NCAA makes another problem go away
Ray Ratto, Special to ESPN.comThe NIT sued the NCAA -- and settled for millions -- another sign that the biggest bull in the ring always wins.
Story | Conversation | August 17, 2005NCAA mascot ban doesn't mean squat
Ray Ratto, Special to ESPN.comThe NCAA wants to ban Indian mascots at its events. Ray Ratto wonders if Crayola is going to go after the Syracuse Orange.
Story | Conversation | August 05, 2005How desperate were they?
Ray Ratto, Special to ESPN.comJohn Madden, not Terrell Owens, was the first pick to be paired with Nicollete Sheridan in the infamous Monday Night Football tease.
Story | Conversation | February 03, 2005Where's Don King when you need him?
Ray Ratto, Special to ESPN.comThe squabble between competing boxing reality shows has spilled out of the ring and into the legal arena.
Story | September 02, 2004You get what you pay for
Ray Ratto, Special to ESPN.comIf Coach K set the bar at $40M, imagine how much coin might await other coaches interested in NBA jobs.
Story | Conversation | July 06, 2004The Salad Incident
Ray Ratto, Special to ESPN.comFrom five days suspension to no time served for good behavior. Texas Tech chancellor, not Bob Knight, comes away with egg on his face.
Story | Conversation | February 03, 2004From The General to Bobby The Billboard
Ray Ratto, Special to ESPN.comNow that Bobby Knight is selling space on his sweater, the imagination runs wild with the possibilities.
Story | Conversation | January 08, 2004Going .. going ... Lavin not gone yet
Ray Ratto, Special to ESPN.comLike a cockroach, Steve Lavin's days as UCLA coach might never come to an end.
Story | Conversation | March 13, 2003In reality, a little more spice would be nice
Ray Ratto, Special to ESPN.comIn today's reality-crazed world, college basketball needs to spice itself up a little more to stay on the radar.
Story | Conversation | February 25, 2003As a manager, La Russa faces new challenges
Ray Ratto, Special to ESPN.comTony La Russa doesn't readily show much beyond the standard managerial poses -- deep-in-thought, joy-in-triumph and flash-of-temper-when-annoyed. He is, except to confidants and people he knows well, a need-to-know-only manager.
Story | Conversation | June 22, 2002McGuire used humor to entertain and enlighten
Ray Ratto, Special to ESPN.comWe laughed when Michigan State coach Tom Izzo bunched his drawers over the Spartans' efforts and execution in their 72-68 win over the Harlem Globet...
Page | ConversationThe (not-so-)high-tech approach to recruiting
Ray Ratto, Special to ESPN.comPaul Allen will leave no stone unturned searchig for Bob Whitsitt's replacement as Blazers GM.
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