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Dick Vitale, Digger Phelps, Jay Bilas Have Heated Argument Over St. Mary's

Say what you will for Dick Vitale, he's certainly passionate about college basketball. But does his passion get in the way of his ability to analyze the sport objectively? His colleagues Digger Phelps and Jay Bilas seemed to suggest so on ESPN Sunday night. Asked to name a team that didn't deserve its NCAA Tournament...

Carolina Rolls Wolfpack, Kay Yow's Celebration Marred By Ugly Ending

It wasn't actually "Kay Yow Day" in Raleigh, but it might as well have been (and it wouldn't surprise me if that holiday actually popped up) with all the pink in the crowd. A good 60-70 percent of N.C. State's fans were wearing pink shirts to honor Coach Yow, and both Sidney Lowe's and Roy Williams' coaching staffs wore...

Hansbrough, Tar Heels Roll UVA; People Need to Settle on Crowning Them

Thinking that the Virginia Cavaliers might have contended with North Carolina Thursday night seems kind of silly in hindsight, but for the first 18 minutes of the game, it at least seemed mildly plausible. Well, okay, it was more like Carolina was somehow 0-2 in the ACC, reeling off of losses to Boston College and Wake...

Second Time's a Charm: Up-and-Coming Michigan Upsets Duke

A few weeks ago, coming off an impressive upset of UCLA, Michigan was handed a reminder by the Duke Blue Devils that their basketball program wasn't quite all the way back just yet. A second chance -- this time at home -- was all the Wolverines needed. On the strength of DeShawn Sims' 28-point and 12-rebound effort and...

ESPN's Jay Bilas and Dan Le Batard Get Into It Over Race in Basketball

Hat tip to Awful Announcing on this one. ESPN's Jay Bilas was a guest on Dan Le Batard's radio show and they got into it. The main topic of discussion was race in basketball (mainly at Tyler Hansbrough's pro prospects). It didn't seem to be what Bilas wanted to discuss. I mean, it is only the national championship...

JayBilas News From the Web

05/20/12 Wessler: Opportunity more important than downsizing... Source: PJStar - Peoria IL True, the deck might be stacked in favor of some and against others.
05/20/12 Wessler: Irritated by NCAA small talk Source: PJStar - Peoria IL True, the deck might be stacked in favor of some and against others.
05/16/12 Wessler: Looking for stars near you Source: PJStar - Peoria IL Why is the best local athlete or coach you ever saw not in the Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame?
04/22/12 Duke Basketball: Why the Blue Devils Need Jay Bilas... Source: Bleacher Report Jay Bilas is one of the most, if not the most, popular college basketball analysts.
04/19/12 ESPN analyst Jay Bilas' two-cents worth on NCAA... Source: The Herald-Sun - Durham NC Former Duke player and current ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas thinks NCAA student-athletes should be paid whatever they can get on the open market.