College hoops marathon postscript

Howard Megdal monitored all 24-plus hours of ESPN's College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon, and now Page 2 shares the experience.

Grilling up the competition

When it comes to tailgating, no one devours the opposition quite like uber-LSU fan Bruce Richards.

Dreaming of Colts vs. Saints on Feb. 7

Tuesday Morning Quarterback says the Colts and Saints both won't go undefeated, but would make a fabulous Super Bowl pairing.

FLUSHING, NY - MARCH 29: Smoke comes off the grill at the Italian sausage stand during the Georgetown Hoyas and St. John's Red Storm game at Citi Field on March 29, 2009 in the...

The 2009 all-haiku NFL preview

Once again, Gregg Easterbrook returns to the world of ancient poetry to deliver his 2009 NFL predictions.

Debunking the Cult of Coach

In this era of college coach worship, men like Jim Tressel need to remember the responsibilities they have to their players.

...Chad Ochocinco (85) during their first practice at NFL football training camp , Friday, July 31, 2009, in Georgetown, Ky. (AP Photo/Al Behrman

One big-time tank battle, and lots more

Get ready for an epic battle in Milwaukee tonight: Ersan Ilyasova and the Milwaukee Bucks battling Allan Ray and the Boston Celtics, in what Chris Har...

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...

Searching for the real Greg Oden

...block at the end of the Tennessee game and the near-facial of Jeff Green in the Georgetown game) happened at crucial moments when he said "screw it" and let loose. Everyone keeps criticizing Oden...

One shining weekend ahead

Are you ready for one of the all-time greatest sports weekends? A quick preview … Friday: The "Who can tank the most egregiously for Oden and Du...

Down with the O.J. Mayo Era

If you missed the McDonald's All-American Game Wednesday night, you missed an appalling 4-for-17 performance by O.J. Mayo, who has a legitimate chance...

A few questions, a few links

...was: crap. Maybe it was exciting, but it was still crap.) The reason I loved Sunday's Georgetown-UNC game was because it was an up-and-down game that featured low-post offense, ball...

NCAA renaissance peaks with great weekend

...year too early. When I was growing up, college teams stayed together for three-four years (like Georgetown and St. John's in the mid-'80s, or Duke and UNLV in the early '90s). Once...

Durant, Oden and hoops housecleaning

Five quick updates on the Greg Oden-Kevin Durant Sweepstakes before we get to some housecleaning: 1. Let the tanking begin! After Milwaukee (25 wins)...