"I’m looking at it like we’re going to make the tournament," Calathes said. "I think that we will. I think we definitely make the Tournament.” Well then, let's track Mr. Calathes' play down the stretch. {Orlando Sentinel} ... Read More

Probably one of my favorite things about running this site, "The Student Section Supports" highlights one game each weekend that is under the national radar and/or has high upset potential. When: Saturday, 2 ET. ARKANSAS (12-3): The Hogs have one of the great players in the country, in terms of "watchability", if you will, in point guard Courtney Fortson. Fortson is making the days of Sonny Weems seem like an extremely distant ... Read More

I had no idea Nick Calathes was so much like my ex-housemate who preferred to sit in silence on the couch, let the hours go by and occupy his precious time with online gambling. Then again, he didn't have much of a jumper. A report from the Associated Press late last week (Yahoo! first got the scoop) is stating that Calethas racked up about $600 worth of gambling debt while trying ... Read More

You can hear it now from the mass media: "Remember, this team does have a title to defend. They ARE the defending champions, and until someone takes that from them, they should be treated as such." Yada. Yada. Yada. Yes, it's true that almost all of us out there in the Blogosphere and in Legitimate Writer World completely dismissed the notion of a relevant Florida Gators team in 2007-08, but ... Read More

Dan Shanoff is a very concise and succinct writer—I read his stuff every day because of it. He used to doing his thing over at espn.com's Page 2 (if the name is ringing a bell), but now runs danshanoff.com, which has a format very similar to the one he formerly did. Anyway, amidst the wretched we'll-make-up-for-this-since-he-never-got-voted-for-it-in-the-'90's choice of Brett Favre for Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year, Shanoff picks the ... Read More