Good wins: Butler (neutral), vs. Ohio State

Bad losses: Portland (neutral), at Miami (Fla.), at Indiana, vs. Michigan

Strengths

Guard play: The backcourt for the Gophers poses matchup problems for any team in the country. Lawrence Westbrook leads the Gophers in scoring, averaging 13 points and two assists per game. Blake Hoffarber, the Gopher’s starting shooting guard, ranks [...]

The calendar only just turned to 2008, but take a guess at which team is No. 3 in the Big Ten.
Wisconsin? Nope. Illinois? Try again. Purdue? This might take all night.
Believe it or not, the Minnesota Golden Gophers are a step behind the Spartans and Hoosiers in the Big Ten rankings. The 8-1 Gophers are [...]

Smith out at KentuckyAt the end of the day Rick Pitino was right, sort of.
In an interview with ESPN’s Mike and Mike during Championship Week, the Louisville head coach gave his opinion on Kentucky’s coaching situation.
“If Kentucky fires Tubby Smith, their program will regress for the next 15 years,” Pitino said.
Dick Vitale concurs: “There’s a [...]