The Morning Dish – Tuesday, September 16th March Madness&#8482: A Texas federal court upheld the NCAA’s claim that they own the rights to use the term “March Madness&#8482”. In a cybersquatting case brought three years ago against two defendants, Netfire, Inc. and Sports Marketing International, Inc., the District Court in […]

The Morning Dish – Monday, September 15th RIP Merle: One of the 1952 Hickory Huskers Indiana state championship team has passed away. Kent Poole, 39, who played the role of Merle Webb in the 1986 movie “Hoosiers”, was found dead at his home in Crawfordsville, Indiana, apparently committing suicide by […]

The Morning Dish – Saturday, September 13th Tide Extension: Alabama head basketball coach Mark Gottfried received a five-year contract extension yesterday, which raises his annual salary to $800,000 ($150,000 base) plus incentives. A sixth year would be added if Gottfried wins 19 games this season. Gottfried, the Tide’s coach since […]

The Morning Dish – Friday, September 12th Bulldogs in Doghouse: The NCAA put Fresno State on four years’ probation Wednesday for numerous violations from 1995 to 2002 – basically the reign of Jerry Tarkanian. The NCAA levied charges of academic fraud, failure to report violations, and the famous “lack of […]

The Morning Dish – Thursday, September 11th A moment of silence here in Hoopville to honor the victims of the September 11th attacks.   In Appreciation . . . I just read for the first time the tribute you paid to my late brother, Dan. I just wanted to say […]

The Morning Dish – Wednesday, September 10th Bracket Buster: ESPN has announced the field for the second “Bracket Buster” Saturday, scheduled for February 21st. The field, which features teams from 11 mid-major and smaller conferences, more than doubled in size to 46 teams competing in 23 games, up from 18 […]

The Morning Dish – Tuesday, September 9th New AD In Town: Baylor has announced the hiring of UMass athletics director Ian McCaw. McCaw, who takes over AD duties at beleaguered Baylor, replaces Tom Stanton, who resigned a month ago with head coach Dave Bliss when the Patrick Dennehy investigation revealed […]

The Morning Dish – Friday, September 5th Cosby Performs: More than 20,000 Baylor students, faculty, and fans filled Floyd Casey Stadium last night to be entertained by comedian Bill Cosby, who performed a free concert to help the healing process at Baylor University after the death of basketball player Patrick […]

The Morning Dish – Thursday, September 4th Serving Notice: Auburn was officially notified by the NCAA that the school was under investigation for possible major recruiting infractions in the men’s basketball program. The investigation is centering around the tactics of one former and one present assistant coach in their recruitment […]

The Morning Dish – Wednesday, September 3rd Gator Extended: Florida head coach Billy Donovan yesterday signed a shiny new six-year contract extension for $1.7 million per season. Donovan, who has led the Gators to five straight NCAA tournaments, including the 2000 finals, has a 184-93 record in seven seasons at […]