Sports - March 20, 2009
Marquette survives a scare against Utah State
The tension was palpable inside the Marquette Union Sports Annex. Outside of Finals Week and the occasional unannounced inspection by a resident advisor, you don't sense that kind of gut-wrenching drama on campus. But, it was present in abundance Friday afternoon as the Golden Eagles outlasted Utah State, 58-57, to win their first-round game in the NCAA Tournament.
Tags: marquette, utah state, ncaa, boise, jerel mcneal, lazar hayward, wes matthews, buzz williams

Travel & Visitors Guide - March 16, 2009
A basketball fan's guide to Boise, Idaho
Although most college basketball fans in Wisconsin probably never think about Boise, it is about to become the center of their universe.
Tags: boise, taco bell arena, marquette, wisconsin, badgers, NCAA, idaho

Sports - May 14, 2008
Top college athletes deserve a piece of the pie
At the highest level, college athletics is the most immoral, hypocritical, self-serving business in this country. That being said, I will make my point clearly so there is no confusion.
Tags: oj mayo, steve haywood, college athletics, ncaa, reggie bush

Sports - March 16, 2007
Badgers fans should avoid road rage
Traffic was tight as Wisconsin fans headed to Chicago for the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.
Tags: badgers, chicago, united center, traffic, ncaa

Sports - July 2, 2006
Expanding the NCAA tournament field would be too much of a good thing
Why fix something that isn't broken? OMC contributor Drew Wagner thinks the NCAA tournament is a huge success at 65 teams, but would be a mess at 128.
Tags: ncaa, tournament