Michael Weinreb
Duke-Yale Is An Underdog Battle, Whether You Like It Or Not
Nobody feels sorry for Yale and Duke, but that doesn't make the fact that both schools are good at basketball any less remarkable.
Throwback Thursday: The NFL Takes the Super Bowl Away from Arizona
In 1991, the NFL voted to strip Arizona of the 1993 Super Bowl over the state's refusal to adopt a Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.
Twenty Years Later, Phil Hopkins Doesn't Dwell on His Cinderella Near-Miss
In 1996, Phil Hopkins and the Western Carolina Catamounts came within inches of making NCAA tournament history. Today, Hopkins coaches middle school basketball, and he couldn't be happier about it.
The VICE Sports Viewer's Guide To The 2016 NCAA Tournament
Big games, shooting stars and silly sideline coaching faces highlight our region-by-region cheat sheet to enjoying this year's edition of March Madness.
The March Sadness of Penn State
For Penn State and other overshadowed basketball teams at football schools, March can be the cruelest month.
Throwback Thursday: MLB Almost Taps J. Edgar Hoover as Commissioner
In 1951, Major League Baseball was looking for a new commissioner. The sport almost changed history by tapping FBI Director and controversial American icon J. Edgar Hoover.
How Ken Pomeroy Became College Basketball's Favorite Number-Cruncher
Former meteorologist Ken Pomeroy is the best-known statistician in college basketball, and also a huge fan of the sport.
For St. Mary's Basketball, Sharing Is Winning
St. Mary's has become a legitimate West Coast Conference rival to mid-major power Gonzaga, and coach Randy Bennett says unselfishness is the key to the Gaels' surprising success this season.
Throwback Thursday: The Glam Rock Anthem That Conquered Sports, And The Convicted Pedophile Behind It
Thirty-four years ago, Gary Glitter released "Rock and Roll Part II," the sine qua non of stadium jock jams. The silly song masked a dark secret.
How North Dakota Got Stuck Hawking Its Defunct Native American Nickname
NCAA pressure led the University of North Dakota to drop its Native American sports team nickname and logo, but federal trademark law has forced to school to make and sell Fighting Sioux goods. The situation is awkward.
Cal Basketball Is Hitting Its Stride At Just The Right Time
A young and talented Cal team has grown under coach Cuonzo Martin's tutelage this season, and is surging just in time for a potential deep run in March.
Throwback Thursday: The Pittsburgh Drug Trials Bring the Drug War to MLB
Commissioner Peter Ueberroth's 1986 suspension and sanctioning of multiple MLB players for cocaine use in the wake of a Pittsburgh narcotics investigation and trial marked the beginning of the War on Drugs, for both sports and American society.