In this, the craziest of all bubble seasons, no one around the cutline is completely safe. This year, more than any other, you could see a slew of misses from national projections. Too many mediocre teams to fill too many available bracket slots mean it's anyone's guess what the committee will do. Here's my guess after the 1 p.m. games, where St. Bonaventure's nabbed the A-10 title and pushed an at-large team out of the field:
Adopted children are twice as likely to abuse drugs if their biological parents did too, suggesting that genetics do indeed play a role in the development of substance abuse problems.
Police in New York and Virginia are searching for a 22-year-old Virginia Commonwealth University student who went missing days after arriving in New York City to celebrate New Year's Eve, according to authorities.
So when Butler and Virginia Commonwealth meet in the Final Four, what will they do? Compare slingshots?
SAN ANTONIO -- In the moments before the 1973 Belmont Stakes, a stable girl accidentally kicked a water bucket near Secretariat as the great horse waited to head to the track. According to onlookers, the startled colt reared up on his hind legs and whinnied repeatedly, seemingly jumping out of his skin. He went on to crush rival Sham and take the Triple Crown with a staggering 31-length win.
CHICAGO -- This was not the Big Ten team's locker room. This was the Colonial Athletic Association team's locker room. And yet here was VCU forward Jamie Skeen, turning to two of his teammates and declaring nonchalantly of their fallen opponent: "They were scared." They seemed bewildered in fact by Purdue's defensive strategy. "They tried to press us," said Skeen. "They don't usually press. It didn't look like they even practice it."
DAYTON, Ohio -- About five years ago, NCAA executive vice president Greg Shaheen registered the trademark "First Four" and told colleagues to "put it in our hip pocket," in the event they one day decided to re-brand the NIT Season Tip-Off or create some other preseason event.
Teresa Scanlan of Nebraska will spend the next year as Miss America after besting 52 other pageant hopefuls at Saturday's event in Las Vegas.
She was a mother of three living in a small apartment and working four jobs. And then, as if in a fairy tale, she won her state's lottery last year. But the story doesn't have the happy ending you might expect.
A Washington state couple comes forward to claim their share of the $380 million Mega Millions jackpot.
"Electronic cigarettes" that vaporize nicotine juice to inhale instead of smoke from burning tobacco do not deliver as promised, according to research at Virginia Commonwealth University.
The 22-year-old broadcast journalism student wins a $50,000 scholarship and begins a year-long reign
Think nonconference games don't matter? The NCAA selection committee begs to differ. Because what happens in November and December doesn't stay in November and December, here's a look at some of the early season's most interesting games (and why they'll impact March Madness).
This month on Inside the Middle East -- Zain Verjee hosts from Doha, Qatar.
For a while there, it was looking like this might be first upset of the tournament, like 14th-seeded American U might actually steal one from No. 3 Villanova in front of their hometown fans.
SI.com caught up with Seth Davis, who's serving as a CBS studio analyst during the tournament, to get his impressions of the bracket.
To most of America, Fargo is known for three things: its namesake 1996 Academy Award-winning film, brutal winter weather (Tuesday's high: 5 degrees) and college basketball. Actually, the third item may not be true yet, but a remarkable story is being played out that will have its final act in March.
Research suggests that having a big breakfast with carbohydrates and lean protein, and even a piece of chocolate, will help keep your appetite in check all day and help you lose weight.
With only five conference championship games remaining, we can safely assume that North Carolina, Memphis and UCLA will all land No. 1 seeds. The fourth was shaping up to be Tennessee until the Vols lost to Arkansas in the SEC semifinals. Sunday's Kansas-Texas winner may now land that last No. 1 spot, though the 'Horns (No. 4 strength-of-schedule, 11-3 vs. RPI Top 50) would have a better case than the Jayhawks (No. 59, 7-2).
This is the point in the season when I, as the Power Rankings guy, feel marginalized. All anyone wants to talk about is seeds, seeds, seeds. So if you can, pretend that this is my elaborate S-curve through the top four lines of the bracket. And if that's not possible, then just bear with me and try to enjoy the blurbs: these are the final Power Rankings of 2007-08. By the time the major-conference tourneys begin next week, I'll have moved on to blogging ...
Sports Illustrated came out with five regional rivalry covers for the college basketball preview back in November; in retrospect, we probably would have been fine printing just one: Memphis-Tennessee. In 2007-08, no regular-season game has mattered -- or will matter -- as much as the one that will take place on Saturday night at FedEx Forum.
The rankings for this week, straight up.
On the morning after the longest game of the year -- 226 points, 106 free-throw attempts, 210-plus minutes of real time, 65 minutes of clock -- we keep it short and sweet. Sixteen teams. And Baylor is one of them.
A comprehensive study finds that abortion and miscarriage lead to low birth weight and preterm birth. But is 40-year-old data still relevant today?
The walls are bare, the closets are empty, and Connie and Timothy Pent and their two teenage children are living out of boxes as they wait for a dreaded knock at the door of their three-bedroom house in Ocala, Florida.
SI.com caught up with Seth Davis, who's serving as a CBS studio analyst during the tournament, to get his impressions of Friday's tournament action.
SI.com: First impressionsupdated: Thu Mar 15 2007 18:20:00
So let me tell you how the 'Bag almost became the Enemy of the State in North Carolina:
Underrated: Gonzaga Is it possible the Zags are a better team without Josh Heytvelt, who was suspended after his arrest for drug possession? Without Heytvelt, Mark Few has been forced to give more playing time to glue-guy David Pendergraft as well as Micah Downs, the former McDonald's All-American who transferred in from Kansas and was hurt at the beginning of the year. The Zags lost a slew of games in late December, but that was the result of a brutal non-conference schedule. In Derek Raivio and Jeremy Pargo, Gonzaga has a dynamic backcourt, and I really believe it will relish the role of being an overlooked underdog again.
SI.com: The Mayn Eventupdated: Tue Mar 06 2007 00:07:00
RICHMOND, Va. -- Amidst a sea of jubilant VCU fans, Eric Maynor climbed up a ladder on the Richmond Coliseum floor wearing a Rams CAA Champions T-shirt with another slung over his shoulder. He had scissors in his left hand and had some trouble breaking through the white strands he and his teammates earned as souvenirs. But Maynor earned whatever extra ladder time he was taking. He put his Rams in the NCAA tournament.
RICHMOND, Va. -- The Year After lives on, for at least another day.
SI.com: Cougars' climbupdated: Thu Feb 15 2007 10:19:00
In this weeks installment, we have Florida's NCAA tournament-preparation checklist, Acie Law's knuckleball shot and a heavy dose of Craig Ehlo.
SI.com: Laying down the Lawupdated: Fri Feb 09 2007 10:00:00
In this week's cast, we have Billy Donovan playing an officer of the law, Arnold Schwarzenegger playing a college hoops fan, and Texas A&M playing its way into the top five ...
SI.com: Winning attitudeupdated: Fri Feb 02 2007 09:55:00
If you talk to Anthony Grant for any length of time, winning is going to come up. Several times.
The widening waistlines of Americans have increased the consumption of gasoline since 1960 according to researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Virginia Commonwealth University.
Poverty in the United States increased 20 percent between 2000 and 2004, census numbers show. And although the trend stalled in 2005, researchers worry poverty will have profound effects on public health in this country.
If you haven't received a sales pitch for a variable annuity as a tax-smart way to invest for retirement, just wait. You soon will. Everyone from insurance agents to financial planners to stockbrok...
The media took plenty of potshots at economists for failing to foresee the recession and the subsequent collapse of last spring's recovery. Now some economists are returning fire. Gloomy slanting o...
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