It’s time for Part VI of our seven-part NIT Final Four preview: Head coach interviews ahead of tonight’s games. I say this at least once on the podcast, but it was generous of each coach to take the time to do this. These guys are coaching, recruiting, and in one case taking care of a […]
Gambling Scandal Rocks the College Basketball Crown
Funds are reportedly frozen. Odds are off the board.
3 Things: Panama City Airport, the NIT, and America
The big three.
3 Thoughts: The Rockets Saved the Coogs, SEC Greatness, and Torpedo Bat Inefficiencies
Houston’s lucky to have Kelvin Sampson. Really lucky.
Today’s Best Bets: Baseball Is America’s Pastime, After All
Licking our basketball wounds. Swinging for the fences. USA.
Free Hoops, Episode 10: NIT Final Four Preview – The Experts
Our Final Four preview continues with a visit from those who know these teams best.
2025 NIT Final Four Preview, Part III: The Coaches
Note: This is Part III of our seven-part NIT Final Four preview. Parts I and II are linked below. Parts V and VII will be published at www.thebarkingcrow.com as Tuesday’s games get closer. Parts IV and VI will be released on Monday and Tuesday as episodes of our podcast, Free Hoops. ** In Parts I […]
Today’s Best Bets: Saturday’s Losers, Auburn and Michigan State, and a Little Bit of NASCAR
Shooting for .500 on the MLB season.
2025 NIT Final Four Preview, Part II: The Schools
We continue with a look at the schools these teams represent.
More Head Coach Scores, Tournament Over Ratings, and Conference Under-ratings
The SEC might not have been overrated.
Today’s Best Bets: The AL Central and the Elite Eight
Seth Lugo vs. Gavin Williams, and how big of favorites Florida and Duke should be.
2025 NIT Final Four Preview, Part I: The Programs
The first piece of our seven-part NIT Final Four preview.
Today’s Best Bets: Underdogs
On the diamond and the hardwood…
Sweet 16 Desperation Rankings: How Bad Does Duke Need This?
A numeric approach to existential hope and dread.
Today’s Best Bets: Opening Day, the Sweet Sixteen, and Our First MLB Futures of 2025
A great big Thursday.
Ramblers and Anteaters: The NIT Final Four Is Set
We celebrate the four teams standing. We grieve the four teams going home.
Free Hoops, Episode 9.5: NIT Quarterfinal Recap, Plus Miles From the North Texas Eagle
What went down in Stillwater. (And Chicago, and Peoria, and Irvine.)
Today’s Best Bets: More NIT Quarterfinals
Injuries and conference ratings and the futures market.