For the first time since 2001, Los Angeles' crosstown football rivalry doesn't have implications for a major bowl game. But that doesn't mean there ar...
Westword | Michael Roberts | Posted 11.25.2009 | Denver
A sharp-eyed reader noticed an odd editor's note at the bottom of an INDenver Times account about the CU Buffs' 24-0 victory over the Wyoming Cowboys ...
AP | MICHAEL MAROT | Posted 11.16.2009 | Home
INDIANAPOLIS — Myles Brand, who fired Bob Knight as Indiana University basketball coach and went on to become NCAA president, died Wednesday of ...
Bill Mann | Posted 11.11.2009 | Entertainment
TV's obsessive coverage of football, a lucrative sport, has sullied it, possibly irreparably.
The Sportsman's Daily | Posted 09.25.2009 | Comedy
"Stanley Kaplan was to education as a Vegas show girl is to a freshman point guard," said Jerry Tarkanian, former coach of the University of Nevada Las Vegas, one of three schools he landed on probation.
AP | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — President Obama is using a bit of a replay when lauding the WNBA champion Detroit Shock. Part of his speech Monday was almost identi...
Bill Sweetland | Posted 07.09.2009 | Chicago
Beer-sodden dolts and screeching ESPN announcers set the tone at our universities. And this is a far more serious problem than Speaker Madigan pulling wires to get the kids of a few of his political vassals admitted to the U. of I.
Dr. Johnny Benjamin | Posted 05.31.2009 | Media
My honest advice to the amazingly talented, young Jeremy Tyler is quite simple: Procure a great disability policy from Lloyd's of London, improve your game and get your money son.
Don McNay | Posted 05.23.2009 | Business
Who is the real Magic Johnson? The friendly guy who raises money for charities or the guy who encourages people to get high interest loans they don't need?
MediaWorks|AdAge | John Rash | Posted 05.09.2009 | Media
MINNEAPOLIS (AdAge.com) -- North Carolina's victory over Michigan State in the NCAA basketball championship was a blowout on the court and in the rati...
CNN | John D. Sutter | Posted 05.08.2009 | Home
Once in a while, a gut feeling and some human instinct can out-think a computer. That's what happened this year at the NCAA men's basketball tourname...
Don McNay | Posted 05.08.2009 | Business
Because of Johnson, the tax refund business might stick around, luring in more millions of Americans.
The Sportsman's Daily | Posted 05.08.2009 | Comedy
Tom Izzo to announce his resignation early Wednesday, as the administration gives team failing grades for their feeble fourth quarter turnaround efforts.
AP | EDDIE PELLS | Posted 05.07.2009 | Home
DETROIT — There was a team of destiny out there, all right. It's the North Carolina Tar Heels, and the final chapter of their story was about as...
Sam Panayotovich | Posted 05.07.2009 | Chicago
Great as North Carolina is, there is something special about this bunch from East Lansing.
New York Post | Posted 05.07.2009 | Media
THE NCAA basketball tournament is becoming a gold mine for CBS. Ratings for the Final Four games Saturday night were bigger than the other three big ...
usatoday.com | Steve Wieberg and Steve Berkowitz | Posted 05.03.2009 | Business
The first NCAA basketball tournament wrapped up 70 years ago at Northwestern University's old Patten Gymnasium, with Oregon winning it all. There was ...
Myles Brand | Posted 05.01.2009 | Living
We want our presence in Final Four cities to make a difference. What we are doing in Detroit is a pilot for future legacy initiatives.
Leo W. Gerard | Posted 04.27.2009 | Business
Over the past year, 169 players have "disappeared" from the rosters of the teams in the men's basketball tournament. This means they disappear from enrollment rolls at the same time.
Shawna Vercher | Posted 04.26.2009 | Entertainment
But Shawna," you ask, "How do I pick the Sweet Sixteen?" Never fear! I am back with a fresh round of animal-based insight and analysis. Without further ado, your sweet sixteen.
Roger I. Abrams | Posted 04.24.2009 | Entertainment
Fran had never become a sports fanatic, at least until now. The 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, however, has changed all of that.
Shawna Vercher | Posted 04.21.2009 | Entertainment
The rule is simple: Five on five, which team mascot would win in a fight? No consideration to ranking, team performance through the year, star players or any other reasonable measure of play.
AP | DOUG TUCKER | Posted 04.19.2009 | Home
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After overcoming heartbreak and tragedy just to get to the NCAA tournament, the Matadors of Cal State-Northridge could not ge...
AP | Posted 04.19.2009 | Politics
President Barack Obama spent part of Tuesday making his tournament picks for ESPN, which posted his completed bracket online Wednesday and showed the ...
fivethirtyeight.com | Posted 04.19.2009 | Politics
Is President Obama playing favorites with his NCAA bracket? Neither Columbia University nor the University of Chicago have an entry in the Big Dance (...
latimes.com | Gary Klein and Chris Foster | Posted 11.28.2009 | Los Angeles