Jesse Kramer
The Comeback
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The Comeback Bracketology: Oklahoma State and Notre Dame creep closer to at-large bids
Notre Dame's win over Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament makes them arguably the most intriguing NCAA Tournament bubble team as conference tourneys continue. → Read More
The Comeback Bracketology: Has Virginia already clinched the overall No. 1 seed?
March Madness is now in full swing. Virginia looks like the overall No. 1 seed for the NCAA Tournament in The Comeback's latest Bracketology. → Read More
Longest NCAA Tournament droughts on the line during Championship Week
Which teams could break their NCAA Tournament droughts during Championship Week? These are the teams who have gone the longest without making the Big Dance. → Read More
The Comeback Bracketology: Kansas strengthens No. 1 seed case, Arizona clings to No. 4 seed
As March Madness begins, Kansas strengthens its case for a No. 1 seed, while Arizona is clinging to a No. 4 seed amid scandal and injury in The Comeback's latest Bracketology. → Read More
The Comeback Bracketology: Michigan State inches toward No. 1 seed, Wichita State surges
Top 10 teams keep on losing, the Big 12 is out of control, and the bubble is getting more competitive. If the three weeks leading up to the postseason continue like this, they will be absolutely bonkers, which is exactly how college basketball should be in February and March. As we creep along toward conference Read more... → Read More
The Comeback Bracketology: Michigan State inches toward No. 1 seed, Wichita State surges
Michigan State may be moving toward a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and Wichita State is surging at just the right time in The Comeback's latest Bracketology. → Read More
With Trae Young and Oklahoma struggling, who can swoop in for National Player of the Year?
Oklahoma freshman stud Trae Young is still leading the nation in scoring and assists, but with his recent struggles and the Sooners falling to below .500 in the Big 12, the star point guard no longer has firm footing atop the National Player of the Year race. Oklahoma is 0-4 to begin February, and during Read more... → Read More
The Comeback Bracketology: Projecting the full field following top 16 reveal, wild weekend
How does the potential NCAA bracket look after the past weekend's action and the Tournament Selection Committee released its top 16? Our bracketology has the answers. → Read More
NCAA selection committee reveals Top 16 seeds, stresses quantity of quality wins above all
On Sunday, the NCAA tournament committee revealed its top 16 seeds as a sign of where things stand with less than two months remaining in the season. The top 16 bracket reveal showed the selection committee is stressing the number of quality wins above everything else, including the actual “quality” of so-called quality wins, with Read more... → Read More
6 mid-majors not named Gonzaga competing for at-large bids in the 2018 NCAA Tournament
The NCAA Tournament Selection Committee has trended toward snubbing mid-majors from the at-large field in recent years. Rhode Island likely would have gotten snubbed in 2017 without winning the Atlantic 10, and even Gonzaga came dangerously close to missing out in 2016 before winning the WCC. This season, there are a handful of mid-majors finishing Read more... → Read More
The Comeback Bracketology: Auburn closing in on Duke and Purdue in No. 1 seed battle
We’re only two weeks away from the NCAA selection committee revealing their top 16 teams, so this is the time of year when bracket projections begin to hold water. As we hit the end of January, here’s a look at how the bracket shapes up. The bracket holds 32 automatic bids for conference champions (noted with italics), Read more... → Read More
With a record-setting defense, how good can this Virginia team be?
After Tuesday’s annihilation of Clemson, Virginia has reached unprecedented territory on the defensive end. They held the Tigers to 0.58 points per possession in a 61-36 win, improving their adjusted defensive efficiency to 81.6, the best mark in the KenPom era (dating back to 2001-02). Tony Bennett has quietly built up one of college basketball’s Read more... → Read More
NCAA begins investigation of Michigan State over Larry Nassar case
The NCAA has formally begun an investigation of Michigan State over the Larry Nassar case, according to the New York Times. Michigan State received a letter of inquiry regarding any potential rules violations in how the school handled Nassar’s case as he sexually assaulted dozens of student-athletes. From the Times’ developing story: “The N.C.A.A. has Read more... → Read More
LeBron James becomes youngest player to score 30,000 points
Ever since draft night in 2003, it was only a matter of time until LeBron James reached 30,000 career points. The moment finally came just before the first quarter buzzer of Tuesday’s game against the Spurs, when James drained a tough mid-range jumper in Danny Green’s face. James received some well-deserved hugs from his teammates. Read more... → Read More
Joel Embiid's big night included passing on Rihanna
Joel Embiid was named an All-Star Game starter on Thursday, and he backed that up with a dominant performance in the Sixers’ 89-80 win over the Celtics. Embiid posted 26 points, 16 rebounds and 6 assists, but his biggest moment came after the game concluded. In his postgame interview, TNT sideline reporter Kristen Ledlow asked Read more... → Read More
Oklahoma player hits buzzer-beater three as arena lights black out
The official scorer said Gabbi Ortiz's shot went in, but given that the arena went pitch black, it's not exactly easy to tell. → Read More
Gregg Popovich belittles LaVar Ball and his 'meaningless' opinion
LaVar Ball was at least entertaining in 2017, but now in 2018, pretty much everyone agrees he’s flat-out annoying. Unsurprisingly, San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich doesn’t care much for Ball, the father of Lakers rookie point guard Lonzo Ball. This past weekend, LaVar unleashed some harsh criticism of Lakers coach Luke Walton, positing Walton Read more... → Read More
Here are reactions across the ESPN Megacast of Alabama's championship-winning touchdown
It’s been a rough era for football fans in the state of Georgia. 11 months after the Atlanta Falcons blew a 28-3 lead in the Super Bowl, Alabama backup quarterback Tua Tagovailoa led the Crimson Tide back from a 20-10 deficit with three minutes left, and delivered a walk-off 41-yard touchdown pass to DeVonta Smith Read more... → Read More
Grambling State's Shakyla Hill posts first quadruple-double since 1993
Shakyla Hill had 15 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 steals for Grambling State against Alabama State, the first quadruple-double since 1993. → Read More
Texas Tech won at Allen Fieldhouse, but can the Red Raiders end Kansas' Big 12 title streak?
Kansas has won at least a share of 13 straight Big 12 titles, and we’ve reached a point where any article like this one that discusses the possibility of that streak ending will probably look like nonsense by the end of February. Nonetheless, Texas Tech added some doubt to this year’s title race with an Read more... → Read More