A Mid-Season’s Dream by Bill Thayer I recently read in an article in a North Carolina paper that one writer was glad to see that we have passed the midway point in the season because he was sick of reading mindless awards lists. That reminded me, nobody in Hoopville had […]
Columns
Colonized!
Colonized! The Four New CAA Teams. by Adam Shandler Remember the later years of Diff’rent Strokes when Arnold and Willis got an adopted brother Sammy? He was the annoying, snot-nosed son of Mr. Drummond’s love interest (played one year by Dixie Carter, and the second season by Mary Ann Mobley. […]
Unnecessary Greatness
Unnecessary Greatness by David Mosse It’s been roughly one month since the apocalypse. An event so unthinkable it had fans in Durham rushing to nearby churches in search of an explanation from a higher power – the Duke Blue Devils lost a basketball game. On January 6th, in Tallahassee, despite […]
Our 100th Article!
It’s our 100th Article Festivus! It’s our 100th article! So in the spirit of Seinfeld, we’ll honor that great show by emulating their 100th episode. Now if you can’t remember exactly what the plot of the 100th Seinfeld episode was, let me provide a brief refresher. INTERIOR – JERRY’S APARTMENT […]
The Quickening
Marist-Manhattan II: Out-Foxed? Not again. by Adam Shandler On January 22nd, it was Bobby Gonzalez bobble-head doll night at Manhattan’s Draddy Gymnasium. But Coach Gonzalez and his Jaspers almost bobbled another one to Marist in the re-match of a game played on January 12th. Marist took the first contest, 58-56, […]
Site Unseen
Site Unseen One of the biggest stories of college basketball somehow flew under the radar this summer as the NCAA decided that first and second round sites will no longer be set by region. For example, Washington DC, who was supposed to host first and second round East Region games, […]
The Decline of the Regional
Site Unseen by Bill Thayer One of the biggest stories of college basketball somehow flew under the radar this summer as the NCAA decided that first and second round sites will no longer be set by region. For example, Washington DC, who was supposed to host first and second round […]
Get your Brackets!
It’s Never too early for Brackets by Jonathan Gonzalez During my normal perusing of various sports websites (don’t tell my editor), I have noticed March Madness has started early. That’s right, it’s only January and the NCAA prognostications have already begun. This team will win the Horizon, those teams will […]
The “Other” Crimson Tide
Harvard: That “Other” Crimson Tide by Adam Shandler I am writing this article on the Brooklyn Bridge-bound 6 Train. The rider sitting to my left has generously turned the volume up on his Discman, loud enough so that the other riders might enjoy the latest Jay-Z album. Ahh, gone are […]
Carolina Blues
Carolina Blues by Bill Thayer I couldn’t force myself to watch the Florida State/North Carolina game last night. I tried, I really, REALLY tried to sit and watch as the Seminoles and Tar Heels battled for the right not to play in the Les Robinson Invitational (aka the 8/9 game […]
