Duke has often pointed out that the team of the moment isn't the same one that took the floor in November. With former shooting guard Jon Scheyer at the point, the Blue Devils hope this one is...
Depth, versatility, athleticism: the defining qualities of Pittsburgh, the No. 1 seed in the East. Led by seniors Levance Fields and Sam Young, along with sophomore DeJuan Blair, the Panthers are...
Duke will make the Final Four this year. It may even win the national championship. But it won't be because it has the most talent. This would be the North Carolina Invitational if that were the...
How does a 7-foot-1, 280-pound player disappear? Midway through this season, that seemed to be the exact question people asked about junior center Brian Zoubek. And the answer could determine...
Connecticut, the No. 1 seed in the West Region, has everything it takes to win a national title: size, shooting touch and experience. The Huskies have been ranked as high as No. 1 in the country...
Look up into the rafters of Cameron Indoor Stadium, and you'll quickly realize the truth behind an old NCAA Tournament cliché. At the Northeast end hang Duke's three national championship...
No team across the country gained more from its conference tournament last week than Louisville. The Cardinals entered the Big East Tournament with work to do to make a legitimate argument for a...
Gerald Henderson is a jerk. In fact, he's a big jerk. He's a big, fat jerk. Full disclosure: I don't know Gerald Henderson. I've spoken to him once or twice when I was a member of the media, and he...
In the NCAA Tournament, the teams that rebound and play solid defense are the ones that advance to the later rounds. This year will prove no different. Luckily for the Blue Devils, they have a...
In the preseason poll, North Carolina was a unanimous pick for the No. 1 team in the country. Eighteen weeks later, the choice is still that simple: On April 6, the Tar Heels will be cutting down...
Way back in the first week of November, when we were all still buzzing in the afterglow of that Phillies-Rays World Series and our questions surrounding the legitimacy of the Arizona Cardinals had...
Louisville, Connecticut, Pittsburgh and North Carolina are probably the four best teams in the country. Sometimes, they look untouchable. But they've also proven that they can lose at any time, at...
Since the NCAA Tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985, a No. 15 seed has defeated a No. 2 seed only four times. After being a Gerald Henderson coast-to-coast layup away from getting upset last...
The arguments against the Blue Devils are not exactly new. They live by the three and die by the three. They're undersized. There's no way they can hold their own in the paint against the DeJaun...