Welcome to the NBA preview, Part 2

In Part 2 of his NBA preview, Bill Simmons finishes his list of the 33 most intriguing people of the 2009-10 season.

Greg Oden: No. 1 with a bullet

I'll remember Monday night's Florida-OSU game for five reasons: Florida cementing its status as one of the best non-UCLA college teams of the modern e...

Please rescue the Horns

...ranked 14th behind four other small forwards or shooting guards: Thaddeus Young (10), Al Thornton (11), Chase Budinger (12) and Corey Brewer (13). The next three weeks should shake out that group, but you...

Hooked on hoops

Some housecleaning on a Tuesday afternoon ... • If you missed the end of the George Mason-VCU game Monday night, you missed the greatest random...

Weekend wrap show

Ten lingering thoughts from the weekend in college hoops: 1. The Kevin Durant Era has reached the point where I watch every Texas game with my TV roo...

Off to Vegas

Just two days away from the NBA's first All-Star weekend in Las Vegas, we're either headed for the greatest sports weekend of all time or the most dis...

Midweek roundup

I watched three college games (Gonzaga-St. Mary's, Wisconsin-Iowa and Florida-Kentucky) and most of the Oregon-Arizona game on Saturday, as well as Te...

Grammys Diary

...new CSI Miami, Wednesday on CBS!" 8:34 -- It's a tie between Justin Timberlake and Chase Budinger for "white guy who does the best job transcending his whiteness." Justin Timberlake is performing right...

Sixty-five thoughts on this year's Big Dance

With March Madness about to begin, Tim Keown offers 65 thoughts on the upcoming NCAA tournament.

Counting down the madness

From 65 to 1, Bill Simmons counts down to who will be left cutting down the nets on April 2.

Ditch the bias -- the Pac-10 is where it's at

To have any chance in your NCAA pool, we advise you to start watching West Coast hoops.

Arizona sophomore Chase Budinger had better get ready for some big battles down low

Hoops party already rocking

If you've missed out on college basketball to this point, Jonah Keri offers compelling reasons to tune in.

Road to the Final Four has begun

We've got 145 days until "One Shining Moment" -- here are 65 reasons to pay attention to college hoops before then.