My take on conference expansion

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Recently, there has been a ton of buzz in the sports world about what will happen with all of the new conferences in college sports. Colorado has already jumped to the Pac-10 and Nebraska has accepted an invitation to the Big 10. Everything else, however, is still up in [...]

65 teams + 3 teams = 68 teams

In news that may have surprised two or three people across the country, the NCAA publicly declared its intention to expand the NCAA tournament a few days ago. Yes, expansion has seemed inevitable for a while, but the number of teams to be included in next year’s tournament is a different one than what many [...]

Providence College basketball players charged with assault

Two Providence College basketball players have been suspended from school after an alleged attack on a fellow student.
Authorities say that freshmen Johnnie Lacy and James Still assaulted Yerkin Abrakhmanov early this morning. Abrakhmanov is being treated at a hospital for a broken nose, eye socket and frontal bone.

The NCAA Tournament: Why Expansion Should be Exterminated

Hypocrisy. Greed. Arrogance. With recent events making the expansion of the NCAA tournament to 96 teams likely, it is clear that the National Collegiate Athletic Association possesses those three qualities by the armful.
The NCAA tournament is the most widely-appealing playoff system in the United States of America. A mock scientific field called “bracketology” has evolved [...]

#6 Tennessee steamrolls past #14 Ohio 83-68, advances to Sweet 16

After an exhilarating first two rounds at the Dunkin Donuts Center highlighted by #10 St. Mary’s upset over #2 Villanova earlier in the day, Saturday’s grand finale could only be classified as a letdown, as the #6 Tennessee Volunteers ran over the #14 Ohio Bobcats by a final score of 83-68. Ohio had provided one [...]

It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over: College Basketball Lives on in Rhode Island

            Selection Sunday has now passed. No Rhode Island teams are represented in this year’s NCAA tournament, unfortunately. That means that college basketball season is over in Rhode Island, right? Not a chance. This week will be an exciting one for college basketball in the ocean state, as the Rhode Island Rams participate in the [...]

Selection Sunday’s Here: Final Bracket Projection

The day has come, sports fans. It’s time for bracketologists around the country to put together their final bracket projections and then tune in to CBS at 6:00 tonight to watch the unveiling of our 2010 field of 65. Today marks the beginning of a three-week process that will end in one team winning the [...]

Sports Rundown- URI is IN, PC is OUT, Nomar retires with the Red Sox, and CRAZY recruitment efforts

This week on the one and only Sports Rundown, Gabe and JLoad tackle all sorts of ideas and interns, including:
1. PC is involved in the worst defensive game in the history of the Big East tournament, scores 106 points, and LOSES. What the what?
2. Jamine Peterson is a beast. What are the Friar’s chances next [...]

Friar comeback falls just short, Seton Hall rolls 109-106 in Big East Tournament

Whoa. That finish was unexpected. Written off after a 16 point deficit heading into the first half, the PC Friars stormed back late in the second half, finishing the game just three points short of overtime. And they had the chance to tie it as Duke Mondy sprinted down the court with 7 seconds left [...]

Big East Tournament Preview

Few college basketball tournaments can claim the same type of history that the Big East tournament has. It first took place at Providence’s own Civic Center in 1980, but every year since 1983, it has taken place in early March in Madison Square Garden, one of the most historic locations in all of American sports. [...]