Monday’s game
Florida (32-6) vs. UCLA (32-6) TV/radio: 8:21 p.m., WBBM-Ch. 2, WMVP-AM 1000. Line: Florida by 1 1/2. How Florida got here: Beat South Florida 76-50, Wisconsin-Milwaukee 82-60, Georgetown 57-53, Villanova...
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`Lone wolf’ Sampson driven to succeed
The acorn never falls far from the tree and so it is best to first view Kelvin Sampson in Pembroke, the North Carolina town where the new Indiana coach was...
Talk about shots in the dark
Before we go any further, before we salute George Mason and dissect the weekend and glance ahead to Indianapolis, let's pause and look at the starting lineup of Kentucky's 1996...
Big Ten’s washout no huge surprise
The reality that blew up the Big Ten is, quite simply, the reality in college basketball today. Call it parity. Call it the new landscape. Call it the brazen new...
In the end, only big boys survive
It is the time the tom-toms beat loudest, knocking out incessant tunes that celebrate the underdog. It is the time Cinderella, broken nails and all, is showered with attention. It...
Gazing into crystal ball
THURSDAY'S GAMES Penn State (8) vs. Northwestern (9) This is a bad draw for the Wildcats (14-14, 6-10), who will have trouble countering the Nittany Lions' athleticism. When they met...
Davis happy he had chance
He remained frozen in a deep knee bend, his chin cradled in his left hand, his right hand resting lightly on the scorer's table. Just over 20 seconds remained in...
Guessing games among real ones
As the Conference Churns. Or: A Look At the Recent Stirrings and Coming Attractions in a League Still Buttin' Up Against Anarchy . . . Now that was a fun...
Iowa and Ohio State each take a giant step forward, but Big Ten race still is wide open, writes Skip Myslenski
As The Conference Churns. Or: A Look At The Recent Stirrings And Coming Attractions In A League Buttin' Up Against Anarchy . . . Here is one snapshot of Iowa,...
Big Ten turns up the heat
At last. It is time for college basketball in the Midwest, where the season stretches from the end of the Super Bowl to that morning when pitchers and catchers report...