Figured I'd let this loose, as its recently was released by the NCAA. Whatever, it is what your eyes say it is, but this one really stinks if you ask me. ... Read More

Set to broadcast nationally... »Ohio State @ Maryland; 7 ET (ESPNU). »Washington State @ Baylor; 9 ET (ESPNU). ... Read More

 A slender slate of games on Thursday, so we'll delve into some more obscure stuff after biting into the three ranked contests. --No. 17 Oregon 80, No. 25 Kansas State 77 (OT). A bonehead play by Kansas State stymied what could've been a potential 3-point attempt and allowed the Wildcats to take it into a second overtime. But Beastly and Co. were not enough (Oregon can really rebound the ball and ... Read More

I wasn't going to bring up everyone piling on Bobby Knight for his hunting escapades, but then this video (which you will see and hear audio from for the next five days) popped up, so I guess I'm obligated. It's pretty freaking hilarious, I do admit. All details of the incident aside: Seriously, could you expect the BK to act any differently than he does in this video?  Via the Dallas Morning ... Read More

Set to broadcast nationally... »No. 19 Gonzaga @ St. Joseph's; 8 ET (ESPNU). »No. 17 Oregon @ No. 25 Kansas State; 9 ET (ESPN2). »Oklahoma @ No. 22 USC; 11 ET (FSN). ... Read More

Last night was the first night I really sat down and digested a few good continuous hours of college hoops on the tube. I was surprised with some of what I saw (a gutty UMass win at the Carrier Dome) and disgusted with other competition (Illinois/Maryland), so let's do what we do. --No. 1 North Carolina 66, Ohio State 55. This the game that most people watched, so it was obvious ... Read More

...Then be sure to tune into tonight at 7 p.m ET on ESPN, when they will air (as they do every year) all 13 minutes of Jim Valvano's speech from the 1993 ESPY Awards (you know, when they meant something?). This is one of the five best things that ESPN does every year (CHJ's research team is currently digging through the files for the other four), and I make sure I ... Read More

Set to broadcast nationally... »UMass @ Syracuse; 7ET (ESPN Classic). »Boston College @ Michigan (Big 10/ACC); 7 ET (ESPNU). »North Carolina State @ No. 10 Michigan State (Big 10/ACC Challenge); 7:13 ET (ESPN). »Illinois @ Maryland (Big 10/ACC); 7:30 ET (ESPN2). »Alabama @ No. 9 Texas A&M; 9 ET (ESPNU). »No. 1 North Carolina @ Ohio State (Big 10/ACC); 9 ET (ESPN). »Virginia Tech @ Penn State (Big 10/ACC); 9:30 ET (ESPN2). ... Read More

I ate some Au Bon Pain (or aw-bone-pohn) tonight for the first. Bangin'. Now let's review some games. --No. 3 Memphis 104, Austin Peay 82. Six Tigers scored in double figures. Let's move on. --No. 7 Duke 82, No. 20 Wisconsin 58. Yikes. Gotta admit that I thought Wisconsin could keep it too close for comfort for the Blue Devils in this spot. Yeah, not so much. Duke is getting quite dangerous ... Read More

Set to broadcast nationally... » Georgia Tech @ No. 15 Indiana (ACC/Big 10 Challenge); 7 ET (ESPN). » Northwestern @ Virginia (ACC/Big 10); 7 ET (ESPN). » Minnesota @ Florida State (ACC/Big 10); 7:30 ET (ESPN2). » No. 20 Wisconsin @ No. 7 Duke (ACC/Big 10); 9 ET (ESPN). » Purdue @ No. 18 Clemson (ACC/Big 10); 9:30 ET (ESPN2). ... Read More

Because you were so anxious to know! Through some dubious researching (yes, some Wikipedia was involved—forgive me!), here are a few stats on an ESPN/college basketball gimmick that has lacked in the luster department for most of its existence. Oh yes, and Wake Forest defeated Iowa 56-47 last night, so the ACC is out in front early, yet again. The ACC has never lost the challenge (meaning they've won more ... Read More

Words aren't really needed here. Come to your own conclusions. But I will say that this is not how you get Kevin Love's phone number. ... Read More

North Carolina 5-0 (28) UCLA 6-0 (25) Memphis 5-0 (18) Kansas 5-0 Georgetown 3-0 (1) Washington State 6-0 (↑3) Duke 6-0 (↑6) Texas 5-0 (↑7) Texas A&M 6-0 (↑7) Michigan State 4-1 Tennessee 5-1 (↓4) Louisville 4-1 (↓6) Marquette 4-1 (↓2) Pittsburgh 5-0 (↑3) Indiana 4-1 (↓7) Butler 6-0 (↑6) Oregon 5-1 (↓5) Clemson 5-0 (↑6) Gonzaga 5-1 (↓5) Wisconsin 5-0 (NR) Brigham Young 5-1 (NR) Southern California 5-1 (NR) Xavier 4-1 (NR) North Carolina State 4-1 (NR) Kansas State 5-1 (↓7) Dropped out: Southern Illinois, Villanova, Virginia, Syracuse, Florida. Top 5 outside looking in: ... Read More

Set to broadcast nationally...  Wake Forest @ Iowa; 7 ET (ESPN2). ... Read More

So. Many. Tournaments. In case you couldn't keep track, here's the canonical list of all of the tournament winners from the past couple of weeks. This, of course, will mean very little in terms of how they will play 12 weeks from today, but CHJ wanted to deliver the goods regardless of that fact. 2K Sports College Hoops Classic (Coaches vs. Cancer): Memphis Tigers Old Spice Classic: North Carolina State Wolfpack Legends Classic: ... Read More

Here's what went down while you built your Sunday around the NFL. --UPSET--Southern California 70, No. 19 Southern Illinois 45. I was entirely too exhausted from the tail end of Thanksgiving weekend to stay up and watch this blowout. I was definitely alarmed to awake, check my computer, and see this margin. Southern Illinois getting beaten by 25 points? Perhaps they were too fatigued and/or exhausted from a long Thanksgiving weekend ... Read More

Sweet Maria. Kansas escaped. While most sports fans were absorbed with the Philadelphia/New England game, I was glued to this beauty of a basketball game. Then again, I have two televisions in my living room, so I had the luxury of keeping one eye on each. It wasn't the smoothest of games (more than 30 combined turnovers), but you can't say it wasn't entertaining. Brandon Rush's steal at the 2:20 mark of ... Read More

Set to broadcast nationally... South Carolina vs. George Mason (Old Spice Classic, third-place game); approx. 4:45 ET (ESPN2). Chattanooga vs. South Alabama (Anaheim Classic, fourth-place game); 6 ET (ESPN2). NC State vs. No. 20 Villanova (Old Spice Classic, championship game);  7 ET (ESPN2). Arizona @ No. 4 Kansas; 8 ET (ESPN). Mississippi vs. Miami (OH) (Anaheim Classic, third-place game); approx. 9 ET (ESPN2). No. 18 Southern Illinois vs. USC (Anaheim Classic, championship game); approx. 11:30 ET ... Read More