NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament

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Bigger is better for this Final Four

Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN.com

Bigger is better in the NCAAs, which means the Final Four sets up to be about as good as it gets.

Story | Conversation | March 29, 2009

Could this be Calhoun's swan song?

Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN.com

Jim Calhoun has already won two national championships and might be on his way to a third. With an impending investigation into alleged recruiting violations, could this be the Connecticut coach's swan song?

Story | Conversation | March 26, 2009

Buddy's son is a guy worth rooting for

Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN.com

Missouri's Matt Lawrence, the son of our guy's college friend, is the kind of player worth rooting for.

Story | Conversation | March 24, 2009

Wild weekend leaves plenty to ponder

Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN.com

WBC, Cutler, the tourney, Manny and more: A wild weekend makes a mind wander.

Story | Conversation | March 22, 2009

Plenty of reasons to love tourney time

Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN.com

Have a mad crush on the NCAA tournament? So does Gene, who gives us 33 reasons why.

Story | Conversation | March 18, 2009

A first look at second chances

Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN.com

Ever want a second chance? Here's how Cutler, Calhoun, Paris and the NCAA men's selection committee might want to take advantage of one.

Story | Conversation | March 16, 2009

And for your viewing pleasure: a power-packed Final Four

Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN.com

The whittling of the NCAA tournament from 65 to four might not have been the most titillating hoops, but the Final Four is all set with scintillating story lines and the promise of great hoops this weekend, writes Gene Wojciechowski.

Story | Conversation | April 04, 2008

Howland aiming for rare back-to-back-to-back Final Fours

Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN.com

UCLA coach Ben Howland is a grinder, and he has pushed the Bruins to back-to-back Final Fours and is on the verge of a third straight. And for that success, he's become one of the best coaches not to have won it all yet, writes Gene Wojciechowski.

Story | Conversation | March 25, 2008

Johnson bailed out after crossing the line

Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN.com

Trent Johnson nearly ended Stanford's season early after a mindless ejection had him watching a great game from the locker room, writes Gene Wojciechowski.

Story | Conversation | March 22, 2008

Kentucky's roller-coaster season ends with tears

Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN.com

Billy Gillispie's honeymoon ended his second game in Big Blue country. Kentucky recovered and made its record 49th NCAA tournament, but the roller coaster of a season ended earlier than usual, writes Gene Wojciechowski.

Story | Conversation | March 20, 2008

Appreciating Hansbrough isn't a matter of race, just basketball

Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN.com

Can't we all just get along? The curious case of Tyler Hansbrough, college basketball and race.

Story | Conversation | March 17, 2008

NCAA tourney is the best, but it could be even better

Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN.com

The best three weeks in sports would be off-the-charts good with these 15 NCAA tournament improvements.

Story | Conversation | March 13, 2008

Good start, Indiana ... now impose some additional sanctions

Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN.com

Kelvin Sampson's departure was a start, not the end. Time for the Hoosiers to skip the postseason.

Story | Conversation | February 24, 2008

Dorsey can't back smack, Oden's heading to Atlanta

Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN.com

Joey Dorsey talked and couldn't deliver. Greg Oden didn't, and did. That's a big reason why Ohio State is on its way to Atlanta, writes Gene Wojciechowski.

Story | Conversation | March 24, 2007

Two games decided by two total points

Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN.com

Two games decided by a total of two points. The rest of the bracket will have a hard time surpassing Thursday night's excitement in San Antonio, writes Gene Wojciechowski.

Story | Conversation | March 22, 2007