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ESPNTheMag.Com Presents: All-World Power Rankings

Ted Bauer

BEST UCONN MEN'S PLAYER EVER? WE'RE TAKING RAY ALLEN. What is All-World Power Rankings? If you watched Celtics vs. Bulls Game 2 on Monday night, y...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 21, 2009

Type Casting

Dan Hodes

For the teams with the best chance to upset the ACC's Big Three, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

Story | Conversation | April 09, 2009

Life of Reilly

Rick Reilly, ESPN The Magazine

Hasheem Thabeet is a long, tall, shot-blocking machine with an NBA future. But that's not why he can't stop smiling.

Story | April 01, 2009

Goodness Gracious

Tim Keown

If nice guys finish last, why is everyone trying to keep up with Marquette's Dominic James?

Story | Conversation | April 01, 2009

Husky Highlight Reel

Elena Bergeron

You've heard it before: The girl can dunk. The difference with MAYA MOORE, says her Georgia Metros AAU coach, Charles Huddleston, "is that I've seen h...

Story | Conversation | March 31, 2009

Auction Block: Final Four Edition

Eric Angevine

Technically speaking, 65 is not divisible by four. Nor are 25 or 53. But at various points throughout its history, the NCAA tournament has found a way...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 30, 2009

The Arrival of Consistency

Scott Powers

JaJuan Johnson was flummoxing coaches as a frosh: great one game, non-existent the next. As a soph? He started showing up every night. The Boilermakers are now in their first Regional Semis since 2000.

Story | Conversation | March 26, 2009

The Morning According to Us: Ranking the Sweet 16 Games

Ted Bauer

Did ya see the top of ESPN.Com's front page yesterday? For a while, it was stories on LeBron James, a tug-of-the-heartstrings piece, something on ridi...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 25, 2009

Hasheem Thabeet's Cover Shoot

Mag.Com Staff

...without mentioning Purdue/UConn: a team that wrecked its first two opponents by 41 points on average (Connecticut) vs. a dogged bunch of Boilermakers. You ever stop and think, though: what is Hasheem Thabeet really...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 25, 2009

Sweet 16 Link Fun: Purdue vs. UConn

Ted Bauer, via YouTube

On paper, the Purdue vs. UConn tilt in the West Regional could be interesting: the Boilermakers are a scrappy team (fun to call 'em "dogged") and Robb...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 24, 2009

Prove It Or Lose It

Remember Syracuse's big win over St. Francis (N.Y.)? Unless you're wearing orange, you're lying. Even the sexiest fall matchup reveals only so much

Story | Conversation | March 23, 2009

State Your Case: Students on the 2009 NCAA Tournament

Various College Students, via Ted Bauer and Sean Bartlett

We had this idea, albeit not tremendously original and a lil' late in the game: let's ask students of NCAA Tournament schools to justify why their tea...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 19, 2009

Behind the Bets

Chad Millman

...Now, it's allowed in 37 states. That includes states a taffy pull away from Jersey, like Connecticut, New York and Pennsylvania. All those places are legit destinations for local high rollers. The new brick...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 19, 2009

Behind the Bets

Chad Millman

For the past three weeks I've done everything I can to make you richer. I asked wiseguys and bookmakers about which coaches they trust most during the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 18, 2009

Poll Position

Chris Sprow

Pre-season polls as a tourney indicator? Hey, it adds up.

Story | Conversation | March 18, 2009