Alabama Wins First WCWS Championship

OKLAHOMA CITY – Alabama won its first national softball title in school history and also the initial title for an SEC team as the Crimson Tide (60-8) defeated Oklahoma 5-4 in the third and deciding game in the WCWS Championship Series Wednesday before 6,804 people at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium.

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The CAA Challenge

With the departure this week of VCU to the Atlantic 10 and now Old Dominion to Conference USA, did one headline in a Virginia newspaper speak the truth when it screamed: “The CAA is doomed”?   That might be premature, but there’s no doubt the conference took a hit this week right in the solar plexus.

When George Mason announced it had declined an offer to join ...

 2012 Softball NCAA Tournament Overview

Can Arizona State repeat as WCWS champions? It is a long road ahead and the Sun Devils will certainly run into a many tough teams. Just who can knock off the defending champions? College Sports Madness has team capsules for all 64 teams vying for the right to emerge from Oklahoma City with a piece of history. Each capsule is a breakdown of that team with big wins, ...

A College Football Playoff? Say it Ain’t so!

If you have not yet read my colleague Dan Levine’s piece on this topic, check it out here. He describes the feelings held by most…well, most people with a heartbeat.

Unfortunately for him and for all of you who agree, he is wrong. It happens to the best of ...

2012 NFL Draft Grades

1) Indianapolis Colts

Grade: A-

Andrew Luck as their first pick was a no-brainer. This does not diminish their selection though. He is indeed the best quarterback ...

2012 Championship Game Breakdown

Two of the college basketball bluebloods have defeated all comers to set up a meeting on Monday night.  The Kentucky Wildcats, the overall No. 1 seed, took down a scrappy Louisville team, 69-61.  The Kansas Jayhawks overcame a steep deficit to edge Ohio State, 64-62.  Now two schools with multiple championships among them come together at the apex of ...

Softball Games of the Week 3/27 – 4/1

#4 Florida vs #22 USF - Wednesday (3/28 6pm Eastern, Gainesville, FL)

This is installment number two of this matchup.  Back on Feb 12 South Florida battled the Gators for eight innings before finally coming up one run short.  It was early in the season and both teams have matured ...

Nickel-Dimer

Teams that make the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament are usually so close in talent and execution that the smallest plays make the difference between advancing to the Final Four and falling short.

The small differences in Saturday’s quarterfinals matchups were touch fouls or, as the great Bill Raftery refers to them, little nickel-dimers. This was most evident ...

The Women's NCAA Tournament

Parity has been the name of the game in men’s basketball for quite some time and it is coming into the women’s college basketball world as well. Texas A&M proved that last season by making a great run to claim the championship. Sure the Aggies were a two seed, but they unseated the traditional powers who have dominated the sport in recent years. So who will be this year’s Texas A&M or will the Connecticut’s, ...

How to Win Your Office Pool

It is March, the time of year when everybody becomes a college basketball fan. Pride, and maybe more, is on the line when you fill out your NCAA Tournament Bracket. Whether you go with a scientific approach to filling out your bracket or prefer a little more research, College Sports Madness has you covered. Every NCAA Tournament team has a