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Jon Wilner
Through 52 games, the NCAA Tournament has been largely devoid of drama. High seeds are dominating and blowouts are frequent. There has been one true buzzer-beater (Maryland over Colorado State)….
Stanford fired football coach Troy Taylor on Tuesday following two losing seasons, two investigations into his inappropriate behavior and one embarrassing leak to the news media. Specifically, Andrew Luck fired…
The only Sweet 16 team based in the Pacific Time Zone is heading to New Jersey while four teams from the eastern half of the country are coming to the…
The West Coast sent eight teams to the NCAA Tournament. Two rounds later, only Arizona remains. It’s the first time in 13 years the region has a single survivor in…
It does not take a Stanford degree to understand the depths of the current mess soiling the athletic department, but it does require one to orchestrate the cleanup. Good thing…
This is not Dana Altman’s last dance, but could it be his last hurrah? Oregon’s 66-year-old coach said recently that he “absolutely” doesn’t plan to retire anytime soon. He could…
Brigham Young begins play in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday with a first-round date with VCU in the East regional. And so we ask: Will the real Cougars stand up?…
Sixty-seven teams are eligible to win the NCAA Tournament, but only four possess a reasonable chance, according to the professionals. By that, we mean the BetMGM oddsmakers. Duke, Florida, Auburn…
This cannot be phrased delicately, so we won’t bother with the attempt: Arizona has a brutally difficult path to the Final Four. Even the Sweet 16 seems daunting for the…
