Auction Block: Finals Swag
Eric Angevine...game's most dominant big men in Dwight Howard. Howard is a four-year veteran who skipped college altogether. Rookie shooting guard Courtney Lee is the same age as Howard -- 23 -- but he spent his...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 02, 2009Auction Block: Net Contribution
Eric AngevineSuzanne Fanning has watched college basketball coaches and players struggle to cut down nets at the Final Four for a while now...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 11, 2009Auction Block: Lord of the Rings
Eric Angevine...to sell a championship ring for $14.95. A good rule of thumb would state that a college or pro championship ring is worth at least a grand, and usually far more. If it seems...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 04, 2009Auction Block: Collecting Madden
Eric Angevine...Buffalo State University while earning a Masters in Education. He continued to work his way up the college coaching ladder until his second chance at the pro circuit came around in 1967. That was the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 20, 2009Auction Block: Special Bidding
Eric AngevineWhen tonight's NCAA championship game is over, the college basketball season comes to a close. With so many new postseason...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 06, 2009Auction Block: Final Four Edition
Eric Angevine...not divisible by four. Nor are 25 or 53. But at various points throughout its history, the NCAA tournament has found a way to make them so. There is always a Final Four. From 1939...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 30, 2009Auction Block: On This Day
Eric AngevineSo many sporting events are in progress right now: The NCAA basketball tournament is down to its final 16 teams, with a couple of weeks to go before...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 24, 2009Lookin' for an upset? Ben Woodside could be your best bet.
Eric AngevineDay I of the NCAA Tournament: yawn. If American had taken that game from Mr. Perfect Hair, we would feel differently, but...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 20, 2009Auction Block: Brackets Are T-Shirt (And Other Swag) Heaven
Eric Angevine...sounds in a small gymnasium, and students flood the hardwood to celebrate an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Hugging, high-fiving, and jumping on the center-court logo are de rigeur. To the victor...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 16, 2009The NEXT: Name To Know In College Hoops
Eric Angevine...there.) The 6'2" Georgia native ( his brother Harry was a star receiver for Louisville) began his college career in the SEC, where he committed to play for then-coach Cliff Ellis. A regime change...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 29, 2009The NEXT: ACC Team To Look Out For (NEXT year)
Eric AngevineVisit the 2009 NEXT universe. Bobby Cremins' shock of white hair. Paul Hewitt falling nine points short of a National Championship in '04. Point Guar...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 29, 2009Auction Block: Super Bowl Duffle
Eric AngevineThis weekend's Super Bowl will be the pinnacle of the NFL season and thousands of fans will come away with a once-in-a-lifetime experience they can te...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 26, 2009Auction Block: The Inaug Shop
Eric Angevine...family, it was baseball. Bush Sr. captained the Yale baseball team to berths in the first two College World Series and his son owned the Texas Rangers. In between those bookends was Bill Clinton, who...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 20, 2009The Mag Interview: Clemson coach Oliver Purnell
Eric AngevineHere's the knock on recent editions of the Clemson Tigers, coached by Oliver Purnell: they start scorching hot and then fade. This past Saturday, they...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 20, 2009The NEXT: Cool Nickname
Eric Angevine...when Big Lumber gets the ball. Milwaukee coach Rob Jeter pegged the transfer from North Dakota State College of Science as someone who would surprise opponents. The Minnesota native weighed 390 coming out of high...
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