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There are active lawsuits over departure dates but make no mistake -- schools are chasing television dollars like never before. And neither the student-athletes nor the NCAA has any say in this process.
In my practice the first thing that I determine when I'm evaluating a player is what their feet are doing when they hit the ground. If the player's foot is flat it can lead to balance problems.
You know the old saying, "There was a fight and a hockey game broke out!" If we really wanted to eliminate violence in sports, we would do it. Fines, suspension, expulsion would end it.
UCLA has joined Kentucky as one of the top two 2012 recruiting classes with the addition of top-25 prospect Tony Parker on Monday.
Despite his achievements, I'm disappointed with Anthony Davis's decision not to continue his education. In doing so, he abandoned the values and drive that got him to such a high level in basketball.
Our top college scout, Dave Maron, came up with this list of our ten best NBA prospects who participated at the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament. The players are listed based on their NBA potential.
The World Select Team captured an 84-75 win over the USA Junior National Select Team in the Nike Hoop Summit on Saturday night at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon.
Rarely will you see two players who don't possess great offensive skill sets dominating games but that's what happened during the Final Four.
College basketball, particularly here in the heartland, really does matter. And flaws and all, big-time, big-money college roundball is not only the people's sport; it's also good public policy.
To prep you for your impending foray to a sports bar, below I've compiled a guide of the five people you can expect to see when you do venture off to Prime Time (which is the name of roughly 70 percent of the sports bars in this country).
Outside of basketball, we teach Lucy tolerance and compassion. When it comes to Duke, we teach her hate. We may emphasize that it's all for sport, but is hating in good fun any different from just plain hating?
First Team Anthony Davis (Kentucky) 6'10, Fr., forward, 14.2 ppg, 10.1 rpg, 4.6 bpg Draymond Green (Michigan State) 6'7, Sr., forward, 16.2 ppg, 10....
It seems that officials and fans alike forget that the word "student" is in front of the word "athlete."
March doesn't just bring madness to basketball courts. One story from this season breaks away like a guard sprinting down the court for a layup. University of Delaware Elena Delle Donne has taken quite the interesting path during her collegiate career.
Is there anything better than meatballs? But how can you eat them while watching basketball games on TV? Our good friend George Duran, who you may know as host of Ham on the Street on the Food Network, has a great solution for this March Madness problem.
I found some parental tricks easily transferable from the polished hardwood of college basketball courts to the stained-forever carpets of our cozy family room.
