The Daily Read

The Daily Read

Today's Read is knee-deep in the Dance.

All that talk about expanding the tournament to 96 teams would eliminate the magic seen yesterday, from Basketball Times contributor Blair Kerkhoff of the Kansas City Star. 

Despite a gut-wrenching loss, Robert Morris proved that the scoreboard doesn't always tell the whole story, from longtime Basketball Times correspondent Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe. 

If opposites attract, that must be why the selection committee paired Gonzaga and Florida State today, from Basketball Times contributor Bud Withers of the Seattle Times.

According to Rick Bozich, a Basketball Times mainstay and Louisville Courir-Journal columnist, in a season of manic highs and lows, it would take a deep tournament run for Louisville to make things right.

Things continue to get stirred up in the NYC metro area.  First it was Bobby Gonzalez.  Now, Norm Roberts has been fired by St. John's, from the New York Daily News.

Ed O'Bannon's multimillion-dollar federal class action lawsuit against the NCAA for using his likeness in a video game is all about fairness, not greed, from the Las Vegas Sun.

Kansas State vs. Jimmer Fredette presents a gripping matchup, from the Kansas City Star.

For Tubby Smith, Minnesota has brought renewed hope and a new challenge, from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

In a surprisingly easy win over Richmond, Omar Samhan was a dominant force, but his St. Mary's teammates came to play too, from the San Jose Mercury News. 

Jay Wright's decision to bench guards Scottie Reynolds and Corey Fisher was a huge risk that nearly blew up in Villanova's face, from The Philadelphia Inquirer.