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• High School Ranks Infiltrated by Agents

  The report last week that O. J. Mayo received thousands of dollars in extra benefits in high school ultimately was not a shock to those in college basketball circles. Posted Saturday, May 17, 2008 3:47 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, Interscholastic Athletics, Colleges and Universities, National Collegiate Athletic Assn, Mayo, O J, Private and Sectarian Schools

• 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

• Sports of The Times: Future Is Theirs, but Control of It Isn’t

  Sports leagues control the flow of labor through rules, coercion and intimidation. No leagues keep a more effective choke hold on talent than the N.F.L. and the N.B.A. Posted Sunday, April 27, 2008 1:11 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, Football, National Football League, Athletics and Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Assn

• Sports of The Times: Dependent on Others in Starting Pro Career

  Sports leagues control the flow of labor through rules, coercion and intimidation. No leagues keep a more effective choke hold on talent than the N.F.L. and the N.B.A. Posted Saturday, April 26, 2008 1:18 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, Football, National Football League, Athletics and Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Assn

• Cougars’ Defense Makes Williams Defensive

  North Carolina Coach Roy Williams has openly mocked the defensive-minded basketball that has quietly brought Washington State to challenge him in the Round of 16. Posted Wednesday, March 26, 2008 9:13 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, NCAA Basketball Tournament, National Collegiate Athletic Assn, Charlotte (NC), Washington State University, North Carolina

• The Cougars’ Defense Makes Williams Defensive

  North Carolina Coach Roy Williams has openly mocked the defensive-minded basketball that has quietly brought Washington State to challenge him in the Round of 16. Posted Wednesday, March 26, 2008 6:19 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, NCAA Basketball Tournament, National Collegiate Athletic Assn, Charlotte (NC), Washington State University, North Carolina

• 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

• 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