The game between Virginia and Miami three weeks ago in Charlottesville was, all of us who were there to see it, a second weekend NCAA Tournament-quality game. Friday night, it’s an ACC Tournament semifinal game. Virginia won the first one on three free th... See more
George Mason is now awaiting a possible NIT berth, after getting bounced from the A-10 Tournament in a 73-67 second-round loss to St. Bonaventure on Thursday. Mason (23-9) led by 10 at the break, but gave up 49 points in the second half to the Bonnies (17... See more
I’m like NC State coach Will Wade, whose response to a question after his team’s loss to Virginia in the ACC Tournament on Thursday about his interest in the LSU coaching job, was: “Is the job open there?” The answer: not yet. The guy who followed Wade, w... See more
Looks like we’re all assuming NC State is an NCAA Tournament at-large team. The mood in the postgame presser takes on a life of its own. For Mike Young, after Virginia Tech’s loss to Wake Forest on Tuesday night, it was a eulogy. For Andy Enfield, after S... See more
A group of “concerned parents and teachers” in Waynesboro held what The News Leader termed a “press” conference on Monday in front of City Hall downtown. Augusta Free Press is “press” – it’s right there in our name. We weren’t invited to this “press” conf... See more