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?…
Story by Jeff Metcalfe @jeffmetcalfe UCLA and USC are lined up for a potential Final Four showdown in Tampa, but not with the expected overall NCAA Tournament seeding. Both teams…
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…
The NCAA Tournament selection committee tried to distract us by offering front-row seats to its theater of the absurd. And the ploy almost worked. The committee showed its greatest wart…
Against the backdrops of conference realignment and postseason expansion, the NCAA Tournament selection committee will unveil the 68-team field Sunday afternoon. It marks the first bracket reveal since the Pac-12…
In case the West Coast schools didn’t face enough challenges in the Big Ten with the frequency of early kickoffs, time zones crossed and miles logged, a fourth competitive hurdle…
Oregon approved a revised contract for coach Dan Lanning late last week — yep, another revision — that places the fourth-year coach in the sport’s salary stratosphere. There have been…
