More than NCAA bids are on the line
Championship Week has arrived. For some, it is the best 11 days of the college basketball season. For others, conference tournaments are a way to ki…
Auriemma frustrated, Novosel elated
Geno Auriemma says he "could care less" about the conference tournament, which opens March 2. "We're not good enough to win the Big East tournament,…
Duke keeps overcoming setbacks
Friday morning, I listed some of the candidates for the coach of the year but, of course, there are always others who deserve mentioning. One…
Crowded field for coach of year race
For years, the Academy Awards conflicted with March Madness, so it was great when the show moved to February. Sure, some folks think the Oscars are b…
Lady Vols still look like a No. 2 seed
Few things in the women's game get more attention or elicit greater response than a Tennessee loss (these days it probably ranks between a Connectic…
Lady Lions get just what they need
It might be trite to say Penn State needed this, but it's still true. The school, buried under so much harsh publicity in the last three months, nee…
Brittney Griner leads player of year race
Remember Nike's "Little Rascals" commercials featuring WNBA stars? You don't? Well, then go to YouTube. If you do, recall the one in which the bossy…
Huskies' Hayes embraces senior role
UConn's Tiffany Hayes, who tallied 23 points, six rebounds and seven assists in UConn's 73-55 victory over Oklahoma on Monday, talks about embraci…
Bracketology winners and losers
One month from Monday we will know the field for the 2012 women's NCAA tournament, so Play 4Kay, which dominates the landscape of women's college ba…
Who are Bracketology's top eight teams?
There's no surprise among the No. 1 seeds, which would be Baylor, Connecticut, Notre Dame and Stanford. But which teams join Maryland as a No. 2? E…