College Basketball - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/college_basketball/?source=rss&aim=college_basketball en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST The year in sports: Believe the hype By King Kaufman Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/feature/2008/12/30/year_in_sports/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/feature/2008/12/30/year_in_sports/index.html?source=rss 2008 was a series of did you see thats that are destined to become do you remembers. NCAA Tournament, Day 2 -- live! By King Kaufman Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/03/20/ncaa_day_2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/03/20/ncaa_day_2/index.html?source=rss Another 16 goes down, but not without a fight, in a great afternoon of basketball. NCAA Tournament, Day 1 -- live! By King Kaufman Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/03/19/ncaa_day_1/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/03/19/ncaa_day_1/index.html?source=rss If you want to understand America, you don't have to watch all this basketball. But it helps. Best! Game! Ever! Played! By King Kaufman Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/02/26/greatest/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/02/26/greatest/index.html?source=rss The trend in sports books is to claim that a single contest changed the course of history. Sure it did. So long, Billy Packer By King Kaufman Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/15/packer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/15/packer/index.html?source=rss After three decades calling the Final Four, he's out at CBS. Has anyone in sports TV lasted so long while being loved so little? Young ballers: See the world By King Kaufman Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/24/age_limit/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/24/age_limit/index.html?source=rss The N.Y. Times profiles a high school basketball star on the verge of a smart response to the NBA age limit. My cellphone calls too many timeouts By King Kaufman Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/2008/06/02/phone/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/2008/06/02/phone/index.html?source=rss Could it be that the latest trend in mid-tech gadgetry is to program in hoops-coach logic? O.J. Mayo and the ripe system By King Kaufman Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/12/mayo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/12/mayo/index.html?source=rss Dick Vitale's right: The NBA's age limit has created a fertile field for collegiate fraud. The cover curse By King Kaufman Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/2008/05/12/miller/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/2008/05/12/miller/index.html?source=rss Bar bet: Who's been on the front of S.I. more times, Ernie Grunfeld or Reggie Miller? NCAA academic penalties flunk sniff test By King Kaufman Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/08/ncaa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/08/ncaa/index.html?source=rss The big sports money's in the big conferences and the big classroom underachievers aren't? King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/04/29/tuesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/04/29/tuesday/index.html?source=rss The NBA blew the call by not suspending Jason Kidd. Plus: Shoot before :24 or it's a turnover! And: Chris Webber still taking Steve Fisher's heat. King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/04/15/tuesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/04/15/tuesday/index.html?source=rss Michael Beasley's one and done: When the going gets good, the good turn pro. Plus: Big Papi's buried jersey. King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/04/11/friday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/04/11/friday/index.html?source=rss Brett Favre (circle one) might/might not come back. And we (circle one) care/want to strangle him. Plus: Pool o' Experts winner. King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/04/09/wednesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/04/09/wednesday/index.html?source=rss Candace Parker and a stifling defense lead Tennessee to its eighth NCAA women's title. Plus: Glorious timeout scarcity. King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/04/08/tuesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/04/08/tuesday/index.html?source=rss Memphis can't buy a free throw, Chalmers hits an epic three-pointer and Kansas wins the NCAA Tournament. King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/04/07/monday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/04/07/monday/index.html?source=rss NCAA Championship Game: Kansas and Memphis are both playing so well, how can either one lose? King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/04/04/friday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/04/04/friday/index.html?source=rss Reds rookie Cueto debuts with five perfect innings. There's nothing like a brewing no-hitter. Plus: The Final Four overdogs. King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/04/03/thursday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/04/03/thursday/index.html?source=rss Baseball's justice system is in need of an overhaul. We have the answers. Plus: The killer timeout strikes again. King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/03/31/monday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/03/31/monday/index.html?source=rss NCAA Tournament: The last underdog goes down -- but how doggy was Davidson? Plus: Obama bracket clinches presidency. King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/03/28/friday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/03/28/friday/index.html?source=rss NCAA Tournament: UCLA plays with fire, wins again. UNC, Louisville headed for a monster clash. King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/03/27/thursday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/03/27/thursday/index.html?source=rss NCAA's Big Lie exposed -- by the NCAA. Funny new TV ads drive home a point the association probably didn't intend. Plus: Sweet 16 preview. And: Disclaimeritis. King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/03/24/monday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/03/24/monday/index.html?source=rss A perfect NCAA Tournament mix: The first two rounds had the upsets we love and the beatdowns we need. King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/03/21/friday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/03/21/friday/index.html?source=rss NCAA Tournament Day 2: San Diego stuns UConn in overtime. King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/03/20/thursday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/03/20/thursday/index.html?source=rss NCAA Tournament Day 1: Obama bracket vs. McCain bracket. The winner will be president. It's that simple. King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/03/19/wednesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/03/19/wednesday/index.html?source=rss NCAA Tournament preview, Part 2: The right side of the bracket. In which childhood hatreds come into play.