Missouri’s Haith wins 2011-12 Henry Iba coach of the year award »

Missouri’s Haith wins 2011-12 Henry Iba coach of the year award

Missouri’s Frank Haith is the 2011-12 recipient of the Henry Iba Coach of the Year Award, presented annually to the National Coach of the Year by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association…

Bills, Bluejays, Mountainhawks, Musketeers and the NCAA round three »

Bills, Bluejays, Mountainhawks, Musketeers and the NCAA round three

The Spartans advanced with an 89-67 victory over LIU Brooklyn. They’ll face a familiarfoe in head coach Rick Majerus and the Saint Louis Billikens, who beat Memphis on Friday. Majerus faced the Spartans in the second round of the 2000 NCAA Tournament as the coach of Utah. The winner will move on to the Sweet 16 in Phoenix…

Zags, Racers, Commodores, Lobos and the NCAA round three »

Zags, Racers, Commodores, Lobos and the NCAA round three

Syracuse and Kansas State have split the two previous meetings between the two schools. The Wildcats defeated the Orange , 88-68, in Manhattan, Kansas during the 1968-69 campaign…

Greyhounds, Jackrabbits, Shockers, Zags and NCAA round two »

Greyhounds, Jackrabbits, Shockers, Zags and NCAA round two

“I got a fever, and the only prescription is more cow bell!” It’s time to #GIDDYUP!

‘Cats, ‘Cards, Orange and NCAA round 2 »

‘Cats, ‘Cards, Orange and NCAA round 2

The Racers are making their 15th appearance in the Big Dance and have a 2-14 record since their first time in the event in 1964…

USBWA names 2011-12 Men’s All-Americans »

USBWA names 2011-12 Men’s All-Americans

Ten standout players representing seven conferences have been selected to the 2011-12 U.S. Basketball Writers Association All-America Team…

Kentucky’s Davis wins 2012 Wayman Tisdale Award »

Kentucky’s Davis wins 2012 Wayman Tisdale Award

The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has selected Kentucky forward Anthony Davis as the winner of the 2012 Wayman Tisdale Award as the men’s National Freshman of the Year…

Scott Machado, Barack Obama, David Cameron and the First Four »

Scott Machado, Barack Obama, David Cameron and the First Four

Conference tournaments are in the books. Time to crack some nuts. Lose and go home. It’s tournament time…

Emily Dickinson, Tony Siragusa, a New York Groove and the weekend plate »

Emily Dickinson, Tony Siragusa, a New York Groove and the weekend plate

Close your eyes, if necessary, and imagine home fries dripping with sauce. While you are it, consider the idea of adding chilled libations to the palate and the arresting phenomenon of cold liquid increasing the heat…

Dustin Hoffman, Bracketbusters, “Black/Mac” and the Weekend Plate »

Dustin Hoffman, Bracketbusters, “Black/Mac” and the Weekend Plate

Close your eyes if necessary and imagine home fries dripping with sauce. While you are it, consider the idea of adding cold libations to the palate and the arresting phenomenon of cold liquid increasing the heat…

Insight of the week

Rey: "15 seconds left, tie ball game. If Carolina shoots a three on this last possession, I’m throwing my TV out the window."


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