Before Selection Sunday, the question was posed around message boards and blogs alike: would you rather make the NCAA tournament and lose in the first round, or win the NIT.
I think the common answer was to make the Big Dance.  It comes with a certain …

We haven’t done one of these yet this season, but with the NIT Final Four coming up on Tuesday, and Penn State’s semifinal game with Notre Dame looming large, I decided to reach out to Notre Dame blogger Matt LaFortune, of the oddly specifically named …

It’s a game like this that just makes me love and hate everything about college basketball all at the same time.
Every team only gets one shot to make its mark.  Every year there’s a different feel, different players, a different set of characteristics to celebrate …

Penn State’s addition to the Big Ten means so much more than just football and basketball.
The fencing team captured their 11th national title after a strong showing on the first day and an equally strong performance on the second day of women’s competition.
Alexsander Ochocki won …

Our letter to Tim Curley and Jon Perry and the subsequent Craigslist listing was picked up by Sports Illustrated.

Let’s just hope Tim Curley and Jon Perry will actually pay attention. I am sick of playing these schools I wouldn’t even bother applying to. They claimed …

It was a Saint Patrick’s Day miracle.
Down 65-62, with just 5 seconds left, it looked like Penn State would end the season on an even more dissapointing note than its snub on Selection Sunday.  It looked like Penn State was going to lose to George …

Talor Battle hits an off balanced 3-point shot at the buzzer in regulation to tie up the score and send the Lions into overtime. The Lions eventually won beating ex-Cinderellas George Mason 77-73 in overtime.

1st Round LiveBlog

Enjoy the delayed online feed if you don’t have ESPN U. I don’t get the Big Ten Network so I understand the feeling.
Penn State vs George Mason NIT 1st Round