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Raph Rhymes Remarkable Plate Performance In New Era

Written by:Lenny Vangilder

The BBCOR change in bats in college baseball prior to the 2011 season, which decreased every meaningful offensive statistic in the game, makes this next story that much more remarkable.

Thursday, 26 April 2012 16:48 | Posted In: Lenny Vangilder's Blog | Read More »

Four-Team Playoff Would Be Improvement For College Football

Written by:Lenny Vangilder

It appears the Sugar Bowl and is BCS bowl partners may be part of a new playoff to determine college football's national champion (Photo: Parker Waters).

A college football playoff is coming.

Thursday, 26 April 2012 16:36 | Posted In: Lenny Vangilder's Blog | Read More »

Neighbors Creating Snag for Tulane Stadium Project

Written by:Lenny Vangilder

The proposed Tulane Community Stadium has many supporters, but it is the Uptown detractors who are making their voices heard (Photo: Tulane Athletics).

Four months ago, there was a renewed excitement in Tulane football. In the span of four days, Curtis Johnson was named the Green Wave’s new football coach and school officials announced plans to build a $60 million, 30,000-seat on-campus stadium.

Thursday, 19 April 2012 22:43 | Posted In: Lenny Vangilder's Blog | Read More »

Recent Coaching News a Lesson to Us All

Written by:Lenny Vangilder

Bobby Petrino

Coaches and managers have been in the news for the wrong reasons this week.

Thursday, 12 April 2012 21:42 | Posted In: Lenny Vangilder's Blog | Read More »

Tigers Sitting Pretty After Thursday Win at Gators

Written by:Lenny Vangilder

A week ago today, LSU coach Paul Mainieri was about ready to run his team through a nine-day SEC gauntlet.

Thursday, 05 April 2012 22:02 | Posted In: Lenny Vangilder's Blog | Read More »

Championship Trophy Headed to Old Kentucky Home

Written by:Lenny Vangilder

The trophy was still making its way to the stage and "One Shining Moment" was in the final edits, but the music from the University of Kentucky pep band said it all.

Monday, 02 April 2012 23:35 | Posted In: Lenny Vangilder's Blog | Read More »

Locals, UK and KU Commits Part of Sunday's All-American Championship

Written by:Lenny Vangilder

While Kentucky and Kansas meet the media and get in their off-day practice prior to Monday night's national championship game, the nation's best high school players will be in the spotlight in the All-American Championship at UNO Lakefront Arena.

Sunday, 01 April 2012 09:19 | Posted In: Lenny Vangilder's Blog | Read More »

Final Four Notebook: Second-Largest Crowd in Final Four History

Written by:Lenny Vangilder

NEW ORLEANS - The second-largest crowd in NCAA history took in Saturday's Final Four semifinal doubleheader at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

Sunday, 01 April 2012 01:14 | Posted In: Lenny Vangilder's Blog | Read More »

Rock Chalk Repeat Rally Puts Kansas In Title Game

Written by:Lenny Vangilder

NEW ORLEANS - Kansas coach Bill Self has seen this before, in more ways than one.

Sunday, 01 April 2012 00:57 | Posted In: Lenny Vangilder's Blog | Read More »

Final Four Assistant Coaches Getting Chance to Move On

Written by:Lenny Vangilder

One of the by-products of your team reaching the Final Four – the likelihood that other schools will be looking to hire your assistants.

Saturday, 31 March 2012 09:14 | Posted In: Lenny Vangilder's Blog | Read More »

New Orleans and March Madness: The Top 10 Games

Written by:Lenny Vangilder

When your city has hosted the NCAA men's basketball championship game four times previously, and those four games have been decided by a total of 11 points, you have a pretty good starting point on assembling a list of the greatest tournament games played in New Orleans.

Wednesday, 28 March 2012 16:26 | Posted In: Lenny Vangilder's Blog | Read More »

Cleaning Out the Hoops (and Non-Hoops) College Notebook

Written by:Lenny Vangilder

With Thursday night's four NCAA men's basketball regional semifinals in the book, we're now down to 12 teams and are just 72 hours away from knowing the four survivors who, along with thousands of fans and coaches, will invade the Crescent City this time next week. That and more as we give the notebook a little spring cleaning...

Thursday, 22 March 2012 22:35 | Posted In: Lenny Vangilder's Blog | Read More »

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