The NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament is a single-elimination tournament of 68 teams that compete in seven rounds for the national championship. The penultimate round is known as the Final Four, when (you guessed it) only four teams are left. What (and when) is Selection ...
Some college athletic conferences have already cancelled fall sports, while others have announced that member schools will play only teams within the conference while mandating strict testing for athletes. Few traditions in higher education loom as large in the public consciousness as college s...
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One year after Virginia became the first team to lose to a No. 16 seed in the NCAA tournament, the Cavaliers wrote a new ending to their story with their first national championship as they defeated Texas Tech in overtime. USA Today Sports Images 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic caused ...
As you can imagine, double teams are essential to defensive strategies in the NBA. Still, it must be done within the bounds of the rules laid out by the league. When to Double Team in Basketball “Timing” is a highly crucial element in executing a double team. The 2008 college game wh...
The men's college basketball offseason offers an opportunity not only to reflect on the previous season, but to look back at nostalgic moments in the game's history. But sometimes those conversations are complicated by a boundless time frame. How can one compar...
The point spread is quickly becoming part of the mainstream sports conversation, used in sports betting as the great equalizer when it comes to comparing teams. It’s most often used inNFLandcollege footballbetting, as well asNBAandNCAA basketball. In baseball, the spread is called the run li...
What You Need to Know About College Tuition Costs. In "equivalency scholarship" sports such as baseball and soccer, programs are also granted a set number of scholarships but have the freedom to divide them up into partial offers. Teams usually take advantage of this freedom in order to have...
Great point guards in basketball are great leaders. Guards are an extension of the coach and must get everyone else to buy into what is best for the team. Passingthe Basketball Chest pass, two-hand overhead, bounce, etc. As a passer, you need to be proficient in every type of pass. ...
The other teams in the Big Ten are probably sorry that Maryland was asked to join the conference. The women have dominated since joining the conference. Maryland is now has 30 wins and only 3 losses on the season. They won the Big Ten regular season last year and this year. They won ...