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• Former Top Recruit Follows Long Road to Uncertain Future

  Willi Williams, the top-rated high school linebacker in the Class of 2004, was a mega recruit. That was three universities ago, before his dismissal from Louisville. Posted Sunday, August 24, 2008 10:32 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, Football, National Collegiate Athletic Assn, Williams, Willie

• Harvard Picked to Win the Ivy, and So Is Yale

  For the second time in nine years, the Ivy preseason poll resulted in a tie. Posted Tuesday, August 12, 2008 11:53 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, Football, Harvard University, Ivy League, National Collegiate Athletic Assn, Yale University

• A Final Four That Is Filled With Talent and Tradition

  Marquee matchups on Saturday kick off the weekend in Massachusetts as lacrosse’s premier event returns to New England for the first time in more than two decades. Posted Friday, May 23, 2008 9:52 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, National Collegiate Athletic Assn, Lacrosse

• Smaller Programs Are Among Hardest Hit in N.C.A.A. Academic Report

  The N.C.A.A. punished 218 teams Tuesday, handing out sanctions that ranged from warnings to reductions in the amount of practice time in order to have those programs focus on academics. Posted Tuesday, May 06, 2008 9:37 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, College Athletics, Football, Athletics and Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Assn

• One Site. Two Games. Four Underdogs.

  After four upsets in the West and Midwest Regions, coaches and players scrambled Saturday to reclaim the underdog role as if it were a loose ball in the final seconds. Posted Saturday, March 22, 2008 5:43 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, College Athletics, NCAA Basketball Tournament, National Collegiate Athletic Assn

• Marquette 74, Kentucky 66: Guards Lead Marquette Past Kentucky

  Guard Dominic James scored 15 points for a well-balanced Marquette attack that included four scorers in double figures, led by Jerel McNeal with 20. Posted Thursday, March 20, 2008 4:22 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, College Athletics, NCAA Basketball Tournament, National Collegiate Athletic Assn, Marquette University

• For Bands, Songs Remain the Same

  Pep bands may provide the N.C.A.A. tournament’s greatest culture clash — giving a time-warped soundtrack to games that decide this year’s champion. Posted Tuesday, March 18, 2008 7:17 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, College Athletics, NCAA Basketball Tournament, National Collegiate Athletic Assn, Journey, Music

• Rutgers May Stand Between UConn and Tennessee

  The rivalry between Connecticut and Tennessee in women’s basketball took a step toward renewal on the court when each team was awarded a No. 1 seed in the N.C.A.A. tournament pairings. Posted Monday, March 17, 2008 8:04 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: University of Connecticut, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, College Athletics, NCAA Basketball Tournament, National Collegiate Athletic Assn

• Having Fun, Fun, Fun as a Freshman at U.C.L.A.

  Kevin Love is the athlete of the moment in Southern California, a 6-foot-10 freshman center leading the top-seeded U.C.L.A. Bruins into the N.C.A.A. tournament. Posted Monday, March 17, 2008 6:22 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, NCAA Basketball Tournament, National Collegiate Athletic Assn, University of California, Los Angeles, Love, Kevin

• N.C.A.A. TOURNAMENT - PREVIEW: Winning Advice From a 3-Time Loser

  Although I have never won a tournament game, I am intimately familiar with the details of losing one. Posted Sunday, March 16, 2008 11:20 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, College Athletics, NCAA Basketball Tournament, National Collegiate Athletic Assn

• Women’s Basketball Roundup: Old Dominion Wins 17th Consecutive Title; Cornell Clinches First N.C.A.A. Berth

  T. J. Jordan scored 15 points and the Lady Monarchs rallied from an 18-point deficit Sunday to win their 17th consecutive Colonial Athletic Association tournament championship. Posted Sunday, March 16, 2008 6:38 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, College Athletics, NCAA Basketball Tournament, National Collegiate Athletic Assn, Cornell University

• A Strong Early Schedule Is a Key to Getting In

  The N.C.A.A. unveiled its field, with a few familiar faces missing and teams from outside college basketball’s six power conferences still struggling for representation. Posted Sunday, March 16, 2008 6:38 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, College Athletics, Ohio State University, NCAA Basketball Tournament, National Collegiate Athletic Assn, George Mason University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Arizona State University

• Winning Advice From a 3-Time Loser

  I spent the past three Marches plotting revenge on all the people who had the nerve to tell me my first-round loss with the Penn Quakers ruined their chances to win an N.C.A.A. pool. Posted Sunday, March 16, 2008 6:38 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, College Athletics, NCAA Basketball Tournament, National Collegiate Athletic Assn

• Women’s Basketball Roundup: Texas A&M Wins Big 12

  Miami of Ohio earned its first N.C.A.A. tournament bid with a 67-56 win against Ohio on Saturday in the Mid-American Conference tournament final. Posted Saturday, March 15, 2008 9:41 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, College Athletics, National Collegiate Athletic Assn

• Women’s Basketball Roundup: RedHawks Earn First N.C.A.A. Bid

  Miami of Ohio earned its first N.C.A.A. tournament bid with a 67-56 win against Ohio on Saturday in the Mid-American Conference tournament final. Posted Saturday, March 15, 2008 5:15 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, College Athletics, National Collegiate Athletic Assn