NCAA Postmortem: the Transfer Tournament
Can't remember a year when I enjoyed March Madness more than this one. Maybe it was the unusually high number of stirring upsets and wild...
Gary Cavalli
Apr 6, 2021
Stanford Women Hold On; Ziaire Exits; An All-Star Move; Pac-12 Commish Search
It wasn't pretty. In fact, it was downright ugly at times. But Stanford won the 2021 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Sunday night in...
Gary Cavalli
Apr 5, 2021
Pac-12 Pride; Stanford's Thrilling Comeback; DiJonai; NCAA Nonsense
Bill "conference of champions" Walton is the happiest man in America right now. His UCLA Bruins are in the Final Four. The embattled and...
Gary Cavalli
Mar 31, 2021
Pac-12 Gets Some Respect; Transfer U; Pay Inequity; Looney Lindsey
The biggest story in the NCAA Basketball Championships so far has been the performance of the under-rated, often-dissed (including by...
Gary Cavalli
Mar 29, 2021
A Different Madness Returns
Perhaps the only bright spot of the COVID pandemic, other than the heroism of our medical personnel, has been the absence of mass...
Gary Cavalli
Mar 23, 2021
Must-See Documentary; Change Needed; Wrestler’s Revenge; Tara Speaks; NFL In$anity
By all means, check out the new Netflix Documentary, "Operation Varsity Blues" on the national college admissions scandal. This expertly...
Gary Cavalli
Mar 22, 2021
Do We Need Conference Tournaments? Will Fans Return? CFP Hype; Too Much Walton; Untuckered
Like many current and former college head coaches, I’m not a huge fan of conference basketball tournaments. They’re basically made for...
Gary Cavalli
Mar 15, 2021
The Day the Sports World Stood Still; Semi-Normalcy Returns; No Respect; Stanford/Cal Schedules
A year ago this Friday, March 12, 2020, is a day every sports fan in America would like to forget. That was the day the sports world...
Gary Cavalli
Mar 9, 2021
The Sure Thing
No less an authority than Benjamin Franklin once said that, "in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes." If he were alive...
Gary Cavalli
Mar 2, 2021
Bay Area Basketball Frustration; NBA All-Star Folly; Football Salary Insanity; Flag Day
It's been a frustrating year for the Bay Area's men's basketball teams. The Warriors, playing without injured all-star Klay Thompson for...
Gary Cavalli
Feb 22, 2021
