As the college basketball season moves closer and closer toward its conclusion, one of the highlights of the sports season—March Madness—looms on the horizon. This Sunday will be the tournament selection show and teams, coaches, and fans will be on the edges of their seats waiting to see if and where they might go in [...]

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The NCAA and NIT Tournaments start next week. But this is college basketball’s championship week. The various conference tournaments are being staged in arenas across the country. Here are my thoughts on the top tournaments this year.
1. BIG EAST – While the ACC tournament has a long-standing tradition and reputation, the Big East post-season may [...]

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Spyridon Louis isn’t a household name around the world, but it is in Greece. In 1896, the Olympic games were revived and reconvened in Athens, the birthplace of the ancient Olympic games. Much of the competition did not go the way the Greek nationals had desired, but an event that became a source of national [...]

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Being a Pittsburgh Pirates fan has been challenging. A generation of Pirate fans not only has not tasted the playoffs, but has not seen a winning season.
The Buccos made a run for the National League pennant in the early 90s led by manager Jim Leyland and stars Andy Van Slyke, Barry Bonds, Bobby Bonilla, [...]

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I am in England this week, where I get to watch two sports that I love—soccer and rugby—and one sport that I struggle to understand—cricket. And part of the challenge of figuring out cricket is learning the vocabulary.
For instance, as a lifelong baseball fan, I’m very familiar with the term “curveball,” when the pitcher tries [...]

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