Good Friday for ACC: Four teams in Elite Eight as Syracuse stuns Gonzaga
The field of 68 is down to its Elite Eight. It’s a chalk-laden group with an East Coast bias. All… Read more »
College basketball
Virginia slices Cyclones, fans and all
The last time Virginia went to the Elite Eight, it was playing a virtual road game. Kansas fans filled a… Read more »
After all the early craziness, Sparty will party over the Jayhawks
OK. It’s that wonderful NCAA tournament time of year. The word is parity (again!) and I sort of believe that—in… Read more »
Tough call, but Gard nudges past Crean for Big Ten coach of year
Sometimes picking a coach of the year is a No-Brainer. Tom Crean has guided Indiana to the outright Big Ten… Read more »
If the NCAA tournament used nicknames for its pods. . .
Here’s some March Madness to ponder. The background. . . Ever since I watched the Pekin Chinks defeated the… Read more »
Why Illini’s Groce likely to return. And why that’s OK.
Barring a Miracle on Indianapolis Hardwood that would dwarf the Miracle on Ice, Illinois will miss the NCAA tournament for… Read more »
Land of Lincoln not linking to NCAA tournament
Everyone knows about Illinois’ seemingly endless fiscal crisis. But how about the physical crisis? Barring a miracle run in a… Read more »
A few tips, Josh, for guiding the Illini ship
Now what? The athletic-director’s chair that Josh Whitman will sit in is like a tiny boat swirling around in a… Read more »
Best Big Ten tournament on tap? Very possible. Five ranked teams lead deep Indy field.
Back in the mid-’90s, Jim Delany would ask my thoughts on a conference tournament. I would enthusiastically say, “Go for… Read more »
Setback aside, don’t sleep on Indiana. That said, IU needs to look alive.
While many of us were questioning Indiana’s soft first-half Big Ten schedule—not their fault—Dan Dakich was making the case that… Read more »
