As was officially announced yesterday, Kobe Bryant has won the MVP award this year. The hardware may already be his, but here is why Kobe is not the NBA’s Most Valuable Player.

The Pittsburgh Penguins have won all six of their playoff games this season. After sweeping last year’s Eastern Conference champion Ottawa Senators, the Pens are now up 2-0 on the New York Rangers. I attended the second game of the series, and the electric atmosphere inspired me to write about the Penguins success.

The NBA playoffs have been extremely one-sided to this point in both conferences. Will that trend continue for the first round? (There is also a random tangent on the MVP race.)

In probably the most exciting, nail-biting NCAA basketball final that I have ever witnessed, Kansas outlasted Memphis to claim the 2008 National Title. Kansas gets the victory, but this also means there was a winner in the 2008 Bracket Challenge.

With last night’s Final Four games played, only two teams are left standing: Memphis and Kansas. These two schools will battle for the national title tomorrow (Monday) night. Herein are my thoughts on the beat-downs that occurred yesterday and the championship that is to come.

At this point we know that 2 (Tennessee, Georgetown, Duke, Texas) is no winner. No one is going to remember 3 (Louisville, Wisconsin, Xavier, Stanford). So now the question is what does it take to be the number 1?

I apologize for those who do not enjoy basketball, but right now it seems to be the only topic on my brain. Between March Madness and the NBA playoff race, every single basketball game has a heavy intensity. With the NBA Eastern Conference owned by Boston, I would like to take a look […]

With the NCAA Tournament well underway along with the contest on this site, I will take this time to reflect back on the first round. You can use this post as an open forum to gloat or cry about your situation as well.