He was sitting with Oregon players families during the Ducks’ NCAA tournament games.

There was off-the-court drama wherever you turned over the weekend. Trash talk, call outs, nose rings and a tape-measure moment. Then on Monday night in Albany, they just played basketball. And it wasn't bad. nytimes.com/2024/04/02/us/…

There may be no better example of the shifting views on the role of money — and whether student-athletes should get any — than my alma mater ⁦SMU⁩ ⁦SMUMustangs⁩ nytimes.com/2024/03/30/bus…

Arguably Kent Babb has stronger grounds to file a defamation lawsuit against Mulkey, based on the comments she made about him in her press conference.

For everyone getting to know Raegan Beers, the bruising anchor of Oregon State’s Final Four chase, here’s Nick Daschel’s feature from last season on Beers über-athletic family — including football player brothers Rowdy and Rocky. oregonlive.com/beavers/2023/0…

This A-Rod quote reminded me of this story. nytimes.com/2016/03/13/spo…

Dollars for deflections, a buzzer-beater quesadilla and immigration law workarounds. A graphic breakdown of the Sweet 16 men's bracket - and how teams were built through N.I.L., with David Fahrenthold. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

For a year, USC Salkehatchie had no men's basketball. Then it hired Matt Lynch via Post and Courier postandcourier.com/sports/college…

At the same time tonight, Creighton was playing in an NCAA regional hosted by Duquesne, and Duquesne was playing in an NCAA regional hosted by Creighton.

Oakland and Jack Gohlke are more than a Cinderella. They represent all of us. freep.com/story/sports/c… via Detroit Free Press

We’re concerned about reported layoffs at Long Beach Post and Long Beach Business Journal on Friday. Southern California needs local news reporters and photojournalists more than ever. #LBPost #LongBeachPost #NewsMatters beachcomber.news/content/long-b…

Makes Samir Doughty’s poise all the more remarkable after his foul of Kyle Guy in the 2019 Final Four. Answered every question many times over with grace and class.

Teams like his 'are the essence of the tournament,' said Jack Gohlke, the overnight sensation who helped Oakland take down Kentucky and struck a blow against the movement to marginalize Cinderellas. nytimes.com/2024/03/22/spo…

Incisive, insightful and unflinching column on Kentucky getting so little from its $9m man. Great read by ⁦Kyle Tucker⁩ theathletic.com/5361337/2024/0…

Fans here in Pittsburgh booing, cheering and gasping at the Duquesne game on the big screen. So much so that it caused Creighton coach Greg McDermott, whose team is playing Akron, to look up at the scoreboard.