Skip Bayless

There they were, alone on the court two hours before Wednesday night's NIT quarterfinal, two worlds-apart talents who eventually could make Matt Doherty one of the country's hottest young coaches....

Somewhere out there is the only man or woman who has done the near-impossible. Somewhere somebody has picked every NCAA tournament game correctly. Maybe it's I.M. Lucky, the antique dealer...

The General remains in his Indiana University bunker, reassured by those who blindly worship him, blaming it all on the idiot media, refusing to surrender as the world closes in...

With 2 minutes 23 seconds left in overtime Friday night, members of a small but noisy DePaul rooting section began singing the song. They could be heard all over Lawrence...

Several DePaul players have fired back at us "critics," saying this proves us wrong. No, DePaul's NCAA bid only gives them one more big-stage chance to prove they belong. If...

Saturday afternoon Pat Kennedy wore the expression you're about to see on lots of college basketball coaches, somewhere between mystified and "don't look at me." Kennedy was at a loss...

You try to embrace them. You keep reopening your arms and mind. You keep saying, "Here they go." No more Cincinnati. No more Louisville. No more growing pains or excuses....

It was an 11:30 a.m. game with a made-for-March ending that defined rival teams and their coaches. It was Lon Kruger in a nutshell, Bobby Knight to a T. Illinois...

The best news about Chicago sports isn't being made in Chicago. It's hitting the fan in Minnesota (Dan Marino?), Green Bay (John Thierry?), Detroit (James Stewart?) and Tampa (Les Steckel?)....

The Brandwagon remains amazingly uncrowded. While it keeps chugging along toward rookie of the year--19 points, 10 rebounds, 19 points, 10 rebounds--Elton remains Brand X even in a Chicago. Brand...