Big East Conference

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- For my money, the first week is always the best week of the NCAA tournament, not least because there are so many games being played all the time. And while that's not the case in week two (which is...

You know those "Last Will and Testament" things they do in high school yearbooks? Before the unsweet 48 went home, they got together and bequeathed a bunch of helpful stuff to the 16 remaining teams. This is their...

After three days spent covering the NCAA tournament in Washington D.C., I finally got a chance to watch the tournament Sunday from the comfort of my couch. What followed was some of the most gripping television since...

Five things we learned while watching referee Curtis Shaw go on a one-man look-at-me spree (whoops, he just T'd us up too!):

Here at Cinderella's Castle, everyone wanted to know how a Sweet 16 appearance might boost the three mid-major programs still alive Saturday. One ? either 12th-seeded Western Kentucky or 13th-seeded San Diego ? is...