Kevin Gamble | Last Word On Sports

The NHL Lockout: A Rant From A Former Fan

I love hockey. Like most Canadians, I have spent my share of Saturday nights watching Hockey Night in Canada, having a pint with friends in the playoffs and being crushed when...
A Guide To March Madness

When my wife and I first started dating, I warned her up front: for all of March, I become a crazy sports lunatic – more so than usual – and can...
Conference Tournament Preview

At the beginning of January, I tried to project the 68-team field for March Madness. As a part of this projection, I threw out my picks for the winner of the...
Rivalry Week Review

Austin Rivers forever etched his name on the UNC-Duke rivalry by hitting a game-winning, buzzer-beating three at Chapel Hill. (courtesy, ESPN) Here are your Points of Interest from this past week:...
Miami Drops Duke; Top 7 Hold Ground, Leading Up To Rivalry Week

Here are your (lengthy) Points of Interest from the last week in college basketball: Formerly-ranked Illinois knocked off #9 Michigan State on Tuesday night, 42-41. MSU drops out of the Top...
A Week of Upsets

The Iowa State Cyclones beating #5 Kansas were just one of the crazy upsets this past week. Well now, that was an interesting week. Let’s just get right to it and...
Undefeated Syracuse Falls to Notre Dame; Week in Review

I just had to say it, didn’t I? This past Wednesday, I wrote this: “With the matchups have this week, both are expected to carry that perfect...
Week in Review – January 18, 2012

A note to the change in format of the NCAA Basketball column: the weekly update will come on Mondays, with other columns thrown in-between these. Check back every Monday at 4PM...
Projecting The Field for March Madness 2012

With a new year comes the half-way mark of the college basketball season. It marks the start of the conference season, which is always where the men are separated from the boys. With...
Week 6: Kentucky Falls and Backyard Brawls

When a #1 seed loses, that is usually the biggest story from the past week. However, the Kentucky loss was completely overshadowed by the Xavier-Cincinnati matchup from this past Saturday afternoon. When...
Week 5: Kentucky Defends The Mountaintop; Ten Ranked Schools Lose

NCAA basketball is the purest form of basketball in the world. You can take that to the bank. The NBA, the Olympics, the World Championships; none of them come close to...
Week 3: #1, UNC, Goes Down!

What a week. Well, actually, it sucked, but I’m biased: my beloved UNC got taught a lesson by UNLV. But, as you will see, they weren’t the only ones dropping games...
Week 2: Coach K Hits 903 Wins

In case you missed it, Week 2 of the NCAA Division I Basketball season saw the crowning of a new all-time coaching wins leader: Mike Krzyzewski. At 903 (and counting), Coach K...
Coach K Stands Alone

“I hated to lose.” - Mike Krzyzewski 903. That is how many wins Mike Krzyzewski has in his career, now the all-time leader, surpassing his mentor Bobby Knight, for winningest coach in NCAA...
Week 1: Vandy and UCLA lose, everyone else wins.

Week 1 is in the books, and somewhat as expected, the Top 25 won all of their games. The top team in the NCAA, the North Carolina Tar Heels, opened the...
2011 NCAA Basketball Season Preview

“Misery loves company.” – Proverb When my wife and I first started dating, one of the first things I warned her about was that I disappear in March. The days after...