Bubblin'. Both results last night went Michigan's way, with Gonzaga stomping St Mary's and Siena beating Niagara; St Mary's is now a bubble compatriot of Michigan's and the MAAC is a one-bid league. Diverse alarums. Lundardi, for one, has the Gaels as the second team out—Creighton is first. Did I ...

Wheat, wheat, chaff. The last couple days have been very good for Michigan's tourney chances: South Florida 70, Cinci 59 St. John's 59, Georgetown 56 Wake Forest 65, Maryland 63 North Carolina 86, Va Tech 78 Georgia 90, Kentucky 85 Mississippi State 80, Florida 71 Georgia Tech 78, Miami 68 The only ...

Ball transfer with 19 minutes left in a close contest: Jay Bilas: "Something must be done about Michigan basketball … [Beilein] must get control of his program." Flying elbow with under a minute left in a twelve-point game: Bilas: "There was nothing wrong with Hansbrough going after...

Billy Packer has never been beloved the way John Madden is. Packer's never been as smooth as Doug Collins or Joe Morgan. Packer is the polar opposite of college basketball's other iconic analyst, Dick Vitale. There were times earlier in his career when Packer was criticized for being racially insens...

Some views on what’s going on in the sports world while I listen to my daughter talk to a stuffed butterfly… I blame Brett Favre.  Legend or not, you can not, year after year, keeping holding your team hostage with regards to how it is to plan for the next season.  This time Favre real...