The Butler Bulldogs are no Final Four Cinderella. Here is a breakdown of just how they became a true mid-major basketball powerhouse.
How Have the Butler Bulldogs Built Themselves into a Final Four Team?
A few days ago, when addressing the Butler Bulldogs’ march to the Final Four, we analyzed what were the necessary steps for [...]

First there was Gonzaga; now Butler. What do other mid-major basketball programs have to do to follow in their shoes and build a nationally ranked program year-in, year-out?
Building a Successful Mid-Major Basketball Program
For the second time in five years, a true mid-major has made it to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament’s Final Four. [...]

March Madness is living up to its billing in the 2010 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
Oh, What a Sweet Sixteen It Is!
Sweet Sixteen, indeed!
After serving up one of the most exciting opening weekends in years, who else can’t wait to see what the 2010 NCAA Tournament dishes out for an encore?
Three double-digit (and four lower-half of [...]

The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games are sadly over; what’s an Olympic junkie supposed to do?
PODS
I am going through Olympic withdrawal.
It happens after every Olympiad, whether Summer Games or Winter. Non-stop athletic competition for two-and-a-half weeks, mostly of sports that I have little opportunity to watch otherwise. And, as I’ve stated in previous [...]

BREAKING THE RACKET–I MEAN BRACKET—NO! I MEAN WHAT A RACKET!
I was so depressed at my dismal showing in my first round bracket; I decided to wait until Sweet Sixteen weekend to write a follow-up column.
Recovering nicely, I bracketed 14 of the Sweet 16. For my Elite Eight, I have Pitt, Villanova, North [...]

Editor’s Note: Another FierceAndNerdy.com cross-post.
March Madness is finally here!
What’s that, say you? It’s not March Madness yet! There are no brackets, no upsets, no buzzer-beaters.
Ah, but there are. Conference Tournament Week is here. And each year, the conference tournaments expand more and more both in excitement and importance, having reached that [...]