There may not be a more compelling college hoops story in the nation right now than the No. 9-seeded Baylor Bears: The Cinderella of Cinderellas. I was curious just how unlikely this 5 p.m. title game in Oklahoma City would be from a historical perspective. As a simple exercise, I added ...
Certainly, this is how most people filled out the semifinals portion of their Big 12 tournament bracket: No. 9 Baylor will meet No. 5 Texas, and No. 7 Oklahoma State will face No. 3 Missouri. What in the name of Oklahoma City is going on here? No Kansas. No Oklahoma. Perhaps the Jayhawks ...
I have several topics on my mind after the first day of the Big 12 tournament at Oklahoma City's Ford Center. I'll try to break them down into a numbered list. Here goes: 1. Really, Texas A&M? The Aggies looked dreadful in the second half of an 88-83 loss to Texas Tech. Apparently, ...
It was a bit weird with the absence of a Big Monday hoops game last night. I was all excited to have the night off and I got stuck with those mid-major conference championships. I suppose the close games were fun to watch, but only toward the end. I think I'm ready for the big boys to play ...
Welcome to the latest edition of Conference Chatter, where you'll be asked to make your opinions known on the upcoming Big 12 men's basketball tournament in Oklahoma City. I'll answer some fill-in-the-blank, hot topic questions and then ask for your responses as well. First, though, a ...
After Kansas University stomped Missouri, 90-65, on Sunday in Allen Fieldhouse, a good friend sent me a text message: "This team just continues to amaze me," it said. Me too. Before Big 12 Conference play started, there's no way I would have thought the defending national champs would be ...
5:10 p.m. update Not really too many new developments to speak of, other than the SportsCenter report that mentioned a series of tests that Oklahoma administered Blake Griffin after he sustained the concussion on Saturday at Texas. Holly Rowe reports that the medical staff administered a ...
The national college basketball player of the year: Always an interesting, fun and debatable topic. So let the debating begin. After three phenomenal performances from the weekend, I think it's clear that this has become a three-horse race. Here are your candidates, starting with the Big ...
