If anyone is still wondering why the NCAA tournament is called “March Madness,” they got their answer in the form of several upsets in the opening rounds of the tourney. Given the parody we saw this season, I think everyone expected some higher seeds to lose – but few thought we would see so many,…
The brackets were revealed on Sunday night, kicking off the least productive week of the year in offices around the country. Between filling out brackets and watching the opening games, distractions are at an all time high this week. From the time of the announcement through Thursday morning, millions of brackets will be completed and…
Just as it has been storming this winter, students have been storming the basketball court all season. For anyone who knows me well, or follows me on twitter, they know that I have strong feelings about this. While many sports writers over the years have tried to develop their own rules for storming the court,…
The sports world never sleeps and the news stories are aplenty on any given day. As college basketball regular season begins to wrap up and baseball is just around the corner, here’s another 6 pack of topics that I found most intriguing. Streaking continues, and not of the running down the street naked variety. The…
As another week of college basketball has wrapped up, complete with several more losses in the top ten – and a brand new #1 team in the country. For the first time in school history, Gonzaga is the top team in the country in both the AP and USA Today Coaches polls. The mid-major school…
As the NFL combine came to a close on Monday, many players, teams and fans still may have more questions than answers. Several teams are working on trades that will likely impact both the draft order and who they end up drafting. It has basically been confirmed that Alex Smith will be traded to the…
Even while on vacation in Punta Cana, we stayed in touch with the wide world of sports from our lounge chairs – and with the help of ESPN News in our rooms! As another week passes, once again there is a slew of sports news…from the silly, to the weird, and also heartbreaking, and now…
As the NBA took a break this past weekend, it seems like the perfect time to take a look at what’s happening with the league. David Stern has been the commissioner since 1984, a reign that was not short on controversy or lockouts – 4 of them in total. He has also announced that he…
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