As part of ESPN’s 25th anniversary celebration (have you heard anything about this? They’re being so low key about it!), they are running down the best plays in that 25 years. Not surprisingly, Christian Laettner’s shot against Kentucky made the list at #17. We’ve all seen the replay a zillion times, but if you remember,…

Any concerns about the ACC’s shift to a football conference haven’t affected basketball recruiting. At least not yet. So far, the ACC has landed seven of the top fifty players for next year. Six of those seven have picked Duke and North Carolina. Something tells me that no matter what the ACC does, those two…

I’ve read a couple of articles like this one that put forth the idea that the US should build its next basketball team using non-NBA pros. The idea is to go get the Americans that are currently playing in Europe. These guys are doing quite well and are much more familiar with the international game.…

Cumberland County recently voted to outlaw certain hair styles for high school athletes. The styles that are no longer legal include dreadlocks, cornrows and long hair. Cumberland officials say that this has nothing to do with race, but is a concern over the safety of the competitors. Uh huh. Yeah, you can hardly open the…

With the additions of two highly rated running backs, NC State suddenly has a surplus of quality running backs. Since running back is probably the easiest position to play as a true freshmen, both expect to play right away. Obviously, that can’t happen, at least not the number of carries that each guy expects, particularly…

St Augustine’s track coach George Williams is a bit of a legend. He has built an unlikely dynasty at the small DII school, winning multiple national championships and producing several world-class runners and jumpers. Williams is currently serving as the coach of US Track & Field team at the Olympics. He seems like a really…

UNC seems set to get a commitment from 6’9″ Tyler Hansbrough, the #3 rated basketball recruit this year. UNC is also in strong running for Richard Hendrix, the #2 recruit. That would be an outstanding class except for the fact that highly rated big men rarely go to college anymore. Carolina may have gotten guys…

The SportsProf wrote a great piece yesterday about taking his son to his first baseball game. As a father of two small boys, this one touched me. I’m not really a baseball guy, but you can’t deny the father-son connections in baseball. I don’t know why it’s that way, maybe it’s because the pace of…

I’ve gotten tired of ranting about ACC expansion. Before I started this site, I bitched to my friends in endless streams of email vitriol. Here on Dave Sez, I’ve belittled John Swofford enough times that I’ve just grown tired of it. I can’t muster the energy to say it all again. Thank God for Chris…