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The last shot fell at a little past three on a Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles. Rolando Blackman, a willowy 6-foot-6 Kansas State senior from Panama by way of the Bronx, pounded three dribbles to the right baseline and rose quietly off the floor before stroking a jumper that gave the Wildcats a 50-48 lead over Oregon State with two seconds to play in their NCAA tournament game at Pauley Pavilion. Oregon State was ranked No. 2 in the nation after spending much of the regular season at No. 1, and now was almost certain to exit the tournament without winning a game. NBC play-by-play announcer Jay Randolph shouted his call -- "A 16-footer from the deep right corner has put the Wildcats on top!'' -- but his voice is scarcely audible on the game DVD beneath a thunderous ...
It began when he thought the bluegrass was greener. So he left his home state of Texas, left a program he built from the dirt up, and left the person and coach he used to be.You cannot describe what happened to Billy Gillispie as... more »
Jim Calhoun had seen the finish line approaching for a while. The preferred sport of analogy in his case always had been boxing, because most everyone who knew him, observed him over the years, came to understand how much he... more »
Near the end of the trailer for Wildcats, a 1986 sports comedy with a 13 percent Rotten Tomatoes rating, a voice-over actor informs prospective moviegoers that during the film, “Goldie Hawn tackles the impossible.” The movie... more »
So there is an out-of-court settlement in the Lance Thomas jewelry charade. The lawsuit brought against the former Duke basketball player by jeweler Rafaello & Co., will never go to trial. That's convenient. Except it really... more »
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