33 Results for ncaa

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, 2009

Auction Block: Net Contribution

Eric Angevine

Suzanne 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, 2009

Auction 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, 2009

Auction 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, 2009

Auction Block: Special Bidding

Eric Angevine

When 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, 2009

Auction 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, 2009

Auction Block: On This Day

Eric Angevine

So 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, 2009

Lookin' for an upset? Ben Woodside could be your best bet.

Eric Angevine

Day 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, 2009

Auction 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, 2009

The 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, 2009

The NEXT: ACC Team To Look Out For (NEXT year)

Eric Angevine

Visit 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, 2009

Auction Block: Super Bowl Duffle

Eric Angevine

This 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, 2009

Auction 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, 2009

The Mag Interview: Clemson coach Oliver Purnell

Eric Angevine

Here'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, 2009

The 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...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 13, 2009