Fifteen years ago, the underdog Ivy Leaguers from Princeton knocked off the defending champions, UCLA, in perhaps the most memorable first-round upset in NCAA basketball tournament history. The inside story, from a TIME writer who lived it
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The Power of Pete Carril
One former player reflects on the Hall of Fame coach who led Princeton to the 1996 upset over UCLA
March Madness Selections: Let the Humans Prevail!
What are these guys thinking? The selection committee for this year’s NCAA basketball tournament, cooped up in that Indianapolis hotel room for days, must have gone a bit stir-crazy.
Put the Stats Geeks in the Game!
Sports teams are using more analytics then ever to value players, assess trades and make roster decisions. But why couldn’t the number crunchers move from the front office to the front lines, as in-game coaches and advisers?
Did New York Pay Too Much for ‘Melo?
It’s over, thank heavens. Carmelo Anthony is finally a New York Knick.
Bieber, Bryant, ‘Melo’-Drama Rule NBA’s All-Star Weekend
Though the NBA’s All-Star weekend isn’t the cultural happening it used to be — sorry, I can’t get too geeked up to see JaVale McGee in the dunk contest, although his dunk of two balls into different baskets was pretty nifty — …
Blame the NBA — and China — for the Cavs’ Losing Streak
Rather than pushing to shrink the league, the NBA should explain why this country, and the world, isn’t producing more elite players
New Heights: The Cult of NBA Star Blake Griffin
In just half a season, the Los Angeles Clippers rookie has become a modern-day human highlight film. What’s driving the Blake Griffin phenomenon?
BYU’s Jimmer Fredette: Basketball’s First Twitter Legend
The two-week gap between the NFL championship games and Super Bowl leave some pretty slow days for sports fans. But for those of us lucky to catch last night’s college basketball game between Brigham Young University and San …
LeBron James Takes Bad Decisions To Twitter, Blasts Cavs
As if the Cleveland Cavaliers aren’t in pathetic enough shape – the team is 8-30, has dropped 21 of its last 22 games, and lost by 55 points to the Los Angeles Lakers Tuesday night – now their former franchise star is piling on.
UConn Women’s Historic Streak: Could Maya Moore Play in the NBA?
In the cacophonous world of sports media over the past few days, one of the hottest debates concerns the triumphs of the UConn women’s basketball team, which trounced Florida State in Hartford Tuesday night, 93-62, to give the …
UConn Women Match UCLA, Share History
Geno Auriemma’s team tied a fabled milestone this afternoon – an 88-game winning streak, a slam dunk on their way to breaking UCLA’s record.
LeBron James Takes Broadway
Next stop on the LeBron James “Don’t You Wish You Had Me On Your Team, Suckas!” Tour … Broadway.