The corrupt and dishonest culture that has defined the sport for decades has finally (thankfully) been shoved from the shadows and into plain view for all to see, the result of an FBI investigation into charges of fraud and bribery.
NCAA Tournament
A sixth year of eligibility means Michigan State fans will finally get to experience the former Bishop Gorman standout as a player and, more important, a man.
The Tar Heels have a sixth national championship and are deserving in the sense they proved to be the better of two teams hardly at their best and yet never permitted to be Monday night.
A look at Monday’s NCAA men’s national championship basketball game.
The opening chapter of how the Rebels went from a team under Lon Kruger that made four NCAA fields his last five years to one that just concluded the worst season in program history begins in 2011, when Nigel Williams-Goss was a sophomore at Findlay Prep.
Former Bishop Gorman High star Zach Collins told anyone who would listen that he wouldn’t want to be South Carolina players facing him in a Final Four game Saturday, and he was dead serious.
Those who play for Frank Martin are unabashed in their defense of his style, adamant that what those watching at home see does not paint the entire narrative.
Dillon Brooks and his assertive nature will be on the college game’s biggest stage Saturday, when the Ducks carry the banner of the Pac-12 against North Carolina in the Final Four.
Nigel Williams-Goss and Zach Collins help the Zags make history with blowout win of Xavier in West Regional championship.
The Zags, a powerful program from the not-so-mighty West Coast Conference, have knocked down what had been an impenetrable fortress impeding their universal acceptance as part of the game’s elite.
Przemek Karnowski is a big reason many think Gonzaga will defeat Xavier on Saturday in the West Region final and reach the Final Four for the first time.
No. 1-seeded Gonzaga meets No. 11 Xavier in the West Region final at 3:09 p.m. Saturday at SAP Center in San Jose, California. The winner will advance to the Final Four.
Mark Few’s team is an Elite Eight win against Xavier on Saturday from advancing as a No. 1 seed out the West Regional and to Phoenix next week.
Gonzaga meets West Virginia in a Sweet 16 game Thursday, and it seems a lifetime ago for former Bishop Gorman High star Zach Collins when he arrived at school to the daily challenges of teammates.
It’s not possible to watch an entire day’s worth of NCAA Tournament games when you spend time in a press room writing on one result while so many others are playing out across the country.
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