Interpretive Dance: Big ups for Michigan St., downs for Iowa Still recuperating from your midweek bar crawl? Are you nostril deep in term paper research? Have no fear, fellow bracketeers. As a companion to the Bracket Big Board, the I.D. is here to highlight what teams are gaining and what teams are losing ground in the march toward the NCAA Tournament.   [Throw down in your office pool. … [Read more...]

Top quarterbacks on the rise for 2016 The countdown to the 2016 college football season is already underway, and even with the season nearly 200 days away, it’s never too early to take a look at the returning talent and project some of the players due for a breakout season. Recruiting establishes the foundation for any program, but finding and developing quarterbacks is a challenging and … [Read more...]

VCU reaches A-10 milestone it failed to achieve with Shaka Smart VCU first-year coach Will Wade has a new line in his resume that his predecessor, Shaka Smart, never was able to achieve. When the Rams beat Davidson 70-60 on Wednesday night to move into first place in the A-10, it assured them of at least a share of the conference regular season title. VCU is 14-3 in the conference and will … [Read more...]

Michigan State guard Bryn Forbes nets Big Ten record 11 threes Michigan State senior guard Bryn Forbes is statistically the best 3-point shooter in college basketball this season and now he has a place in the Big Ten Conference record book to prove it. Forbes served as the catalyst in the Spartans’ blowout victory over lowly Rutgers on Wednesday night knocking down a conference record 11 … [Read more...]

Marcus Posley's 47-point barrage propels St. Bonaventure to big win With its students on spring break and its admissions department seeking to raise the university's state-wide profile, St. Bonaventure agreed to travel to Rochester to play Wednesday night's crucial Atlantic-10 home game against St. Joseph's. Count Marcus Posley among those who didn't mind the two-hour bus ride. Posley would … [Read more...]

Steve Sarkisian's lawsuit vs. USC is going to arbitration The wrongful termination lawsuit Steve Sarkisian filed against USC is heading to arbitration. Sarkisian agreed to arbitration Wednesday afternoon. A hearing was set for Thursday regarding USC's desire for the case to go to arbitration. From the Los Angeles Times: “Mr. Sarkisian has always been and remains confident that he will … [Read more...]

Thrilling player of the year race down to Buddy Hield, Denzel Valentine College basketball's national player of the year race may be headed for a thrilling finish.  Providence's Kris Dunn and Michigan State's Denzel Valentine sprinted out of the blocks quickly by excelling during non-conference play. Oklahoma's Buddy Hield overtook them both with a flurry of midseason scoring barrages and by … [Read more...]

Brad vs. the Book: Butler to receive big boost vs. The Hall Slaying the sportsbook is a monstrous task. Some days bettors take up residence in a penthouse suite. Other times, they curl up in the nearest ditch, shirtless and toothless. In an attempt to avoid complete destitution, I will post my picks, whether profitable or penniless, through the NCAA tourney. Check out Wednesday's selections … [Read more...]

Oklahoma gives away 21-point lead but manages to beat Baylor Oklahoma’s performance Tuesday night in squeaking by Baylor 73-71 reflected how good the Sooners can be when they’re hitting shots and playing together but also how quickly things can fall apart for them when shots aren’t falling and frustration sets in. The Sooners were brilliant in the first half behind 16 points from … [Read more...]

Out of nowhere, Skal Labissiere offers hope of a breakthrough It's now abundantly clear what John Calipari's mysterious pregame "tweak" was after Kentucky's impressive 88-79 victory at Florida. Calipari hid Skal Labissiere somewhere back in Lexington and replaced the underachieving freshman with a entirely different person. There's really no other explanation for Labissiere's abrupt … [Read more...]