USC loses former 5-star DL Kenny Bigelow to torn ACL The most experienced player on USC’s defensive line might be lost for the season. Defensive tackle Kenny Bigelow suffered a torn ACL during Thursday’s practice and will miss seven to nine months, according to coach Clay Helton. [Check out Dr. Saturday on Tumblr for entertaining things you won’t see on the blog] Bigelow, a five-star recruit … [Read more...]

Former UNC star Brendan Haywood, Samuel Jackson rip Mike Krzyzewski Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski apologized Saturday for comments he made to Oregon forward Dillon Brooks after the Ducks knocked off the Blue Devils in the Sweet 16, but that hasn’t shielded him from criticism. Former North Carolina star Brendan Haywood, now an analyst for CBS Sports Network, didn’t hold back when discussing … [Read more...]

Report: QB Hackenberg blames poor play on Penn State coach Former Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg is doing his stock no favors as he prepares for April’s NFL draft. According to a report by MMQB, Hackenberg blamed the decline in his production from his freshman year to his junior year on coaching. [Check out Dr. Saturday on Tumblr for entertaining things you won’t see on the … [Read more...]

Oklahoma rides hot hand of Buddy Hield to the Final Four Oklahoma guard Buddy Hield used to make his own backboards and rims out of wood pulled off houses, milk crates and bicycle rims growing up in the Bahamas. He loved the game and he wasn’t going to let a little thing like not having a basket stop him from playing and practicing. All of those long hours spent on the dusty courts of his … [Read more...]

The eight most intriguing potential Final Four combinations With eight teams left in the NCAA tournament, there are only 16 potential Final Four combinations left. Here's a look at the eight most compelling, some of which were chosen for basketball reasons and others of which were chosen for reasons scarcely related to basketball at all.  1. North Carolina, Virginia, Oklahoma, Kansas — … [Read more...]

Demetrius Jackson fulfills team's 'destiny,' sending Notre Dame to Elite Eight PHILADELPHIA – Mike Brey says there may have been a bit of “destiny” behind this Notre Dame team’s NCAA tournament run – and you can count Demetrius Jackson among the believers in that stance. "We have a great belief," Brey said. "We have a heck of a group. And maybe there's some destiny involved in this thing." … [Read more...]

Syracuse freshman swats away Gonzaga's Final Four hopes Two weeks before the NCAA tournament began, Gonzaga and Syracuse didn’t know if they would have a spot in the field. They met Friday night in Chicago in the Sweet 16 and now Syracuse is one of only eight teams remaining with a shot at the national title. Freshman Tyler Lydon stepped up in the lane and blocked a shot from Gonzaga guard … [Read more...]

Syracuse chest bump doesn't go well for one player involved Syracuse is making a surprising run through the NCAA tournament to an Elite Eight game Sunday against Virginia. So the embarrassing momemt walk-on Christian White experienced Friday night during Syracuse's 63-60 win over Gonzaga won't be his lasting memory of the postseason. The Orange had just completed a strong sequence of plays … [Read more...]

Hoosiers' Sweet 16 loss ends Yogi Ferrell era in Indiana PHILADELPHIA – On a night when North Carolina shined brighter than any team in the NCAA tournament has thus far, you would be hard-pressed to find anyone who wasn’t thinking about Indiana’s Yogi Ferrell. Ferrell, the Indianapolis kid who went on to become one of the greatest players ever for one college basketball’s most-storied … [Read more...]

Jim Harbaugh is wearing an Indiana shirt at the Sweet 16 (Photo) Oh no, Jim Harbaugh is wearing a conference rival's colors. The Michigan coach and his brother, Ravens coach John Harbaugh, came to Indiana's Sweet 16 game against North Carolina on Friday night wearing Hoosier T-shirts. And of course Jim is wearing a turtleneck under his T-shirt. A couple special fans in attendance to root on … [Read more...]