Why Kentucky Won’t Win The National Championship
In NCAA Basketball | By Bryan Lienesch | On March 18 2015 05:05 PM
PREDATOR OR PREY? Kentucky can't be beaten, many say. But starting tomorrow, 63 teams will be trying to do just that. Photo courtesy AP
It was not long after the NCAA Tournament Bracket was announced Sunday evening that Vegas gave ...
Projecting The Field: March 15 AFTERNOON FINAL EDITION
In NCAA Basketball | By Bryan Lienesch | On March 15 2015 02:51 PM
RAM TOUGH: VCU overcame a late-season slump and the loss of guard Briante Weber to win the A-10 Tournament. Photo courtesy Richmond Times-Dispatch
This is it. This is the final bracket projection. It’s been a wild two weeks and teams ...
March Madness: Projecting The Field (3/16 AFTERNOON and FINAL Edition)
In NCAA Basketball | By Bryan Lienesch | On March 16 2014 02:34 PM
CAVALIER ATTITUDE: Virginia nabbed the ACC Championship, but they have loftier aspirations. Photo courtesy AP
This is it! Book it, folks, because this is the one I'm taking to the bank. The Selection Show on CBS is just a few ...
Calipari: Quick for Commentary Once Again
In NBA Basketball | By Bryan Lienesch | On May 17 2013 12:25 AM
Photo courtesy Dave Martin/Associated Press
If nothing else, John Calipari is great for a sharp sound bite.
Whether it be hurling racial insults at journalists or making tongue cheek jokes about Louisville's title run (who'd they take it from again? I ...
March Madness: Teams With Work to Do in the Conference Tourneys
In NCAA Basketball | By Bryan Lienesch | On March 11 2013 12:31 AM
'HOOS IN, 'HOOS OUT: Despite a couple of major wins, UVA is very much on the bubble. Photo courtesy Lance King/Getty Images
For the next few weeks, I’ll only be covering what everyone – inside the sports world and out ...
2012 College Football: SEC Preview
In NCAA Football | By Nathan | On September 5 2012 11:45 AM
7 in a row. That's what is likely to come to pass as the SEC is ready to extend its national title winning streak to seven straight years. Until another team/conference comes along and actually knocks an SEC team off, ...
One and Done: Its Effect and How To Fix It
In NBA Basketball | By Nathan | On April 19 2012 10:00 AM
With the news that all 5 starters from Kentucky's National Title team have declared for the NBA Draft, it has brought talk of the One and Done Rule to the forefront. The requirement of a high school player needing to ...
Notes From the Final Four
In NCAA Basketball | By Bryan Lienesch | On April 1 2012 04:00 AM
Well, folks, the championship game is set. The mighty Kentucky Wildcats will play a surprising Kansas Jayhawks team for the national title tomorrow night. But the focus in the NCAA tournament always seems to be around the Final Four and ...
Notes From the Elite Eight
In NCAA Basketball | By Bryan Lienesch | On March 26 2012 12:25 PM
A second weekend of basketball tournament action is in the books and we have our Final Four. Kentucky, Louisville, Ohio State, and Kansas will go to New Orleans but only one will leave as the national champion.
But the famous Road ...
Notes From the Sweet Sixteen
In NCAA Basketball | By Bryan Lienesch | On March 24 2012 07:56 AM
The NCAA tournament AKA March Madness has weeded out enough teams that post-game coverage can be steered more towards analysis rather than just recapping the round's events. And, in the Sweet 16, there were plenty of points to be made.
It's ...
