For anyone who follows professional basketball, this is the book to read regarding the history of the sport. The guys at FreeDarko put out this book to write about the history of basektball like no one has ever covered it before. Instead of strictly talking about which teams or players are the best and which […]

“Hoosiers” is the quintessential underdog sports story. The 1986 movie is based loosely on the story of the 1954 Milan High School basketball team that won the Indiana state championship. The Hickory Hoosiers have an enrollment of just 64, leading to an undersized basketball team that has only six boys on it. The movie stars […]

West 1. San Antonio vs. 8. Memphis San Antonio in 5. Memphis was probably better than most people expected this season. But with the Spurs having been the most consistent team this year and having homecourt advantage, Memphis picked a bad time to sneak in as the #8 seed. The Spurs have too much playoff […]

It’s NBA playoffs time! So many story lines for this year’s playoffs: The two-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers look to send Phil Jackson off to retirement with his fourth threepeat. The Chicago Bulls head into the playoffs with homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs, possibly setting up another dynasty thanks to Derrick Rose. The San […]

Tom O’Connor and the athletic department want George Mason University’s program to be the best in the Colonial Athletic Association. Not in terms of wins and losses, but in academics, in the community and in on-and-off court standing. The two key words that the athletic department stresses are quality and balance; they rarely talk about […]