NCAA Mens Basketball Update; Anaheim Angels with Bill Plaschke; Adam Hyzdu, Part 3; He’s No Zippy Chippy; The Second Mark; Buck Weaver; College Basketball and More With Charlie Pierce; Letters; Radical Rick’s Race City

The triumph of “The Second Mark” is in the author’s presentation of her hard-earned knowledge of what the Olympic skating pairs competitors went through for years before they performed in Salt Lake City.

What happens when a professional athlete makes a responsible comment on an insane incident in sports?

NCAA Basketball Update; Women’s Hoops with Michelle Smith; Basketball as Religion; Hit Me with Your Best Shot; The Graduation Rate Shuffle; Mullet Night; Algarve Cup; Commentary; Brackets and More with Charlie Pierce; Ed Delahanty in the Emerald Age of Baseball

Jerrold Casway presents late 18th and early 19th century pro baseball in all its chaotic glory in his new book.

Any fans of the Fighting Camels, the Fighting Lady Cavemen, or the Fighting Squirrels take note.

Bill makes the NCAA tournament less confusing (just kidding).

How NCAA Tournaments Are Made; Separate Paths, Same Results; A Robin’s Tale; Adam Hyzdu, Part 2; Cricket on the Subcontinent; Letters; NHL Violence and More with Charlie Pierce; Vin Baker; The Lightning Shrikes

I learned that no matter how hard I work, I’ll fail to match my mom.

A Historical Perspective on Steroids; Boston College Hockey; Surf ’till you Drop; Mount Saint Charles Academy; The View From Ringside; The Undefeated and More with Charlie Pierce; The Physics of the Pole Vault