Oklahoma sports fans have endured a painful past five months
When sports curses or painful setbacks are discussed, they’re typically processed through the lens of cities such as...
Posts by Matt Zemek
College football’s 5 most tortured postseason teams
With the NBA and NHL playoffs in full swing, we’ve seen some remarkable victories and heartbreaking failures. And...
The 2015-16 San Antonio Spurs and Tim Duncan don’t look so bad anymore
Oh, to be a fly on the wall in the offices (and personal homes) of the San Antonio...
Draymond Green’s kick highlights how overwhelmed referees are in pro sports
A major postseason sporting event featured an important kick on a Sunday… and it had nothing to do...
Rules are meant to be enforced: The real lesson of Thunder-Spurs endgame
The Oklahoma City Thunder found themselves at the center of a storm Monday night in San Antonio, one...
The road less traveled: 5 bizarre coaching relocations in the 2010s
Real estate agents and those who spend their time coaching major-league pitchers are kindred spirits, because they share...
Dances with Timberwolves: Tom Thibodeau gets Towns, Wiggins… and power
The NBA needed a jolt during a yawn-inducing playoff week, and Tom Thibodeau happily obliged. The former head...
The importance of being Tubby Smith: A coaching career unlike any other
Tubby Smith agreed to become the new head basketball coach at the University of Memphis on Thursday morning....
The top 10 moments of the 2016 NCAA Tournament
The 2016 NCAA Tournament — literally — merited the following adjective: half-bad. The first two rounds were spectacular....
Villanova’s Phil Booth shoots down North Carolina, becoming Grayson Allen one year later
A person named Booth hasn’t received this much publicity for his shooting since April of 1865. If you...
ONIONS, DOUBLE ORDER! Villanova and Kris Jenkins win a classic
The Villanova Wildcats are the national champions of college basketball in 2016. That’s a dull sentence, but...
Villanova-North Carolina tension points: Monday’s national championship game in context
It is part of the charm and uniqueness of the NCAA Tournament that Villanova and North Carolina get...
Bloody Saturdays: The 5 worst Final Four semifinal doubleheaders
Previously, the Final Four National Semifinal games had DirecTV. The one we just watched this past Saturday in Houston?...
Orange Sunset: North Carolina puts away Syracuse, moves into Monday night
In order to appreciate North Carolina’s win over Syracuse in Saturday’s second Final Four national semifinal, you need...
The Wright Stuff: Villanova hammers Oklahoma in a semifinal smackdown
The Villanova Wildcats aren’t the highest-seeded team at the 2016 Final Four. They’re merely playing like one. In...
LSU’s 1986 Final Four run established the template for Syracuse in 2016
Is the Syracuse Orange’s run to the Final Four unprecedented? The 1986 LSU Tigers can assure you it’s not....
One, not done: North Carolina becomes the only top seed in the Final Four
Business before pleasure: The North Carolina Tar Heels — an embattled program with an embattled coach facing an...
Orange Crushed: Virginia implodes while Boeheim and Syracuse glide to the Final Four
Remember: The 2016 NCAA Tournament began with Virginia head coach Tony Bennett collapsing. He collapsed on the sideline during...
The 7-year itch is over: Villanova makes its first Final Four since 2009
The Villanova Wildcats know what the Kansas Jayhawks are feeling on Saturday night in Louisville, but they’ll still...
More than OK: Buddy Hield leads Oklahoma past Oregon and into the Final Four
The Oklahoma Sooners didn’t need Buddy Hield to shoot well in order to beat Texas A&M Thursday night...
Good Friday becomes Great for Notre Dame in stunning late rally against Wisconsin
Not everyone celebrates Good Friday, but as with other important days on the calendar, you don’t have to...
NCAA tournament: ranking the Sweet 16 coaches
The Sweet 16 is set for the 2016 NCAA tournament. How would you rank the 16 coaches left on...
Classic collapse: Northern Iowa, up 12 with 34 seconds left in regulation, falls in 2 OT
The Northern Iowa Panthers saw both sides of life in the 2016 NCAA Tournament. Friday night against...
Stone Cold: Stephen F. Austin bodyslams West Virginia by 14 points
The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks did not record the biggest upset on first-round Friday in the 2016 NCAA...
Buzzer-beater in Brooklyn: Iowa and Adam Woodbury beat Temple in OT
Adam Woodbury gave the Iowa Hawkeyes one last push into the second round of the NCAA tournament. He...
