Glory Days: 40 years covering the NCAA

By Ken Davis March 20, 2019 HARTFORD – When I need inspiration, I turn to Bruce Springsteen. He always has the right words. From his Glory Days: “I hope when I get old I don’t sit around thinking about it. But I probably will.” That’s me. At 60. And celebrating 40 years of NCAA Tournament […]

Sweet 16 Power Rankings

All of those upsets on the first day of the NCAA tournament were fun, right? UAB and Georgia State blew up your office pool brackets. UCLA, aided by a controversial goaltending call, showed Larry Brown and SMU the exit door. Then North Carolina State eliminated Villanova, the No. 1 seed in the East Regional. Wichita […]

UConn championship photo gallery

Arlington, Texas – What a celebration for the UConn Huskies tonight in Jerry’s Playland, the AT&T Stadium. It just happens to be the home of the Dallas Cowboys, Kevin Ollie’s favorite team – other than the Huskies, of course. On the court after the game, before the Huskies started cutting down the nets, the first […]

Boatright now known as UConn’s Most Valuable Irritator

ARLINGTON, Texas – Kentucky freshman Aaron Harrison has become the darling of the NCAA tournament or, depending on your perspective, a devil in a Wildcat blue uniform. His deep, deep 3-pointer with 5.7 seconds left Saturday night lifted Kentucky past Wisconsin and into Monday night’s national championship game against Connecticut. Harrison is breaking hearts across […]

Two Mannings – Danny and Evan – embark on NCAA missions

One year ago, Danny Manning was named one of the top 15 players in the 75-year history of the NCAA tournament. Friday night in San Diego, Calif., Manning will add a third dimension to his tournament portfolio as head coach at Tulsa when the 13th seeded Golden Hurricane  take on No. 4 UCLA. Just hours […]

NCAA tip times for Friday and Saturday games

Here is your viewing schedule from CBS Sports and Turner Sports. UConn and Villanova will tip at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Saturday. Second Round Games Friday Afternoon, March 21 (Noon-6 p.m. ET)   Tip (ET) Network Site Game Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter 12:15 p.m. CBS Raleigh I Duke vs. Mercer Kevin Harlan/Len Elmore/Reggie Miller/Rachel Nichols 12:40 p.m. truTV […]

Boatright hoping to create more positive NCAA memories

Guard Ryan Boatright could barely talk. Every word took an effort. Every thought seemed painful that night in Louisville. It was March 15, 2012 and Iowa State had just ended UConn’s season with a 77-64 decision in the NCAA tournament. That’s the only NCAA experience Boatright has ever had. Think about that. He came to […]

And the top four seeds are . . .

As this is written, we are less than four hours away from the unveiling of the bracket for the 2014 NCAA men’s basketball tournament. It’s always an exciting day, full of suspense, arguments, celebration and disappointment. The conversation this week has focused on the four No. 1 seeds. Just about an hour ago, CBS Sports […]