NCAA Tournament Tip Off
The real March Madness begins this week, when the NCAA Tournament's second and third rounds are played at eight sites throughout the country.
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Stalker Who Inspired 'The Natural' Dies; Lived Real Life In Obscurity
Ruth Ann Steinhagen was 19 when she shot Eddie Waitkus, a Philadelphia Phillie. She had been obsessed with him, and lured Waitkus to a Chicago hotel room. Initially judged to be insane, she was never tried. For about 60 years, she lived a quiet life in Chicago.
Selection Sunday Sets NCAA Tournament Brackets
The top seeds for the Men's Division I basketball tournament include Kansas, Louisville, Indiana and Gonzaga. The games begin Tuesday in Dayton, Ohio, with the "First Four" games — pitting the four lowest-seeded "at large" teams against the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers.
From Tweeting To Meeting Lance Armstrong
Sports Illustrated writer Michael McCann had been covering Lance Armstrong's legal issues for the past year when he noticed a new follower on Twitter. It was the disgraced cyclist himself, and he invited McCann over for an exclusive interview.
Bright Beginnings, Sad Endings In Sports News
Spring's around the corner, and baseball's back in full swing with spring training and the World Baseball Classic entering the elimination stage. While the Miami Heat have been on a tear, Grambling State just completed the opposite: a winless season at 0-28. Host Scott Simon is joined by Howard Bryant of ESPN.
Triad Club Begins Autocross Season
This weekend, a group of sports car enthusiasts from around the Triad will converge on Winston-Salem this weekend for the first autocross of the season.
School Bands Should Not Be Entertainment Adjunct For Sports
For commentator Frank Deford, it seems unfair that students who pursue other extracurricular talents — like music — should be placed in a subsidiary position to their classmates who happen to play sports.
Chicago Blackhawks Continue Remarkable NHL Winning Streak
It's not quite a winning streak, but what the Chicago Blackhawks have done in one half of a lockout-shortened NHL season has been remarkable. Twenty one wins and just three shoot out losses in 24 games. And, as sportswriter Stefan Fatsis tells Audie Cornish, the most amazing thing about Chicago's torrid start? It's got people paying attention to hockey again after yet another lockout almost killed then entire year.
Making It In The Big Leagues Was A 'Long Shot' For Catcher Mike Piazza
In a new memoir, the Major League Baseball catcher opens up about getting drafted in the 62nd round, his feud with Roger Clemens and what it's like to go into retirement. Leaving the game, he says, was "like a small death."
Catholic Universities See True Path To Salvation: Basketball
A powerful leadership group — the Catholic Seven — is stepping forward and heading in a bold new direction: basketball. These schools want out of the Big (football) East Conference.