Everyone has seen Hoosiers. And if you haven’t, you should probably stop reading my article now, and rush over to your local Blockbuster. Quite simply, Hoosiers is one of the greatest sports movies of all-time. Hoosiers is based on the true life story of small town Milan High School’s magical 1954 season. In the movie version of the story, Hickory High, located in rural Indiana, barely has the numbers to field a team, ...

The Duke Blue Devils have a ridiculous amount of potential. It's as simple as that. They can beat any team in the NCAA. But the question is, can Coach K use that potential and create a dynamic team?  Of course he can, and he has done it before. But, in order for him to do so, there are four components that will lead him and his team to success.    1. Offensive Rebounding with Brian Zoubek and the ...

Injuries that limit a player's effectiveness or knock a player out of the NCAA Tournament will make fans, supporters, and those close to a program to wonder "what if" infinitely. Whether it's a star player or a key role player, injuries change a team's dynamic and their rotation. How well a team adapts often will determine the level of success that a team achieves. Injuries can change the course of history and influence outcomes ...

The Butler Bulldogs' run to the NCAA Final Four is nothing short of incredible.   To think that a team from the Horizon League, without a single player in its rotation taller than 6’9”, and without so much as a trip to the Elite Eight in school history prior to this season has managed its way through four rounds of the NCAA Tournament—including wins over two of the top teams in the country in Syracuse and Kansas ...

So the cap finally has been put on the 2009-2010 UC women's basketball season, with last Sunday's team dinner and awards ceremony on March 28. Those of you who have followed UC's women's basketball team know that it's been a while since there's been a post-season ceremony honoring the team, so it was good to have that tradition return. For the record, honors went to Kahla Roudebush, most valuable player; Michelle Jones, most improved player; Shareese Ulis, ...

The sporting event that ESPN's Pat Forde once called "athletic art, as close to perfect as any sporting competition can get" appears to be on the brink of an expansion. In today's edition of USA Today, Big Ten conference commissioner Jim Delany said that an expansion of the 65-team NCAA tournament is "probable" for 2011. Delany isn't involved with the current NCAA tournament selection committee, but as a former chairman of ...

Regardless of Scott Drew and the Baylor Bears falling to Coach K and the Duke Blue Devils in the Elite Eight this year, they should be more than proud of their remarkable story. The young hoops team only awaits a bright future well beyond anyone’s expectations. Except for maybe Drew, his coaching staff, and the players donning the green and gold jerseys on a daily basis. All along the way, they were aiming for a national title—coming up ...

This is one of the most promising defensive back classes to come along in years. With seven projected first rounders, along with the best defensive back prospect to come along since Miami pumped out Sean Taylor, any team with a need for a defensive back should be thrilled. Not only that, but there are a few mid round prospects that could fill a need for a team in desperate need. Along with wide receiver, this ...

Maybe it’s just me, but from my recollection I believe a majority of sports experts were calling Duke the weakest link of the No. 1 seeds. So much for that absurdity. With the BS on the back burner, Coach K and the Dukies enter the 2010 Final Four as the only top seed remaining in March’s Madness. Of course, their latest win took a gutsy performance to outlast Scott Drew and the up-and-coming Baylor Bears in an Elite ...

Former UCLA coach and ESPN analyst Steve Lavin has accepted the head coaching job at St. John's, which is a nice get for the school. But what is even nicer and an ever bigger bonus is that Lavin's wife, actress Mary Ann Jarou, will be joining him. How I didn't know that Steve Lavin was married to such a stone cold fox baffles me. So to celebrate their move to New York and her induction into ...