Well, Duke won. No surprise there. But only two points separated “Ho hum, Duke won” from “Butler did it! Butler did it!” Two points. As in, one missed shot. Two free throws. That last desperate mid-court shot that clanged off the rim. That’s all there was between Duke the Champion and Butler the Runner Up. [...]

Duke beat WVU to advance to the finals of the NCAA Tournament. No big surprise there. In fact, based on the way the tourney has gone so far, the only surprising thing about that game is that it was so utterly unsurprising.  #1 Duke beating #2 WVU is something that appeared on a lot of brackets, including [...]

Show me a bracket with Michigan State, Butler, West Virginia, and Duke as the final four, and I’ll show you somebody who filled out their bracket today.  Duke is the only #1 seed to live up to their billing this year, and Baylor didn’t make it easy for them. Really, WVU beat Kentucky?  Kentucky who [...]

The University of Northern Iowa? Seriously? When I was filling out my bracket, I honestly didn’t know who “UNI” was. Now, I think everybody knows the boys from Northern Iowa who stunned the number one seed Kansas Jayhawks in the second round of the NCAA tournament.  When I predicted last week that Lehigh didn’t have [...]

The time of year is upon us when young men’s fancy turns to college basketball.  There’s something about the tournament that really gets you going.  March Madness goes way beyond college hoops fans, even beyond sports fans.  It’s kind of like the Superbowl, only it goes on for two weeks, and the commercials aren’t as [...]