they stand heading into the season.

Florida stamps its place among college basketball's greatest

As I sat and watched the final minutes and aftermath of the National Championship game Monday night, I stared at the television screen with a sense of sheer awe.

Who is watching the play-in game anyway?

Written by Shane Gillespie Why have a play-in game? Does any watch this game? Here is my take on the play-in game. I think the play-in game is a great opportunity for the smaller schools to get some national exposure.

Say What? The etymology of odd basketball team names

Banana Slugs, Gorloks and Battling Beavers? The endowment of a name & identity is a treaty and a brand between the people and the individual. With that in mind, let's take a look at some of the more interesting treaties, errr, college basketball team names today.

Why this March is going to be special

Written by Zak Keefer Saturday, 17 February 2007 Okay, so its only February 17. We've got about a month until it all starts: the hoopla, the pageantry, the mayhem, and of course- the Cinderellas. We've got the final stretch and the conference tournaments ahead of us.

Later, Gators

Written by Joy Lindsay Division 1's longest-running win streak came to an end yesterday when the No. 1 Florida Gators fell to unranked Vanderbilt, 83-70. But in a season full of upsets, how much effect will one loss have on the reigning champs?

Big 12 Difficult to Predict

Written by Shane Gillespie Who wants to claim the title of Big 12 Conference Champions? After Texas A&M's performance last night, the answer may have been revealed, but there are a couple of other teams still in the hunt

Wolfpack feasts on Tar Heels

Written by Joy Lindsay

A State of Repair

Written by Zak Keefer For decades, there wasn't much hesitation when one asked who was the best college basketball team in the state of Indiana. The debate usually began and ended with the team residing in Bloomington, the Indiana Hoosiers.

Stanford Stunner Rattles Rankings

Written by Joy Lindsay UCLA gave up a 12-point halftime lead and its spot as the number three team in the country in shocking loss to Stanford last night, but the weekend's biggest upset wasn't the only thing that shook up today's new AP poll.

Hokie Hype Loses Steam

Virginia Tech recently made a name for itself by playing impressively enough to beat two of the best teams in their conference, and the country, and in doing so broke into the polls for the first time this season.

Knight's Milestone one to be Savored

Written by Zak Keefer (Lubbock, TX)- The coach stood there, an aging version of the fervent young man who began his coaching career as a tender 24 year-old, and stared off into the confetti and banner to be raised in his name

Freshman will take Arizona deep into March Madness

Written by Chris Sturgeon In Tucson, winning on the basketball court is expected. Head Coach Lute Olsen once again has his team positioned to make a serious run at the PAC-10 Conference champions

Zags reach first ranked roadblock

Written by Joy Lindsay Gonzaga University didn't enter this season with too many expectations to live up to, but the Bulldogs stacked their schedule and have made beating the country's best teams look easy.

The holiday hoops list

'Tis the season, queue up the Egg Nog and pull up a seat with Santa. From Lawrence to Gainesville, unwrap a few hoops gifts starting with these fine tidings of joy

Can anyone catch UCLA?

Written by Chris Sturgeon The PAC-10 season is upon us. Several teams have posted very impressive preseason records,but no team has made an impact nationally like UCLA.

Panthers fail to live up to the hype

Written by Joy Lindsay It's been a season of upsets and flip-flopping polls, and only two teams seemed able to avoid all the mess.

Minutemen Take Their Time Conquering Cardinals

It was a game full of ups and downs, but the University of Massachusetts Minutemen were able to surprise the country, and maybe even themselves, by pulling off a win in Wednesday night's Billy Minardi Classic.

Questionable Timeout Not Wolff's First Brush with Controversy

Boston University Coach Dennis Wolff has had his fair share of attention over the years, but not much of it has focused on his win-loss record -- or anything else typically used to judge a coach's performance.

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