Fixing Playoffs in Professional Sports
/The WNBA has made some major changes to its playoff structure for 2016, it got me thinking what the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL could do to make their postseasons better.
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College Hoops Needs More Big Games
/Events like the Big 12-SEC Challenge and ACC-Big Ten challenge are a huge hit with the fans, so why do college basketball teams insist on scheduling so many bad nonconference basketball games?
Read MoreNBA All-Star Snubs
/The NBA released its All-Star rosters last week, but a few big names were left out in the cold.
Read MoreDon't Get Too Excitied About the NBA
/The NBA season tips off in October, but the reality is it doesn't really begin until February because so many teams sleepwalk through the first three months.
Read MoreLeBron James deserves the NBA Finals MVP
/Every year, in every sport, there are inevitably two kinds of MVP contenders — the best player on the best team, and the player who is most valuable to his team. Most of the time, the MVP goes to the best player on the best team as long as that player had a great season.
It all comes down to how one defines “value.”
Read MoreDear NBA: Shorten the Playoffs
/The NBA had it perfect in 1983. Back then, only six teams from each conference qualified for the NBA Playoffs. The top two seeds earned byes while the remaining four were locked into a best-of-three series. The next three rounds were best-of-seven.
Read MoreFinal Four Bracket
/The state of Iowa definitely left me hanging this March. Especially Northern Iowa, my cinderella pick to make the Final Four. Arizona let me down as well, but I'm not disappointed with the pick, the Wildcats could have easily made it to the Final Four. Not many saw Michigan State's run coming, but Chris did, and I have to hand it to him. As much as that pains me. Kentucky gave a scare, but you'll have to listen to our latest Bonus Edition March Madness podcast to see if I jumped off the 40-0 train.
Final Four Bracket
/After 12 years, and 10 bracket pools, I picked the Final Four! Hopefully my bracket won't collapse at the finish line, especially since Bob and I have been talking about Kentucky/Duke as the best possible championship matchup for more than a month now. But I can check this off my life to-do list. See how Bob did and check out our latest Bonus Edition March Madness podcast for a preview of the Final Four.
Updated March Madness Bracket
/Here's my bracket heading into the Sweet 16. I'm pretty proud of the decisions I made with it, but I also didn't see a couple of these games turning out the way they did. Let me know what you think, and how you're doing in your own bracket. Also, check out Bob's bracket to see how we match up.
Updated March Madness Bracket
/Here's an update of my bracket after the first two rounds, heading into the Sweet 16. Some mistakes, but some good calls as well, let me know what your bracket looks like in the comments. And check out my brother's bracket as well.
TOP FIVE: College Rivalries
/Chris and I talked college hoops and some of the best rivalries in the sport on our February 22 podcast. We only had time to discuss the first two obvious ones: Duke vs. UNC, and Louisville vs. Kentucky. So we decided to put together a Top Five of the next best rivalries in college basketball.
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