I'm not one for the "Man v. Food" show, as it frequently involves host Adam Richman devouring ungodly portions of food in a race against time, vomit or death, really. Fortunately, Richman kept it fairly clean when inviting Jim Boeheim by for last night's episode. The two had a light exchange at a quaint table in one of Syracuse's most famous hot-dog joints, Heid’s of Liverpool. Still, the place is no Dinosaur ... Read More

You want to see how much the game has changed in 55 years? The video inside is for you.

It's their era. The youthful boys and girls who choose to spend their summers not by playing video games indoors. Or even playing basketball games outdoors. No, trick-shot videos have become all the rage in the past year. It's an ever-competitive one-upmanship that is elevated each week on YouTube. These videos can get teenagers their 15 seconds of fame, thanks to shows like ESPN's "SportsNation." Because, without YouTube, would this movement even ... Read More

Evan Turner is a Chicago boy. I, too, am one (though displaced for many years now). Can't deny that I'm envious of what the former Ohio State star got to do last night. With his impending move to Philadelphia after being selected by the 76ers at No. 2., Turner only had so much time to milk the spotlight in Chitown. The Cubs, in need of some good PR and a boost amid ... Read More

Ah, the offseason. A time for coaches to hit the recruiting trails, shake the fanbase off their backs and let out their inner, horny, dance-floor-owning teenager. Bill Self, you just got so much more likeable. Not that you weren't before, but now it's a different conversation altogether. That second-round loss to Northern Iowa? Water under the bridge. Losing to Bucknell some years back? Consider it forgotten. Whenever a coach is willing to ... Read More

The Oregon State coach is pushing a new book, " A Game of Character," and appeared on the Comedy Central show last night because of it. A rare instance in which college basketball and comedy's culture intertwine. Robinson played along well enough, but Colbert, as he's prone to do (and that's no criticism) stole the interview. "Your entire family comes off as pretty darn perfect in this thing," the jokingly flippant host ... Read More

And the yang to the previous post. This is some serious stuff, and it's more than a month old. Remember back when Maryland defeated Duke on that Wednesday night near the end of the regular season? It was a huge win for the Terrapins. It all but locked up a Tourney bid and an ACC Player of the Year award for senior Greivis Vasquez. Terps fans took the streets in delight ... Read More

If you haven't gotten a chance to check out one of the 10 best things about ESPN — its "Sports Science" show — then you're missing out. And less than 48 hours after the end of the college basketball season, the producers come through with a video that's cool and educational! Yeah! Learning is fun! But the details on just how close Gordon Hayward's shot was are as tiny as you'd expect. ... Read More

My heart has slowed to a normal beats-per-minute pace and the sweat has subsided. The bonfires are burning high in Durham as I type this, just after midnight, and Duke is atop the college basketball mountain once again. Going to do all the heavy lifting tomorrow morning beginning around 8:30 a.m. Until then, here's how one of the 10 best title game finishes (if you don't think so, how high would ... Read More

If you thought Da'Sean Butler would create a moment we'd remember from this year's Tournament, it certainly wouldn't have involved him laying on his back as his coach tried to calm him emotions. I'll get to Duke a little later this morning. Because how can I not address what Bob Huggins did? That display of leadership, fatherhood, devotion and nurture was something so damn endearing in such a dire, depressing moment ... Read More

Now this is a quote that can live on in infamy. Suddenly we have an excellent plot point for next season and divisive figure for Duke fans to hate. We haven't seen such deliberate lines drawn in the blue-colored sand since Gerald Henderson elbowed the beak of Tyler Hansbrough four years ago. In the postgame interview last night at the McDonald's All-American game, Carolina commit Reggie Bullock (right) fired a mean-spirited, often-referenced ... Read More

A great game with an ending that's going to be/already is more controversial than it should. How conveniently Tennessee will forget that Scotty Hopson could've possibly made this foul call a moot issue had he and his 59.5-percent foul shooting clip made two free throws with 11.2 seconds remaining. Before we continue, the video. As Raftery mentions, if the foul isn't called against J.P. Prince, how confident are we that Brian ... Read More

CHJ's brief moment in the spotlight was another thing that's making this the best March ever.

You know what I really appreciate about how Maryland and Michigan State ended? NO TIMEOUTS. Reminded me of that Oklahoma State-St. Joseph’s game in 2004, except that one didn’t have a shot go in as the clock expired. A lot to examine in this final sequence. Plus, video of Raymar Morgan losing a Chiclet.

While hanging out in Buffalo and watching Kansas State shoot BYU right out of The Tournament, West Virginia's players used their down time for our amusement. I can't state it enough: thank you, fellas. College kids are stupid and hilarious. We don't see this kind of thing enough. Being the oldest of four brothers, the scenes that unfolded below are all too familiar. This is the essence of who these players ... Read More

It's been a day of big shots. Can't believe how incredible this day was. We're all so blessed.

Danero Thomas to centerstage, please.

If you'd like to relive all of these great moments, let's do this. There were good and bad — could Kansas have looked more bored? — so let's go with the memorable ones. Wofford took to its school auditorium (cheerleaders dressed in uniform!) to celebrate. Cornell: Thrilled with a 12 while Temple is a little less than that with its terrible under-seeding. Saint Mary's: thrilled with the 10-seed. "Let's go!!!!!" from Richmond. ... Read More