NCAA Tournament - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/ncaa_tournament/?source=rss&aim=ncaa_tournament en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:03:00 PDT NCAA Tournament, Day 2 -- live! By King Kaufman Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:03:00 PDT 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 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:03:00 PDT 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. So long, Billy Packer By King Kaufman Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:03:00 PDT 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? King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:03:00 PDT 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 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:03:00 PDT 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 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:03:00 PDT 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 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:03:00 PDT 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 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:03:00 PDT 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 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:03:00 PDT 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 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:03:00 PDT 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 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:03:00 PDT 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 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:03:00 PDT 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 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:03:00 PDT 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 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:03:00 PDT 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 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:03:00 PDT 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 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:03:00 PDT 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. King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/03/18/tuesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/03/18/tuesday/index.html?source=rss NCAA Tournament preview, Part 1: The left side of the bracket, featuring this column's annual foolhardy pick to go all the way. King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/03/17/monday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/03/17/monday/index.html?source=rss Billy Packer's mad about terrible treatment of the poor ACC. It must be Tournament time. King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/03/13/thursday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/03/13/thursday/index.html?source=rss Legendary screw-up John Daly DQ'd from Arnold Palmer's tournament, but he's not the only one. Plus: Bob Knight on ESPN. And: The bogus lost-productivity estimate returns. King Kaufman's Sports Daily Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/04/04/wednesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/04/04/wednesday/index.html?source=rss "Long" wait is over: Tennessee pounds Rutgers for NCAA women's title. Plus: Coaching legend Eddie Robinson dies. King Kaufman's Sports Daily Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/04/03/tuesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/04/03/tuesday/index.html?source=rss Florida wins NCAA title. The Gators, a team for the ages, are too much for a heroic Greg Oden and Ohio State. King Kaufman's Sports Daily Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/04/02/monday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/04/02/monday/index.html?source=rss This column gives: Florida over Ohio State for the NCAA title. But foul trouble is the great wild card. King Kaufman's Sports Daily Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/03/30/friday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/03/30/friday/index.html?source=rss Final Four preview: A pair of NBA-ready centers are the highlight as Ohio State meets Georgetown. Plus: Florida-UCLA rematch. And: Pool o' Experts. King Kaufman's Sports Daily Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/03/27/tuesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/03/27/tuesday/index.html?source=rss Cricket makes the papers in the U.S. Plus: Ron Jaworski to join "Monday Night Football" booth. And: NCAA Tourney TV ratings flat. So? King Kaufman's Sports Daily Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/03/26/monday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/03/26/monday/index.html?source=rss Georgetown's comeback ensures the Final Four won't be a fabulous freshman fest. Except for Greg Oden.