Welcome to the Basketball Blog

During Wednesday night's Duke-Carolina game, Dickie V called this year's freshman class "the best freshman class since I've ever been on television." ...

America's 100 most important sports venues

Jim Caple ranks America's 100 most important sports venues.

On draft night, Conley Sr. played two roles

What was draft night like for Mike Conley Sr. -- Greg Oden's agent, Mike Conley Jr.'s father? Scoop Jackson spent the entire day with him.

Taking aim at the Final Four

Chuck Klosterman is on his way to Atlanta for the Final Four with a few expectations, and at the same time, none at all.

Daily Quickie: Goodell Luck

Dan Shanoff on Roger Goodell, the Dodgers, Floyd Landis, Michelle Wie, College Football, Bengals, Bill Parcells, Maurice Clarett and more!

The disease of the NFL draft

How could a team draft Mario Williams over Reggie Bush? Well, we now live in a sports world where fantasy is more important than reality.

Curious Guy: 'Rounders'

In the latest installment of his Curious Guy series, Bill Simmons trades e-mails with the guys behind the movie "Rounders."

SGW Quote of the Day archive

Love those Quotes of the Day on the Sports Guy's site? Well, we've got them all right here.

Daily Quickie: Labor pains

Dan Shanoff on NFL Labor Battle, Manny Ramirez, USA Basketball, Barry Bonds, Adam Morrison, JJ Redick, NFL Combine, Championship Week and More.

One-on-one with Todd Radom

Here's the transcript of the full interview Uni Watch's Paul Lukas did with sports uniform designer Todd Radom.

Daily Quickie

Baseball talks about stronger testing for steroids.

The Writers' Bloc gets a little nasty when discussing the greatest athletes of the past 25 years.

I am back with offseason highlights

It's NFL preseason, which means TMQ has returned. This week: the offseason.

Kareem at the crossroads

Why was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar coaching minor-league basketball in Oklahoma City?