Brad Stevens is familiar with the story. He knows the future king of Israel struck the Philistine with a stone and cut off the warrior’s head. He understands the tale’s motivational significance in moments like this.
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It’s easy to pull for Butler and its unassuming star, Gordon Hayward. And for many, it’s easier to dislike Duke for its arrogance and elite pedigree.
The father picked up his small son and placed him on his shoulders. The boy touched a strand of net. A camera flashed.
No mystery surrounds Michigan State coach Tom Izzo. He might seem to carry a deep bag of magic tricks, but in reality he’s just a tough guy who teaches the basic principles of basketball extremely well.
The horse racing equivalent to college basketball’s Sweet 16 will be this weekend and next. Many Kentucky Derby hopefuls will sort themselves out in their final prep in the Santa Anita Derby, Wood Memorial and Illinois Derby on Saturday.
Maybe this is what that whole thing about divorce being like an amputation is about, the idea that it is something you survive but that there is less of you in the end.
Whether or not we are ready for them, warmer days are on the horizon. That means anglers who have spent the winter fishing for trout in Southern Nevada’s urban ponds soon will have to look for other options. One of those options is the crappie, a scrappy little panfish that will hammer your bait and put up a fight much bigger than its size. It also will provide you with a tasty fillet at the dinner table.
Last month when I wrote about the possibility of the Pacific-10 Conference expanding and how that might impact the Mountain West, UNLV wasn’t mentioned by name.
Three good stories unfolded, and then the worst was saved for last. The Final Four was filled out by a predictably tired story Sunday as Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski strolled to graciously shake hands, grin and cut down the nets.
When it was announced last year the Mountain West and Missouri Valley conferences would play a four-year challenge series in basketball, there were mostly yawns around here. When UNLV drew Southern Illinois, there were more yawns.
Interesting month, March. You don’t need as many blankets on the bed but feel purchasing that third box of Thin Mints from your neighbor’s daughter a necessity.